PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tonaka Watawaka (ranked 4973 p4p, 515 weight class) and Sam Spencer (ranked 21547 p4p, 634 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Watawaka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Native American Flute & Drums. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Watawaka
vs
Spencer

185 cm
31
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

172 cm
24
165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good low kicks
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 9 - 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Spencer tries to keep at a distance but Watawaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watawaka stalling in the clinch.
Spencer blocks a body shot from Watawaka.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Watawaka misses with the head strike.
Watawaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Watawaka throws a head punch that misses.

Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watawaka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Watawaka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watawaka wants to clinch.
Spencer cracks Watawaka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Watawaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Spencer circles away.

Watawaka has closed the distance and engaged Spencer in a clinch.
Watawaka has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Spencer is trying to break free.
Watawaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer is trying to force a seperation but Watawaka has the dominant position.
Watawaka misses with some punches.
Watawaka can't find room to land a body shot as Spencer controls the action.
Watawaka slows down the pace here.
Watawaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watawaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
A head punch on the inside from Watawaka fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Watawaka fails to land.
Watawaka has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Watawaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Spencer controls his hands.
Watawaka misses with some punches.
Watawaka misses with some punches.
Watawaka working aggressively here.
Watawaka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Spencer manages to break the clinch.
Spencer stalks Watawaka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watawaka's face. Watawaka staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Watawaka is looking to clinch but Spencer is avoiding it.
Spencer throws a right and a left that Watawaka avoids nicely.
Watawaka moves away from the strike by Spencer.
Watawaka needs to keep his hands up - Spencer had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Watawaka rushes Spencer and presses him up against the ropes.
Spencer blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sam Spencer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Spencer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spencer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Watawaka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Spencer cracks Watawaka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spencer throws a wild body kick that Watawaka sees coming a mile off.
Watawaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watawaka ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Spencer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spencer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watawaka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Watawaka slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Watawaka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spencer - the referee stops the clock and Watawaka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spencer. Watawaka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer looks to land a body kick but Watawaka moved away.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Watawaka's head but Watawaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Watawaka clinches with his opponent.
Watawaka misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Watawaka misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watawaka taking a breather.
Watawaka keeps control of Spencer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Watawaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Watawaka has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Watawaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watawaka looking to slow down the pace here.
Watawaka throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Watawaka fails to land.

Spencer breaks the clinch.
Spencer scores with a leg kick.
Spencer cracks Watawaka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Watawaka.
A little jabbing left from Spencer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sam Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watawaka moves to clinch but Spencer breaks away
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watawaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
Spencer keeps the fight on the outside.
Watawaka tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Watawaka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spencer - the referee stops the clock and Watawaka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spencer. Watawaka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Watawaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watawaka moves to clinch but Spencer breaks away
letting Spencer counter with a right hand.
Watawaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Spencer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Watawaka.
Watawaka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spencer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watawaka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Watawaka slips a straight right by Spencer.
Spencer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watawaka tries to clinch but Spencer moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Spencer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watawaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.

Watawaka moves into range and clinches up with Spencer.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.
Watawaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watawaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watawaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonaka Watawaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.
Watawaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Watawaka.
Watawaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watawaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Watawaka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watawaka tries to clinch up.
Watawaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Sam Spencer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spencer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watawaka is looking to clinch.
Watawaka is looking to clinch.
Watawaka moves in looking to clinch but Spencer pushes him off.
Watawaka closes the distance but Spencer moves to the side
and Spencer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tonaka Watawaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Watawaka on the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Spencer.
Watawaka tries to clinch up but Spencer circles away and keeps his distance.
Watawaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watawaka.
Watawaka wants to clinch but Spencer slips to the side
and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watawaka tries to clinch up but Spencer circles away and keeps his distance.
Spencer misses with a few strikes there.
Watawaka fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Watawaka.
Watawaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watawaka wants to clinch.
Watawaka tries to clinch but Spencer is having none of it.
Watawaka is looking to clinch.
Spencer lands a right hook to the body.
Watawaka is looking to clinch.
Watawaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watawaka. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watawaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spencer jabs Watawaka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Watawaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spencer moves away from the strike by Watawaka.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spencer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Spencer!
A relieved looking Sam Spencer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Tonaka Watawaka spoke after the fight, saying 'Why don't you let me tie a piece of moose meat around your neck and let my dogs chase yah? Let's see what happens then!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

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