PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lonny Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by Graduation - Gemini. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Waters
vs
Tank

178 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lonny Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Tank!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Waters.
Waters swinging wildly here.
Tank scores with a punch to the head.
Waters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Waters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tank turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Waters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Tank rushes Waters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tank lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tank working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tank content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Tank.

Tank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tank lands with a good body shot.
Lonny Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.

Tank moves into range and clinches up with Waters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tank displaying some good clinch control by pressing Waters up against the cage.
Tank tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tank crunches a lovely knee into Waters's ribcage.
Tank misses with a knee to the head.
Waters is trying to break the clinch but Tank is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Tank.
Waters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tank makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Waters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waters lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Waters misses with a two punch combination.
Waters tests Tank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Tank. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tank.
Tank lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters avoids the head kick by Tank.
Waters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Waters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good exchange - Tank coming out on top.
Tank looks winded!
Waters throws a combination that misses
and Tank counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Waters misses.

Tank has managed to clinch.
Tank landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters has had enough of the clinch but Tank keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tank takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tank.
Waters tries to circle away but Tank has him pinned against the cage.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Tank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tank on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waters scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waters tests Tank's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tank connects with an inside leg kick.
Waters bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tank's head.
Tank tries to clinch but Waters is having none of it.
Waters pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Waters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Waters - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waters misses with a few strikes there.
Tank dodges the punch combination from Waters.
Waters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tank takes one on the button.
Tank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waters.
Waters is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Waters misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tommy Tank will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Waters throws a series of punches but Tank moves out of range.
Lonny Waters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tank scores with the left hand. Waters knows he should have avoided that one.
Waters is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Waters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tank.
A telegraphed right hand from Waters misses the target.
Waters misses with a few strikes there.
Waters pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Tank misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tank closes the distance and clinches.
Waters is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tank landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tank tries to land a knee to the head but Waters blocks with his arms.
Tank lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank lands a nice uppercut.
Tank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waterss head.
Waters lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tank unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tank displaying some good clinch control by pressing Waters up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tank holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Waters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tank tries to land a knee to the head but Waters blocks with his arms.
Waters slowing the pace effectively.
Tank tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tank prevents Waters from breaking the clinch.
Tank taking a breather.
Waters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Waters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tank has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Waters misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Tank.
Waters has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Waters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Waters working aggressively here.
Tank stalling in the clinch but Waters improves position.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tank looking to stall.
Tank working hard to break the clinch.
Waters gets through Tank's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waters as Tank tries to tie him up.
Tank tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tank tries to land a knee to the head but Waters blocks with his arms.
Waters trying to control the position but instead, Tank has worked for underhooks and has pushed Waters into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Waters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waters scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tommy Tank will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Waters throws a hook but Tank avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Tank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Waters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waters takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Waters uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tank has time to react.
Waters blocks a head kick by Tank.
Waters tries a head kick but it misses.
Waters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tank.
Waters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tank moves out of range of the body kick.
Waters misses with an uppercut. Tank saw that one coming.
Tank slips a jab from Waters.
Waters wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Waters as he connects with a hook.
Tank moves out of range as Waters strikes.
Tank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tank scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Waters coming out on top.

Tank pushes Waters up against the cage in a clinch.
Tank working Waters over with knees to the body.

Tank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tank.
A big right from Waters misses.
Waters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waters avoids the head kick by Tank.
Waters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tank circles away quickly and effectively.
Tank slips a jab and a cross from Waters.
Waters looks to land a combination but Tank avoids it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tank.
A head kick misses from Tank.
A jab from Tank does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters checks a leg kick.
Tank drops his hands momentarily and Waters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tank throws out a powerful jab.
Waters scores with a jab.
Tank throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waters throws a hook to the side of Tank's head but Tank sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tank defending well as Waters loads up on a big left hand.
Waters takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Waters stuns Tank with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waters misses with a straight left.
Tank throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Waters goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Waters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waters lunges at Tank with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tank's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank throws a right and a left that Waters avoids nicely.
Tank misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tank circles away quickly and effectively.
Tank walks into a left hand.
Tank lands with a nice body punch.
Tank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Waters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waters throws a hook but Tank blocks it.

Tank pushes Waters up against the cage in a clinch.
Tank throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waters blocks it with crossed arms.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Tank.
Tank tries to land a knee to the head but Waters blocks with his arms.
Tank using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to break the clinch but Tank has him pressed against the cage.
Waters lands an uppercut.
Tank prevents Waters from breaking the clinch.
Waters's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Waters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lonny Waters showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tank has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Lonny Waters!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Lonny Waters!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Lonny Waters!

Lonny Waters wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Lonny Waters thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.