PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lemy Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shayn Stryper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shayn Stryper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lemy Waters's chin.

Waters
vs
Stryper

169 cm
21
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lemy Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shayn Stryper!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Stryper blocks the leg kick.
Stryper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Waters defends it nicely.
Waters stuns Stryper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Waters.
Waters throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stryper.
Stryper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stryper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stryper fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab from Waters.
Waters lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waters.
Waters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Waters tries a low kick but Stryper avoids it.
Waters lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Waters shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stryper's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Waters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Stryper is looking for a triangle but Waters pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Waters's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Waters with a nice head shot there.
Our spies down at at TAP ROOT -/- 10 Coaches / Great Sparring / Value inform us that Stryper has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Waters working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters passes Stryper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Waters is looking for a kimura but Stryper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Waters to get the leverage.
Waters controlling the action here.
Waters looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Waters is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stryper defends it well.
Waters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing that Waters has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Waters content to control rather than advance.
Stryper wants to get back to full guard.
Stryper trying to control but Waters postures up.
Waters lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryper tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Waters is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stryper sees it coming and defends easily.
Waters scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Waters is looking to take a break and control but Stryper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Waters is looking for a kimura but Stryper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Waters to get the leverage.
Stryper wants to sweep but Waters has passed to side control!
Waters scoring with punches from side control.
Waters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stryper keeps working.

Waters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stryper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters looks up at the clock and then as Stryper takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Waters smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Waters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stryper keeps working.
Stryper is trying to control Waters's posture but Waters avoids it.
Waters lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stryper down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stryper takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stryper gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Waters.
Waters cracks Stryper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemy Waters dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Waters lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shayn Stryper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Waters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lemy Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Stryper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Waters looking to score a takedown here. Stryper is defending well but Waters drives through and ends up in Stryper's guard.
Stryper wants to sweep here but Waters controlling him for the moment.
Waters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stryper trying to control the position.
Waters trying to control but Stryper is working from the bottom.
Waters sitting in guard here, content to control.
Waters sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stryper's guard.
Waters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stryper can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryper trying to control but Waters postures up.
Waters trying to control from half guard but Stryper is working away.
Waters is taking a breather. Stryper says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Waters looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stryper is looking for a sweep. Waters is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Waters takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Waters is keen to just control but Stryper is a slippery customer.
Stryper is looking for a sweep. Waters is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Waters is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stryper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Waters content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Waters is in close to Stryper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Waters is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters is in close to Stryper's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryper can't keep his opponent in guard - Waters advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Waters working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stryper trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stryper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Waters scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stryper throws a strike from the bottom but Waters passes into side control!
Waters working the head with strikes.
Waters scores with punches from side control.
Waters lands some shots froms side control.
Waters lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Stryper is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stryper takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stryper is still in real trouble! Can Waters finish him?
A big shot lands for Waters! That's hurt Stryper! Will he recover? Waters fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lemy Waters!
After winning the bout, Lemy Waters thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.