PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oasis - Roll With It. Con Waterson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Chick
vs
Waterson

190 cm
32
220 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

198 cm
39
208 lbs
43 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Con Waterson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterson missing with a left hand there. Chick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chick.
Chick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Waterson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chick connects with a leg kick. Waterson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Waterson cracks Chick with a good jab.

It looks like Andy Chick has been cut.
Waterson avoids the head kick by Chick.
Chick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waterson moves away.
Chick connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Waterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Chick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Waterson throws a hook to the side of Chick's head but Chick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chick.
Chick throws a sloppy head kick and Waterson moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson ducks under a wild hook from Chick.
Chick is looking to chop away at Waterson's legs.
Waterson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chick throws a push kick but Waterson slaps the foot to one side.
Chick checks the leg kick.
Waterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chick throws out the jab.
Chick backing away here, and Waterson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Waterson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chick's knee momentarily.
Chick feints and then cracks Waterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waterson down.
Chick lands a head kick. Waterson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chick throws a leg kick but Waterson checks it.
Waterson moves out of range of the body kick from Chick.
A little jabbing left from Waterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waterson checks a low kick from Chick.
Waterson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chick tries to work over Waterson's front leg with a kick but Waterson checks it.
A slow jab from Waterson misses its intended target.
Waterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donk. Chick catches Waterson right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chick moves out of range as Waterson strikes.
Waterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waterson throws out a counter right but Chick avoids it with no problem.
Chick misses with a leg kick
and Waterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chick lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chick lands with an overhand left.
Waterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Waterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waterson misses with a low kick.
Waterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Waterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Chick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
Chick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waterson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waterson scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson tries to move into range but Chick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Waterson.
Chick throws a leg kick but Waterson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Waterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Waterson looks to land a left hand but Chick moved out of range nicely.
Chick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Waterson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chick throws a solid leg kick but Waterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chick.
Chick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chick throws a nice head kick!
Chick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andy Chick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Chick dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Waterson works the jab nicely.
Chick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chick throws a low kick but Waterson avoids it.
Waterson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
It looks like Chick has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Chick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Waterson's sensitive parts.
Chick connects with the punch.
Chick misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Chick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Waterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chick lands a jab to Waterson's midsection.
Waterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chick misses with a hook. Waterson ducked under it nicely.
Andy Chick is winning the standup battle so far.
Chick scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chick looks to throw a body kick
and Waterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Chick 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.
Waterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waterson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Waterson throws a shot from downtown. Chick moves away and avoids it.
Chick fires out a quick counter leg kick but Waterson just manages to avoid it.
Chick throws a poor cross that misses
and Waterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Chick misses with a wild combination.
Chick tries to score with a low kick but Waterson moves his leg out of the way.
Chick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waterson can do to turn this around?
Chick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Waterson as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chick tries a low kick but Waterson avoids it.
Chick scores with a kick to the body.
Waterson blocks the body kick.
Chick throws a sloppy head kick and Waterson moves out of range easily.
Chick throws a right hand that misses
and Waterson counters with a good, hard body kick but Chick shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chick misses with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Waterson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chick has got the better of the exchanges.
Waterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chick connects with a jab.
Chick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Chick.
Waterson throws out a counter right but Chick avoids it with no problem.
Chick walks into a left hand.

Andy Chick's cut is getting worse.
Waterson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Chick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson moves out of range of the body kick from Chick.
Chick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Waterson is out of range and Chick settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chick. That's going to slow Waterson down.
Chick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Waterson at a distance.
Waterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chick checks it well.
Chick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chick lands a head kick. Waterson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Waterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Waterson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chick.
Chick walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chick throws a shot to the body.
Chick moves out of range as Waterson strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chick throws the kick towards the body but Waterson avoids it.
Chick throws a hook but Waterson avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Waterson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Waterson.
Chick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Waterson to counter with a crisp jab.

Chick is rocked!
Chick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Waterson throws out a counter right but Chick avoids it with no problem.
Chick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Waterson. That did some damage!
Waterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chick.
Chick 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.
Waterson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Waterson throws a hook but Chick blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Chick dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Waterson ducks under a wild hook from Chick.
Waterson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Waterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chick.
Waterson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chick tries to work over Waterson's front leg with a kick but Waterson checks it.
Waterson connects with a leg kick. Chick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chick. That's going to slow Waterson down.
Chick throws a jab when Waterson was well out of range.
Chick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Waterson counters with a right hand to the body.
Waterson blocks a head kick by Chick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chick throws a head kick but Waterson moves out of range.
Waterson slips under a jab.
Waterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chick manages to avoid it.
Chick throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chick misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick there by Chick.
Chick throws a low kick but Waterson avoids it.
Waterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chick blocks a jab.
Chick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Waterson.
Chick throws a body kick that misses.
Waterson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waterson.
Chick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chick misses with a head kick.
Chick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Con Waterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Waterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Chick misses

and Waterson counters with a nice right hand that sends Chick toppling to the canvas! Chick scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Waterson finish him?!
Oh Chick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chick 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.
Chick is holding his hands too far apart here. Waterson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Chick is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Con Waterson!
A relieved looking Con Waterson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.