PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Walker
vs
Taylor

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.

Taylor has Walker up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.

Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Shawn Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker misses with a wild combination.

Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Taylor takes one to the chin there.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Walker misses.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.

Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the ropes.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.
Walker jabs at Taylor's body.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Walker's body. Walker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Walker's body.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Taylor has Walker up against the ropes in a clinch.

Taylor breaks from the clinch.

Taylor has Walker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.

Taylor clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.

Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the ropes.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Walker back against the ropes.

Taylor breaks the clinch.

Taylor rushes Walker and presses him up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Walker tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Taylor breaks the clinch.
Daniel Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Taylor has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Taylor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.

Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Taylor keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.

Taylor gets a clinch.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Shawn Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Walker.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Daniel Walker has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.

Taylor rushes Walker and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Taylor pushes Walker up against the ropes in a clinch.

Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Walker eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Walker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Shawn Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.

Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Walker.

Taylor breaks the clinch.
Walker scores with a jab.
Walker misses with a looping right.

Taylor moves into the clinch.
Shawn Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Taylor breaks the clinch.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Taylor moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.

Taylor has managed to clinch.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.

Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.

Walker gets tackled into the ropes by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Walker's cut.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Taylor pushes Walker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Walker is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walker has his back to the ropes.
Walker throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.

Taylor breaks the clinch.

Taylor has managed to clinch.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor jabs at Walker's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taylor as Walker tries to tie him up.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Taylor.

Taylor gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Taylor misses with a body shot.

Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.

Taylor clinches.
Taylor avoids a wild elbow strike from Walker.

Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Walker gets tackled into the ropes by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.

Taylor forces Walker back against the ropes and clinches.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.

Taylor closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the ropes.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Taylor darts in and clinches Walker up against the ropes.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Taylor moves into the clinch.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Taylor!