PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walter
vs
Lowe

173 cm
34
185 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

180 cm
24
183 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe throws a series of punches but Walter moves out of range.
Lowe scores with a nice right hand.
Walter throws a shot from downtown. Lowe moves away and avoids it.
Lowe swinging wildly here.
Lowe lands with an overhand left.

Walter closes the distance and pushes Lowe back into the cage.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses.

Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Walter shoots in and drives through. Lowe sprawls well.
Walter staying out of range there.
Lowe tries to bum rush Walter with a series of wild strikes but Walter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Walter closes the distance and pushes Lowe back into the cage.
Lowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Walter controls his hands.
Lowe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walter's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to pull guard but Lowe holds him up against the cage and eventually Walter drops back down to his feet.
Walter tries to pull guard but Lowe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe prevents the takedown attempt.
Walter tries to pull guard but Lowe won't allow it.
Lowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walter prevents a body shot from Lowe.
Lowe tries to work over Walter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walter blocks a body shot from Lowe.
Walter wants to stall.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Lowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Lowe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.

Walter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lowe regains guard immediately.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walter preventing the sweep.
Lowe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowe trying to keep a closed guard but Walter is proving a slippery customer.
Lowe has his hands on Walter's head, controlling the position.
Lowe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walter's guard.
Lowe is in close to Walter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lowe advances to half guard.
Walter is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lowe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lowe is looking to advance position but Walter won't allow it.
Walter is positioning himself well to prevent Lowe advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowe uses his free foot to push down on Walter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Walter.
Lowe lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Stephan Walter has been cut.
Walter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lowe misses with a head shot.
Walter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lowe looking to finish with strikes here!
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!
Lowe breaks from Walter's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Stephan Walter's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lowe scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Stephan Walter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lowe cracks Walter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Walter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lowe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Walter because Lowe loaded up on that one.
Lowe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lowe lands a nice shot to the head.
Lowe with good strikes from the mount here!
Lowe unloads with some shots from mount but Walter bucks and avoids them well.
Walter is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Walter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Lowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Walter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lowe misses with a looping right.
Nicky Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe misses with a takedown attempt - Walter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Walter. No joy for Lowe on that attempt.
Lowe looks to land a right hand but Walter moved out of range.
Lowe misses with a double jab.
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowe.
Lowe motions for Walter to come forward. Lowe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stephan Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lowe closes the distance and clinches.
Walter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lowe after a bit of a struggle.
Stalling in the clinch from Lowe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowe.

Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walter looks for a takedown but Lowe sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Lowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lowe takes a swing at Walter's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Lowe misses.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lowe misses with the combination.
Lowe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walter scores with a three punch combo!
Lowe scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowe. Walter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lowe lands with an overhand left.
Walter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowe. Walter does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lowe.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lowe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter is not content to let Lowe control the position.
Lowe throwing strikes but Walter manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lowe stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Walter working the ground and pound from side control.
Nicky Lowe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walter tries to score with some ground and pound. Lowe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Walter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lowe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lowe can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe trying his best to control but Walter has mounted him.
Lowe is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowe tries to hold on but Walter postures up.
Lowe is in a horrible position here. Walter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lowe tries to reverse the position but Walter maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe regains half guard.
Lowe wants to control but Walter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Walter thows a huge punch but Lowe dodges it nicely.
Walter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walter prevents Lowe from improving his position.
Lowe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walter is working away from the top position though.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowe trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Walter manages to pass to mount!
Lowe tries to hold on but Walter postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Lowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stephan Walter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lowe throws a looping overhand right but Walter ducks down to avoid it.
Lowe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lowe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walter.
Lowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Lowe misses.
Walter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lowe pinned against the cage. Lowe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe takes a swing at Walter's ribcage but misses.
Walter shoots in for a double leg but Lowe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but Lowe shows good takedown defense.
Lowe misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowe throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walter blocks the body kick.
That kick from Lowe tenderised Walter's leg. Walter is trying to keep his angry face on.

Walter gets caught napping as Lowe dives in and scores a takedown. Walter manages to retain guard.
Lowe trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.
Walter looking for a sweep. Not yet Walter, not yet.
Walter working a defensive guard here.
Lowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lowe is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lowe connects with a leg kick. Walter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter slips under a jab from Lowe.
Lowe connects with a looping right hand.
Lowe scores with a decent looking hook.
Lowe catches Walter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lowe tries to bum rush Walter with a series of wild strikes but Walter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lowe.
Walter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowe throws out the jab.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
Walter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lowe defends it nicely.
Lowe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throws an overhand right that lands on Walter's shoulder, as Walter tries to avoid the shot.
Walter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walter shoots in for a double leg but Lowe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nicky Lowe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lowe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lowe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Walter clinches up against the cage.

Lowe breaks from the clinch.
Lowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Lowe circles away.
Lowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walter.
Lowe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walter darts in looking for a takedown but Lowe gets double underhooks and turns Walter into the cage.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Lowe has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe has Walter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Walter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stephan Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Lowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Lowe!
Our winner, Nicky Lowe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.