PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waramunt Haber Jr (ranked 1949 p4p, 1634 weight class) and Walter Waters (ranked 200 p4p, 171 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Haber Jr
vs
Waters

180 cm
26
150
5 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
150
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Waramunt Haber Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Walter Waters!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haber Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waters moves to clinch but Haber Jr breaks away
and Haber Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Waters throws out a loose jab but Haber Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Waters.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haber Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Haber Jr misses its target.
Waters throws a jab when Haber Jr was well out of range.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haber Jr moves away.
Haber Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haber Jr tries to bum rush Waters with a series of wild strikes but Waters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haber Jr throws a body punch but Waters moves out of range.
Waters throws a series of punches but Haber Jr moves out of range.
Haber Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Waters should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters throws a hook but Haber Jr blocks it.
Waters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haber Jr.
Walter Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Haber Jr.
Waters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Haber Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Waters defending well as Haber Jr loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haber Jr. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Haber Jr.
Waters misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Haber Jr. That snapped Waters's head back.
Waters getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haber Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Waters lands with a nice combination. Haber Jr backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Haber Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Waters misses.
Haber Jr throwing a counter right hand but Waters manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Waters lands a nice shot to the body.
Waters bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haber Jr's head backwards.
Waters misses with a series of wild punches.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haber Jr.
Some wild striking there from Waters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haber Jr throws a right hand that Waters ducks under and follows up with a left that Waters also avoids with ease.
Haber Jr misses with a looping right.
Haber Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Waters on the side of the head.
Waters throws out a powerful jab.
Haber Jr misses with a hook. Waters ducked under it nicely.
Haber Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Waters is rocked!

Waters moves into the clinch.
Waters is still on wobbly legs! Can Haber Jr finish him?
Waters lands a body punch.
Waters seems to have recovered his senses.
Haber Jr is trying to break the clinch but Waters is controlling him.
Haber Jr blocks an uppercut.
Haber Jr blocks an uppercut.
Waters scores with a shot to the side of Haber Jr's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
Waters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries a body shot but Haber Jr blocks it.
Waters swings wildly with an uppercut but Haber Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

Haber Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haber Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haber Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waters is looking to clinch.
Haber Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Waters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haber Jr.
Waters misses with a looping left.
Haber Jr takes one to the chin there.
Waters cracks Haber Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haber Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Waters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haber Jr is looking to counter punch.
Haber Jr lands a nice hook to Waters's body. Waters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haber Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Waters tries to clinch but Haber Jr moves out of range.
Haber Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haber Jr. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Waters has managed to clinch.
Waters swings wildly with an uppercut but Haber Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Waters avoiding damage.
Waters displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haber Jr up against the cage.
Waters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Waters dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Haber Jr can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haber Jr.
Haber Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Waters dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Waters throws an off balance right hand
and Haber Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haber Jr.
Waters defending well as Haber Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Waters throws out a counter right but Haber Jr avoids it with no problem.
Waters lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Waters misses with a straight right.
Waters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haber Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Waters feints a jab promting Haber Jr to slip. Waters then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Haber Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Haber Jr is rocked!
Waters dodges the punch combination from Haber Jr.
Oh Haber Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haber Jr drops his hands momentarily and Waters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walter Waters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters lands a lovely overhand right.
Waters moves away from the strike by Haber Jr.

Waters has Haber Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Haber Jr blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waters prevents Haber Jr from breaking the clinch.
Waters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haber Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waters.
Haber Jr is trying to break the clinch but Waters has him pressed against the cage.
Waters stalls.
Waters has Haber Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Haber Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haber Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haber Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Haber Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber Jr.
A shot in the inside from Haber Jr.
Waters scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waters as Haber Jr tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haber Jr tries to stall but Waters uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Waters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haber Jr pushes Waters back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Haber Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Waters is trying to maintain a safe position but Haber Jr gets an underhook and turns Waters into the cage.
Haber Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Waters lands with a light punch inside.
Haber Jr blocks an uppercut.
Walter Waters seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Haber Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber Jr.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haber Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haber Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haber Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Haber Jr.
Waters just leaning against Haber Jr, taking a breather.
Haber Jr working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber Jr blocks an uppercut.
Waters displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haber Jr up against the cage.
Waters slowing the pace effectively.
A bit of stalling here from Waters.

Haber Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haber Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Waters lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haber Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Waters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Waters closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Haber Jr.
Waters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haber Jr backwards.
Waters lands with a short shot to the head.
Waters misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber Jr tries to break the clinch but Waters is controlling the position.
Waters content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Waters looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Haber Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waters avoids the body shot from Haber Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Haber Jr finds it's target.
Waramunt Haber Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Haber Jr throws a looping overhand right but Waters ducks down to avoid it.
Waters wants to counter the offense by Haber Jr and move into the clinch position.
Haber Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waters.
Haber Jr misses with a hook.
Waters feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haber Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Waters slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Waters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Waters misses with a straight right.
Haber Jr lands a head shot.
Waters throws a hook but Haber Jr blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Waters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Haber Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Waters misses the target.
Haber Jr moves out of range as Waters strikes.
Haber Jr looks to land a combination but Waters avoids it well.
Haber Jr lands a jab to Waters's midsection.
Waters wants to clinch up but Haber Jr keeps it at a distance.
Waters might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haber Jr thuds his right hand into Waters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Waters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haber Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haber Jr lands with a straight right. Waters didn't see that one coming.

Haber Jr drops his shoulder and cracks Waters with a huge uppercut! Waters goes down! Can Haber Jr finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Waters is working an open guard so Haber Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Waters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haber Jr drops his hands momentarily and Waters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Waters misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Haber Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Haber Jr misses.
Haber Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waters tries to counter by closing the distance.
Waters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Haber Jr misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Haber Jr finds it's target.
Waters lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Waters.
Waters scores with a three punch combo!
Waters throws a nice looking combination but Haber Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Waters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haber Jr misses with a straight left.
Waters misses with an uppercut.
Waters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Haber Jr counters with a beautiful punch that sends Waters to the canvas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Haber Jr stands up from Waters's guard - Haber Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Haber Jr fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Waters to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Waters looks to clinch but Haber Jr throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Waters taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Waramunt Haber Jr!
Waramunt Haber Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.