PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between dwayne waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinto Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dwayne waters could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shinto Rage's chin.

waters
vs
Rage

190 cm
25
153 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, dwayne waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shinto Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
waters stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and waters wants it to stay on the feet.
Rage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from waters.
waters scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rage doesn't seem bothered though.
Rage shoots in for a takedown but waters shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
dwayne waters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinto Rage.
waters looks to land a left hand but Rage moved out of range nicely.
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
waters misses with an uppercut. Rage saw that one coming.
Rage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rage there as he acknowledges the shot.
waters throws a low kick but Rage avoids it.
Rage drops his hands momentarily and waters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice straight punches there by waters. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of waters.

Rage is rocked!

It looks like Shinto Rage has been cut.
Rage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rage is still on wobbly legs! Can waters finish him?
waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
waters fails to land with a series of punches.
waters throws a series of punches but Rage moves out of range.
Rage seems to have recovered his senses.
waters is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and waters counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rage has his takedown stuffed
and waters counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rage looks gassed!
waters with a nice cross.
waters with a nice cross.
Rage misses with a takedown
enabling waters to counter with a crisp jab.
Rage slips a jab from waters.
waters works Rage's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
waters misses with a low kick as Rage jumps back.
waters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and waters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
waters cracks Rage with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage avoids the body shot from waters.
Rage swinging wildly here.
waters is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
waters lands with an uppercut that bounces Rage off the ropes and back into rage.
Rage slips a jab from waters.

Rage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
waters wants to stand and escape but Rage is having none of it.
waters keeping full guard, as Rage tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
waters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
waters wants to stand up but Rage is controlling him.
waters keeping full guard, as Rage tries to pass.
Rage landing some decent shots from guard.
waters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rage looking to pass the guard.
waters is looking to stand up but Rage isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
waters fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rage on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
waters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from waters.
Rage shoots and misses
enabling waters to counter with a crisp jab.
waters fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rage.
waters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rage dodges the punch combination from waters.
waters throws the left hand but Rage avoids the punch easily.
Good work by waters as he checks the leg kick.
Rage moves forwards but waters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage with a poor takedown
and waters counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Rage shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. waters is trying to defend but Rage finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dwayne waters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinto Rage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rage has his takedown stuffed
and waters counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from waters.
dwayne waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
waters misses with a series of wild punches.
Rage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and waters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
dwayne waters is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage staying out of range there.

Rage drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
waters struggling a bit here.

Rage has hold of waters's arm. He's looking for a kimura. waters seems comfortable defending it but Rage has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! waters is real pain and he's forced to tap out! waters is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Rage couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shinto Rage!