PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Li
vs
Walker

196 cm
24
283 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

197 cm
26
278 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Walker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Li is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Li tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Walker gets a takedown into half guard.
Walker is keen to just control but Li is a slippery customer.
Li striking from the bottom.
Walker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walker wants to take a breather but Li is having none of it.
Li wants to control but Walker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Logan Walker.

Li gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Walker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Li gets back to half guard.
Li tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Li wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
Li tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Walker wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.

Walker 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.
Walker not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two 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.

Walker 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.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
Li trying to control from the bottom.
Walker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Li is looking to improve his position.
Walker wants to free his trapped foot but Li is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is thwarting Li's attempts to control the position.

Walker 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.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li keeps working.
Li regains full guard. Nicely done.
Walker throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.

Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walker trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Li keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Li manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Walker tries to reverse the position but Li maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Li gets the takedown into side control.
Walker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker gets back to full guard.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
Li postures up.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Walker holds on and takes a little breather.
Li won't allow Walker to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Walker gets caught flat footed, as Li shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Walker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Logan Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Li is proving a slippery customer.
Li wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Brian Li just wasn't active enough.

Walker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Li did well to prevent Walker getting side control.
Walker controlling the action here.
Li is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is not content to let Walker control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walker slips nicely into half guard.
Li throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Walker wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walker slips nicely into half guard.
Li trying to control but Walker postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
Li is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.
Li is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Li is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Walker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Walker's back!
Li throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Walker trying to control the hands but Li breaks the grip.
Li is working the ground and pound. Can Walker escape?
Walker trying to control the hands but Li won't let him.
Walker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Li's guard. Nice work there by Walker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Walker wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Li preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li striking off his back but it's not causing Walker any problems.
Walker wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Logan Walker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Li fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Li will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Walker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Li manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Li keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker postures up and lands a big shot to Li's brow.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Li kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Li trying to strike off his back.
Li has control of Walker's left arm, preventing Walker from doing any damage.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Walker controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Li is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Li scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Walker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Li pulls his head out easily.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker is looking to control Li's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walker avoid being mounted?
Walker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Walker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.
Walker looking for a sweep. Not yet Walker, not yet.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Li is working Walker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Li lands a couple of digs.
Walker is trying to keep Li in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li working some strikes from top position.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Walker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Walker controls Li momentarily but Li frees himself.

Li avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Li advances position into side control!
Walker struggling a bit here.
Li lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Walker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li working away.
Walker is trying to get back to half guard.
Walker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Li works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Li lands an elbow.
Walker is trying to control Li's posture but Li avoids it.
Li works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Li trying to control the position but Walker is working away.
Li looks up at the clock and then as Walker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Li smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Li scoring with punches and elbows.
Walker tries to buck Li off but Li is having none of it.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Walker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Walker is trying to control Li's posture but Li avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to control the position but Walker is working away.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Li wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Li wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Li working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Walker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Li wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Walker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Li working away.
Li scoring with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker tries to buck Li off but Li is having none of it.
Walker wants to control but Li postures up.
Walker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Li scoring with punches from side control.
Li working the head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Li showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Li 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Li!