PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Walker
vs
Cole

186 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
31
193 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alex Cole!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.

Walker gets a double leg takedown into Cole's guard.
Walker is looking to work some ground and pound but Cole has wrist control.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Walker being controlled here momentarily.
Walker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cole's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walker trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brandon Walker.
Walker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cole sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walker somewhat.
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cole tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cole to the ground. Cole escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker fails to land the takedown.
Walker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole slaps away a takedown attempt from Walker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walker tries for a takedown but Cole sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cole's waist but Cole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
Cole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cole keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker tries for a takedown but Cole circles away easily
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cole connects with an inside leg kick.
Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cole wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cole lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cole sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Cole manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walker fails with the takedown
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole works over Walker's head and body with a nice combination.
Cole misses with a double jab.
Walker misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Cole dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walker closes the distance but Cole moves to the side
and Cole counters with a two punch combo.
Walker fails with the takedown.
Cole swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
Cole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cole.
Walker tries for a takedown but Cole circles away easily
and Cole counters with a left to the body.

Walker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cole on his heels. He'll look to pass Cole's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Cole blocks nicely.
Cole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker wants to stand and escape but instead Cole has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cole's guard.
Walker is stalling in the full guard.
Walker throws an elbow that misses. Cole uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Walker's guard. Nice move by Cole!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cole gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cole has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Walker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cole manages to get himself to full guard.
Walker trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brandon Walker.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker fails with the takedown
and Cole counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker has a takedown stuffed.
Cole scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Alex Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole blocks a head kick by Walker.
Cole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Cole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Cole as Walker shoots in.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Brandon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Cole is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Cole wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker misses with a low kick as Cole jumps back.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Walker shoots in but Cole avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Cole there.
Cole fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walker scrambles back to his feet.

Brandon Walker's cut is getting worse.
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walker. Walker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walker tries to clinch there but Cole circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker shoots in but Cole avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big left from Cole misses.
Walker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker misses with a hook.
Cole shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Walker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cole but Cole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandon Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cole as he jumps to the side.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cole throws out a powerful jab.
Walker misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker tries to bum rush Cole with a series of wild strikes but Cole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cole in his tracks.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cole sprawls well. Cole wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses
and Cole counters with a good low kick that Walker was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker blocks a jab.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cole counters with a left to the body.
Brandon Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cole throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cole 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Cole!