PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bettar Thanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Waters
vs
Thanu

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
19
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bettar Thanu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Waters drives through with a takedown into guard.
Waters trying to control but Thanu is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters won't allow Thanu to get back to his feet.

Waters drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thanu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thanu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thanu!
Thanu tries to stand but Waters is controlling his head.

Waters sneaks out the side door and pushes Thanu away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Thanu tries to clinch there but Waters circles away.
Waters keeps the fight on the outside.
Thanu tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Waters counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thanu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanu is trying to stand.
Waters takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Waters looking to secure an arm triangle but Thanu defends it well.
Waters sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Waters tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Waters gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Waters misses with a looping right.
Waters shoots in but no luck this time.
Thanu tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thanu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thanu is looking to clinch.
Thanu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thanu wants to clinch

and Waters decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thanu's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters wants to control from the top but Thanu keeps moving.
Thanu keeping full guard, as Waters tries to pass.
Waters trying to control but Thanu is working from the bottom.
Thanu wants to get back to his feet but Waters is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters trying to control but Thanu is working from the bottom.

Jon Waters has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Thanu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thanu.
Thanu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Waters's face.
Thanu misses with the head strike.
Waters drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thanu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thanu tries to clinch up but Waters circles away and keeps his distance.
Thanu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Waters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thanu tries to clinch there but Waters circles away.
Waters shoots for a takedown but Thanu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanu tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Waters counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thanu!
Waters is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Waters looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Waters looking to secure an arm triangle but Thanu defends it well.

Waters working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Waters get's back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters tries for a takedown but Thanu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Waters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thanu defends it nicely.
Thanu closes the distance but Waters moves to the side

and Waters counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Waters dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thanu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Waters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waters swats away the attempt to clinch by Thanu.
Waters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thanu defends it nicely.
Thanu tries to clinch up but Waters circles away and keeps his distance.
Thanu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thanu is looking to clinch.
Waters swats away the attempt to clinch by Thanu.
Thanu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waters shoots for a takedown but Thanu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thanu tries to clinch up but Waters circles away and keeps his distance.
Thanu tries to clinch but Waters is having none of it.
Thanu wants to clinch up but Waters keeps it at a distance.
Thanu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters circles away from the clinch attempt.

Thanu clinches up against the cage.
Waters tries for a takedown but Thanu manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thanu lands an elbow inside.
Thanu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Waters takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jon Waters has been cut.
Thanu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thanu working Waters over with knees to the body.
Thanu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waters's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thanu lands an elbow that stopped Waters in his tracks for a moment.
Thanu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waters's defenses.
Thanu lands an elbow that stopped Waters in his tracks for a moment.
Thanu lands a big knee! That's hurt Waters! Oh, he's all over the place! Thanu lands another knee that sends Waters to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bettar Thanu!