PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerhard Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerhard Wagner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wagner
vs
Walker

173 cm
18
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerhard Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Walker!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Wagner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wagner is one step ahead there.
Wagner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wagner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wagner advances to full mount.
Wagner controlling from the full mount.
Wagner working Walker over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wagner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Walker can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Wagner jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Walker is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Walker and Wagner has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Walker sneaks out the side door and pushes Wagner away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Walker looks gassed!
Walker misses with a takedown attempt

and Wagner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walker's guard.
Wagner stands and throws Walker's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Wagner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wagner taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Walker for as long as he can get away with.
Check out the look on Wagner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wagner working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner advances to full mount.
Wagner controlling from mount.

Wagner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wagner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wagner with a couple of short strikes.
Wagner controlling from the full mount.
Wagner raining down shots from the mount!
Wagner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Walker's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wagner with the ground and pound from mount.
Wagner dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wagner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Walker has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wagner landing strikes from the mount.
Wagner landing punches.

Wagner wants to finish this one by submission but Walker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wagner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wagner content just to control the position here.
Walker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerhard Wagner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wagner throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Wagner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wagner content to control rather than advance.

Wagner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Still in half guard, Wagner seems content to control.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Wagner not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Wagner.
Wagner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wagner lands a big elbow.
Wagner landing strikes from the mount.

Wagner is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Walker has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Walker!

Wagner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Walker defends well.

Wagner working for a triangle but Walker defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner has control of Walker's left arm, preventing Walker from doing any damage.
Wagner looking for a sweep. Not yet Wagner, not yet.

Wagner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wagner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wagner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walker defends it easily.
Wagner is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wagner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Walker defends well.
Walker wants to control from the top but Wagner keeps moving.
Wagner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
Wagner passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Walker tries to lock up and control but Wagner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wagner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wagner controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wagner wants to finish this one by submission but Walker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wagner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerhard Wagner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Wagner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wagner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gerhard Wagner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wagner is controlling him.
Wagner controlling from the top position.
Wagner working some strikes from top position.
Wagner stands and throws Walker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wagner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Walker!
Wagner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Walker defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wagner.
Walker is trying to escape the mount.
Wagner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Wagner.
Wagner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wagner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wagner landing strikes, looking to finish!

Walker is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner dominating with strikes here.
Walker is still in real trouble! Can Wagner finish him?
A nice elbow there by Wagner.
Wagner loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Walker scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Wagner land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Wagner stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerhard Wagner!