PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilfried Handel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Handel
vs
Walter

185 cm
32
156 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

177 cm
27
167 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry
Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilfried Handel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walter instigates a clinch.
Handel misses with a punch on the inside.
Walter tries to break the clinch but Handel is controlling the position.
Walter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Handel lands with a left to the head.
Handel taking a breather.
Walter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Handel misses with a punch on the inside.

Walter breaks the clinch.
Walter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walter staying out of range there.
No joy there for Walter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walter tries to clinch
and Handel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walter is looking to clinch but Handel is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Handel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Handel. Beautiful body shot.
Walter tries to clinch but Handel moves away
and Handel counters with a nice body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Walter.

It looks like Wilfried Handel has been cut.
Walter wants to clinch up but Handel keeps it at a distance.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Handel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Handel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walter throws a right and a left that Handel avoids nicely.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Handel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Handel counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Handel circles away.
Walter slips a jab from Handel.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Handel.
Handel tries to throw a body punch but Walter avoids it by throwing Handel back against the cage.
Handel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walter.
A frustrated look appears on Walter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Handel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walter blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Walter breaks the clinch.
Walter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Walter forces Handel back against the cage and clinches.
Walter effectively controlling the action here.
Walter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Handel has him pressed against the cage.
Handel tries a body shot but Walter blocks it.

Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walter tries to clinch there but Handel circles away.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Handel pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Walter.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walter is looking to break free of the clinch but Handel has double underhooks.
Handel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handel's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Handel.
Handel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walter as Handel tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handel blocks an elbow strike from Walter.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Walter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilfried Handel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter misses with a straight right.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy left from Walter finds it's target.
Walter misses with a few strikes there.
Walter catches Handel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walter wants to clinch.
Handel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walter thows a body shot but no joy.

Walter closes the distance and clinches.
Handel misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Handel lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Walter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handel misses with a body punch
and Walter counters with a nice uppercut.
Handel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Handel.

Walter moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Handel trying to stall but Walter improves his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Walter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Walter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Handel trying to control the position but instead, Walter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Handel into the cage.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Handel is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter takes a shot to the head.
Handel lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter scores with a three punch combo!
Walter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Handel is rocked!
Walter Rushes Handel and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Handel is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Walter Piles on the pressure and Handel crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Walter!
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