PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 2004 p4p, 3891 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 270 p4p, 449 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Walker
vs
Anjo

184 cm
34
185
30 - 16 - 0

188 cm
33
178
20 - 30 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Anjo.
Anjo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice cross by Walker.
Walker throws the left hand but Anjo avoids the punch easily.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Walker misses.

Walker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anjo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Anjo wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anjo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walker wants to stand up but Anjo is controlling him.
Anjo trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anjo throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anjo gets to his feet. Walker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Anjo shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.

Anjo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walker to the mat! Walker manages to get full guard.

Walker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Anjo slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.

Walker forces Anjo back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anjo.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Anjo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anjo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walker fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Anjo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Walker to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Anjo manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chief Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker with a hook.

It looks like Yoji Anjo Anjo has been cut.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Anjo's shoulder, as Anjo tries to avoid the shot.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses

and Anjo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anjo.

Walker wriggles free and stands up.
Nice shot lands for Walker.
Anjo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.

Anjo shoots in and bounces Walker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anjo controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Anjo gets to his feet - Walker follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a looping left.

Anjo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anjo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Anjo shoots for a double leg takedown but Walker sprawls well. He's pushed Anjo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anjo moves away from the strike by Walker.
Anjo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Anjo closes the distance and clinches.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Anjo backwards.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anjo looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Anjo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Anjo slips the punch.
Anjo wants to counter with a clinch but Walker pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Anjo moves into the clinch successfully.

Anjo pulls Walker into guard.

Anjo has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Walker has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Anjo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anjo tries to break the clinch but Walker is controlling the position.
Anjo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anjo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anjo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.
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 Chief Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoji Anjo Anjo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anjo slips under a jab.
Anjo throws a big counter head kick but Walker avoids it with no problem.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Anjo shoots in.
Anjo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walker misses the jab.
Anjo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Anjo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Anjo goes for a double leg but Walker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Walker continues to drive forward.
Anjo fails with a takedown attempt.
Chief Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anjo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker cracks Anjo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Anjo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Anjo shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Anjo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Anjo slips a jab from Walker.
Anjo slips a jab from Walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anjo tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anjo is breathing heavily.
Anjo is looking to clinch.
Anjo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anjo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chief Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Anjo moves away from the strike by Walker.

Anjo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Walker!
Anjo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Anjo staying calm.
Anjo prevents Walker from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Walker's face as Anjo controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Walker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Anjo is controlling him well.
Walker is not content to let Anjo control the position.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet.
Anjo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Anjo wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Yoji Anjo Anjo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo cracks Walker with a big elbow.

Walker throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Walker throws an off balance right hand

and Anjo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anjo.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Anjo.
Anjo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Anjo manages to break the clinch.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Anjo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anjo darts in looking for a takedown but Walker gets double underhooks and turns Anjo into the cage.
Anjo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Anjo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anjo as he avoids it easily.

Anjo closes the distance and clinches.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Anjo.

Anjo manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anjo!

Anjo drives through with a takedown into guard.

Walker has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Anjo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Chief Walker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anjo stalling.
Anjo goes for a takedown attempt but Walker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anjo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Anjo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker catches Anjo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anjo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anjo defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
Walker takes a swing at Anjo's ribcage but misses.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Anjo is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Walker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoji Anjo Anjo's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Walker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anjo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Anjo stops Walker from standing up.
Anjo controlling from the top position.

Walker pushes Anjo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Anjo. Anjo gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Anjo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anjo off to one side.
Walker cracks Anjo with a good jab.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anjo moves out of range of the strikes.
Anjo walks into a jab.
Walker misses the jab.
Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Anjo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Chief Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Walker misses with a left hand

and Anjo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Walker is trying to stand back up but Anjo is controlling him
Anjo thows a huge punch but Walker dodges it nicely.
Anjo controlling the action here.
Walker is trying to stand up here but Anjo is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker kicks Anjo off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Anjo moves away from the strike by Walker.

Walker clinches with his opponent.
Walker lands a right hand.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
Walker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Anjo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Walker is not content to let Anjo control the position.
Anjo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, if Anjo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to escape.

Walker manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Anjo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anjo shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Walker throws a body punch but Anjo moves out of range.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker misses with a hook. Anjo ducked under it nicely.
Anjo looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Anjo shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Anjo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Yoji Anjo Anjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anjo.
Walker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Chief Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Walker rushes Anjo and presses him up against the cage.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker slowing the pace effectively.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoji Anjo Anjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Anjo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chief Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chief Walker!
Chief Walker opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
Yoji Anjo Anjo was interviewed post fight and said 'I feel good! '.