PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Otis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Walker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Otis
vs
Walker

183 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renato Otis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damien Walker!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walker tries to clinch up but Otis circles away and keeps his distance.

Walker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Walker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Otis is trying to improve his position.
Walker wants to stand but Otis has his arm trapped.

Walker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Walker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Otis is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to stand but Otis has his arm trapped.
Otis sneaks back into half guard.

Walker is working for a kimura but Otis is defending it quite comfortably.
Otis wants to control but Walker is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otis is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walker wants to take a breather but Otis is having none of it.
Otis keeping control of the position.
Walker works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker looks winded!
Poor strikes thrown by Walker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otis tries to lock up and control but Walker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Otis tries to reverse the position but Walker maintains control.
Otis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Otis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Otis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Otis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walker is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Otis wants to control but Walker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Renato Otis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Otis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Otis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Otis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Walker can't fight it off and eventually Otis manages to take the fight to the floor. Walker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otis postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Renato Otis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walker wants to clinch.
Walker fails with the takedown.
Otis looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.

Walker looking to score a takedown here. Otis is defending well but Walker drives through and ends up in Otis's guard.
Otis wants to stand and escape but Walker is having none of it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Otis is on top in guard.
Walker throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Walker is breathing heavily.

Walker looking for a guillotine here but Otis defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otis trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Otis trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Renato Otis wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Otis has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.

Otis manages to pull guard.
Otis managing to control the position.
Otis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Otis wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Walker manages to pass to side control.
Walker is just content to waste time from the top position. Otis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otis managing to control the position.
Otis wants to sweep but no luck.
Otis controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself.
Walker is looking to pass into half guard but Otis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Otis is in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to strike from the bottom.
Otis wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Otis manages to get himself to full guard.
Otis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Otis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Renato Otis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Otis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Otis lands in his opponent's guard.
Otis wanted to stand there but Walker had control of the position.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Walker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Otis controls the pace.
Walker controls Otis momentarily but Otis frees himself.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Damien Walker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Walker wants to clinch up but Otis keeps it at a distance.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Otis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Otis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Otis persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A leg kick checked by Walker.

Otis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Walker to the ground. Otis is now in Walker's guard.
Otis looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Otis trying to keep a closed guard but Walker is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Otis.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Otis looking for a guillotine here but Walker defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otis has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up.
Otis looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Otis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Otis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Otis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Otis off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Otis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Otis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Otis tries to improve position but can't.
Otis is working hard here to advance position.
Otis struggling a bit here.
Renato Otis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Otis tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Otis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Otis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Otis!
After winning the bout, Renato Otis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.