PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurston Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thurston Moore will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Walter
vs
Moore

173 cm
29
154 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

182 cm
30
152 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Thurston Moore!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Walter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moore, pushing him back against the cage.
Walter keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Walter has Moore pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Walter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Moore tumbling to the mat - Walter dives into Moore's guard.
Moore controls Walter momentarily but Walter frees himself.
Moore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moore wants to take a breather but Walter is having none of it.
Walter trying to control from the bottom.
Walter tries to get to full guard but Moore has control of the leg.
Walter has his hands clasped together around Moore's back. He's all about the action.
Moore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to take a breather but Walter is having none of it.
Moore is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Walter lands a couple of sideways elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore controlling the pace.
Walter wants to control but Moore is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Walter's shoulder, as Walter tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Moore.
Walter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moore's waist but Moore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walter off to one side.

Walter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moore trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walter seems to be looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore manages to get to full guard.
Walter advances position into side control!
Moore trying to control but Walter flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Moore trying to control the position but Walter manages to sink in the hooks.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walter is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Moore trying to control but not successfully.

Walter looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walter looking for the RNC.

Walter working for a choke but Moore is defending well.
Walter avoiding Moore 's attempts to control his hands.

Walter looking to break Moore's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Moore remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Walter will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Moore is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Moore manages to reverse the position and now he's in Walter's guard. Nice work there by Moore.
Moore wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Moore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Moore defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Walter.
Moore wants to hold on but Walter pushes him away.
Moore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moore has given up his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore trying to control the hands but Walter won't let him.

Moore is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Walter gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Walter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Walter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Walter in side control, throwing shots but Moore defends.

Walter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moore is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Walter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Walter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moore, who protects the arm well.
Moore is not content to let Walter control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is trying to control Walter's posture but Walter avoids it.

Walter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Walter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Walter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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Walter trying to control the position but Moore is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moore, who protects the arm well.
Walter working away.

Walter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Peter Walter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore is trying to control Walter's posture but Walter avoids it.
Walter grinds an elbow into Moore's temple.
Moore is trying to control Walter's posture but Walter avoids it.
Walter has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walter looking for a guillotine from mount but Moore is having none of it.
Moore tries to hold on but Walter postures up.
Walter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moore slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Walter seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore gets back to full guard.
Moore seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Walter trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter throwing strikes from guard but Moore blocks nicely.

Walter drops back looking for a leg! Moore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moore manages to kick Walter off! Walter jumps back into Moore's guard.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Moore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walter prevents Moore from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter looking to pass the guard.
Moore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walter is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Walter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Walter slips a jab from Moore.
Walter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walter shoots for a double leg takedown but Moore sprawls well. He's pushed Walter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Walter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moore's guard.
Walter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Walter 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.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walter's guard.
Moore trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walter is keeping the position for now.
Walter keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a big elbow that misses.

Walter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moore is aware though and is defending well.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Moore wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.

Thurston Moore has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Walter gets the takedown into side control.
Moore is looking for a sweep.

Walter is trying to get an arm triangle but Moore is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Walter is looking to improve his position.
Walter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore throws a big elbow that misses.
Moore wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Walter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Walter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moore defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Walter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moore defends it easily.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peter Walter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore won't allow Walter to sweep him here.
Walter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moore!
Walter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moore for as long as he can get away with.
Moore sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Moore is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Peter Walter.
Moore tried to score with a low kick but Walter checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Thurston Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Walter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Walter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Walter!
Peter Walter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery for their support in the buildup to the fight.