PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Acevedo (ranked 4046 p4p, 2350 weight class) and Brady Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brady Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Acevedo
vs
Walker

160 cm
20
135
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
136
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 Los Angeles, Jose Acevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Walker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walker forces Acevedo back against the cage and clinches.
Acevedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acevedo backwards.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Acevedo.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Acevedo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Acevedo blocking some punches.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Acevedo.
Acevedo tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Acevedo backwards.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Acevedo backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
Walker digs a right hand into Acevedo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Acevedo's gas tank.
Acevedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Acevedo tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker lands a left hand.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Acevedo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Acevedo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Acevedo's head.

Acevedo is rocked!
Acevedo is trying to push Walker away but Walker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oh Acevedo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Acevedo backwards.
Acevedo blocking some punches.
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Acevedo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
Acevedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acevedo.

Acevedo pulls Walker into guard.
Acevedo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Acevedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acevedo seems to have got his legs back now.
Walker wants to stand but Acevedo is controlling the position.
Acevedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Acevedo wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Acevedo preventing the sweep.
Walker is pulling down on Acevedo's head. It's preventing any offense from Acevedo, at least for the moment.
Acevedo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four 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.
Acevedo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Acevedo takes one to the chin there.

Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acevedo, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker jumps guard but Acevedo stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Walker.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Walker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Acevedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker lands a really nice looking cross but Acevedo seems unphased.
Acevedo misses with a double jab.
We've been informed that Walker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Acevedo.
Acevedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Walker gets a clinch.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Acevedo.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Acevedo takes a shot to the head.
Acevedo blocks an uppercut.
Brady Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Acevedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acevedo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Acevedo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Acevedo.
Walker gets through Acevedo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walker.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acevedo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker gets through Acevedo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acevedo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Acevedo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walker just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Walker.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acevedo backwards.
Walker lands a right hand.
Acevedo misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Acevedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Acevedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Acevedo's efforts to push away.
Acevedo has Walker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Acevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Walker prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acevedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Acevedo is working for takedown but Walker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Acevedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walker digs a right hand underneath Acevedo's ribcage. Acevedo let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker gets through Acevedo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walker lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Acevedo to his knees! Walker keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brady Walker!
After the fight, Brady Walker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.