PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Seyedi (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. Seyedi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hypnotize- Biggie smalls. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Waterson
vs
Seyedi

198 cm
32
220 lbs
24 - 10 - 1

181 cm
31
195 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

AnonymouS

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 24 - 10 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Seyedi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterson scores with a body shot.
Seyedi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seyedi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waterson.
Seyedi staying out of range there.
Seyedi throws out a leg kick but Waterson moves out of range and Seyedi only half commits.
Ali Seyedi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waterson moves away from the strike by Seyedi.
Waterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Waterson.
Seyedi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
Waterson missing with a left hand there. Seyedi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waterson swings for the body but Seyedi moves out of range.
Waterson jabs at Seyedi's body.
Waterson connects with a looping right hand.
Waterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Seyedi is just out of range.
Seyedi misses with a looping left.
Seyedi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waterson swings for the body but Seyedi moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi throws a hook but Waterson blocks it.
Seyedi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seyedi tries to land a front kick but Waterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Seyedi misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Waterson blocks the leg kick.
Seyedi lands a nice looking body shot.
Waterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seyedi tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Waterson - just one landing.
Waterson pushes Seyedi away with a front kick.
Seyedi moves out of range as Waterson strikes.
Waterson misses with a body shot.
Waterson avoids the head kick by Seyedi.
Waterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seyedi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Waterson scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seyedi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seyedi counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Seyedi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Waterson lands with a hook. Seyedi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Waterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Seyedi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seyedi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seyedi wants it to stay on the feet.
Seyedi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seyedi lands a jab to the nose.
Waterson lands a nice hook to Seyedi's body. Seyedi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seyedi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waterson.
Seyedi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Waterson.
Seyedi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waterson missing with a left hand there. Seyedi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seyedi manages to avoid it.
Waterson throws a leg kick
letting Seyedi counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson takes a swing at Seyedi's ribcage but misses.
Seyedi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seyedi.
Waterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seyedi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Waterson.
Seyedi motions for Waterson to come forward. Seyedi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Waterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Waterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seyedi throws out the jab.
Seyedi misses with a body shot.
Seyedi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Waterson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Waterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Seyedi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Waterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Seyedi won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Seyedi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Seyedi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Waterson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Seyedi some visible discomfort.
Seyedi tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Waterson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Seyedi is desperately trying to improve his position but Waterson has a good base and remains in mount.
Waterson with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seyedi is looking to improve his position but Waterson isn't that keen on the idea.
Seyedi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Seyedi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Seyedi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Waterson's calf.
Seyedi throws a sloppy head kick and Waterson moves out of range easily.
Waterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Seyedi is just out of range.
Waterson lunges at Seyedi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seyedi's hand.
Nice defenses there by Waterson.
Waterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seyedi's hands.
Waterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seyedi.
Seyedi throws a sloppy head kick and Waterson moves out of range easily.
Waterson throws a lazy right hand but Seyedi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seyedi just misses with a punch to the body.
Seyedi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seyedi moves away from the strike by Waterson.
Waterson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Seyedi throws an off balance right hand

and Waterson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Seyedi!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Waterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Seyedi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Seyedi manages to get back to half guard.
Seyedi wants to control but Waterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Seyedi has hold of Waterson's hands but Waterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Waterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Waterson 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.
Waterson with the ground and pound but Seyedi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Waterson working some strikes from top position.
Waterson with a nice head shot there.
Seyedi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Waterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Waterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seyedi can do to turn this around?
Seyedi controls Waterson momentarily but Waterson frees himself.
Waterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seyedi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Waterson throwing strikes but missing.
Waterson wants to control from the top but Seyedi keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Waterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seyedi.
Waterson throws an overhand right that lands on Seyedi's shoulder, as Seyedi tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waterson. Seyedi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waterson throws a chopping leg kick but Seyedi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seyedi thuds a left hand into Waterson's body.
A leg kick checked by Waterson.
Con Waterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Seyedi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Seyedi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seyedi.
Seyedi takes a swing at Waterson's ribcage but misses.
Waterson scores with a jab. Seyedi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seyedi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Waterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seyedi blocks a jab.
Waterson defending well as Seyedi loads up on a big left hand.
Seyedi ducks under a wild hook from Waterson.
Waterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seyedi's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Waterson momentarily.
Seyedi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterson takes a swing at Seyedi's ribcage but misses.
Waterson misses with a left hand
and Seyedi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Waterson looks to land a right hand but Seyedi moved out of range.
Waterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Waterson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seyedi misses with a hook. Waterson ducked under it nicely.
Seyedi throws a front kick that sends Waterson stumbling back into the cage.
Waterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seyedi misses with a wild body shot.
Seyedi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seyedi throws a hook to the side of Waterson's head but Waterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waterson misses with a hook. Seyedi ducked under it nicely.
Waterson looks to land a body kick but Seyedi moved away.
Seyedi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Con Waterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Con Waterson's cut.
That's time! Waterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Seyedi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Waterson lands a nice hook to Seyedi's body. Seyedi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Waterson throws the left hand but Seyedi avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seyedi.
Waterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Seyedi misses

and Waterson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Seyedi tries to get to full guard but Waterson has control of the leg.
Waterson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Waterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seyedi's head.
Seyedi is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Waterson throws a strike but Seyedi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Seyedi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Waterson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Waterson trying to control but Seyedi is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Waterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Waterson misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi is looking to slow Waterson down with leg kicks.
Ali Seyedi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waterson walks into a stiff left hand from Seyedi.
Seyedi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seyedi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Seyedi's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Waterson.
Waterson lands a body shot.
Waterson lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seyedi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waterson.
Con Waterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donk. Seyedi catches Waterson right on the button with a cross.
Seyedi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seyedi misses with a lunging right hand

and Waterson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Waterson content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi is pressing down on Waterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Seyedi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seyedi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Seyedi has momentary wrist control but Waterson slips an elbow through the middle.
Waterson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Con Waterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Seyedi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seyedi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Waterson cracks Seyedi with a good jab.
Seyedi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Seyedi should have avoided that one.
Waterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Seyedi misses with a leg kick.
Waterson throws a good cross that connects.
Waterson dodges the punch combination from Seyedi.
Waterson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Seyedi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waterson thuds his right hand into Seyedi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Seyedi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Waterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Con Waterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Waterson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Con Waterson!
Con Waterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.