PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Zoolander could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to J J Walker's chin.

Zoolander
vs
J Walker

181 cm
31
155 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

180 cm
29
160 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Fast

BeastMode

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 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Zoolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J J Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zoolander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zoolander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker's corner calls for a 1-2. Walker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zoolander blocks a low kick nicely.
A left lands for Zoolander.
Zoolander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zoolander swivels and escapes.
Zoolander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zoolander stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zoolander.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Xavier Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J J Walker.

Zoolander rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Zoolander lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoolander has double underhooks.
Walker wants to break free but Zoolander has control.
Zoolander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoolander throws an elbow that misses.
Zoolander throws an elbow that misses.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoolander won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Zoolander.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Zoolander lands an elbow inside.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Zoolander prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Zoolander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoolander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Walker is trying to push Zoolander away but Zoolander has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zoolander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zoolander as Walker tries to tie him up.
Zoolander misses with an elbow over the top.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zoolander lands a damaging elbow.
Zoolander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoolander misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker trying to control the position but instead, Zoolander has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walker into the cage.
Zoolander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Zoolander misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoolander throws an elbow but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoolander.
Walker wants to take the fight to the mat but Zoolander manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Zoolander tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Zoolander wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Zoolander tries a head kick but it misses.
Xavier Zoolander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Walker.
Zoolander tries a head kick but it misses.
Zoolander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Zoolander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zoolander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zoolander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker is looking to chop away at Zoolander's legs.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zoolander wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.

Zoolander instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zoolander just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Zoolander misses with an elbow strike.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoolander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Zoolander prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Zoolander pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoolander tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander misses with an elbow over the top.
Zoolander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zoolander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Zoolander dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Walker throws a leg kick but Zoolander checks it.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zoolander doesn't seem bothered though.
Zoolander tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zoolander as he jumps to the side.
Walker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zoolanders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zoolander lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xavier Zoolander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zoolander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zoolander looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Zoolander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zoolander slips a straight right by Walker.
Zoolander is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Zoolander moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zoolander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zoolander is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horrible takedown by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by Zoolander which made him look bad.
Xavier Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J J Walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Walker misses.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Zoolander.
That kick from Zoolander tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zoolander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zoolander tries a head kick but it misses.
Xavier Zoolander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zoolander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zoolander tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Zoolander tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Walker.
Zoolander cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.

Zoolander moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Zoolander, against the cage.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoolander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoolander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker tries to pull guard but Zoolander holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoolander throws an elbow but misses.
Xavier Zoolander has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zoolander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker looking to stall.
Zoolander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoolander pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zoolander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoolander lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Zoolander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zoolander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Zoolander lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Zoolander lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.

Walker is rocked!
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoolander.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Zoolander tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Zoolander has the dominant position.
Zoolander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Zoolander finish him?
Zoolander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoolander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Zoolander.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zoolander throws an elbow that misses.
Zoolander throws an elbow that misses.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Zoolander throws an elbow that misses.
Zoolander pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Zoolander.
Zoolander lands an elbow inside.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Zoolander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Zoolander.
Zoolander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Zoolander improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Zoolander.
Zoolander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Zoolander dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zoolander clinches.
Zoolander lands an elbow inside.
Zoolander pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoolander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it misses.
Zoolander lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zoolander pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zoolander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoolander lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Zoolander trying to land knees to the body.
Zoolander misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker is trying to stall.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Zoolander.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zoolander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zoolander is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Zoolander slips the punch.
Zoolander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zoolander is looking to clinch.
Zoolander moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Zoolander is looking to clinch.
Zoolander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zoolander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Zoolander looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Zoolander.
Zoolander wants to clinch
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Zoolander lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
Zoolander tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Zoolander walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Zoolander is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Walker blocks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoolander tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.

Zoolander lands a big head kick that sends Walker tumbling to the mat! Zoolander takes a step backwards and waves Walker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zoolander looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoolander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zoolander tries to clinch up.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zoolander's waist but Zoolander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
Zoolander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zoolander tries a head kick but it misses.
Xavier Zoolander is winning the standup battle so far.
Zoolander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zoolander throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zoolander wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander throws a nice head kick!
Zoolander looks to clinch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Zoolander is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Walker.
Walker catches Zoolander with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zoolander takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
J J Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Zoolander fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker controlling the action here for a moment.
Zoolander missing with knees to the body.
Zoolander pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zoolander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoolander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander trying to land knees to the body.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walker avoiding damage as Zoolander throws knees to the body.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Zoolander is controlling him.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoolander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zoolander just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Zoolander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zoolander.
Zoolander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it misses.
Zoolander missing with knees to the body.
Zoolander throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Zoolander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zoolander 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Zoolander!
A very excited looking Xavier Zoolander made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.