PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Tragically Hip- Thugs as his entrance music. Dennis Wise has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wise
vs
Walker

180 cm
26
159 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

168 cm
28
157 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wise takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Wise misses with a leg kick
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wise's calf.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wise connects with a leg kick. Walker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker throws a lazy uppercut
and Wise counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
Wise on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wise throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.

Walker pushes Wise up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wise is keeping busy.
Walker tries a body shot but Wise blocks it.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wise misses with a knee strike.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wise can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Wise tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Wise back against the cage.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Wise.
Wise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wise throws a head punch that misses.
Walker prevents a body shot from Wise.
Wise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wise misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise lands a nice uppercut.
Wise avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Wise has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wise is defending well for now.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker blocks a body shot from Wise.
Wise throws an elbow that misses.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Wise gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
Walker blocks a body shot from Wise.
Walker prevents a body shot from Wise.
Wise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wise slowing the pace effectively.
Wise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walker avoiding damage as Wise throws knees to the body.
Wise blocking some punches.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Wise lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.

It looks like Stevie Walker has been cut.
Wise lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Wise digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Wise prevents a body shot from Walker.
Wise lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wise lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wise works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Wise as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Wise is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise blocks an elbow strike from Walker.
Walker is looking to control Wise's arms but Wise gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walker has his back to the cage.
Wise scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wise tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Walker lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wise.
Wise lands with a left to the head.

Walker is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Wise blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wise as Walker tries to tie him up.
Wise gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Wise finish him?
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Wise controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wise missing with knees to the body.
Wise can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Wise misses with a punch on the inside.
Wise working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Wise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Walker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wise slips under a jab from Walker.
Walker defending well as Wise loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That has opened up Stevie Walker's cut even more.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Wise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wise throws a body kick that misses.
Wise throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wise tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wise connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wise throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Wise looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Wise backs away looking to recover.
Wise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wise lands with a shot to the body.
Wise stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Walker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Wise misses with an uppercut.

Walker gets a clinch.
Wise lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocks a body shot from Wise.
Wise working aggressively here.

Wise drops Walker with a big knee straight up the middle! Walker is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wise misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Walker blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Wise as he connects with a hook.
Wise drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Walker right on the button. Walker goes down! Wise follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wise gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Wise!
Dennis Wise retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Dennis Wise thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.