PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sindicious Lightning (ranked 2325 p4p, 3820 weight class) and Alex Walken (ranked 328 p4p, 499 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lightning
vs
Walken

198 cm
19
223
7 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
215
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sindicious Lightning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Walken!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lightning moves into range and clinches up with Walken.
Walken prevents a body shot from Lightning.
Lightning avoiding damage.
Lightning lands a hook to the side of the head.

Walken breaks from the clinch.

Lightning darts in and clinches Walken up against the cage.
Lightning definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walken being controlled against the cage.

Walken breaks from the clinch.
Walken looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walken throws a right and a left that Lightning avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walken walks into a left hand.
Lightning feints a jab promting Walken to slip. Lightning then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walken slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Walken misses.

Lightning gets a clinch.
Walken struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightning controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Lightning.

Walken manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lightning darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walken throws a big shot that misses.
Walken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lightning.
Walken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lightning lands a head shot.
Walken slips under a jab from Lightning.
Lightning throws a series of strikes that have Walken backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Lightning lands.
Walken tests Lightning's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lightning scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Walken is rocked!
Walken throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lightning moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning scores with a shot to the side of Walken's head.
Walken is still on wobbly legs! Can Lightning finish him?

Walken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walken seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch combination from Lightning misses.

Lightning closes the distance and clinches.
Walken blocking some punches.
Lightning lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Walken manages to break the clinch.
Walken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightning was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walken takes one to the side of the head.
Lightning smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lightning misses with a body shot.
Lightning throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Lightning.

Lightning takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightning jabs at Walken's body.
Lightning lands a nice shot to the body.
Walken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lightning.
Walken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lightning throwing a counter right hand but Walken manages to avoid it.
Lightning on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Walken avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Walken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walken swings for the body but Lightning moves out of range.
Walken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lightning thuds a left hand into Walken's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightning lands with an overhand left.
Lightning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walken moves away.

Lightning has taken the fight to the clinch.

Walken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lightning jabs Walken right on the nose. Walken blinks but takes it well.
Lightning changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walken looks winded!
Walken ducks right into an uppercut from Lightning.
Lightning ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lightning lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lightning tests Walken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lightning is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lightning stuns Walken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sindicious Lightning dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Lightning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walken manages to avoid it.

Lightning gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sindicious Lightning has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Lightning.
Lightning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walken can do to turn this around?
Lightning prevents a body shot from Walken.

Walken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lightning swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lightning drops Walken with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Walken looks back up at him and smiles so Lightning waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lightning! Walken is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sindicious Lightning!
Sindicious Lightning is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Sindicious Lightning, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.