PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bouteille Lipides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipides comes to the cage accompanied by On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks. Bouteille Lipides has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lipides
vs
Walters

225 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

StarDust.
FUEL Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bouteille Lipides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Walters!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipides fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walters stuffs the takedown.
Lipides avoids the head kick by Walters.
Walters keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bouteille Lipides. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Walters looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lipides looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walters is one step ahead there.
Lipides on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lipides tries to get out of the position.
Walters controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lipides tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walters tries to free his leg and advance position but Lipides is retaining full guard.
Walters preventing the sweep.
Lipides lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Walters!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lipides looking to finish Walters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walters!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lipides working the ground and pound effectively.
Walters wants to get back to his feet.
Lipides will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Walters is trying to escape the mount.
Walters regains half guard.
Walters moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walters wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipides forces his way into half guard.
Lipides passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Walters!
Walters looks gassed!
Walters in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lipides lands a nice shot to the head.
Lipides raining down shots from the mount!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Walters has eaten all the pies!
Lipides putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lipides in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walters wants to control but Lipides is having none of it.
Lipides with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Lipides connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Walters in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lipides is landing with some decent strikes but Walters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walters takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Walters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lipides cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lipides landing strikes from the mount.
Walters takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lipides cracks Walters with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lipides really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lipides has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Walters's face.
Lipides fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lipides cracks Walters with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipides lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lipides fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Walters is working to get back to half guard.
Lipides working the ground and pound effectively.
Walters working to try and regain half guard.
Lipides putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lipides has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Walters's face.
Lipides landing strikes from the mount.
Walters tries to hold on but Lipides pushes him away.
Lipides with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bouteille Lipides dominated that round.
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.

Walters clinches.
Lipides can't get the takedown.
Lipides has Walters pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walters manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Walters softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walters pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walters gets underhooks to prevent Lipides's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bouteille Lipides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Walters drags the fight down to the ground.

Walters has his foot on Lipides's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lipides works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lipides lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walters keeping full guard, as Lipides tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walters is on top in guard.
Walters stopping the sweep attempt from Lipides.
Lipides is working hard here to advance position.
Walters would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lipides looking for a sweep. Not yet Lipides, not yet.
Lipides is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lipides tries to pass to full mount but Walters defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lipides lands with a punch from half guard.
Lipides passes the guard and advances to mount!
Walters takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lipides with the ground and pound from mount.
Walters taking shots to the head.
Lipides working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lipides avoids the attempt from Walters to control.
Lipides lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lipides cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lipides working the ground and pound effectively.
Lipides avoids the attempt from Walters to control.
Lipides working the ground and pound effectively.
Lipides is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lipides unloading with bombs!
Lipides is landing with some decent strikes but Walters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walters is in all sorts of trouble here.
Walters tries to lock up and control but Lipides gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lipides cracks Walters with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lipides lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Walters is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lipides lands with some strikes.
Walters working to try and regain half guard.
Lipides working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lipides cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Walters wants to hold on but Lipides pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lipides cracks Walters with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Walters in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Walters is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bouteille Lipides dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from Walters misses.
Lipides tries for a takedown but Walters circles away easily

and Walters counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Walters.
Bouteille Lipides overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lipides is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Walters won't allow Lipides to pass to mount.
Lipides missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lipides is looking to advance position but Walters won't allow it.
Walters misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lipides passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Walters!
Walters tries to hold on but Lipides postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipides unloading with bombs!
Lipides lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walters hang on?
Lipides landing punches.
Lipides breaks from Walters's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Lipides.
Walters tries to hold on but Lipides pushes him away.
Lipides lands a nice shot to the head.
Lipides breaks from Walters's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lipides putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Walters is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The referee warns Walters that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lipides lands a heavy elbow.
Lipides in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walters is looking to improve his position but Lipides isn't that keen on the idea.
Lipides is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lipides lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lipides working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walters is wriggling around trying to escape.
Walters in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Walters is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lipides lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walters hang on?
Walters tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipides cracks Walters with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lipides scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walters?
Lipides landing strikes from the mount and Walters is in trouble!
Walters is in all sorts of trouble here.
Walters in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lipides avoids the attempt from Walters to control.
Walters bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Walters preventing the sweep.
Lipides will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lipides looking for a sweep. Not yet Lipides, not yet.
Bouteille Lipides is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lipides manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walters manages to get himself to full guard.
Lipides tries to free his leg and advance position but Walters is retaining full guard.
Walters is trying to control the position but Lipides postures up.
Walters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lipides is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lipides content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walters 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.
Connor Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lipides scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bouteille Lipides.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lipides, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bouteille Lipides!