PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. wanted dead or alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Ulfsson
vs
Walker

187 cm
30
181 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

175 cm
26
175 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Walker!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walker clinches up against the cage.
Ulfsson lands with a light punch inside.
Ulfsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Ulfsson fails to land.
Ulfsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ulfsson looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Walker.
Ulfsson is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ulfsson down to the mat. Ulfsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ulfsson digs a good hook to Walker's body.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulfsson swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ulfsson blocks a head kick by Walker.
That kick from Ulfsson tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ulfsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walker wants to clinch up but Ulfsson keeps it at a distance.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A shot to the liver by Ulfsson. Beautiful body shot.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Ulfsson throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Ulfsson tries to score with a low kick but Walker moves his leg out of the way.
Walker lands with a cross.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick but Walker checks it.
Ulfsson tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker checks the leg kick.
Ulfsson is looking to land body kicks.
Ulfsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.

Walker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ulfsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulfsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson seems keen to control Walker's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker throws a strike but Ulfsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ulfsson passes Walker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Walker wants to improve his position but Ulfsson is controlling well.
It looks like Ulfsson is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Walker.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker is trying to hold Ulfsson in close to prevent damage but Ulfsson has managed to pass into half guard.

Walker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
Ulfsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Walker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ulfsson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ulfsson's back!

Walker is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ulfsson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control but Ulfsson is keeping busy.
Walker is hanging on to Ulfsson's back as he tries to escape.

Walker working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ulfsson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Walker's guard. Nice work there by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker is trying to control the position but Ulfsson postures up.
Ulfsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wade Walker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ulfsson lands a leg kick that knocks Walker off balance momentarily.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ulfsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Ulfsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ulfsson closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Ulfsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.

It looks like Wade Walker has been cut.
Ulfsson looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ulfsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ulfsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ulfsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wade Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker throws a right and a left that Ulfsson avoids nicely.
Ulfsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ulfsson throws a nice head kick!
Ulfsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulfsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walker seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Ulfsson shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Walker is backing up but Ulfsson catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Walker covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Ulfsson Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.