PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrius Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Little Lion Man. Sanchez has chosen Lil'Wayne - John as his entrance music. Alex Walker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dimitrius Sanchez's chin.

Walker
vs
Sanchez

185 cm
21
259 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitrius Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez works Walker's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Dimitrius Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Sanchez lands a left and a right that send Walker crashing to the mat, dazed. Sanchez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Alex Walker has been cut.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
Walker takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Sanchez drops Walker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Walker looks back up at him and smiles so Sanchez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Walker is rocked!
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Walker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Walker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Walker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sanchez pulls Walker in close to prevent any damage.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walker's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Walker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walker manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Walker's guard.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Sanchez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanchez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Walker won't allow Sanchez to pass to mount.
Sanchez works his way into side control.

Sanchez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Walker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitrius Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Walker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walker is looking to advance position but Sanchez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sanchez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Walker is surviving well by controlling Sanchez's body position as best he can.
Sanchez controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Walker is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Walker defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanchez.

Sanchez wants to finish this one by submission but Walker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sanchez.

Sanchez working for a submission but Walker is keeping him at bay.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Sanchez 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 Sanchez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Sanchez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Walker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez advances nicely into full mount.
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Walker is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.

Sanchez has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Walker is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimitrius Sanchez!