PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Faure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen AC/DC - D.T. as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Faure
vs
Walker

192 cm
24
198 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

188 cm
21
202 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Faure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Walker!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faure avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
Faure fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.

Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faure on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faure wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Faure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Faure 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.
Faure tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Faure stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Faure shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Faure avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faure. That did some damage!
Walker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Faure.
Travis Faure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faure is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faure fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faure takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Faure takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut there from Walker.
Faure stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Faure takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker scores with a kick to the body.
Walker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walker - that will leave a mark!
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Walker has Faure up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker connects with a knee to the head.
Walker landing knees to the head.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker lands a nice knee to the body.
Faure takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Faure blocks with his arms.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faure has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Walker scores with a knee to the head.
Walker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Walker is fighting off a takedown attempt but Faure is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Walker to the mat. Walker regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Faure thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Faure drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Faure jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Faure is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Walker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Walker has escaped and now he's on top!
Faure has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Faure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Walker is posturing up here but Faure has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Walker tries to roll out but it's too tight and Walker has to tap! Slick submission there by Faure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Travis Faure!