PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Guns and Roses - Reckless Life. Waterson has chosen Oasis - Roll With It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Brock
vs
Waterson

190 cm
31
220 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

198 cm
31
220 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock just misses with a punch to the body.
Brock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Waterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That kick from Brock tenderised Waterson's leg. Waterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waterson lands with a good body shot.
Waterson lands a head shot.
We've been informed that Waterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Waterson slips a straight right by Brock.
Brock slips under a jab.
Brock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brock there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Waterson - the referee stops the clock and Brock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Waterson. Brock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brock.
Waterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Waterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brock's sensitive parts.
Waterson misses with a wild body shot.
Brock throws a leg kick but Waterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Waterson looks to land a left hand but Brock moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brock gets the takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brock trying to control the action but Waterson is working from the bottom.
Brock staying calm.
Waterson is trying to get back to half guard.

Brock tries for a kimura but Waterson is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock wants to control but Waterson is keeping him busy.
Brock is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Waterson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Waterson regains half guard.
Brock content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock thows a huge punch but Waterson dodges it nicely.
Brock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brock wants to free his trapped foot but Waterson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Brock seems content to control.
Brock is trying to control. Waterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Waterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brock is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Con Waterson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brock fails with the takedown.
Waterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Waterson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waterson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brock's head backwards.
Brock misses with a body kick.
Waterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brock throws a front kick aimed at Waterson's knee but Waterson avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Con Waterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Waterson lands with a nice body punch.
Brock misses with a straight left.
Brock shoots in and drives through. Waterson sprawls well.
A jab from Waterson misses.
Waterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brock with a nice cross.
Brock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Waterson. Waterson obviously looking to wear him down.
Brock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waterson.
Con Waterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Brock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brock looking to control but Waterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock landing shots from mount.
Brock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waterson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson wants to control but Brock is having none of it.
Brock wants to control the pace but Waterson is squirming around nicely.
Eddie Brock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Waterson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brock is landing with some decent strikes but Waterson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brock tries to control but Waterson wriggling away.
Waterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Waterson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brock is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Eddie Brock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waterson cracks a nice hook into Brock's ribs.
Waterson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterson manages to avoid it.
Waterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brock's calf.
Brock scores with a leg kick.
Brock is looking to chop away at Waterson's legs.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waterson misses with a wild body shot.
Brock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brock's corner calls for a 1-2. Brock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brock loads up on a big right hand but Waterson slips the punch.
Brock misses with a head kick.
Waterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waterson lands a nice shot that snaps Brock's head back.
Waterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Waterson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brock trying to control but Waterson is working from the bottom.
Brock wants to pass the guard but Waterson is keeping the position.
Brock trying to control but Waterson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock stays in close to Waterson's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brock trying to control the position from guard on top but Waterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Eddie Brock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brock misses with a low kick.
Brock throws the kick towards the body but Waterson avoids it.
Waterson lunges at Brock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brock's hand.
Brock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brock fails with the takedown.
Waterson throws a jab when Brock was well out of range.
Waterson moves out of range as Brock throws a body kick.
Brock slips a straight right by Waterson.
Waterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
Waterson misses with a body shot.
Waterson scores with the left hand. Brock knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waterson misses with a leg kick.
Waterson lands the left hand.
Brock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a sloppy head kick and Waterson moves out of range easily.
Brock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch lands to the side of Waterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Waterson lunges at Brock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brock's hand.
Brock looks to score with a jab to the body but Waterson is just out of range.
Waterson misses the shot to the body.
Brock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waterson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterson. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waterson misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waterson is looking to score with low kicks.
Waterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brock looks for the body kick but Waterson saw that one coming.
Waterson drops his hands momentarily and Brock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brock.
Brock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brock.
Brock misses with a head kick.
Waterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brock.
That kick from Waterson tenderised Brock's leg. Brock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brock doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Waterson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock wants to get back to full guard.
Waterson wants to control but Brock is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Con Waterson really 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.

Waterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock.
A jab from Waterson does it's job there.
Waterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good work by Brock as he checks the leg kick.
Waterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brock moves away.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Waterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brock moves away.
Waterson ducks under a wild hook from Brock.
Waterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brock's hands.
Brock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waterson blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Waterson is not content to let Brock control the position.
Waterson is trying to control Brock's posture but Brock avoids it.
Brock trying to control the action but Waterson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock is really struggling to control Waterson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Brock lands a decent elbow from side control.
Waterson seems a little lost for a moment, as Brock dominates the positioning.
Brock is looking to take a break and control but Waterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock grinds an elbow into Waterson's temple.
Brock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Waterson keeps working.
Brock tries to score with some ground and pound. Waterson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Waterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brock is looking to take a break and control but Waterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Eddie Brock will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brock throws a body punch but Waterson moves out of range.
Brock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waterson.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waterson blocks a jab.
Brock misses with a hook. Waterson ducked under it nicely.
Brock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brock throws a leg kick but Waterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterson manages to avoid it.
Waterson lands with a shot to the body.
Brock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Waterson. Waterson obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Brock misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Waterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Waterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waterson throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Waterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Waterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
Waterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Waterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Brock punishes Waterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Waterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Waterson.
Waterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brock misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Waterson throws a shot to the body.
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!
A swing and a miss from Waterson.
Brock throws a shot from downtown. Waterson moves away and avoids it.
Brock works Waterson's body with a nice hook.
Brock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Brock digs a good body shot into Waterson's ribs.
Waterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waterson scores with a leg kick.
Waterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brock lands a jab to Waterson's midsection.
Waterson tests Brock's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock scores with a jab.
Brock misses with a head kick.
Brock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Waterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waterson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Waterson avoids it really well and circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A leg kick checked by Brock.
Waterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Waterson avoids the body shot from Brock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock 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.
Nice jab there from Waterson.
Waterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Waterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waterson.
Waterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!

Brock drives through with a takedown into Waterson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Waterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brock is looking for a sweep. Waterson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock trying to hold on to Waterson's head to control him but Waterson postures up.
Brock controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Con Waterson!
Con Waterson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Con Waterson thanked the fans post fight for their support.