|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michale Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Ziad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 158 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
182 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michale Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Con Ziad!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziad rushes Waters and presses him up against the cage.
Waters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Waters wants to get back to striking at distance but Ziad won't allow it.
Ziad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Waters jumps guard but Ziad stands there with Waters around his waist. Waters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Waters gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ziad.
Good body shot from Ziad.
Ziad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Waters pulls his leg out and moves away.
Waters moves into range and clinches up with Ziad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters pulls guard effortlessly.
Ziad stays in close to Waters's body and controls the position.
Waters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziad is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Waters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziad is one step ahead there.
Waters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ziad stopping the sweep attempt from Waters.
Ziad is stalling in the full guard.
Ziad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Waters is keeping the position for now.
Ziad is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ziad passes into half guard.
Waters might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Waters tries to roll over but Ziad keeps him under control.
Ziad is looking to take a break and control but Waters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Waters misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ziad is pressing down on Waters's thigh, looking to free his foot. Waters is holding on for now.
Waters gets full guard.
Waters controlling Ziad's posture.
Waters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters being controlled here, momentarily.
Ziad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Waters could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Waters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Waters wants to stand and escape but Ziad is having none of it.
Ziad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ziad trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab lands there for Ziad.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ziad breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ziad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ziad pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ziad is on top in guard.
Ziad looking to pass the guard.
Ziad preventing the sweep.
Ziad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Waters's head.
Waters striking off his back but it's not causing Ziad any problems.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waters wants to sweep but no luck.
Waters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ziad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waters working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Con Ziad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ziad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waters but Waters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Waters feinted with a counter takedown.
Con Ziad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ziad is trying to drag Waters to the mat but Waters just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Waters pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziad is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ziad manages to get himself to full guard.
Ziad trying to keep a closed guard but Waters is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ziad holds on and takes a little breather.
Ziad trying to control the position.
Waters has gone for a leg lock! Ziad slips out almost immediately though and dives into Waters's guard.
Waters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziad slips nicely into half guard.
Ziad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Waters wants to get back to full guard.
Ziad stalling.
Con Ziad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ziad passes to side control.
Waters is trying to control Ziad's posture but Ziad avoids it.
Ziad decides to stand up, so the ref orders Waters to his feet.
Ziad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters stuffs the takedown attempt from Ziad. Ziad gets slowly back to his feet.
Waters seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Michale Waters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Con Ziad.
Waters walks into a straight right hand from Ziad.
Waters clinches up against the cage.
Waters pulls Ziad into guard.
Ziad controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Waters looking for a sweep. Not yet Waters, not yet.
Ziad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ziad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Waters being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Waters is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ziad is stalling in the full guard.
Ziad wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ziad shoots in for a takedown but Waters shows good takedown defense.
Waters is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ziad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Con Ziad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ziad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waters is looking to counter the offense by Ziad and move into the clinch.
Ziad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Waters's waist but Waters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ziad off to one side.
Waters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ziad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Michale Waters has been cut.
Ziad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waters takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters tries to clinch but Ziad moves out of range.
Ziad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Waters, pushing him back against the cage.
Waters tries to pull guard but Ziad won't allow it.
Waters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Waters is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ziad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Waters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michale Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waters jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ziad walks away with a smile on his face. Waters gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ziad clinches with his opponent.
Waters fails to pull guard.
Ziad can't get the takedown.
Waters tries to pull guard but Ziad holds him up against the cage and eventually Waters drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waters wants to break free but Ziad has control.
Ziad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ziad jumps guard and drags Waters to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ziad controlling Waters's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters has gone for a leg lock! Ziad slips out almost immediately though and dives into Waters's guard.
Ziad seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Waters is looking to sweep but instead, Ziad has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Waters wants to get back to his feet.
Waters manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ziad keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Waters is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ziad is keeping busy.
Ziad is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Waters is defending well.
Ziad lands a body punch.
Ziad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ziad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziad misses with a takedown attempt
and Waters moves into the clinch.
Waters ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Waters no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ziad preventing the sweep.
Waters throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ziad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ziad controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Waters keeping moving, preventing Ziad from controlling successfully.
Ziad drops back looking for a leg! Waters is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Waters manages to kick Ziad off! Ziad jumps back into Waters's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waters wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ziad is now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Con Ziad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ziad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Con Ziad!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
28% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
