PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Six Million Dollar Man. Steve Austin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Austin
vs
Walker

175 cm
29
156 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

182 cm
23
169 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Walker!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Austin.
Walker wants to clinch

and Austin counters with a takedown into side control.
Austin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Walker is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Austin.
Austin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Austin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Austin tries to score with some ground and pound. Walker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Austin.
Austin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Austin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Walker!
Austin throwing strikes here but Walker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Austin unloads with some shots from mount but Walker bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Austin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Austin throwing strikes here but Walker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Austin has hold of Walker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Walker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Austin throwing strikes but Walker bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Austin thows a big elbow that misses.
Austin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Austin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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.
Austin pushes down on Walker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Austin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Austin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Austin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Austin trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
Austin is stalling here. Walker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Austin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Walker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Austin is avoiding damage well.
Austin regains half guard.
Austin tries to roll over but Walker keeps him under control.
Walker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Austin wants to control but Walker passes into side.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Walker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Walker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Austin is looking for a sweep.
Austin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker prevents Austin from improving his position.
Austin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Austin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Walker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Austin trying to control the position.
Austin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.

Austin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Austin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Walker has closed the distance and engaged Austin in a clinch.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Austin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Austin taking a breather.
Austin has Walker pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker tries to break free but Austin pushes him back against the cage.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin checks a low kick from Walker.
Austin slaps away a takedown attempt from Walker, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Austin misses its intended target.
Austin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Austin there.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Some bone on bone action there as Austin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Austin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Austin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Austin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Austin.
Walker cracks Austin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steve Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Austin slips under a jab.
Walker takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Walker is rocked!
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
A swing and a miss from Austin.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Austin misses with an uppercut.
Austin misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker slips under a jab from Austin.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker with a hook.
A big left from Austin misses.
Austin connects with a crisp jab.
Austin misses with an uppercut.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Austin. That did some damage!
Austin scores with a nice right hand.
Walker tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.

Austin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Walker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Austin is in Walker's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Walker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Austin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Walker wants to hold on but Austin pushes him away.
Austin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Austin throws some wild stikes that Walker manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Walker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Austin misses with a head shot.
Austin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Austin throwing strikes here but Walker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Walker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Austin.
Austin controlling the pace for now.
Austin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Austin avoids it really well and circles away.
Austin lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker tries to work over Austin's front leg with a kick but Austin checks it.
Austin tries to score with a low kick but Walker moves his leg out of the way.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
Austin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Austin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walker's guard.
Austin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Austin lands a couple of elbows.
Austin trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Austin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Austin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Austin stands up over Walker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Austin wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.

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.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
Austin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Austin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Austin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Austin.
Austin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Austin throws an elbow but Walker slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Austin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Austin landing strikes.
Austin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Austin is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Austin in side control, throwing shots but Walker defends.
Steve Austin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
Walker parries the strikes from Austin easily there. Austin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Walker to escape.
Austin in side control, throwing shots but Walker defends.
Walker trying to remain calm as Austin controls from the top position.
Austin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Austin working the head and body with strikes.
Austin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Austin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Austin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Walker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Austin scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Austin scores with the left hand. Walker knows he should have avoided that one.
Austin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Austin jabs at Walker's body.
Austin scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Austin.
Austin scores with a hook.
Walker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Austin instigates a clinch.
Austin pushes Walker against the cage. Austin is working some dirty boxing. Austin pushes off with a quick right hook! Walker goes down! Walker tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Austin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Austin!
Steve Austin retains his lightweight title!