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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Waters (ranked 4338 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Polimac (ranked 3666 p4p, 0 weight class). Polimac has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 cm
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158 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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173 cm
25
159 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demetrious Waters! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamed Polimac! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Waters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waters looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Polimac is looking to clinch but Waters is avoiding it.
Polimac is looking to clinch but Waters is avoiding it.
We've been hearing reports that Waters has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Waters looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Waters postures up and lands a big shot to Polimac's brow. Polimac wants to sweep but no luck. Waters lands a couple of elbows. Waters scoring with punches to the head and body. Waters lands a couple of digs. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Waters postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Waters content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Waters working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Waters postures up and lands a big shot to Polimac's brow. Polimac has momentary wrist control but Waters slips an elbow through the middle.
Polimac is rocked! Waters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Waters is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Polimac is still in real trouble! Can Waters finish him? Waters working some strikes from top position. Waters scoring with punches to the head and body. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Waters with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Waters with a nice head shot there. Waters scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Waters drops back looking for a leg! Polimac is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Polimac manages to kick Waters off! Waters jumps back into Polimac's guard. Waters landing with the ground and pound. Waters lands a couple of digs. Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back. Polimac throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Waters landing some decent shots from guard. Polimac doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Waters scoring with punches to the head and body. Waters with a nice head shot there. Waters lands a couple of elbows. Waters landing some decent shots from guard. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Waters stands up over Polimac, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Waters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Waters content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Waters throwing strikes from guard but Polimac blocks nicely. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Waters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Waters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Polimac thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Waters has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Waters is in close to Polimac's body, working some short punches and elbows. Waters keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Polimac's head. Waters distracts Polimac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Waters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Waters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Waters scoring with some ground and pound. Waters lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Polimac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Waters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Polimac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Waters throws a big elbow that misses. Polimac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Polimac doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Polimac has momentary wrist control but Waters slips an elbow through the middle. Waters scoring with punches to the head and body. Waters is working Polimac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Waters is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Waters postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Waters working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Polimac seems to have recovered his senses. Waters pushing down on Polimac's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Waters working the head and body with strikes. Waters is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Polimac flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Polimac missing with punches from the bottom.
Waters lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Polimac is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Waters scores with a couple of nice shots. 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. Waters slips a nice elbow through Polimac's hands, connecting with Polimac's forehead. Waters slips a nice elbow through Polimac's hands, connecting with Polimac's forehead. Waters looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Polimac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Waters. Polimac misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Waters lands a nice short elbow. Waters frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Polimac is looking to get to half guard. Waters working Polimac over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Waters working for a submission but Polimac is keeping him at bay. Polimac is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Waters scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Polimac?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Waters blocks Polimac's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Waters is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Polimac has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Polimac takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Waters lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Waters with a couple of short strikes. Waters is working for a guillotine from mount but Polimac frees his head quite easily.
Polimac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Waters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Waters throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Polimac because Waters loaded up on that one. Polimac keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrious Waters dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Waters gets a double leg takedown into Polimac's guard. Waters stands up over Polimac, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Waters makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Waters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Polimac trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Waters's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Demetrious Waters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Waters scoring with punches to the head and body. Waters scoring with punches to the head and body. Polimac throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Waters works over Polimac with some ground and pound from guard. Waters cracks Polimac with a solid left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Waters scoring with some ground and pound. Polimac doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Waters lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Waters distracts Polimac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Polimac trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Polimac trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Waters scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Waters is in close to Polimac's body, working some short punches and elbows. Polimac throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Waters is working Polimac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Polimac throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Waters makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Polimac throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Polimac throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Waters with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Waters with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Polimac strikes from his own guard. Waters is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Polimac thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Waters landing with the ground and pound. Waters drops back looking for a leg! Polimac is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Polimac manages to kick Waters off! Waters jumps back into Polimac's guard. Waters distracts Polimac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Polimac throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Waters lands a couple of digs. Waters is working Polimac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Waters distracts Polimac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Waters makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Waters scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Waters drops back looking for a leg! Polimac is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Polimac manages to kick Waters off! Waters jumps back into Polimac's guard. Waters content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Waters is pushing down on Polimac's leg trying to pass to half guard. Polimac is fighting to maintain full guard but Waters has managed to sneak the leg through. Waters seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Polimac is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Demetrious Waters!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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