PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Quick
vs
Walker

190 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Pin Up

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Walker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a wild combination.
John Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick misses with a wild combination.
We've been told by Quick's head coaches at S-1 Complete Fighter Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Walker jabs at Quick's body.
Quick misses with a head kick.
Quick tries to clinch up.
Quick delivers a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Quick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quick was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Quick takes one on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Quick throws a nice head kick!
Quick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Quick throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Quick misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker feints a jab promting Quick to slip. Walker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Quick slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Quick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quick throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Quick tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Quick wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick slips a jab and a cross from Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a right and a left that Quick avoids nicely.
Quick misses with a body kick.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Quick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Quick tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quick can pounce on him.
Quick falls off balance throwing a combination

and Walker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walker.
Quick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walker.
Quick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Quick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Nice elbow from Quick.
Quick is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Walker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Walker avoids the head kick by Quick.
Walker tries to bum rush Quick with a series of wild strikes but Quick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quick throws a head kick that misses.
Walker lands with a hook. Quick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walker blocks a head kick by Quick.
Quick looks to land a combination. Walker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Quick walks into a left hand.
Quick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quick wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side

and Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker stalls.
Quick wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
Quick avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Walker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A bit of stalling here from Walker.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quick keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quick misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quick pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quick.
Quick lands a damaging elbow.

Walker pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walker pulls Quick in to control the position.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quick's guard.
Quick wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.
Quick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Walker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Quick, up you get!
Quick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quick scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quick's efforts to push away.
Quick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quick is trying to break free.
Quick pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker lands the left hand.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quick circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walker avoids the head kick by Quick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matt Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quick tries to clinch up

and Walker moves into the clinch.
Quick misses with an elbow strike.
Quick misses with a body punch.
Quick 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.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Quick avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker is working for takedown but Quick is calmly controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quick is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Walker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Quick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quick tries a head kick but it misses.
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Quick moves to clinch but Walker breaks away

and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quick.
Walker tries to break free but Quick pushes him back against the cage.
Quick is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Walker stalling the fight.
Quick lands a nice elbow.
Walker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Quick pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quick at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with the combination.
Quick throws a head kick that half lands.
Quick looks to clinch
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker throws a body punch but Quick moves out of range.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
Quick avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker scores with a three punch combo!
John Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker swings for the body but Quick moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker avoids the head kick by Quick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Quick.
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Quick slips a jab and a cross from Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Quick throws a head kick that misses.
Quick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walker to score with a decent uppercut.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quick misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Quick's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quick throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quick tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
A left lands for Walker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Quick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walker back to the cage. Quick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
John Quick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker takes one to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Walker!