PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Day Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Day Man Remix as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Walker
vs
Man

188 cm
24
223 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Day Man!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker moves away from the strike by Man.
Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man slips a straight right by Walker.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man misses with a straight right.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Walker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big right from Man misses.
Walker scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wes Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walker avoids the body shot from Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Walker.
We've been informed that Man has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Walker connects with a jab.
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man jabs at Walker's body.
Walker staying out of range there.
Man throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Man misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Walker.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Walker throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man misses with a double jab.
Walker scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Walker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Walker misses.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Man might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Walker connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Man throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Man is rocked!
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Man throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Walker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Walker.
Walker throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man lands with a cross.
Walker swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Walker lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man misses with a looping right.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Walker lands a front kick.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man slips under a jab from Walker.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Walker off the ropes and back into range.
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walker.
Man throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Walker clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walker staying out of range there.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Walker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Man throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Walker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man takes one to the chin there.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good exchange - Walker coming out on top.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Man misses the shot to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Man cracks Walker with a good jab.
Walker misses with a hook
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man on the side of the head.
Walker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Man staying out of range there.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Man scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man slips under a jab from Walker.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Walker against the ropes but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man misses with a hook.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Man misses with a looping right.
Walker throws a combination. Man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Man throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Man throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Man lands with a right hand.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Walker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Walker misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
Walker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Man is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wes Walker 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. This is the final round!

Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Walker staying out of range there.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man connects with a right hand. Walker shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Walker avoids the body shot from Man.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Walker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Man throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Man.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walker slips a jab from Man.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Man throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Walker misses the jab.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Walker lands with a good body shot.
Man misses the jab.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man lands with a straight right. Walker didn't see that one coming.
Walker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walker throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker scores with a leg kick.

Man darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Man is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Walker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walker's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man 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.

Man is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walker defends it well.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walker won't allow Man to pass to mount.
Walker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Man scores with a couple of nice shots.
Man wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Walker is looking to escape.
Walker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Man.
Walker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
Man passes Walker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Walker is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Man throwing shots but Walker is blocking nicely.
Man wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Man working over Walker with some ground and pound. Walker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Man trying to control the pace.
Man trying to pass the guard but Walker defending well.

Man is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Man passes to side control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Man off and has taken his back!

Walker has Man's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man cracks Walker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker moves out of range as Man strikes.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
A big left from Walker misses.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walker.
Man throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Man throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Man throws a combination. Walker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man darts in looking for a takedown but Walker gets double underhooks and turns Man into the ropes.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Day Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Wes Walker!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Wes Walker!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Wes Walker!

Wes Walker wins by unanimous decision!