PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Nawrocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nawrocki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West - Amazing. Waterson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Oasis - Roll With It. Con Waterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nawrocki
vs
Waterson

190 cm
34
214 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

198 cm
27
220 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe
$300

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Nawrocki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nawrocki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Waterson misses with a wild body shot.
Nawrocki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nawrocki checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waterson.
Waterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nawrocki finds it's way round the side to connect with Waterson's head.
Waterson slips a jab from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki throws a hook but Waterson blocks it.
Waterson connects with a right hand. Nawrocki shakes it off.
Nawrocki throws the left hand but Waterson avoids the punch easily.
Nawrocki connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nawrocki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waterson misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson misses with a straight left.
Waterson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Waterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nawrocki moves away.
Nawrocki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Watersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nawrocki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nawrocki misses with a wild body shot.
Nawrocki throws a head kick that misses.
Nawrocki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waterson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Piotr Nawrocki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nawrocki cracks the inside of Waterson's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Waterson misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki tries to land a front kick but Waterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nawrocki throws a hook to the side of Waterson's head but Waterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nawrocki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Waterson.
Nawrocki lunges at Waterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Waterson's hand.
Waterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nawrocki misses with a combination
and Waterson counters with an outside leg kick.
Nawrocki throws a shot from downtown. Waterson moves away and avoids it.
Waterson misses with a hook. Nawrocki ducked under it nicely.
Nawrocki ducks under a wild hook from Waterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nawrocki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waterson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for Nawrocki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nawrocki throws a looping overhand right but Waterson ducks down to avoid it.
Nawrocki throws a shot from downtown. Waterson moves away and avoids it.
Nawrocki 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.
Waterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waterson scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nawrocki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Waterson pinned against the cage. Waterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Waterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki misses with a wild body shot.
Waterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Waterson misses the target.
Nawrocki misses with a hook. Waterson ducked under it nicely.
Waterson throws the left hand but Nawrocki avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Waterson misses.
Nawrocki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waterson lands with a nice body punch.
Waterson thows a body kick. Nawrocki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nawrocki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Waterson as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Con Waterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Con Waterson's cut.
That's time! Nawrocki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nawrocki throws a series of punches but Waterson moves out of range.
Nawrocki throws a hook to the side of Waterson's head but Waterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waterson throws a hook but Nawrocki blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Nawrocki. Those never looked like landing.
Waterson throws a lazy right hand but Nawrocki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Waterson blocks a jab.
Nawrocki tries to score with a low kick but Waterson moves his leg out of the way.
Nawrocki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Waterson under the eye.
A slow jab from Nawrocki misses its intended target.
Waterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nawrocki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nawrocki throws a leg kick that misses.

Nawrocki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Waterson's guard.
Nawrocki postures up in Waterson's guard and throws a big left but Waterson blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waterson keeping moving, preventing Nawrocki from controlling successfully.
Waterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nawrocki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nawrocki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nawrocki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nawrocki wants to control from the top but Waterson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Nawrocki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Waterson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nawrocki swings around for an armbar but Waterson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nawrocki's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki trying to control the position.
Nawrocki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nawrocki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nawrocki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Waterson content to stall in guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Waterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson cracks Nawrocki with a good jab.

It looks like Piotr Nawrocki has been cut.
Nawrocki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Waterson misses the jab.
Nawrocki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nawrocki tries to bum rush Waterson with a series of wild strikes but Waterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nawrocki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nawrocki slips under a jab from Waterson.
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!
Nawrocki lunges at Waterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Waterson's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nawrocki.
Nawrocki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Waterson tries to land a body kick
enabling Nawrocki to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Nawrocki dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Waterson misses the jab.
An inside leg kick from Nawrocki misses.
Nawrocki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waterson.
Nawrocki moves out of range of the body kick from Waterson.
Nawrocki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nawrocki.
Waterson works the jab nicely.
Waterson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Waterson needs to keep his hands up - Nawrocki had a free shot at his head there.
Waterson throws a jab when Nawrocki was well out of range.
Waterson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nawrocki is out of range.
Nawrocki throws a leg kick that misses.
Nawrocki misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nawrocki.
Nawrocki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Waterson misses the target.
Waterson feints a jab promting Nawrocki to slip. Waterson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nawrocki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Waterson just misses with a punch to the body.

Waterson drops Nawrocki with a beautiful combination! Nawrocki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Waterson is looking for the KO!

Nawrocki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waterson misses with a body shot.
Oh Nawrocki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waterson misses with a straight left.
Waterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nawrocki.
Nawrocki seems to have got his legs back now.
Waterson misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson misses with a two punch combination.
Waterson throws out a loose jab but Nawrocki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nawrocki to score with a decent uppercut.
Nawrocki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Waterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nawrocki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Waterson is fending him off so far but Nawrocki persists. Nope, Waterson circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick from Waterson misses.
Con Waterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waterson dodges the punch combination from Nawrocki.
Nawrocki moves out of range of the body kick from Waterson.
Nawrocki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Waterson's hands.
Waterson throws a front kick aimed at Nawrocki's knee but Nawrocki avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nawrocki throws a leg kick
and Waterson counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Waterson.
Good standup being displayed there by Waterson as he connects with a hook.
Nawrocki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Nawrocki misses.
Donk. Waterson catches Nawrocki right on the button with a cross.
Nawrocki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Waterson's waist but Waterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nawrocki off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Nawrocki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waterson cracks a nice hook into Nawrocki's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterson misses with a low kick as Nawrocki jumps back.
A head kick misses from Nawrocki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Waterson as he connects with a hook.

Piotr Nawrocki's cut is getting worse.
Nawrocki moves out of range of the strikes.
Waterson misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nawrocki. Waterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nawrocki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waterson.
Nawrocki misses with a right hand
and Waterson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice jab there from Waterson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nawrocki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Con Waterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Waterson 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Con Waterson!
Con Waterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.