PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Riptide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riptide comes to the cage accompanied by The Evil. George Waterson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Riptide
vs
Waterson

210 cm
23
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
27
265 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Get Jackd

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neymar Riptide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Waterson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterson looks to land a body kick but Riptide moved away.
Riptide leaves Waterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Riptide with that takedown attempt.
Riptide tries to clinch up but Waterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Riptide darts in looking for a takedown but Waterson gets double underhooks and turns Riptide into the cage.
Riptide takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riptide fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neymar Riptide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Waterson.

It looks like Neymar Riptide has been cut.

Waterson clinches.
Riptide tries for a takedown. No joy.
Waterson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riptide tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Waterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Waterson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riptide avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Riptide swings wildly with an uppercut but Waterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waterson tries to pull guard but Riptide forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Waterson tries to break free but Riptide pushes him back against the cage.
Riptide is looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Waterson.
Riptide tries to score a body lock takedown but Waterson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Waterson tries to break the clinch but Riptide is controlling the position.
Waterson is pushing Riptide up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Riptide is pressed up against the cage. Waterson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riptide down to the mat. Riptide avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Waterson drops Riptide with a beautiful combination! Riptide stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Waterson is looking for the KO!

Waterson has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waterson jumps guard but Riptide turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Riptide jumps into guard, dragging Waterson to the mat.
Waterson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Waterson wants to stand and escape but instead Riptide has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Riptide will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Waterson keeping moving, preventing Riptide from controlling successfully.
Riptide passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson is trying to get back to half guard.
Riptide wants to stand but Waterson is controlling his arm.
Waterson struggling a bit here.
Waterson tries to bench press Riptide off him but Riptide keeps the position.
Riptide creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Waterson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Riptide trying to control the action but Waterson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Waterson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waterson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Waterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neymar Riptide's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Riptide defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Waterson.
Waterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riptide shoots in but no luck this time.

Waterson gets a clinch.
Waterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riptide's elbow.
Riptide blocks an elbow strike from Waterson.
Waterson is trying to pull guard but Riptide turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Neymar Riptide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Waterson.
Riptide wants to stall.
Riptide tries to pull guard but Waterson holds him up against the cage and eventually Riptide drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterson misses with a punch to the body.
Waterson misses with a knee to the head.

Waterson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Waterson manages to end up in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riptide throws Waterson to one side and escapes!
Riptide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Waterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neymar Riptide is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Waterson has managed to clinch.
Riptide tries for a takedown but Waterson manages to get underhooks.
Waterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Waterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Riptide drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Neymar Riptide overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waterson is looking for a sweep.
Waterson struggling a bit here.
Riptide throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riptide is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Waterson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Waterson is trying to buck Riptide off.
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!
Waterson tries to improve position but can't.
Waterson struggling a bit here.
Riptide trying to control the position but Waterson is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson struggling a bit here.
Riptide throws a strike aimed at the side of Waterson's head but Waterson avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Waterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Waterson is looking to regain half guard here but Riptide keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Riptide seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Waterson is not content to let Riptide control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Riptide tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riptide sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Waterson shoots for a takedown but Riptide saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Waterson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Waterson as Riptide shoots in.
Waterson shoots in and drives through. Riptide sprawls well.
Riptide tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Waterson manages to circle out of the way.
Riptide shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Waterson sprawls well. Waterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riptide gets slowly back to his feet.
Waterson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Riptide defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waterson misses with a low kick.
Riptide darts in looking for a takedown but Waterson gets double underhooks and turns Riptide into the cage.
Waterson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
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 Neymar Riptide will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neymar Riptide's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Riptide shoots in but no luck this time.
Riptide tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Waterson defends well and Riptide ends up having to push Waterson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Waterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Waterson goes for a takedown attempt but Riptide pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Waterson looks to land a combination but Riptide avoids it well.
Waterson closes the distance and clinches up with Riptide, looking for a takedown. Waterson pushes Riptide against the cage but Riptide circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Waterson checks a low kick from Riptide.
Riptide lands a body shot.
Riptide moves in looking to clinch but Waterson pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riptide is looking to counter with head kicks.

Waterson pushes Riptide up against the cage in a clinch.
Waterson is trying to break the clinch but Riptide is controlling him.
Waterson is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson is trying to break free.
Waterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riptide can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neymar Riptide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riptide pulls his leg out and moves away.
Waterson jabs at Riptide's body.
Waterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Waterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riptide tries to counter by clinching up but Waterson breaks away and moves out of range.
A head kick by Riptide misses

and Waterson counters by moving into the clinch.
Riptide tries for a takedown but Waterson manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Waterson manages to pull guard.
Waterson wants to control the position but Riptide says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Waterson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Riptide is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Waterson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Riptide is taking a breather. Waterson 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.
Waterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riptide. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Waterson looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riptide is thwarting Waterson's attempts to control the position.
Waterson is refusing to be controlled, as Riptide sits in half guard.
Riptide tries to stand but can't do so whilst Waterson controls his leg.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Waterson wants to control the action here but instead Riptide manages to pass to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waterson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Riptide really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Riptide misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Riptide scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Waterson?
Waterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Riptide has a good base and remains in mount.
Riptide lands a nice shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riptide pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Waterson wants to control but Riptide is having none of it.
Waterson has given up his back here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Neymar Riptide.
I think Riptide has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Neymar Riptide!
Post fight, Neymar Riptide took to the microphone: 'I was expecting the win. My training and abilities are unlike no other, I am just the ultimate fighter, if you disagree find me somebody worthy of my time.'.