PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walker
vs
Lytle

174 cm
24
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
163 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Lytle!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lytle sprawls well initially but Walker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Walker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Lytle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lytle is not content to let Walker control the position.
Walker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lytle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Lytle actively working from the bottom here.
Walker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lytle has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lytle is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker is looking to advance position but Lytle won't allow it.
Walker is trying to control. Lytle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Walker is pressing down on Lytle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lytle is holding on for now.
Lytle is pressing down on Walker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Lytle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lytle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lytle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walker controls the pace.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lytle's head.

Lytle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Lytle working for a triangle but Walker defends it easily.
Walker postures up and lands a big shot to Lytle's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker is stalling in the full guard.
Lytle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walker landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Lytle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Walker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lytle's head.
Walker controlling from the top position.
Lytle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker trying to control but Lytle is working from the bottom.
Walker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lytle's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lytle keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker is stalling in the full guard.
Lytle keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Deon Walker.

Lytle gets caught flat footed, as Walker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Lytle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lytle is striking off his back. Walker thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Walker connects with a nice short shot to Lytle's temple.
Walker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Walker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lytle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Walker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lytle's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lytle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Walker just content to control the position.
Lytle tries to bench press Walker off him but Walker keeps the position.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lytle keeps working.
Lytle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Walker cracks Lytle with a big elbow.
Walker lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker trying to control the action but Lytle is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lytle stops Walker from passing to mount.
Lytle is looking to regain half guard here but Walker keeps moving and retains side control.
Lytle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Walker is defending against the submission attempts here by Lytle.
Lytle is trying to control the action in half guard but Walker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lytle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lytle prevents Walker from standing back up.
Deon Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lytle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lytle.

Walker pushes Lytle off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Lytle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walker pulls his head out easily.
Lytle is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
Walker is really struggling to control Lytle but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Lytle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Walker lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lytle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lytle.

Lytle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Walker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker wants to control from the top but Lytle keeps moving.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lytle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walker defends it easily.
Walker sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deon Walker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Walker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Walker thows a huge punch but Lytle dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Walker there.
Lytle punching from the bottom.
Walker trying to control from half guard but Lytle is working away.
Walker is nestled in close to Lytle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Lytle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walker not doing much here.
Lytle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walker is working away from the top position though.
Walker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lytle's head.
Lytle is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lytle avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Walker seems content to control.
Walker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lytle missing with punches from the bottom.

Lytle actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Walker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lytle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walker wants to pass to mount but Lytle is defending the position.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lytle keeps working.
Walker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Walker prevents Lytle from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Walker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

We're going to have a standup here because Deon Walker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Walker wants to control from the top but Lytle keeps moving.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lytle can do to turn this around?
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lytle is keeping the position for now.

Lytle has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Walker is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lytle.
Lytle being controlled for a moment.
Walker working the ground and pound.
Chuck Lytle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control the action but Lytle is working from the bottom.
Lytle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lytle some visible discomfort.
Lytle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lytle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lytle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lytle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walker sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deon 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

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