PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephan Walter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Isaac Newton's chin.

Walter
vs
Newton

173 cm
31
185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brute

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaac Newton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Walter.
Newton misses with a takedown

and Walter counters by clinching up.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Newton has him pressed against the cage.
Walter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Newton wants a takedown but no success here.
Stephan Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Newton.
Newton effectively controlling the action here.
Newton blocks an uppercut.
Newton is working for takedown but Walter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Walter tries to circle away but Newton has him pinned against the cage.
Walter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newton's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter has had enough of the clinch but Newton keeps him there for the moment.
Walter throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
Newton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walter's efforts to push away.
Walter working hard to break the clinch.

Newton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Walter uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Walter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Newton's guard.
Walter trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton looking to control.
Walter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Newton is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is pulling down on Walter's head to control his posture.
Walter is looking to stand up but Newton won't let him.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Isaac Newton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walter.
Walter leaves Newton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Newton gets tackled into the cage by Walter. Walter maintains the clinch.
Walter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Newton tries to score a body lock takedown but Walter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Walter struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walter misses with a body punch.
Walter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newton's elbow.
Newton prevents a body shot from Walter.
Walter is trying to break free.
Walter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Newton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Newton blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton blocks a body shot from Walter.
Walter wants to get back to striking at distance but Newton won't allow it.
Newton prevents Walter from breaking the clinch.

Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Walter does no damage.
Newton has a takedown stuffed.
Newton fails with the takedown
and Walter counters with a nice body shot.
Walter tries to clinch up but Newton circles away and keeps his distance.
Walter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Walter tries to clinch up but Newton circles away and keeps his distance.
Newton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Newton somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Walter dominated that 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.

Newton shoots in looking for a takedown. Walter tries to sprawl out of it but Newton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Newton with that takedown attempt.
Newton shoots in but Walter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stephan Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Newton.
Newton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walter circles away.
Newton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walter's waist but Walter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Newton off to one side.
Walter connects with a single shot there.
Newton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter falls off balance throwing a combination

and Newton counters with a single leg into guard. Walter didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Newton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Newton won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.
Newton distracts Walter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Newton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walter wants to stand but Newton is controlling the position.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walter is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.
Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Walter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walter keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Newton stops Walter from standing up.

Newton 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.
Newton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Newton wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Newton trying to move into half guard but instead Walter has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newton is controlling Walter's posture.
Walter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Newton's guard.
Newton is trying to keep Walter in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Walter wants to stand but Newton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Newton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking for a sweep. Not yet Newton, not yet.
Walter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Newton is proving hard to escape from.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Walter has Newton up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Walter manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Isaac Newton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Walter closes the distance but Newton moves to the side

and Newton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Newton drops back looking for a leg! Walter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walter manages to kick Newton off! Newton jumps back into Walter's guard.
Newton looking to pass the guard.
Newton prevents Walter from getting back to his feet.

Newton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Newton trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.
Newton is pushing down on Walter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Walter is fighting to maintain full guard but Newton has managed to sneak the leg through.

Walter has one foot on Newton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton has his takedown stuffed

and Walter moves into the clinch.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Newton has him pressed against the cage.

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

Newton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Newton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Walter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Newton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter pushes Newton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Newton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Newton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton throws an elbow but Walter slips to the side and avoids it well.

Newton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Walter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter dodges the ground and pound from Newton.

Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Walter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Walter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Walter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Newton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Newton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Newton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Newton!
In his post fight interview, Isaac Newton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.