PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock comes to the cage accompanied by Guns and Roses - Reckless Life. Waterson has chosen Oasis - Roll With It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brock
vs
Waterson

190 cm
32
220 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

198 cm
31
220 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterson looks to land a left hand but Brock moved out of range nicely.
Waterson checks a low kick from Brock.
Brock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brock throws a body kick that misses.
Brock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brock misses with the combination.
Brock staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brock. Waterson shrugs it off though.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Waterson - that will leave a mark!
Brock blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock slips a straight right by Waterson.
A combination from Waterson does no damage.
Brock scores with a shot to the body.
Waterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Waterson avoids a kick to the body.
Con Waterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brock!

It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
Brock swings for the body but Waterson moves out of range.
Brock is looking to slow Waterson down with leg kicks.
Waterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Waterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brock lands with a hook. Waterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Waterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brock.

Waterson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brock trying to control but Waterson is working from the bottom.
Brock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Waterson trying to keep a closed guard but Brock is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brock.
Brock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brock trying to control but Waterson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eddie Brock.
Brock misses with a wild combination.
Waterson defending well as Brock loads up on a big left hand.
Brock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Waterson looks to throw the jab but Brock is out of range.
Brock is looking to wear down Waterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brock. Waterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Waterson.
Waterson slaps away a takedown attempt from Brock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Waterson fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock moves out of range of the strikes.
Waterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Con Waterson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Waterson missing with a left hand there. Brock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brock.
Brock lands a nice shot that snaps Waterson's head back.
Waterson scores with a leg kick.
Brock lands a body shot.
Good work by Waterson as he checks the leg kick.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waterson moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Waterson blocks the leg kick.
Brock is looking to score with low kicks.
Brock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock slips a jab from Waterson.
Waterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Waterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
Waterson throws out a leg kick but Brock moves out of range and Waterson only half commits.
Brock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brock misses with a body kick.
Brock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Waterson's head.
Waterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Waterson misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waterson.
Brock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brock throws a low kick, looking for Waterson's leg but Waterson calmly moves out of range.
Brock takes a swing at Waterson's ribcage but misses.
Brock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Waterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brock.
Brock throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Brock misses.
Brock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock throws a jab but it's blocked by Waterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Waterson's sensitive parts.
Brock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Waterson clobbers Brock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Waterson misses with a left hand

and Brock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Waterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Waterson keeps working.

Brock looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Waterson keeps working.
Waterson wants to control but Brock is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Waterson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Con Waterson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brock lands a nice looking body kick.
Waterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brock fails with the takedown.
Brock misses with a takedown attempt - Waterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brock takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Brock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waterson avoids the head kick by Brock.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waterson.
Brock takes a swing at Waterson's ribcage but misses.
Waterson slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brock shoots in for a takedown but Waterson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waterson checks the leg kick.
Waterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
Brock tried to score with a low kick but Waterson checks it.
Brock cracks Waterson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waterson checks a low kick from Brock.
An inside leg kick from Brock misses.
Brock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Waterson slips a jab from Brock.
A good leg kick by Waterson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock throws a sloppy head kick and Waterson moves out of range easily.
Con Waterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock blocks a jab.
Brock lands with an uppercut that bounces Waterson off the cage and back into range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brock.
Brock cracks Waterson with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brock. Waterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waterson keeps Brock at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waterson misses with a looping right.
Brock slips a jab from Waterson.
Brock just misses with a punch to the body.
Waterson throws a low kick but Brock moves out of range easily.
Brock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
Brock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Waterson's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Waterson.
Waterson misses with a few strikes there.
Waterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Waterson throws a big shot that misses.
Brock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Brock.
Waterson looks to land a left hand but Brock moved out of range nicely.
Brock lands with a good body shot.
Eddie Brock is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson walks into a left hand.
Waterson tries to land a front kick but Brock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock works Waterson's body with a nice hook.
Brock lands a jab-cross combination.
Brock scores with a decent looking hook.
Eddie Brock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Brock misses
and Waterson counters with a straight right hand.
Brock checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Waterson blocks a head kick by Brock.
Waterson checks the leg kick nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Con Waterson.
Well Brock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock!
In his post fight interview, Eddie Brock gave a big smile as he said 'I had wait for accepting an offer to fight and "Turn the" Light Diode but he was "sleeping" when it was time to make a decision and fight with me. He's a great warrior but after he beats my former training partner Navrao I knew I had to challenge him. I beat all of guys in a way of Light Heavy '.