PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 2033 p4p, 2066 weight class) and Dino Ebedi (ranked 182 p4p, 187 weight class). Ebedi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Moby Dick - Ugass kutya!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walcott
vs
Ebedi

170 cm
44
144
36 - 25 - 3

170 cm
32
150
10 - 4 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Mythical Fighter

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 36 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dino Ebedi!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Walcott.
Ebedi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ebedi misses with a straight left.
Walcott looks to land a combination but Ebedi avoids it well.
A left and a right from Walcott both land. Nice combination.
Walcott throws a right hand that misses
letting Ebedi counter with a right hand.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebedi tries to bum rush Walcott with a series of wild strikes but Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Walcott.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Ebedi ducks down to avoid it.
Walcott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ebedi.
Ebedi throws a counter combo.
Ebedi scores with a head kick.
No joy there for Ebedi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebedi loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Walcott throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Ebedi. Beautiful body shot.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Walcott moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walcott misses with the combination.
Ebedi moves out of range as Walcott strikes.
A jab from Walcott misses.
It seemed like Ebedi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Walcott loads up on a big right hand but Ebedi slips the punch.
Ebedi throws a big counter head kick but Walcott avoids it with no problem.
Ebedi lands a head kick!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ebedi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Walcott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ebedi looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
Ebedi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ebedi slips under a jab.
Ebedi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi throws the kick towards the body but Walcott avoids it.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ebedi.
Ebedi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ebedi throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Ebedi throws a lazy head kick
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
Walcott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walcott doesn't manage to clinch there - Ebedi circles away.
Walcott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A combination from Ebedi does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Walcott misses.

Walcott closes the distance and clinches.

Ebedi pulls Walcott into guard.
Ebedi pulls Walcott in to control the position.
Walcott tries to free his leg and advance position but Ebedi is retaining full guard.
Ebedi is controlling Walcott's posture.
Walcott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walcott trying to control but Ebedi is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ebedi walks into a straight right hand from Walcott.
Dino Ebedi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walcott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walcott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ebedi doesn't seem bothered though.
Walcott looks to throw the jab but Ebedi is out of range.
Ebedi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Walcott with a body shot.
Jab by Ebedi.
Walcott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ebedi counters with a one-two to the body.
Walcott is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott moves out of range of the strikes.
Walcott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ebedi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Ebedi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Ebedi is looking for the big counter here.
Walcott throws a low kick, looking for Ebedi's leg but Ebedi calmly moves out of range.
Ebedi cracks Walcott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebedi. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Walcott was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ebedi.
Walcott connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Ebedi.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Ebedi throws a counter combo.
Walcott connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ebedi.
Ebedi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ebedi lands a really nice looking cross but Walcott seems unphased.
Walcott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Ebedi throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott misses with a jab to the body
and Ebedi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walcott throws a jab when Ebedi was well out of range.
Walcott tests Ebedi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Ebedi misses.
As Ebedi looks to move away, Walcott throws a big counter combo but Ebedi just gets out of the way.
Ebedi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi lands a head kick. Walcott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sloppy strikes from Walcott. Those never looked like landing.
Ebedi throws a wild body kick that Walcott sees coming a mile off.
Ebedi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ebedi misses with an uppercut. Walcott saw that one coming.
Walcott half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ebedi throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.

Walcott has managed to clinch.
Ebedi blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Ebedi wants a takedown but no success here.
Ebedi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walcott smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body. Ebedi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walcott.
Walcott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walcott looks to throw the jab but Ebedi is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ebedi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ebedi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walcott.
Ebedi throws a counter combo.
Walcott misses with a series of wild punches.
Ebedi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Walcott throws a right hand that misses
and Ebedi counters with a body kick.
Ebedi misses with a body kick.

Walcott rushes Ebedi and presses him up against the cage.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ebedi.

Ebedi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Walcott has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Walcott content to stall in guard here.
Walcott wants to pass the guard but Ebedi is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebedi has Walcott pulled in close to control his posture.
Ebedi wants to sweep here but Walcott controlling him for the moment.
Ebedi keeps trying to improve his position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tommy Walcott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Ebedi controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walcott attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ebedi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walcott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ebedi moves away from the strike by Walcott.
Walcott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ebedi misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Walcott tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebedi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ebedi is looking for the big counter here.
Ebedi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ebedi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walcott back to the cage. Ebedi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walcott looks to throw the jab but Ebedi is out of range.
Ebedi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Walcott swings widly with a right hand
and Ebedi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walcott wants to clinch up but Ebedi keeps it at a distance.
Dino Ebedi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi tries to land a body kick
enabling Walcott to counter with a crisp jab.
Walcott lands a front kick.
Walcott staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Walcott tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebedi moves out of range as Walcott strikes.
Ebedi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walcott thows a leg kick but Ebedi checks it
enabling Ebedi to counter with a crisp jab.
Walcott moves in looking to clinch but Ebedi pushes him off.
Ebedi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Walcott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Ebedi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Ebedi is just out of range.
Ebedi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dino Ebedi.
I think Walcott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Walcott!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tommy Walcott thanked Mythical Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).