PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters has chosen Hip Hop as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that John McNamara has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John McNamara seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

McNamara
vs
Waters

180 cm
29
200 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

189 cm
28
195 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John McNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Waters!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara looks to throw the jab but Waters is out of range.
McNamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McNamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waters.
McNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waters was well out of range. Poor timing from McNamara.
Waters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Waters.
McNamara throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNamara lands the left hand.
McNamara throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waters catches McNamara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Waters lands with a straight right. McNamara didn't see that one coming.
McNamara looks to throw the jab but Waters is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Waters catches McNamara right on the button with a cross.
Waters connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McNamara momentarily.
Waters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Waters.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara misses with a wild body shot.
Waters moves out of range as McNamara strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McNamara's corner calls for a 1-2. McNamara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Waters staying out of range there.
Waters bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McNamara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Waters thows a left - swing and a miss!
McNamara throws a hook but Waters blocks it.
McNamara throws a hook to the side of Waters's head but Waters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waters lands a nice looking body shot.
Waters dodges the punch combination from McNamara.
Waters swings for the body but McNamara moves out of range.
McNamara swings for the body but Waters moves 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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waters is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Waters slips a jab from McNamara.
McNamara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Waters blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Waters scores with a nice strike.
Waters scores with a sloppy right hand. McNamara should have avoided that one.
Waters lands with a kick to the ribs.
Derek Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Waters.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but McNamara is just out of range.
McNamara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waters.
A left lands for Waters.
Waters scores with a jab. McNamara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice cross by Waters.

McNamara is rocked!
McNamara misses the jab.
Oh McNamara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McNamara ducks under a wild hook from Waters.
McNamara seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNamara. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McNamara.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Waters has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McNamara, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara throws an off balance right hand
and Waters makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Waters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waters bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McNamara's head.
McNamara misses with a body shot
and Waters counters with a nice uppercut.
Waters needs to keep his hands up - McNamara had a free shot at his head there.
Waters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McNamara.
McNamara misses with a hook.

Waters gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters tries a body shot but McNamara blocks it.
Waters can't find room to land a body shot as McNamara controls the action.

Waters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McNamara thows a body shot but no joy.
Waters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waters connects with a body shot that sends McNamara's belly button to the back.
Waters lands a front kick.
McNamara misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Waters is just out of range.
McNamara throws a nice looking combination but Waters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McNamara is breathing heavily.
McNamara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Waters with a jab.
Waters misses with a wild combination.
McNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters lands a slapping body shot.
McNamara swings for the body but Waters moves out of range.
McNamara throws a lazy uppercut
and Waters counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Waters.
Waters is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McNamara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Waters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters wants to clinch up but McNamara keeps it at a distance.
Waters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Waters.
McNamara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Waters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Waters avoids the body shot from McNamara.
McNamara throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNamara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters circling a little - Waters finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Waters misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - McNamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waters avoids the body shot from McNamara.
Waters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Waters lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Waters lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McNamara misses with a looping right.
Waters misses with a double jab.
Waters comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters connects with a looping right hand.
Waters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McNamara throws a big shot that misses.
McNamara drops his hands momentarily and Waters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McNamara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McNamara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Waters lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Waters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waters.
McNamara swinging wildly here.
Waters throws a quick head kick that knocks McNamara silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Waters is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Derek Waters!
During a confident post fight interview, Derek Waters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.