PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gilmore
vs
Walter

178 cm
39
181 lbs
26 - 20 - 1

173 cm
35
187 lbs
18 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Walter!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter wants to clinch but Gilmore slips to the side
and Gilmore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walter walks into a left hand.
Gilmore throws out a leg kick but Walter moves out of range and Gilmore only half commits.
Gilmore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Walter clinches.
Walter blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Gilmore.
Walter lands a knee to the body.
Gilmore throws a head punch that misses.
Walter scores with a knee to the head.
Walter with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walter obliges.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
Walter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gilmore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gilmore's face.
Walter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walter crunches a lovely knee into Gilmore's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Walter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walter.
Walter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Walter.
Gilmore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walter missing with knees to the body.
Walter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walter tries to land knees in the clinch but Gilmore avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Gilmore.
Gilmore avoiding damage as Walter throws knees to the body.
Walter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Walter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gilmore swings wildly with an uppercut but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilmore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Gilmore fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walter.
Walter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walter misses with a knee strike.
Gilmore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walter is struggling to control the position.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gilmore has Walter pressed against the cage.
A short right from Gilmore.
Gilmore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walter is keeping busy.
Walter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gilmore avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gilmore.
Gilmore throws a punch but it's blocked by Walter.
Gilmore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gilmore is defending well for now.
Gilmore avoiding damage as Walter throws knees to the body.
Gilmore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gilmore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walter trying to land knees to the body.
Gilmore is trying to break the clinch but Walter is controlling him.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but Gilmore blocks with his arms.
Gilmore misses with some punches.
Gilmore avoiding damage as Walter throws knees to the body.
Walter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gilmore.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gilmore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walter is looking to control Gilmore's arms but Gilmore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walter has his back to the cage.
Walter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gilmore avoids it.
Walter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Walter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walter struggles to land a body shot inside as Gilmore controls his hands.
Gilmore managing to block the knees to the body from Walter.
Walter misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmore looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Walter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Walter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gilmore to score with a decent uppercut.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.
Gilmore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walter tries to clinch there but Gilmore circles away.
Gilmore misses the jab.
Walter tries to clinch up

and Gilmore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Walter kicks Gilmore off and gets to his feet.
Peter Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilmore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter is looking to clinch but Gilmore is avoiding it.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilmore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walter slips a straight right by Gilmore.
Gilmore circles away from the clinch attempt.

Walter takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Walter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter avoiding damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gilmore's brow.
Walter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gilmore avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walter obliges.
Walter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gilmore looking to slow down the pace here.
Peter Walter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gilmore avoiding damage as Walter throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gilmore fails to land.
Walter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gilmore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gilmore tries to stall but Walter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gilmore as Walter tries to tie him up.
Gilmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walter lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walter missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore is trying to break the clinch but Walter is controlling him.
Walter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walter stalling in the clinch.
Walter stalling in the clinch but Gilmore improves position.
Walter lands a knee to the head.
Gilmore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gilmore tries to throw a body punch but Walter avoids it by throwing Gilmore back against the cage.
Gilmore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gilmore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gilmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Walter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gilmore misses with a punch on the inside.

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. Gilmore is defending well for now.
Walter misses with a knee strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Walter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gilmore lands with a light punch inside.
Walter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gilmore avoids it.
Gilmore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walters head.
Gilmore swings wildly with an uppercut but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter misses with a body punch.
Walter misses with a knee to the head.
Gilmore swings wildly with an uppercut but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilmore just leaning against Walter, taking a breather.
Walter stalling against the cage.
Walter lands a good knee to the midsection. Gilmore won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gilmore throws a punch but it's blocked by Walter.
Gilmore avoiding damage as Walter throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gilmore tries to break the clinch but Walter is controlling the position.
Walter looking to stall.
Walter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gilmore's face.
Walter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Walter.
Walter tries a knee to the head but Gilmore blocks it.
Walter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gilmore avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter crunches a lovely knee into Gilmore's ribcage.
Walter landing knees to the body.
Walter scores with a hook to the body.
Gilmore avoiding damage as Walter throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Walter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Walter tries to clinch there but Gilmore circles away.
Walter tries to clinch but Gilmore moves away
and Gilmore counters with a low kick, right behind Walter 's knee.
Walter tries to clinch up but Gilmore circles away and keeps his distance.
Gilmore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilmore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Happy Gilmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter moves out of range of the leg kick from Gilmore.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilmore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilmore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been told by Gilmore's head coaches at Rift Fighting Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gilmore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Gilmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walter tries to clinch but Gilmore is having none of it.
Gilmore misses with a few strikes there.
Walter tries to clinch there but Gilmore circles away.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walter.
Gilmore connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.

Walter moves into the clinch.
Walter tries a knee to the head but Gilmore blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Walter.
Walter tries to land knees in the clinch but Gilmore avoids the damage to the body.
Walter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gilmore swings wildly with an uppercut but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilmore working hard to break the clinch.
Walter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gilmore avoids it.
Walter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gilmore has a couple of punches blocked by Walter.
Walter blocks an uppercut.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Happy Gilmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walter looking to throw knees to the head but Gilmore is blocking nicely.
Gilmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gilmore.
Walter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gilmore is defending well for now.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gilmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gilmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilmore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but Gilmore blocks with his arms.
Gilmore taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walter tries a knee to the head but Gilmore blocks it.
Gilmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walter swings wildly with an uppercut but Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore managing to block the knees to the body from Walter.
Walter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gilmore blocks an elbow strike.
Gilmore misses with the head strike.
Walter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilmore blocks it with crossed arms.
Gilmore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gilmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peter Walter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gilmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gilmore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walter controlling the action here for a moment.
Walter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gilmore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gilmore.
Gilmore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gilmore.
Gilmore is looking to break free of the clinch but Walter has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Gilmore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Gilmore to work.
Walter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gilmore is defending well for now.
Gilmore trying to stall but Walter improves his position.
Walter scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilmore managing to block the knees to the body from Walter.
Gilmore misses with the head strike.
Gilmore blocks an elbow strike from Walter.
Gilmore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Walter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Walter!
An out of breath and clearly excited Peter Walter thanked Merciless Gladiators for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).