PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sherwood Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Gunderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walsh
vs
Gunderson

176 cm
24
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sherwood Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Gunderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunderson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Walsh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gunderson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Walsh lands a couple of elbows.
Gunderson controlling the position.
Gunderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gunderson keeping moving, preventing Walsh from controlling successfully.
Walsh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sherwood Walsh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Walsh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gunderson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Walsh!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh struggling a bit here.
Walsh tries to buck Gunderson off but Gunderson is having none of it.
Walsh manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gunderson is looking to take a break and control but Walsh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walsh tries to roll over but Gunderson keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Walsh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Walsh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gunderson's guard.
Gunderson has momentary wrist control but Walsh slips an elbow through the middle.

Gunderson is working an open guard so Walsh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Walsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunderson swivels and escapes.
Gunderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gunderson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherwood Walsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gunderson.
Gunderson looks winded!
Walsh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walsh wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gunderson sprawls well. Gunderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Walsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunderson tries for a takedown but Walsh circles away easily
and Walsh counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson has a takedown stuffed.
Walsh darts in looking for a takedown but Gunderson gets double underhooks and turns Walsh into the cage.
Walsh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walsh jumps guard but Gunderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Walsh jumps guard.
Walsh has a closed guard, preventing Gunderson from standing up.
Gunderson is fighting to break Walsh's control of his arms but Walsh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Walsh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Walsh controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh looking to finish Gunderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gunderson!
Gunderson holds on, trying desperately to control.
Walsh tries to control but Gunderson wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walsh looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Walsh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gunderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walsh somewhat.
Walsh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gunderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Walsh sprawls well. He's pushed Gunderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Gunderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Walsh did well to prevent Gunderson getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh tries to get to full guard but Gunderson has control of the leg.
Walsh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gunderson is breathing heavily.
Gunderson being controlled here momentarily.
Gunderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gunderson throwing strikes from guard but Walsh blocks nicely.
Walsh working a defensive guard here.
Gunderson being controlled here momentarily.
Walsh wants to sweep here but Gunderson controlling him for the moment.
Walsh is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Sherwood Walsh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gunderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Walsh circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson throws a body kick that misses
and Walsh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Walsh fails to land the takedown.

Walsh forces Gunderson back against the cage and clinches.
Gunderson is trying to pull guard but Walsh has him pressed against the cage.
Sherwood Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Gunderson.
Walsh lands an elbow that stopped Gunderson in his tracks for a moment.
Gunderson takes an elbow to the temple.

Walsh has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gunderson is trying to keep an underhook but Walsh manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walsh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson wants to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sherwood Walsh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Walsh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gunderson defends well and Walsh ends up having to push Gunderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gunderson is looking to control Walsh's arms but Walsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gunderson has his back to the cage.
Gunderson looking for a takedown.
Walsh lands an elbow that stopped Gunderson in his tracks for a moment.

Gunderson jumps guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walsh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Walsh stays in close to Gunderson's body and controls the position.
Gunderson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Walsh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gunderson has an active guard here but Walsh has managed to pass into half guard.
Gunderson wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sherwood Walsh dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Walsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gunderson as he jumps to the side.
Gunderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunderson closes the distance but Walsh moves to the side
and Walsh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walsh has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherwood Walsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walsh sprawls well. Walsh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gunderson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunderson has his takedown stuffed
and Walsh counters with a series of strikes. Gunderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walsh shoots in looking for a takedown but Gunderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walsh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Walsh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gunderson on his heels. He'll look to pass Gunderson's guard now, I'm sure.
Walsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunderson punching from the bottom.
Walsh wants to control from the top but Gunderson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Walsh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Walsh misses with a takedown attempt
and Gunderson counters with a head kick. That will keep Walsh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Walsh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walsh controlling the position.
Gunderson is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson is not content to let Walsh control the position.
Gunderson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Walsh presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gunderson tries to control the position but Walsh now has his back.
Gunderson tries to escape the position.

Walsh looking to break Gunderson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gunderson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Walsh will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh keeps control of the position easily here as Gunderson tries to buck him off.
Gunderson is holding onto Walsh's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Gunderson wants to control his opponent's hands but Walsh gets his hands free.
Harry Gunderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sherwood Walsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walsh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherwood Walsh!