PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Hed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aubrey Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hed
vs
Waters

187 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Hed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aubrey Waters!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hed takes one to the chin there.
Waters keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hed takes a swing at Waters's ribcage but misses.
Hed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waters.
Hed ducks under a wild hook from Waters.
Waters throws a looping overhand right but Hed ducks down to avoid it.
Hed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Hed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Waters throws a jab but it's blocked by Hed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hed.
Hed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waters tries a head kick but it misses.

Hed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Waters, pushing him back against the cage.
Waters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hed backwards.

Waters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hed lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hed avoids the body shot from Waters.
Waters swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waters pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hed misses with an uppercut.
Waters misses the shot to the body.

Hed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Waters, pushing him back against the cage.
Hed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waters's elbow.
Hed misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hed missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hed.
Hed tries to throw a body punch but Waters avoids it by throwing Hed back against the cage.
Hed misses with a punch to the body.
Hed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Waters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Waters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Hed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waters content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hed throws an elbow but it misses.
Waters blocks an uppercut.
Waters tries a body shot but Hed blocks it.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hed blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Hed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hed.
Hed takes a shot to the head.
Waters dodges an elbow strike from Hed.
Hed throws an elbow that misses.
Hed looking to stall.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
Waters is looking to control Hed's arms but Hed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Waters has his back to the cage.
Waters lands with a light punch inside.
Hed misses with some punches.
Waters is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Waters blocks an uppercut.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hed swings wildly with an uppercut but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Hed as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hed fails to land.
A short uppercut from Waters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Hed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waters with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hed tries to close the distance and clinch but Waters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Hed clinches.
Hed leaning against his opponent.
Hed lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Waters stalling the fight.
Hed throws a punch but it's blocked by Waters.
Hed can't find room to land a body shot as Waters controls the action.
Waters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hed gets through Waters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hed tries to work over Waters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hed has a couple of punches blocked by Waters.
Hed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hed swings wildly with an uppercut but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waters avoids the elbow strike from Hed, against the cage.
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.
A short right from Waters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hed misses with the head strike.
Hed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Waters.
Hed stalling against the cage.
Hed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hed lands with a right to the head.
Waters taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waters working aggressively here.
Waters prevents a body shot from Hed.
Waters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hed swings wildly with an uppercut but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hed as Waters tries to tie him up.
Hed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waters misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hed.
Hed has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Waters lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Waters.
Hed trying to stall but Waters improves his position.
Hed throws a head punch that misses.
Hed tries to work over Waters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hed has a couple of punches blocked by Waters.
Waters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waters scores with a shoulder strike.
Waters leaning against his opponent.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waters pushes Hed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters avoiding damage as Hed throws knees to the body.
Hed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hed swings wildly with an uppercut but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waters working hard to break the clinch.
Hed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hed is trying to stall.
Hed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Hed dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Waters throws a hook but Hed blocks it.
Hed avoids the body shot from Waters.
Some wild striking there from Hed.
Waters misses with a body shot.
Waters misses with a wild body shot.
Waters misses with a left hand
and Hed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waters looks to throw the jab but Hed is out of range.
Hed doesn't manage to clinch there - Waters circles away.
Waters misses with a shot to the body
and Hed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aubrey Waters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters misses with a lunging right hand
and Hed counters with a straight right hand.
Hed misses with a hook. Waters ducked under it nicely.
Hed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Waters is predictable there
and Hed counters with a nice uppercut.

Hed drives through and clinches with Waters against the cage.
Hed blocks an uppercut.
Waters blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hed fails to land.

Waters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Waters darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hed slips under a jab.
Aubrey Waters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hed.
Hed tries to clinch up but Waters circles away and keeps his distance.
Hed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Hed defending well as Waters loads up on a big left hand.
Waters takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Waters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hed, right into the meat.
Waters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hed.
Hed tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hed lands a jab to the head.
Hed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Hed blocks the leg kick.
Waters bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Waters. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Waters.

Hed is rocked!
Hed looks to land a combination but Waters avoids it well.
Aubrey Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters throws a pinpoint strike between Hed's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Hed crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Waters scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aubrey Waters!
Aubrey Waters decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.