PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grundy Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Walker
vs
Wall

176 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grundy Wall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Wall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
Wall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wall.
Wall throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Wall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wall tries to move into range but Walker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wall is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Wall catches Walker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wall. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wall misses with a body shot.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Walker slips under a jab.
Wall misses with a body shot.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wall.
Wall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker thuds his shin into the meat of Wall's side.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Wall.
Wall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Wall's belly button to the back.
Wall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
Wall misses with a few strikes there.
Grundy Wall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Wall throws a low kick but Walker moves out of range easily.
Wall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Wall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wall misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wall.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wall misses with a double jab
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wall misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Wall throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters with a nice body kick.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wall. That did some damage!
Wall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wall scrambles back to his feet.
Wall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wall swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a body kick.
Wall looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wall swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wall takes a kick to the side of the head.

Wall is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a nice leg kick.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wall throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker counters with a nice leg kick.
Wall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wall throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Wall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker throws a head kick that Wall semi-blocks.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wall.
Walker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wall misses the shot to the body.
Walker works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Walker clobbers Wall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wall.
Wall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wall misses the target.
Michael Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Wall misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wall. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Walker.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wall.
Wall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Wall. That snapped Walker's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wall does no damage.
A head kick from Walker lands but Wall takes it in his stride.
Wall throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Wall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Wall misses.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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 throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wall cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Wall off balance momentarily.
Wall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker slips under a jab from Wall.
Wall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wall.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wall.
Walker blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walker.
Walker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wall is breathing heavily.
Wall throws a good cross that connects.
Wall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Wall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wall throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Wall throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Wall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walker.
Wall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Wall's belly button to the back.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wall. That did some damage!
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Wall.
Walker throws a head kick but Wall moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wall misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wall's knee momentarily.
Walker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wall. That did some damage!
Walker avoids the body shot from Wall.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wall throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker scores with a one two! Wall had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Walker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wall's sensitive parts.
Wall with a jab.
Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wall swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Wall.
Wall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Wall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Wall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wall misses with a body shot
and Walker counters with a nice kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wall. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Wall in the body.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Wall off balance momentarily.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Wall both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker is looking to slow Wall down with leg kicks.
Wall lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker punishes Wall's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wall.
Wall misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to slow Wall down with leg kicks.
Wall misses with a few strikes there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walker. Wall shrugs it off though.
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Walker.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grundy Wall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Walker misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker cracks the inside of Wall's front leg.
Wall misses with a body shot.
Wall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.
Walker with a nice cross.
Walker slips under a jab from Wall.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Wall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a big head kick but Wall shrugs it off.
Wall throws a combination that misses
and Walker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Walker!