PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Haz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Haz

172 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinnie Haz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries to bum rush Haz with a series of wild strikes but Haz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker looks to land a combination but Haz avoids it well.
Walker throws a right hand that Haz ducks under and follows up with a left that Haz also avoids with ease.
Haz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Haz.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Haz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Haz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Haz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haz.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Haz backs away looking to recover.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker is breathing heavily.
A jab from Haz does it's job there.
Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the cage.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Haz counters with a nice uppercut.
Haz swinging wildly here.
Walker throws a series of punches but Haz avoids them all with ease.
Haz lands a leg kick that knocks Walker off balance momentarily.
Haz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Haz scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haz misses with the combination.
Haz throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Haz throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haz misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Haz is out of range.
Haz swinging wildly here.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haz.
Haz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haz misses with a double jab.
Haz feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
Haz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haz misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Haz.
Walker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Haz looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Haz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.

Haz takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Haz has Walker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Haz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Haz can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haz scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Haz cracks Walker with a good jab.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Haz misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Haz misses.
Haz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Haz misses with a few strikes there.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haz misses with a series of wild punches.

Haz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Haz breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Haz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Haz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Chris Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haz.
Haz lands a lovely overhand right.
Haz lands with a shot to the body.
Haz tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Haz misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Haz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Walker tries to keep at a distance but Haz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Haz.
Haz misses with a knee strike.

Haz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Haz.
Haz throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Haz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Haz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Haz gets a clinch.

Haz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haz.
Haz misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Haz.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haz circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Haz drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.

Haz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Haz misses.
Walker moves out of range as Haz strikes.
Haz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Haz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haz lands a slapping body shot.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Haz misses.
We've been informed that Haz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Haz cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Walker.

Haz closes the distance and clinches.

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

Haz has managed to clinch.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Haz won't allow it.
Walker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haz.
Some wild striking there from Haz.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Haz.
Haz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Haz swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Walker punishes Haz's body with a nice straight punch.
Haz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Haz scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haz lands with a straight right. Walker didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Haz 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. This is the final round!

A combination from Haz does no damage.
Haz scores with a jab. Walker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Haz throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Haz moved out of range.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Haz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.

Haz clinches with his opponent.

Haz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Haz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haz fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Haz gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Haz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haz throws a good cross that connects.

Haz moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Haz tries to pull guard but Walker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haz scores with a knee to the head.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Haz won't allow it.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Haz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Haz drags the fight down to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Haz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Haz connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Haz stalks Walker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walker's face. Walker staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haz works over Walker's head and body with a nice combination.
Haz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haz circles away quickly and effectively.
Haz misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walker punishes Haz's body with a nice straight punch.
Haz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Haz.
Haz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Haz rushes Walker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Haz is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Haz.

Haz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haz with a jab.
Haz lands a jab-cross combination.
Chris Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker is looking to wear down Haz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haz lands with a nice combination. Walker backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Haz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haz.
Haz throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vinnie Haz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body kick there by Haz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Haz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haz 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Haz!