PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by Hip Hop. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Waters
vs
Maynard

189 cm
30
195 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

188 cm
34
197 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Maynard.
A big right from Waters misses.
Jab, jab by Waters - just one landing.
Waters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Waters misses.
Maynard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Waters. That did some damage!
Maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maynard jabs Waters right on the nose. Waters blinks but takes it well.
Maynard works over Waters's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waters.
Maynard looks to land a combination but Waters avoids it well.
Waters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Maynard lands.

Waters is rocked!
Maynard connects with a body shot that sends Waters's belly button to the back.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard throws a head kick but Waters moves out of range.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waters scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Waters misses the target.
Waters looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maynard.
Maynard misses with a body kick.
Maynard tries to clinch up.
Maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Waters's shoulder, as Waters tries to avoid the shot.
Waters feints and then cracks Maynard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maynard down.
Maynard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Waters throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Waters misses with a body punch

and Maynard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maynard.
Maynard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Waters's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.

Waters manages to break the clinch.
Maynard misses with a few strikes there.

Waters closes the distance and pushes Maynard back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Waters as the two fighters clinch.
Maynard tries a body shot but Waters blocks it.
Waters tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard is trying to break free.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Waters misses with a body punch.
Waters tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Waters tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Waters working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
Maynard is trying to stall.
Waters has had enough of the clinch but Maynard keeps him there for the moment.
Waters tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Waters back against the cage.
Maynard scores with a shoulder strike.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard scores with a shot to the side of Waters's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Waters struggles to land a body shot inside as Maynard controls his hands.
Maynard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Waters tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
Waters tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waters lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Maynard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maynard misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard just misses with a punch to the body.
Waters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Waters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Maynard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Waters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Derek Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard scores with a leg kick.
Waters throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maynard.
Alexander Maynard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maynard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Waters has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Waters and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Waters swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maynard.
Waters cracks Maynard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch but Maynard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Waters misses
letting Maynard counter with a right hand.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Maynard is just out of range.
Waters throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Maynard fakes the leg kick and cracks Waters in the body.

Maynard drives through and clinches with Waters against the cage.
Maynard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waters.
Maynard lands with a light punch inside.
Waters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waters.
Waters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
Waters misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
A short uppercut from Maynard.
Waters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maynard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Waters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maynard lands with a short shot to the head.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waters as Maynard tries to tie him up.
Waters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waters tries a knee to the head but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waters's elbow.
Waters tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Waters back against the cage.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Waters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waters tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Waters scores with a hook to the body.
Waters seems to have got his legs back now.
Maynard stalling in the clinch but Waters improves position.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Waters blocks an uppercut.
Waters scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Waters avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
Waters pushes Maynard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waters scores with a shot to the side of Maynard's head.
Waters misses with a body punch.
Waters tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waters lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Waters back against the cage.
Waters can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Waters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waters.
Waters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard stalls.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Maynard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Maynard.
Derek Waters has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Waters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waters scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard gets through Waters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Waters dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Waters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Waters has closed the distance and engaged Maynard in a clinch.
Waters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waters misses with a punch to the body.
Waters lands with a left to the head.
Waters being controlled against the cage.
Maynard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waters misses with a body punch.
Waters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Waters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
Waters works on Maynard's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maynard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waters lands a right hand.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Waters tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Waters lands a shot to the body.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Waters.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Waters.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Waters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waters.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Waters prevents a body shot from Maynard.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Maynard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Waters misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maynard lands a hook that snaps the head of Waters backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters pushes Maynard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard.
Waters scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waters misses with a punch to the body.
Waters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Waters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Waters.
Waters landing knees to the head.
Maynard misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Waters.
Waters tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters misses with some punches.
Waters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Waters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maynard has a couple of punches blocked by Waters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waters.
A right handed body shot lands from Maynard.
Waters tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Waters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters misses with a body punch.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Waters showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Waters has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Waters!
Derek Waters seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.