PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by Hip Hop. Danky has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Derek Waters could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dom Danky's chin.

Waters
vs
Danky

189 cm
28
195 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

187 cm
26
189 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waters throws a looping overhand right but Danky ducks down to avoid it.
Danky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Waters.
Waters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Waters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waters throws out the jab.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danky moves away.
Waters looks to land a right hand but Danky moved out of range.
Danky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Danky throws a leg kick but Waters sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Waters slips under a jab from Danky.
Danky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danky connects with a crisp jab.
Danky misses with an uppercut.
Waters tries to clinch up.
Waters lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters throws the kick towards the body but Danky avoids it.
Danky throws the kick towards the body but Waters avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waters loads up on a big right hand but Danky slips the punch.
Derek Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danky thows a body kick. Waters tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Danky throws a body punch but Waters moves out of range.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.

Waters moves into the clinch successfully.
Danky managing to block the knees to the body from Waters.
Waters is trying to force a seperation but Danky has the dominant position.
Danky taking a breather.
Waters lands with a right to the head.
Danky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Danky.
Waters tries to work over Danky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waters backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danky swings wildly with an uppercut but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
Waters lands a shot to the body.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.
Danky stalling the fight.
Danky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danky prevents a body shot from Waters.
Waters wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Danky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danky is trying to stall.
Danky prevents a body shot from Waters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters wants to get back to striking at distance but Danky won't allow it.
Danky tries to stall but Waters uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Danky stalling.
Danky lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Derek Waters has been cut.
Waters blocks a body shot from Danky.
Waters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waters misses with a punch to the body.

Waters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Waters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danky lands a slapping body shot.
Danky throws a looping overhand right but Waters ducks down to avoid it.
Waters looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Danky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters throws a leg kick
and Danky counters with a good low kick that Waters was not able to check.
Danky tries to land a front kick but Waters steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Waters moves out of range of the body kick from Danky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danky throws a shot to the body.
Waters has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Waters there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danky throws a jab but it's blocked by Waters.
Waters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danky.
Waters avoids a kick to the body.
Danky motions for Waters to come forward. Danky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Danky avoids the body shot from Waters.
Nice defenses there by Waters.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters takes one to the side of the head.
Waters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danky throws a low kick but Waters moves out of range easily.
Waters slips a jab from Danky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dom Danky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Waters's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Waters is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danky moves out of range of the strikes.
Danky throws a front kick aimed at Waters's knee but Waters avoids it well.
Danky misses with a straight right.
Waters lunges at Danky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danky's hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Waters. That snapped Danky's head back.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky jabs Waters right on the nose. Waters blinks but takes it well.
Waters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Danky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waters throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danky thows a body shot but no joy.
Danky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Danky scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waters tests Danky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danky misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters checks a low kick from Danky.
Waters slips under a jab from Danky.
Waters is looking to clinch but Danky is avoiding it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Danky in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Waters misses with a low kick.
Danky throws a jab but it's blocked by Waters.
Dom Danky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waters digs a good body shot into Danky's ribs.
Waters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danky misses with a leg kick
and Waters counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Waters throws out a leg kick but Danky moves out of range and Waters only half commits.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Danky.
Danky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danky misses the shot to the body.
Waters tries to land a front kick but Danky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danky looks to land a body kick but Waters moved away.
Waters is looking to wear down Danky with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky scores with a push kick.
Waters is looking to slow Danky down with leg kicks.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Waters thows a leg kick but Danky checks it
enabling Danky to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Danky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Danky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waters misses with an uppercut.
Danky thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Waters as he checks the leg kick.
Waters misses with a hook. Danky ducked under it nicely.
Waters cracks Danky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danky works the jab nicely.
Danky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky connects with a looping right hand.
Waters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danky digs a good hook to Waters's body.
Waters lands a jab.
Danky works Waters's body with a nice hook.
Danky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Waters will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waters scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Danky finds it's way through Waters's defenses.
Waters looks to clinch
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Waters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
A punch lands to the side of Danky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danky manages to avoid it.
Danky slips under a jab.
Waters tries to clinch there but Danky circles away.
Waters misses with the combination.
Waters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Waters tenderised Danky's leg. Danky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waters connects with a jab.
Danky misses with a body shot.
Waters jabs Danky right on the nose. Danky blinks but takes it well.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
Danky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters misses the jab.
Danky lands a nice looking body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Danky. Waters shrugs it off though.
Waters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Derek Waters will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Waters's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Waters thows a body shot but no joy.
Waters misses with a body kick.
Danky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Waters.
Waters shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Waters's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Waters scrambles back to his feet.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Waters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
Danky scores with a punch to the head.
Danky ducks under a wild hook from Waters.
A jab from Waters misses.
Danky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Danky pivots, looking for a leg kick but Waters is out of range and Danky settles back down.
Waters moves away from the strike by Danky.
A chopping leg kick lands by Waters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters lands a leg kick that knocks Danky off balance momentarily.
Waters throws the left hand but Danky avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Waters misses.
Waters misses with a wild body shot.
Danky thows a leg kick but Waters checks it
and Waters counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Danky thinking.
A big right from Danky misses.
Danky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Waters lands with a right hand.
Waters misses with a straight right.
Waters slips under a jab from Danky.
Danky throws a hook but Waters blocks it.
Danky scores with a nice head shot.
Waters cracks Danky with a good jab.
Danky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waters throws out a loose jab but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
A jab from Danky misses.
Danky throws an overhand right that lands on Waters's shoulder, as Waters tries to avoid the shot.
Danky slips a jab and a cross from Waters.
Danky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
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!
Danky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waters misses with a hook. Danky ducked under it nicely.
Danky thows a body kick. Waters tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Waters connects with a jab.
Danky slips a jab from Waters.
Waters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danky swings for the body but Waters moves out of range.
Waters misses with a series of wild punches.
Waters jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Waters.
A head kick misses from Waters.
Danky throws a looping overhand right but Waters ducks down to avoid it.
Waters lands with an uppercut that bounces Danky off the cage and back into range.
Sloppy strikes from Danky. Those never looked like landing.
Waters misses with a straight left.
Danky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Waters connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danky. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
That kick from Danky tenderised Waters's leg. Waters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waters misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Danky - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky lands with a shot to the body.
Danky takes a swing at Waters's ribcage but misses.
Waters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danky throws a jab but it's blocked by Waters.
Danky throws a wild body kick that Waters sees coming a mile off.
Waters takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Danky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Waters slips under a jab from Danky.
Danky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Waters tries to clinch there but Danky circles away.
Danky moves out of range of the strikes.
Danky cracks a nice hook into Waters's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danky loads up on a big right hand but Waters slips the punch.
Danky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Waters.
Danky lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dom Danky.
Well Danky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!
Dom Danky seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.