PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khali Kumtomanee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kumtomanee
vs
Walter

200 cm
28
155 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

173 cm
26
154 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Walter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter shoots in looking for a takedown. Kumtomanee tries to sprawl out of it but Walter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kumtomanee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walter fails to land the takedown.
Khali Kumtomanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Walter.

Kumtomanee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walter tries for a takedown but Kumtomanee manages to get underhooks.
Kumtomanee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walter tries to score a body lock takedown but Kumtomanee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kumtomanee prevents the takedown attempt.
Walter looks gassed!
Walter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kumtomanee prevents it.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walter's defenses.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but Walter blocks it.
Kumtomanee is pressed up against the cage. Walter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kumtomanee down to the mat. Kumtomanee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kumtomanee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walter.
Walter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kumtomanee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kumtomanee rushes Walter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walter blocks the elbow strike.
Walter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kumtomanee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kumtomanee working Walter over with knees to the body.
Kumtomanee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Peter Walter has been cut.
Kumtomanee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walters head.
Walter wants a takedown.
Kumtomanee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walter's face.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
Walter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walter can't get the takedown.
Kumtomanee scores a nice knee to the body.

Kumtomanee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Walter can't fight it off and eventually Kumtomanee manages to take the fight to the floor. Walter looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Walter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kumtomanee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kumtomanee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kumtomanee scoring with some ground and pound.
Kumtomanee distracts Walter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kumtomanee scoring with punches to the head and body.

Walter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kumtomanee defends it easily.
Kumtomanee throwing strikes from guard but Walter blocks nicely.
Kumtomanee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Walter's guard.
Kumtomanee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kumtomanee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Walter wants to control but Kumtomanee is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kumtomanee in particular looking to stall.
Kumtomanee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kumtomanee winds up and cracks Walter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee winds up and cracks Walter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Walter actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kumtomanee lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Kumtomanee seems content to control.
Kumtomanee works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kumtomanee lands with some strikes.
Kumtomanee with good strikes from the mount here!
Walter tries to reverse the position but Kumtomanee maintains control.
Kumtomanee raining down shots from the mount!
Kumtomanee looking to control but Walter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kumtomanee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter tries to reverse the position but Kumtomanee maintains control.
Kumtomanee looking to control but Walter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khali Kumtomanee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Walter's cut.
That's time! Kumtomanee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Walter shoots in and drives through. Kumtomanee sprawls well.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt - Kumtomanee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kumtomanee is looking to clinch but Walter is avoiding it.
Walter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kumtomanee is fending him off so far but Walter persists. Nope, Kumtomanee circles away and we're back to standing.
Khali Kumtomanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Walter.

Kumtomanee clinches with his opponent.
Kumtomanee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walter can do to turn this around?
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
Kumtomanee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walter wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee to the head.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Kumtomanee lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kumtomanee.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands a nice knee to the body.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Khali Kumtomanee has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Kumtomanee has picked Walter up - he's going for a ride! Kumtomanee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kumtomanee trying to control from Walter's half guard. Walter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kumtomanee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khali Kumtomanee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kumtomanee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kumtomanee works over Walter with some ground and pound from guard.
Kumtomanee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kumtomanee scoring with some ground and pound.
Kumtomanee passes into half guard.
Kumtomanee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumtomanee is trying to control the action in half guard but Walter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Walter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kumtomanee pulls his head out easily.

Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kumtomanee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kumtomanee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kumtomanee lands a nice short elbow.

Kumtomanee is looking for a kimura here.
Kumtomanee thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Walter to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walter has his foot on Kumtomanee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kumtomanee works his way back into a safe position though.
Kumtomanee cracks Walter with a solid left hand.
Kumtomanee tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Kumtomanee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kumtomanee wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Walter controls Kumtomanee momentarily but Kumtomanee frees himself.
Kumtomanee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kumtomanee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kumtomanee trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walter working for a triangle but Kumtomanee defends it easily.
Kumtomanee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Walter has momentary wrist control but Kumtomanee slips an elbow through the middle.

Kumtomanee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kumtomanee has managed to get both his arms back between Walter's legs - danger averted.
Kumtomanee pushes down on Walter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Walter actively working from the bottom here.
Kumtomanee works his way into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kumtomanee cracks Walter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khali Kumtomanee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Walter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kumtomanee moves into range and clinches up with Walter.
Kumtomanee lands a damaging elbow.
Walter managing to block the knees to the body from Kumtomanee.
Walter is working for takedown but Kumtomanee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kumtomanee working Walter over with knees to the body.
Walter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kumtomanee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Walter wants a takedown.
Khali Kumtomanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Walter.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the head.
Kumtomanee lands a damaging elbow.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kumtomanee fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Walter tries to keep at a distance but Kumtomanee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumtomanee lands a good knee to the midsection. Walter won't want to take too many of those.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.
Walter avoids the elbow strike from Kumtomanee, against the cage.
Kumtomanee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walter's face.
Kumtomanee working Walter over with knees to the body.

Kumtomanee wants the takedown. Walter is fighting it off but Kumtomanee persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Walter's guard against the cage.
Kumtomanee trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kumtomanee lands a couple of elbows.
Kumtomanee advances to half guard.

Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kumtomanee is trying to control the action in half guard but Walter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kumtomanee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kumtomanee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Walter looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter has hold of Kumtomanee's hands but Kumtomanee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walter is looking to control Kumtomanee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walter avoid being mounted?
Kumtomanee is looking to take a break and control but Walter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kumtomanee working the head and body with strikes.
Kumtomanee is looking to take a break and control but Walter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kumtomanee stalling away here and it's allowed Walter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Walter wants to sweep here but Kumtomanee controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walter is looking for a triangle but Kumtomanee pushes his legs off easily.
Kumtomanee wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Kumtomanee is in close to Walter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kumtomanee passes Walter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Walter has his hands clasped together around Kumtomanee's back. He's all about the action.

Walter looking for submissions off his back.
Kumtomanee working over Walter with some ground and pound. Walter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Walter wants to control but Kumtomanee is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kumtomanee trying to control the pace.

Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kumtomanee is controlling the pace.
Kumtomanee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peter Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kumtomanee lands with a punch from half guard.
Kumtomanee moves nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khali Kumtomanee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kumtomanee 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khali Kumtomanee!