PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashwan Balrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashwan Balrak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lewis Walker's chin.

Balrak
vs
Walker

183 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashwan Balrak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Walker!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries to bum rush Balrak with a series of wild strikes but Balrak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balrak tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Ashwan Balrak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balrak seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balrak moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker throws a series of punches but Balrak avoids them all with ease.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker jabs Balrak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balrak fails with an attempt to clinch.

Balrak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balrak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balrak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Lewis Walker has been cut.
Balrak has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Balrak keeps him there for the moment.

Balrak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker misses with a hook.

Balrak moves into the clinch.
Balrak lands a right hand.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Balrak controls his hands.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Balrak won't allow it.

Balrak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Walker tries to keep at a distance but Balrak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Balrak.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Balrak.

Balrak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to land a combination but Balrak avoids it well.

Balrak instigates a clinch.

Balrak drops Walker with a big knee straight up the middle! Walker is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Walker looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Balrak darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.

Balrak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Balrak moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Balrak keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Balrak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Balrak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Balrak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Balrak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Balrak won't allow it.
Balrak will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walker up against the cage.
Balrak gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balrak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balrak landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Balrak won't allow it.
Balrak digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.

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

Balrak has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Balrak scores with a nice hook to the head.

Balrak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Balrak has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balrak.
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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Balrak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Balrak lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Balrak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balrak lands with a short shot to the head.
Balrak is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Balrak gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Balrak on the inside.

Walker is rocked!
Balrak pushes Walker against the cage. Balrak is working some dirty boxing. Balrak pushes off with a quick right hook! Walker goes down! Walker tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Balrak moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashwan Balrak!
Ashwan Balrak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.