PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominoe Knocks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hip Hop. Knocks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ultimate beatdown - into pieces. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Waters
vs
Knocks

189 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

198 cm
29
196 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous GnP
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)
Torment Fightwear

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dominoe Knocks!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knocks looks for the body kick but Waters saw that one coming.
Knocks avoids the body shot from Waters.
Derek Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knocks throws a push kick but Waters slaps the foot to one side.
Knocks misses with a double jab.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knocks.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waters scores with a punch to the head.
Knocks walks into a straight right hand from Waters.
Waters sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Knocks misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Knocks.
Knocks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waters.
Knocks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waters throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Waters fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Knocks scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knocks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knocks misses the shot to the body.
Waters looks to land a body kick but Knocks moved away.
Knocks cracks Waters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Waters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knocks.
Waters misses with a body shot.
Waters cracks Knocks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knocks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Waters under the eye.
Knocks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Waters has time to react.
Knocks throws an overhand right that lands on Waters's shoulder, as Waters tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Waters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waters sizes up Knocks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Waters swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knocks.
Waters throws a leg kick but Knocks moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knocks keeps the fight on the outside.
Knocks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Waters fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters slips a jab from Knocks.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knocks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knocks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knocks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waters throws a jab but it's blocked by Knocks.
Waters with a jab.
Knocks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waters was well out of range. Poor timing from Knocks.
Knocks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knocks throws a push kick but Waters slaps the foot to one side.
Knocks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Waters swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Waters swings for the body but Knocks moves out of range.
Waters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knocks manages to avoid it.
Waters connects with a single shot there.
Knocks throws a shot to the body.
Waters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knocks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Waters lands with a kick to the temple. Knocks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knocks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Waters is looking to wear down Knocks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knocks. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knocks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Knocks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knocks throws a head kick that misses
and Waters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Waters throws a body punch but Knocks moves out of range.
Waters cracks Knocks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knocks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waters.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Knocks.
Waters works the jab nicely.
Knocks checks a low kick from Waters.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waters wants to clinch up but Knocks keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knocks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knocks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knocks throws a jab when Waters was well out of range.
Waters throws a sloppy head kick and Knocks moves out of range easily.
Waters misses with a hook.
Waters lands a head shot.
Waters thuds a left hand into Knocks's body.
Knocks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waters.
Waters misses with a low kick.

Waters closes the distance and pushes Knocks back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knocks tries to throw a body punch but Waters avoids it by throwing Knocks back against the cage.
Knocks tries a body shot but Waters blocks it.
Knocks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knocks prevents a body shot from Waters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Waters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Knocks scores with a jab. Waters acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knocks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Waters throws a body punch but Knocks moves out of range.
Knocks slips under a jab from Waters.
Knocks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Waters - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Waters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waters tries to land a leg kick but Knocks saw it coming and moves away.
Waters tries to clinch but Knocks moves out of range.
Knocks lands with a shot to the body.
Waters cracks the inside of Knocks's front leg.
Derek Waters is winning the standup battle so far.
Waters scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knocks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waters misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Knocks misses.
Knocks just misses with a punch to the body.
Knocks slips a jab and a cross from Waters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knocks. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters takes a swing at Knocks's ribcage but misses.
Knocks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knocks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Waters cracks the inside of Knocks's front leg.
Waters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knocks tries to bum rush Waters with a series of wild strikes but Waters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knocks throws a hook but Waters avoids it easily.
Waters cracks Knocks with an open hand slap.
Knocks looks to land a left hand but Waters moved out of range nicely.
Knocks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Waters swings for the body but Knocks moves out of range.
Waters fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knocks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knocks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Waters slips a straight right by Knocks.
Waters lands a leg kick that knocks Knocks off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters swings for the body but Knocks moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Waters - just one landing.
Knocks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waters stuns Knocks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Waters swings for the body but Knocks moves out of range.
Knocks cracks Waters with a good jab.
Waters throws a leg kick but Knocks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Waters digs a good hook to Knocks's body.
Waters scores with a jab to the body.
Waters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knocks keeps the fight on the outside.
Knocks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knocks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knocks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waters misses with a shot to the body
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knocks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters cracks the inside of Knocks's front leg.
Knocks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Waters misses.
Waters misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Knocks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters throws the left hand but Knocks avoids the punch easily.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knocks moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Knocks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waters turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Waters clinches with his opponent.
Knocks throws a punch but it's blocked by Waters.
Knocks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Waters misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knocks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knocks tries to throw a body punch but Waters avoids it by throwing Knocks back against the cage.
Knocks is trying to stall.
Knocks scores with a shoulder strike.
Waters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Knocks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Knocks fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knocks lands with a left to the head.
Knocks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waters lands with a short shot to the head.
Knocks throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Waters dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Waters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waters moves out of range as Knocks throws a body kick.
Waters swings for the body but Knocks moves out of range.
Waters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knocks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Waters.
Nice cross by Knocks.
Waters thows a body shot but no joy.
Knocks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waters misses with a hook. Knocks ducked under it nicely.
Knocks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Waters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knocks manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Waters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Waters.
Knocks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knocks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knocks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Waters takes a swing at Knocks's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocks swats away the attempt to clinch by Waters.
Dominoe Knocks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Knocks is just out of range.
Knocks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Waters digs a good body shot into Knocks's ribs.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Waters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Waters throws a chopping leg kick but Knocks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knocks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Waters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knocks was well out of range. Poor timing from Waters.
Waters lands a body shot.
Knocks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waters.
Waters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knocks lands with a cross.
Waters connects with a body shot that sends Knocks's belly button to the back.
Knocks looks to land a body kick but Waters moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knocks misses the shot to the body.
Waters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters scores with a one two! Knocks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Waters blocks the low kick.
Knocks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waters.
Waters lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Knocks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knocks.
Waters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knocks.
Waters blocks a head kick by Knocks.
Knocks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waters misses with a body kick.
Waters tries to land a leg kick but Knocks saw it coming and moves away.
Knocks misses with a hook.
Waters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knocks tries a head kick but it misses.
Knocks misses the shot to the body.
Waters connects with a solid leg kick.
Waters throws out a powerful jab.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knocks moves away.
Waters with a nice cross.
Waters works Knocks's body with a nice hook.
Waters needs to keep his hands up - Knocks had a free shot at his head there.
Waters fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knocks on the side of the head.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Knocks misses.
Waters swings for the body but Knocks moves out of range.
Waters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Waters as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Knocks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waters lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knocks checks the leg kick.
Knocks misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knocks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knocks misses with a wild combination.
Dominoe Knocks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waters swings for the body but Knocks moves out of range.
Derek Waters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knocks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waters finds it's way round the side to connect with Knocks's head.
Waters thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Knocks misses.
Waters lands a jab to Knocks's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Knocks.
Waters digs a good body shot into Knocks's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Waters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Waters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Waters, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Waters!
Derek Waters took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.