PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 1578 p4p, 902 weight class) and Jack Waller (ranked 82 p4p, 51 weight class). Waller has chosen Snoop Dogg - Murder Was the Case as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Case
vs
Waller

166 cm
22
143
6 - 2 - 0

165 cm
27
142
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Core Combat

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Waller!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Case connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Jack Waller has been cut.
A jab from Waller does it's job there.
Waller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Case.
A jab from Waller does it's job there.

It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
The fighters circling - Case throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waller throws a series of punches but Case moves out of range.
Case fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Waller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Waller throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waller lands a slapping body shot.
Waller scores with a body shot.
Case takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Case throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waller throws out a counter right but Case avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Case.
Waller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Case looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Waller lands a jab to the nose.
Case misses with a combination
and Waller counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waller misses the jab.
Waller with a nice cross.
Waller takes a swing at Case's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Case misses the target.
A nice leg kick from Case, right into the meat of the thigh.
Waller works Case's body with a nice hook.
Case throws a big shot that misses.
Waller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Case.
Waller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Case ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Case connects with a jab.
Case on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Waller misses the shot to the body.
Waller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Case manages to avoid it.
Waller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Case is looking to land body kicks.
Case takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Waller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Case can pounce on him.
Case lands a nice hook to Waller's body. Waller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Case connects with a good right hand that stumbles Waller. Waller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Case gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Case is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waller lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waller. Case does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Case staying out of range there.
Case missing with a left hand there. Waller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waller throws a good cross that connects.
Case tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Waller counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Case lets loose with a powerful body kick. Waller will feel that in the morning.
Case tried to score with a low kick but Waller checks it.
Case throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Case looks to land a left hand but Waller moved out of range nicely.
Case misses with the body kick
letting Waller counter with a right hand.
Case misses with a low kick.
Waller defending well as Case loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Case 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Waller looks to score with a jab to the body but Case is just out of range.
Waller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Waller throws a body shot but no joy.
Waller misses with a hook. Case ducked under it nicely.
Waller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Case in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waller lands with a shot to the body.
Waller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Case slips under a jab.
Waller lands with a cross.
Waller 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.
Case ducks right into an uppercut from Waller.
Case throws a hook to the side of Waller's head but Waller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waller throws out a counter right but Case avoids it with no problem.
Case ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Case is looking to slow Waller down with leg kicks.
Waller lands with a cross.
Waller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Case.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Case motions for Waller to come forward. Case throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Case connects with a solid leg kick.
Waller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Case's corner calls for a 1-2. Case obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Waller dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A jab from Case misses.
Case thows a left - swing and a miss!
Case takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Case takes a jab right on the kisser.
Case throws a chopping leg kick but Waller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Waller slips under a jab from Case.
Case throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Waller to counter with a crisp jab.
Case on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Case takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waller walks into a left hand.
Waller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Case.
Case throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Case takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Case has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waller finds it's way round the side to connect with Case's head.
Case bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Waller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waller throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Case was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jack Waller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waller misses with a body shot.
Waller thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Case misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Case might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab from Case does it's job there.
Case looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Case misses with a wild body shot.
Case misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Waller counters with a nice body shot.
Case takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Case keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waller scores with a nice right hand.
Case tests Waller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Case avoids the body shot from Waller.
Case throws a push kick but Waller slaps the foot to one side.
Case throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waller throws a body punch but Case moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller cracks Case with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Case.
Case tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Case takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Case there.
Case scores with a sloppy right hand. Waller should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick from Case, right into the meat of the thigh.
Case throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waller.
Case walks into a stiff left hand from Waller.
Waller slips under a jab from Case.
Waller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Case blocks a jab.
Case swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Waller misses with an uppercut. Case saw that one coming.
Case throws a leg kick but Waller moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Case connects with a good right hand that stumbles Waller. Waller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Case throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Case scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Waller thuds a left hand into Case's body.
Waller cracks Case with a good jab.
Waller tries to move into range but Case moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Case misses with an uppercut. Waller saw that one coming.
Case swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Case keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Waller scores with a four punch combination!
Waller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Waller throws a hook to the side of Case's head but Case sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case walks into a stiff left hand from Waller.
Case looks to land a left hand but Waller moved out of range nicely.
Waller throws a jab but it's blocked by Case.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Waller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Case's hands.
Jab by Waller.
Waller blocks the body kick.
Nice body punch from Waller.
Waller throws a hook but Case blocks it.
Waller takes one to the side of the head.
Case thuds his shin into the meat of Waller's side.
Case steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waller.
An attempted straight right counter from Case misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Case uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waller.
Case tried to counter with a leg kick but Waller avoided it.
Waller lands with an overhand left.
Case throws a leg kick which misses Waller's front leg but catches the back leg as Waller tries to avoid it.
Case fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Waller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Case scores with a nice body kick.
Waller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Waller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Waller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Case on the side of the head.
Case avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Case has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waller finds it's way round the side to connect with Case's head.
Waller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Case to score with a decent uppercut.
Waller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Waller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Case needs to keep his hands up - Waller had a free shot at his head there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Case.
Waller ducks under a wild hook from Case.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Case throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Case with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waller. Case does a little dance to reset his feet.
Case connects with a nice looking jab.
Case delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Case.
Nice uppercut lands for Case. That snapped Waller's head back.
Waller connects with a right hand. Case shakes it off.
Case throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Case lands with a thumping leg kick.
Waller misses with a straight left.
Case scores with a hook to the body. Waller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice cross by Waller.
Waller misses with a hook
and Waller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Case bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Case finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Case slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Case throws out the jab.
Waller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Case misses with a low kick.
Waller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Case ducks under a wild hook from Waller.
Nice body punch from Waller.
Case fakes the leg kick and cracks Waller in the body.
Case lands a body shot.
Waller sizes up Case with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Justin Case has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Case just misses with a punch to the body.

Case moves into range and clinches up with Waller.
Waller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Waller has had enough of the clinch but Case keeps him there for the moment.
Waller throws a punch but it's blocked by Case.
Waller can't break the clinch.
Case lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case misses with a short punch on the inside.
Case lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Case lands a right hand.
Waller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waller lands a left hand.
Case misses with a punch to the body.
Case fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Case's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waller throws a head punch that misses.
Case tries to throw a body punch but Waller avoids it by throwing Case back against the cage.
Case misses with a punch to the body.
Case scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Waller lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case throws a head punch that misses.
Case fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Case fails to land.
Case struggles to land a body shot inside as Waller controls his hands.
Case misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack Waller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waller working hard to break the clinch.
Case throws a punch but it's blocked by Waller.
Case throws a punch but it's blocked by Waller.
Case tries to work over Waller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waller lands an uppercut.
Waller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Case tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Case can't find room to land a body shot as Waller controls the action.
Case swings wildly with an uppercut but Waller uses good head movement to avoid it.

Waller manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Case showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Waller 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Waller!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jack Waller thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).