PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waterson comes to the cage accompanied by Oasis - Roll With It. Washington has chosen Queen - I Want It All as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Waterson
vs
Washington

198 cm
35
220 lbs
34 - 15 - 1

185 cm
36
223 lbs
32 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Washington misses the target.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Waterson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Waterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Washington lands a nice hook to Waterson's body. Waterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Waterson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Washington is out of range and Waterson settles back down.
Washington takes a swing at Waterson's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Waterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Waterson connects with the punch.

It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Washington swings widly with a right hand
and Waterson counters with a nice body kick.
Washington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Waterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Waterson's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Washington throws a left and a right that both miss
and Waterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Washington forces Waterson back against the cage and clinches.
Waterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waterson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Washington.
Waterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Waterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Washington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington working aggressively here.
Waterson blocking some punches.
Washington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Waterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waterson blocks an uppercut.
Waterson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Washington looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
Washington has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Waterson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Washington can turn it around.
Washington misses with some punches.
Waterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waterson blocks an uppercut.
Washington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waterson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Washington.
A shot in the inside from Washington.
Waterson tries to throw a body punch but Washington avoids it by throwing Waterson back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Waterson lands a shot to the body.
Washington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Washington misses with some punches.
Waterson is leaning against Washington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington working aggressively here.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waterson prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Washington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Waterson working aggressively here.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Waterson controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waterson.
Waterson is leaning against Washington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Washington misses with some punches.
Waterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Washington.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Waterson.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Waterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington misses with some punches.
Waterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Waterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Waterson.
Washington looks winded!
Washington misses with the head strike.
Waterson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterson lands a nice uppercut.
Waterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Waterson.

Waterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Waterson.
A head kick misses from Washington.
Waterson scores with a nice body kick.
Washington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waterson throws a quick inside leg kick.

Waterson sends Washington crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Waterson is motioning to the referee to let Washington up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Washington is rocked!
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington ducks into an uppercut from Waterson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Con Waterson!
Con Waterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.