PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cho Gath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Walker
vs
Gath

187 cm
26
208 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cho Gath!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Walker is looking to score with low kicks.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Gath is out of range.
Gath fails with the takedown
and Walker counters with a low kick, right behind Gath 's knee.
Gath tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gath somewhat.
Walker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gath is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gath checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gath gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gath's knee momentarily.
Chuck Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cho Gath.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker throws a leg kick but Gath sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gath swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker is looking to score with low kicks.
Walker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

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 tries to land a leg kick but Gath saw it coming and moves away.

Walker gets a clinch.
Walker stops a takedown attempt from Gath.
Walker lands a knee to the body.
Gath goes for a takedown attempt but Walker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chuck Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gath looks gassed!
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Walker misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Chuck Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gath shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Gath keeps the fight on the outside.
Gath checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gath tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
and Walker counters with a good low kick that Gath was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Gath looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
Walker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walker throws a front kick aimed at Gath's knee but Gath avoids it well.
Gath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A good leg kick by Walker.
A good leg kick by Walker.
Some bone on bone action there as Gath checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Walker throws a solid leg kick but Gath takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walker.
Gath on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gath is breathing heavily.
Walker throws a low kick, looking for Gath's leg but Gath calmly moves out of range.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gath checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Gath's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Walker tries to clinch but Gath moves out of range.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws out a leg kick but Gath moves out of range and Walker only half commits.
Gath checks the leg kick.
Gath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Gath checks a leg kick.
Walker throws a leg kick but Gath checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tried to score with a low kick but Gath checks it.
Gath takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker tries to work over Gath's front leg with a kick but Gath checks it.
Gath swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker thumps Gath with a low kick.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Gath looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Gath off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walker. That's going to slow Gath down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gath checks a leg kick.
That kick from Walker tenderised Gath's leg. Gath is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walker cracks the inside of Gath's front leg.
Gath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gath blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker lands an elbow inside that Gath shrugs off.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gath blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Gath has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Walker has Gath up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walker.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped Gath in his tracks for a moment.
Walker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker landing knees to the head.
Gath takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker gets underhooks to prevent Gath's takedown attempt.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker throws an elbow but it misses.
Gath goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.
Chuck Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chuck Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cho Gath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gath blocks it with crossed arms.
Gath dodges an elbow strike from Walker.
Gath drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walker tries to clinch there but Gath circles away.
Gath keeps the fight on the outside.
Gath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gath keeps the fight on the outside.
Gath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Walker.
Walker wants to slow Gath down by chopping away at his legs.
Good work by Gath as he checks the leg kick.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gath swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gath tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Gath closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Gath pushes Walker against the cage but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walker tries to score with a low kick but Gath moves his leg out of the way.
Gath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good work by Gath as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25

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