PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonaka Watawaka (ranked 4316 p4p, 445 weight class) and Dick Johnson (ranked 24487 p4p, 667 weight class). Watawaka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Native American Flute & Drums. Johnson has chosen What What (In the Butt) by Samwell as his entrance music. Tonaka Watawaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Watawaka
vs
Johnson

185 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

159 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tonaka Watawaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Watawaka has Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Watawaka misses with a punch to the body.
Watawaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watawaka lands a nice uppercut.
Watawaka cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Watawaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Watawaka.
Watawaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watawaka has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Watawaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Watawaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Watawaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson letting Watawaka take a breather here.
Watawaka lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Watawaka walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Watawaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right from Watawaka on the inside.
Watawaka scores with a hook to the body.
Watawaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Watawaka.
Watawaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watawaka is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watawaka has his back to the ropes.
Watawaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Johnson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Watawaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watawaka avoiding damage.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Watawaka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watawaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Watawaka stalls.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watawaka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tonaka Watawaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Johnson.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Watawaka to keep the fight standing.
Watawaka has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Watawaka misses with a punch to the body.
Watawaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watawaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watawaka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the ropes.
Watawaka lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watawaka lands a body shot.
Watawaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Watawaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Watawaka.
Watawaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watawaka can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Watawaka manages to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Watawaka.
Watawaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Watawaka lands a body shot.
Watawaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watawaka.
Johnson looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watawaka is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watawaka has his back to the ropes.
Watawaka misses with a punch to the body.
Watawaka can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watawaka.
Watawaka misses with a body punch.
Watawaka scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Watawaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Watawaka on the inside.

Johnson is rocked!
Watawaka misses with a body punch.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Watawaka finish him?
Watawaka taking a breather.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Watawaka fails to land.
Watawaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watawaka pushes Johnson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonaka Watawaka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Watawaka clinches with his opponent.
Watawaka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Watawaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Watawaka.
Watawaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watawaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Watawaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Watawaka misses with a punch to the body.
Watawaka misses with a punch to the body.
Watawaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watawaka prevents the takedown attempt.
Watawaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watawaka.
Watawaka misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Watawaka.
Watawaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watawaka lands with a light punch inside.
Watawaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Watawaka as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Come on Watawaka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Watawaka creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Johnson with a big uppercut! Johnson tries to clinch up but Watawaka pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Johnson to the mat! Johnson covers up and Watawaka unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tonaka Watawaka!
Tonaka Watawaka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.