PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Cerrone told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Walter
vs
Cerrone

173 cm
31
170 lbs
12 - 19 - 1

183 cm
24
167 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators
Fight Night Nutrition

Merciless Gladiators

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 12 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch but Walter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Cerrone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cerrone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walter throws a wild body kick that Cerrone sees coming a mile off.
Cerrone lands with a cross.
Walter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cerrone.
Walter wants to clinch up but Cerrone keeps it at a distance.
Walter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerrone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walter manages to avoid it.
Cerrone looks for a takedown but Walter sprawls well.
Walter blocks the body kick.

Walter clinches.
Cerrone is trying to pull guard but Walter has him pressed against the cage.
Steven Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cerrone.

Walter manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Cerrone misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to clinch up but Cerrone circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cerrone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walter circles away quickly and effectively.
Walter throws a series of punches but Cerrone moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cerrone.
Good leg kick by Walter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cerrone shoots in but no luck this time.

Walter darts in and clinches Cerrone up against the cage.
Walter tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerrone avoids the damage to the body.
Walter lands an elbow inside.
Walter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cerrone wants a takedown.
Cerrone is working for takedown but Walter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Walter lands a shoulder strike.
Walter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands a knee to the body.
Walter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cerrone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walter scores with a nice body kick.
Walter throws a push kick but Cerrone slaps the foot to one side.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cerrone tries to keep at a distance but Walter has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Walter.

Walter manages to break the clinch.
Don Cerrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerrone keeps the fight on the outside.
Cerrone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walter looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerrone is just out of range.
Cerrone scores with a head kick. Walter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Cerrone closes the distance and clinches.
Walter has Cerrone pressed against the cage.
Walter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cerrone backwards.
Walter stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Walter.
Cerrone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walter smiles and moves away.
Walter leaves Cerrone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cerrone.

Walter has Cerrone up against the cage in a clinch.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Walter won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Walter breaks the clinch.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cerrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Cerrone misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerrone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cerrone fails with a takedown attempt.
Walter leaves Cerrone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Walter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cerrone misses with a kick to the body.
Cerrone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walter cracks the inside of Cerrone's front leg.
Cerrone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walter defends well and Cerrone ends up having to push Walter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Walter moves into the clinch successfully.
Walter lands an elbow inside that Cerrone shrugs off.

It looks like Don Cerrone has been cut.
Walter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cerrone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Walter tries to clinch up.
Cerrone keeps the fight on the outside.
Cerrone doesn't manage to clinch there - Walter circles away.
Steven Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Cerrone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cerrone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walter but Walter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steven Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cerrone.
Walter misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Cerrone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walter's waist but Walter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cerrone off to one side.
Cerrone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cerrone somewhat.
Cerrone tries to clinch there but Walter circles away.
Cerrone shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Walter. No joy for Cerrone on that attempt.
Cerrone goes for a double leg but Walter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Walter continues to drive forward.
Walter misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Walter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Walter.
Walter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Walter breaks from the clinch.
Walter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerrone.

Walter pushes Cerrone up against the cage in a clinch.
Steven Walter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerrone is defending well for now.

Walter breaks from the clinch.
Cerrone swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Cerrone shoots in but Walter avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Walter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walter landing knees to the head.

Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cerrone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Walter quickly recovers to half guard.
Cerrone thows a huge punch but Walter dodges it nicely.
Walter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cerrone.

Walter manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cerrone keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cerrone up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Walter breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Walter rushes Cerrone and presses him up against the cage.
Cerrone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walter pulls his leg out and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Walter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Cerrone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Walter is looking to clinch.
Cerrone throws a hook but Walter blocks it.
Walter throws a series of punches but Cerrone moves out of range.
Walter connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cerrone throws a solid leg kick but Walter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cerrone.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Walter tries to clinch there but Cerrone circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cerrone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cerrone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cerrone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walter keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Cerrone as he connects with a hook.
Walter misses with a few strikes there.
Walter tries to clinch but Cerrone moves out of range.
Walter thows a body kick. Cerrone tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone scores with a head kick.

Walter drives through and clinches with Cerrone against the cage.
Cerrone avoids the elbow strike from Walter, against the cage.

Walter breaks from the clinch.
Walter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid body kick from Cerrone.
Cerrone doesn't manage to clinch there - Walter circles away.
A head kick from Walter lands but Cerrone takes it in his stride.
Cerrone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Walter closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Walter.

Walter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Cerrone.

Walter clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walter tries a body shot but Cerrone blocks it.
Walter prevents Cerrone from breaking the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerrone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walter obliges.
Cerrone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cerrone wants a takedown but no success here.
Steven Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cerrone.
Walter pushes off an throws an elbow but Cerrone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walter lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Cerrone manages to break the clinch.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerrone circles away.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Cerrone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steven Walter is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cerrone.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walter pushes Cerrone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cerrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cerrone looking to slow down the pace here.
Steven Walter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cerrone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walter fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Walter pushes Cerrone up against the cage in a clinch.

Walter breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cerrone fails with the takedown.
Walter tries to clinch up but Cerrone circles away and keeps his distance.

Walter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cerrone wants a takedown but no success here.
Cerrone is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walter to keep the fight standing.
Walter scores with a shoulder strike.
Don Cerrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerrone wants to get back to striking at distance but Walter won't allow it.
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.
Walter tries a knee to the head but Cerrone blocks it.

Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Walter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walter, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Walter!
Steven Walter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Merciless Gladiators for their support in the buildup to the fight.