PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heydar Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev comes to the cage accompanied by 'Let's Get It On' by Marvin Gaye. Walker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thugs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Aliyev
vs
Walker

179 cm
24
160 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

168 cm
21
160 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heydar Aliyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev cracks Walker with an open hand slap.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aliyev manages to avoid it.
Aliyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aliyev staying out of range there.
Walker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aliyev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aliyev.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aliyev.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aliyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aliyev!
Aliyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aliyev.
Walker looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aliyev.
An inside leg kick lands from Aliyev.
Walker throws a right and a left that Aliyev avoids nicely.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aliyev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aliyev with a jab.
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Stevie Walker has been cut.
Aliyev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Aliyev lands the left hand.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Walker is rocked!
Walker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Aliyev finish him?
Aliyev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aliyev.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aliyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aliyev feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
Walker throws a lazy head kick
and Aliyev counters with a good low kick that Walker was not able to check.
Aliyev scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Aliyev feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
Aliyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker moves forwards but Aliyev connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Aliyev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aliyev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aliyev punishes Walker's body with a nice straight punch.
Aliyev feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
Walker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aliyev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aliyev scores with a kick to the body.
Aliyev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aliyev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Walker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aliyev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aliyev.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aliyev, right into the meat.
Aliyev works the jab nicely.
Walker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aliyev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
Aliyev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aliyev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aliyev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
A good leg kick by Aliyev.
Aliyev thumps Walker with a low kick.
Aliyev lands a high kick!
Aliyev lands a right hook to the body.
Aliyev throws a shot to the body.
Aliyev connects with a solid leg kick.
Walker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aliyev throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Aliyev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walker in his tracks.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aliyev can pounce on him.
Aliyev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aliyev lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aliyev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aliyev counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aliyev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Aliyev.
Aliyev thumps Walker with a low kick.
Walker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aliyev to score with a decent uppercut.
Aliyev lands with a nice body kick.
Aliyev scores with a push kick.
Aliyev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Walker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body kick there by Aliyev.
Aliyev lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Aliyev.
Walker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aliyev.
Aliyev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aliyev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aliyev connects with a body shot.
Aliyev scores with a nice head shot.
Aliyev staying out of range there.
Aliyev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heydar Aliyev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Walker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aliyev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aliyev. That's going to slow Walker down.
Aliyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aliyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aliyev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Nice body punch from Aliyev.
A low kick from Walker misses
and Aliyev counters with a nice leg kick.
Aliyev connects with the punch.
Aliyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aliyev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aliyev catches Walker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aliyev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Aliyev. Beautiful body shot.
Walker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aliyev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aliyev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aliyev scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker drops his hands momentarily and Aliyev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aliyev - that will leave a mark!
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Walker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aliyev has got the better of the exchanges.
Aliyev scores with a kick to the body.
Heydar Aliyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Aliyev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
A shot to the liver by Aliyev. Beautiful body shot.
Aliyev is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
Aliyev stuns Walker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Aliyev - just one landing.
Aliyev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aliyev.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aliyev.
Aliyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aliyev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aliyev feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
Aliyev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walker's head backwards.
Aliyev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aliyev cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Nice body punch from Aliyev.
Aliyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aliyev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
A head kick from Aliyev lands but Walker takes it in his stride.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aliyev. Aliyev obviously looking to wear him down.
Aliyev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aliyev lands with a nice body punch.
Walker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aliyev.
Aliyev lands with an overhand left.
Walker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut there from Aliyev.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aliyev can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aliyev.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Aliyev.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Aliyev lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker's hand.
Aliyev throws a good cross that connects.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aliyev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Aliyev lands the left hand.
Walker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aliyev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Aliyev.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aliyev.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aliyev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aliyev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aliyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Aliyev throws a head kick that half lands.
Aliyev throws a shot to the body.
Stevie Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aliyev's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Aliyev duly obliges.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aliyev.
Aliyev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aliyev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Aliyev is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Aliyev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aliyev.
Aliyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aliyev misses with a wild combination.
Aliyev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aliyev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heydar Aliyev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Walker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Walker checks the leg kick.
Aliyev throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Aliyev is just out of range.
Aliyev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Walker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aliyev really felt that one!
Aliyev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
Aliyev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aliyev clobbers Walker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aliyev throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Aliyev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
Aliyev misses with a double jab.
Aliyev avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aliyev.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker misses with a combination
and Aliyev counters with a good, hard body kick but Walker shrugs it off.
Walker misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aliyev scores with a hook.
Aliyev connects with a crisp jab.
Aliyev feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
Aliyev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker tries to bum rush Aliyev with a series of wild strikes but Aliyev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aliyev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aliyev is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Aliyev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aliyev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aliyev connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Aliyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Aliyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aliyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Aliyev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
Aliyev is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Aliyev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
Aliyev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Aliyev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aliyev cracks Walker with an open hand slap.
Aliyev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walker.
Aliyev tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aliyev.
Aliyev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Aliyev.
Walker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aliyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aliyev connects with a body shot.
Aliyev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aliyev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aliyev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aliyev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aliyev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aliyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aliyev counters with a head kick.
Aliyev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stevie Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aliyev cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Aliyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aliyev lands a jab to the nose.
Aliyev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aliyev thumps Walker with a low kick.
Aliyev throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aliyev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aliyev.
Walker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aliyev.
A left lands for Aliyev.
Aliyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aliyev moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Aliyev connects with a single shot there.
Aliyev feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
Aliyev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heydar Aliyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aliyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aliyev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aliyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aliyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aliyev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walker takes a step back to recover.
Aliyev cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heydar Aliyev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aliyev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heydar Aliyev!