PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Bambang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Waterson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oasis - Roll With It. Bambang has chosen Suicidal Tendencies - Nobody Hears as his entrance music. Arto Bambang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Waterson
vs
Bambang

198 cm
29
220 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

177 cm
32
212 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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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 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Bambang!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Waterson counter with a right hand.

It looks like Arto Bambang has been cut.
Waterson leaves Bambang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Waterson lands an overhand right.
Bambang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bambang tries to clinch up
enabling Waterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bambang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bambang with a poor takedown
and Waterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Con Waterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arto Bambang.
Bambang fails with the takedown

and Waterson counters with a head kick that drops Bambang to the mat! Bambang scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Bambang is rocked!
Arto Bambang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Waterson counters with a nice right hand that sends Bambang toppling to the canvas! Bambang scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Waterson finish him?!
Bambang tries to clinch up

and Waterson counters with a nice right hand that sends Bambang toppling to the canvas! Bambang scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Waterson finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bambang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Waterson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bambang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Waterson avoids it really well and circles away.
Bambang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Waterson counters with a straight right hand.
Bambang misses with a takedown attempt
and Waterson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Waterson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bambang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Waterson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bambang looks winded!
Waterson lands a leg kick that knocks Bambang off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bambang tries to clinch but Waterson moves away
and Waterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bambang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Waterson.
Waterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bambang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Waterson lands with a hook. Bambang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Waterson drops Bambang with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bambang looks back up at him and smiles so Waterson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bambang is still on wobbly legs! Can Waterson finish him?
Waterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bambang's sensitive parts.
Bambang seems to have recovered his senses.
Waterson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bambang shoots and misses
and Waterson counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Bambang falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Con Waterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Con Waterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.