PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Shaw
vs
Walter

180 cm
30
172 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

179 cm
24
176 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Walter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw closes the distance and clinches up with Walter, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes Walter against the cage but Walter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Shaw doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Walter to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Larry Shaw has been cut.
Shaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Walter.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Walter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter looks to land a combination but Shaw avoids it well.
Shaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walter counters with an inside leg kick.
Walter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walter avoids it really well and circles away.
Walter scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter looks to land a combination but Shaw avoids it well.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Walter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walter throws a one two combo.
Walter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walter lands with a good body shot.
A combination from Walter does no damage.
Martin Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Walter.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walter with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Walter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walter.
Walter just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Walter.
Walter connects with a jab.
Shaw takes one to the side of the head.
Walter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Walter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left and a right from Walter both land. Nice combination.
Walter cracks the inside of Shaw's front leg.
Walter feints a jab promting Shaw to slip. Walter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Shaw. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
An inside leg kick lands from Walter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter thuds a left hand into Shaw's body.
Walter throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
Walter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Walter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walter.
Walter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shaw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shaw takes one on the button.
Walter lands with a nice body punch.
Shaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Walter both land. Nice combination.

Larry Shaw's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shaw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Walter misses with a few strikes there.
Martin Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter scores with a three punch combo!
Walter is working the combinations to good effect here.
Walter connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw avoids the body shot from Walter.
Walter tries to bum rush Shaw with a series of wild strikes but Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walter feints a jab promting Shaw to slip. Walter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Walter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Shaw's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walter misses with a few strikes there.
Shaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walter defends it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walter.
Walter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larry Shaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaw shoots in and drives through. Walter sprawls well.
Walter clobbers Shaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walter sprawls well. Walter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter connects with a leg kick. Shaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walter connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Walter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Larry Shaw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Walter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Walter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws a body kick that misses.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.

Shaw gets a takedown into half guard.
Walter wants to get back to his feet.
Shaw throwing shots but Walter is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter wants to get back to his feet.
Shaw wants to take a breather but Walter is having none of it.

Shaw seems to be working for a kimura but Walter defends the submission attempt.
Walter wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Walter is defending against the submission attempts here by Shaw.
Walter is refusing to be controlled, as Shaw sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaw slips a nice elbow through Walter's hands, connecting with Walter's forehead.
Walter is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Walter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Larry Shaw's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good leg kick by Walter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walter lands with a shot to the body.
Shaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Walter.
Walter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Walter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter throws a combination. Shaw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walter looks to land a combination. Shaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walter connects with a crisp jab.
Walter throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
Walter slaps away a takedown attempt from Shaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walter misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walter throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Martin Walter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Walter thuds his right hand into Shaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walter lands a nice shot to the body.
Walter lands a head shot.
Walter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaw. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Walter.
Walter throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Walter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walter as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Walter.
Walter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walter fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws a one two combo.

Jeez, Larry Shaw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
An inside leg kick lands from Walter.
Shaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walter tries to avoid it but Shaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walter to the ground. Walter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martin Walter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walter works over Shaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Shaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walter.
Shaw ducks right into an uppercut from Walter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larry Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Walter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Walter!
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