PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Ataxia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snoop Dogg Ft The Doors - Riders on the Storm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Greg Walker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Ataxia's chin.

Ataxia
vs
Walker

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ataxia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Walker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ataxia digs a good hook to Walker's body.
Walker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ataxia but Ataxia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ataxia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ataxia is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Ataxia circles away and we're back to standing.

Walker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Walker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Walker looks winded!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ataxia is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ataxia tries to lock up and control but Walker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Walker misses with a head shot.
Ataxia is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ataxia wants to get back to his feet.
Walker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Walker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Walker thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Walker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ataxia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ataxia is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Walker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ataxia because Walker loaded up on that one.
Walker throws a strike there. Ataxia manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Walker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ataxia defending well though.
Ataxia is trying to stand.
Ataxia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walker throwing shots but Ataxia is blocking nicely.
Ataxia pushes Walker off looking to stand but Walker dives back in and keeps control.
Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ataxia is trying to stand up here but Walker is controlling him well.
Walker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker looks to land a strike but Ataxia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Walker prevents Ataxia from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a big elbow that misses.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker preventing the sweep.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Ataxia blocks nicely.
Walker prevents Ataxia from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker won't allow Ataxia to sweep him here.
Walker throws an elbow that misses. Ataxia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Walker's guard. Nice move by Ataxia!
Walker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ataxia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Greg Walker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Ataxia does it's job there.
John Ataxia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ataxia feints a jab promting Walker to slip. Ataxia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ataxia tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ataxia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ataxia sizes up Walker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Ataxia throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Ataxia cracks Walker with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Ataxia.
John Ataxia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Ataxia.
Ataxia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ataxia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ataxia looks to land a combination. Walker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ataxia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Ataxia lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataxia lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker's hand.
Greg Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ataxia jabs at Walker's body.
Walker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ataxia connects with a looping right hand.
Ataxia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walker. Walker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker dodges the punch combination from Ataxia.
Ataxia with a nice cross.
Ataxia looks to land a combination. Walker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ataxia finds it's way through Walker's defenses.
Ataxia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ataxia connects with a single shot there.
Ataxia lands with a right hand.
Ataxia scores with a nice right hand.
Ataxia with a jab.
Ataxia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Ataxia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ataxia.
Ataxia with a nice cross.
Ataxia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walker under the eye.
Ataxia connects with a body shot.
Ataxia lands a lovely overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ataxia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ataxia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Ataxia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ataxia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ataxia lands a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ataxia!
Ataxia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ataxia tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ataxia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ataxia dips to his left and cracks Walker with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Ataxia.
Ataxia lands a really nice looking cross but Walker seems unphased.
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ataxia pinned against the cage. Ataxia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ataxia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
Walker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataxia works Walker's body with a nice hook.
Walker drops his hands momentarily and Ataxia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ataxia lands a right hook to the body.
Ataxia's corner calls for a 1-2. Ataxia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ataxia.
Ataxia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Walker walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ataxia lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ataxia lands with an uppercut that bounces Walker off the cage and back into range.
Ataxia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.
Walker fails to land the takedown.
John Ataxia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Walker.
Ataxia lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Ataxia.
Ataxia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ataxia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ataxia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ataxia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ataxia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
Ataxia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walker in his tracks.
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Walker is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ataxia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Ataxia finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ataxia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Ataxia.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Ataxia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ataxia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ataxia!