PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Walker (ranked 5362 p4p, 427 weight class) and Torsten Johansson (ranked 4807 p4p, 415 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Walker
vs
Johansson

175 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torsten Johansson !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Johansson off the cage and back into range.
Walker blocks a head kick by Johansson .
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Walker tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.

Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson working hard to break the clinch.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Walker lands an elbow just above Johansson 's eye.
Walker leaning against his opponent.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson takes an elbow to the temple.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walker obliges.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.

Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson . Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Walker throws a low kick but Johansson moves out of range easily.
Walker moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJohansson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Johansson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johansson up against the cage.
Walker stalling against the cage.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Johansson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chris Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Johansson throws a fast counter high kick but Walker manages to duck under it in time.
Walker lands a head shot.
Johansson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker cracks Johansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Johansson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Walker misses.
Johansson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johansson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walker moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJohansson .
Walker throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throws a fast counter high kick but Walker manages to duck under it in time.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Walker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Johansson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johansson is out of range and Walker settles back down.
Johansson throws a fast counter high kick but Walker manages to duck under it in time.
Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Johansson slips under a jab from Walker.
Johansson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Johansson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Walker slowing the pace effectively.
Walker with a knee to the head.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Johansson blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johansson 's efforts to push away.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johansson can do to turn this around?
Walker stalling the fight.
Johansson wants to break free but Walker has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker prevents Johansson from breaking the clinch.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Johansson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker has Johansson pressed against the cage.
Walker landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Walker to work.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johansson 's efforts to push away.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson .
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johansson 's face.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johansson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Johansson tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Walker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

A bone on bone clash there as Johansson blocks the leg kick.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johansson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Johansson misses with a low kick.
Walker with a jab.
Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Johansson throws a big counter head kick but Walker avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.

Walker clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker lands an elbow inside.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Chris Walker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker lands an elbow inside that Johansson shrugs off.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson .
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson 's elbow.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johansson blocks an elbow strike.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johansson 's brow.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Chris Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoiding damage.
Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker has Johansson pressed against the cage, preventing Johansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torsten Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Johansson tries to tie him up.
Walker scores with a knee to the head.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker prevents Johansson from breaking the clinch.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker prevents Johansson from breaking the clinch.
Walker has Johansson pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johansson takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Walker!