PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Walker
vs
Rios

190 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Rios!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rios as he jumps to the side.

Walker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rios's half guard.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Rios is defending well.
Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walker throwing shots but Rios is blocking nicely.
Walker throwing shots but Rios is blocking nicely.
Rios moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rios controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself.
Walker thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Walker lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios is in a horrible position here. Walker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Walker lands a big shot there that rocks Rios but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rios wants to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Rios throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rios is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walker throwing strikes here but Rios is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rios tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rios holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Walker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rios avoids a series of strikes thrown by Walker.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker blocks Rios's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Walker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rios throwing hammer fists to the chest of Walker. What's that going to do exactly?
Rios tries to reverse the position but Walker maintains control.
Walker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rios can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walker with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Walker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rios is wriggling around trying to escape.
Walker raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Walker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rios sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rios is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rios is doing well to control the position and prevent Walker from advancing to side control.
Walker lands strikes from half guard.
Walker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rios is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.
Walker throwing shots but Rios is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Walker.
Rios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker is looking to work some ground and pound but Rios has wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rios circles away.

Rios rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Rios dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Rios's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Walker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Walker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Walker with shots to the head and body - Rios looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker raining down shots from the mount!
Rios avoids a series of strikes thrown by Walker.
Walker working Rios over with strikes here.
Walker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rios wants to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Rios tries to reverse the position but Walker maintains control.
Rios bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Rios gets to his feet. Walker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Walker lands a jab to Rios's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rios avoids it really well and circles away.

Rios throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Walker was covering up waiting for the punch and Rios finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rios trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rios is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rios trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rios stands up from Walker's guard - Rios perhaps looking for a knockout.

Walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rios is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Walker off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios is looking to control Walker but Walker is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Rios is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Walker breaks Rios's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rios is on top in guard.
Walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rios on the ground.
Walker has his hands on Rios's head, controlling the position.
Rios's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rios trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walker's guard.
Rios prevents Walker from getting back to his feet.
Rios wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rios wants to stand but Walker is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Juan Rios will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rios momentarily.

Walker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Walker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rios tries to hold on but Walker postures up.
Rios manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rios taking some punishment here, with Walker in his half guard.
Walker with the ground and pound but Rios uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tom Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rios avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Rios working for a triangle but Walker defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking to work some ground and pound but Rios has wrist control.
Rios pulls Walker in close to prevent any damage.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rios's head.
Rios working a defensive guard here.
Walker is in close to Rios's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rios is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walker works over Rios with some ground and pound from guard.
Rios is controlling Walker's posture.
Rios bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walker's guard.
Rios wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.

Rios decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Walker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rios wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rios works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker throws a big right hand that misses.
Rios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Walker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Walker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Walker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rios is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids the attempt from Rios to control.
The referee warns Rios that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Rios that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walker is landing with some decent strikes but Rios is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rios sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Walker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rios regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Walker.
Walker postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walker 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Walker!