PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Walker's choice of entrance music: Rock you Like A Hurricane. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benjamin
vs
Walker

190 cm
22
192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
187 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnnie Walker!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Walker decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker throws a low kick, looking for Benjamin's leg but Benjamin calmly moves out of range.
Walker throws a left that rocks Benjamin and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Walker dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Benjamin regain composure!

Benjamin is rocked!
Benjamin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.
Walker moves into full mount!
Oh Benjamin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker with the ground and pound from mount.
Walker breaks from Benjamin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin working to try and regain half guard.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benjamin wants to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Walker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Benjamin seems to have got his legs back now.
Walker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Benjamin hang on?
Walker controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin wants to get back to his feet.

Walker is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Walker gets a takedown into half guard.
Walker trying to control the action but Benjamin is working from the bottom.
Benjamin is breathing heavily.
Walker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benjamin wants to control but Walker is keeping busy.
Benjamin is staying active underneath Walker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker decides to return to a standing position.
Benjamin throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker throws a series of punches but Benjamin moves out of range.
Benjamin lands with a nice combination. Walker backs away looking to recover.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benjamin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benjamin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Benjamin breaks from the clinch.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Walker is looking to clinch but Benjamin is avoiding it.
Benjamin keeps the fight on the outside.
Benjamin misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Walker shoots in but Benjamin avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Walker gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to take a breather but Benjamin is having none of it.
Benjamin is looking to escape.
Benjamin is trying to get back to full guard.
Benjamin is trying to stand up here but Walker is controlling him well.
Benjamin trying to control but Walker postures up.
Benjamin wants to get back to his feet.
Benjamin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Walker stops Benjamin from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Walker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benjamin throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benjamin throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Benjamin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Benjamin, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Benjamin against the cage but Benjamin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benjamin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Walker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Walker winds up and cracks Benjamin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Walker working the head and body with strikes.

Walker is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Benjamin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Benjamin is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benjamin trying to hold on to Walker's head to control him but Walker postures up.

Walker is looking for a kimura but Benjamin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Walker to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnnie Walker dominated that round.
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.

Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker slips a jab from Benjamin.

Benjamin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Walker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benjamin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjamin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker postures up.
Benjamin keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Benjamin wants to stand and escape but Walker is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin is looking to sweep but instead, Walker has passed into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker wants to pass to mount but Benjamin is defending the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker fails to land the takedown.
Jay Benjamin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Benjamin lands.
Benjamin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Walker with that takedown attempt.
Jay Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnnie Walker.
Benjamin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benjamin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the cage.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benjamin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Walker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Walker is rocked!

It looks like Johnnie Walker has been cut.
Walker slips under a jab from Benjamin.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benjamin slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Benjamin throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker tries to clinch but Benjamin is having none of it.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Benjamin sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Benjamin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker wants to clinch up but Benjamin keeps it at a distance.
Benjamin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Walker counters with a single leg into guard. Benjamin didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Benjamin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walker wants to control from the top but Benjamin keeps moving.
Walker prevents Benjamin from getting back to his feet.
Johnnie Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benjamin looking for a sweep. Not yet Benjamin, not yet.
Walker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benjamin keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Benjamin throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker is looking to clinch but Benjamin is avoiding it.
Benjamin stuffs the takedown.
Walker ducks straight into an uppercut from Benjamin and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Walker maanges to regain guard straight away.
Walker is still in real trouble! Can Benjamin finish him?
Walker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Benjamin is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker wants to sweep here but Benjamin controlling him for the moment.
Benjamin postures up.
Walker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Benjamin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Walker tries to clinch there but Benjamin circles away.
Benjamin throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
Benjamin scores with a jab.
Benjamin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Walker counters by clinching up.
Benjamin wants to break free but Walker has control.

Benjamin breaks from the clinch.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Benjamin shows good takedown defense.

Walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Walker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benjamin has escaped the position, nice work there.

Benjamin sneaks out the side door and pushes Walker away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Benjamin's guard.
Benjamin keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Walker passes into half guard.

Walker stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Benjamin looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Benjamin scores with a nice strike.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Jay Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnnie Walker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benjamin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Benjamin misses with a two punch combination.
Benjamin scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benjamin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benjamin drops Walker with a naaaaasty hook - Walker is in real trouble here! Benjamin dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Benjamin!