PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stefan Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Walsh will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Christiansen
vs
Walsh

210 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Condemned

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Christiansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christiansen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Walsh.
Christiansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walsh misses with a straight left.
Christiansen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Christiansen misses the shot to the body.

Christiansen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Walsh misses with a body punch.
Christiansen with a knee to the head.

It looks like Josh Walsh has been cut.
Christiansen tries to land a knee to the head but Walsh blocks with his arms.
Walsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Christiansen backwards.
Walsh pushes Christiansen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Christiansen controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walsh lands with a short shot to the head.
Christiansen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walsh dodges an elbow strike from Christiansen.
Christiansen missing with knees to the body.
Walsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Walsh has a couple of punches blocked by Christiansen.
Christiansen has Walsh pressed against the ropes, preventing Walsh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christiansen throws an elbow but it misses.
Christiansen tries to land knees in the clinch but Walsh avoids the damage to the body.
Christiansen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walsh is keeping busy.
Walsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christiansen.
Walsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walsh tries to land knees in the clinch but Christiansen avoids the damage to the body.
Christiansen missing with knees to the body.
Walsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walsh wants to get back to striking at distance but Christiansen won't allow it.
Walsh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the head but Christiansen blocks with his arms.
Christiansen taking a breather.
Walsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Walsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Christiansen obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Christiansen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christiansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Christiansen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Christiansen lands an elbow that stopped Walsh in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christiansen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walsh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walsh looks winded!
Christiansen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walsh scores with a shoulder strike.
Christiansen trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Josh Walsh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Walsh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Christiansen.
Walsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christiansen.
A jab from Walsh does it's job there.
Walsh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christiansen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Walsh.
We've been informed that Walsh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Walsh throws a hook to the side of Christiansen's head but Christiansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen blocks a jab.
Walsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christiansen at a distance.
A big right from Walsh misses.
A lazy left from Walsh finds it's target.
Christiansen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stefan Christiansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christiansen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Christiansen moves out of range as Walsh strikes.
Stefan Christiansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christiansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christiansen gets a clinch.
Walsh is leaning against Christiansen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walsh managing to block the knees to the body from Christiansen.
Walsh pushes Christiansen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walsh working Christiansen over with knees to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Walsh. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walsh is trying to break the clinch but Christiansen is controlling him.
Christiansen has Walsh pressed against the ropes, preventing Walsh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christiansen tries to land a knee to the head but Walsh blocks with his arms.
Walsh scores with a shot to the side of Christiansen's head.
Walsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walsh landing knees to the body.
Walsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walsh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walsh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Walsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Walsh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Christiansen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walsh keeps the fight on the outside.
Walsh misses with a double jab.
Christiansen just misses with a punch to the body.
Walsh cracks Christiansen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christiansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christiansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christiansen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walsh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christiansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walsh 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Christiansen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walsh, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walsh.
Walsh working hard to break the clinch.
Walsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walsh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walsh is trying to force a seperation but Christiansen has the dominant position.
Walsh managing to block the knees to the body from Christiansen.
Josh Walsh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walsh managing to block the knees to the body from Christiansen.
Christiansen misses with an elbow over the top.
Walsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walsh tries to work over Christiansen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Walsh fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walsh tries to throw a body punch but Christiansen avoids it by throwing Walsh back against the ropes.
Walsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christiansen's elbow.
Christiansen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walsh avoids it.
Walsh lands with a light punch inside.
Christiansen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walsh is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Christiansen.
Walsh misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walsh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stefan Christiansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Walsh.
Well Walsh 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Walsh!
A victorious Josh Walsh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.