PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Garcia Jr (ranked 2997 p4p, 2102 weight class) and Brady Walker (ranked 217 p4p, 161 weight class). Garcia Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Dang. 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.

Garcia Jr
vs
Walker

171 cm
20
142
5 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
136
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edgar Garcia Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Walker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walker scores with a nice strike.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia Jr on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Garcia Jr has had enough of the clinch but Walker keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia Jr is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Garcia Jr lands with a right to the head.
Garcia Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Garcia Jr is trying to stall.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia Jr backwards.
Garcia Jr trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia Jr into the cage.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia Jr lands an uppercut.
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr has had enough of the clinch but Walker keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia Jr is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia Jr has his back to the cage.
Garcia Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Garcia Jr trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia Jr into the cage.
Garcia Jr leaning against his opponent.
Walker cracks Garcia Jr with a nice body shot.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia Jr tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Garcia Jr back against the cage.
Walker misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker misses with some punches.
Garcia Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walker up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia Jr controls his hands.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker keeps control of Garcia Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.

Garcia Jr manages to break the clinch.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Walker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia Jr throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
Walker tries to clinch up but Garcia Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Garcia Jr scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Walker.
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.

Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Walker looks to move away, Garcia Jr throws a big counter combo but Walker just gets out of the way.
Garcia Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker throws out a counter right but Garcia Jr avoids it with no problem.
Garcia Jr misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Walker lands.
Walker's corner calls for a 1-2. Walker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walker cracks Garcia Jr with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Walker. That snapped Garcia Jr's head back.
Garcia Jr staying out of range there.
Garcia Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia Jr misses the shot to the body.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker drives through and clinches with Garcia Jr against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Garcia Jr tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brady Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker prevents Garcia Jr from breaking the clinch.
Garcia Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
Garcia Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker works on Garcia Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walker blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walker.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker tries to work over Garcia Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia Jr.

Walker drives through and clinches with Garcia Jr against the cage.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia Jr.

Garcia Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia Jr is looking to wear down Walker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Garcia Jr misses its intended target.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Garcia Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edgar Garcia Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker clobbers Garcia Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia Jr misses the target.
Garcia Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia Jr swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.

Walker instigates a clinch.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcia Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
A short left from Walker.
Walker misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Garcia Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brady Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker scores with the left hand. Garcia Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia Jr misses the target.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Walker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Walker darts in and clinches Garcia Jr up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Garcia Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Walker.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia Jr.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia Jr.
A right hand to the body from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Garcia Jr misses with some punches.
Garcia Jr is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia Jr has his back to the cage.
Garcia Jr tries to break the clinch but Walker is controlling the position.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Garcia Jr is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Garcia Jr prevents a body shot from Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Walker.
Garcia Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garcia Jr tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Garcia Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garcia Jr is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia Jr.
A frustrated look appears on Garcia Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garcia Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Garcia Jr is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Walker really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brady Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Walker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia Jr in his tracks.
Garcia Jr misses with a looping right.
Garcia Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Walker misses.
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 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia Jr scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia Jr manages to avoid it.
As Walker looks to move away, Garcia Jr throws a big counter combo but Walker just gets out of the way.
Garcia Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia Jr digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Garcia Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia Jr misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia Jr can't break the clinch.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Garcia Jr looking to stall.
Walker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia Jr is trying to break free.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker lands a left hand.
Walker prevents Garcia Jr from breaking the clinch.
Garcia Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia Jr.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia Jr takes a shot to the head.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr misses with a body punch.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcia Jr gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Garcia Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia Jr's efforts to push away.
Garcia Jr can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
Garcia Jr tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Garcia Jr working aggressively here.
Garcia Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia Jr's efforts to push away.
Walker misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia Jr.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Walker dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Garcia Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia Jr tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Garcia Jr slips the punch.
It looked like Garcia Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walker tries to clinch but Garcia Jr moves away
letting Garcia Jr counter with a right hand.
Garcia Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Garcia Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walker cracks Garcia Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia Jr scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Walker is rocked!
Garcia Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia Jr finish him?
Garcia Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Walker has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Garcia Jr unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Walker! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Garcia Jr is unloading with more strikes now! Walker drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Garcia Jr!
Edgar Garcia Jr retains his bantamweight title!
A less than humble Edgar Garcia Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.