PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love's entrance music is Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Love
vs
Walker

187 cm
38
217 lbs
29 - 19 - 0

188 cm
28
223 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Walker!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a right hand that Love ducks under and follows up with a left that Love also avoids with ease.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Walker defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
Love shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Love's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Love checks a low kick from Walker.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Love.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MagicalFatFarm in the buildup to the fight.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker throws a hook but Love avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love moves away from the strike by Walker.
Love checks a low kick from Walker.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Love finds it's target.
Walker's coach down at Camelot's Court was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Walker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Love lands a right hook to the body.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Walker lands with a good body shot.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Love scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walker, right into the meat.
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
Love shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Love checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Love lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Walker throws a leg kick that misses.
Walker misses with the combination.
Love works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wes Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love goes for a double leg but Walker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Walker continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Puppy Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Love pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws out a leg kick but Love moves out of range and Walker only half commits.

Love shoots in and bounces Walker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Walker is pulling down on Love's head. It's preventing any offense from Love, at least for the moment.
Love wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.
Love throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker pulls Love in close to prevent any damage.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Love lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Love wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Love is fighting to break Walker's control of his arms but Walker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puppy Love dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Love looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Love connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walker momentarily.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Walker throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Love misses with a straight right.
Love avoids the head kick by Walker.
Love moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Love fails with a takedown attempt.
Love bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
Walker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Love connects with a body shot that sends Walker's belly button to the back.
Walker slips a jab from Love.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Walker misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Puppy Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Love tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Love misses with a body shot.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love blocks a low kick nicely.

Love shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walker's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Love is one step ahead there.
Love throwing strikes but missing.
Walker looking for a sweep. Not yet Walker, not yet.
Love is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Love is one step ahead there.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Puppy Love just wasn't active enough.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Love swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
A punch combination from Love misses.
Walker misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love misses with a looping right.
Walker clobbers Love with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walker is looking to slow Love down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puppy Love dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Love throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Love cracks Walker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walker throws a good cross that connects.
Love checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walker catches Love with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker lands with a hook. Love tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good work by Love as he checks the leg kick.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Love works over Walker's head and body with a nice combination.
Love displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker misses the shot to the body.

Love fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Walker sprawls well initially but Love persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Love is looking for a kimura but Walker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Love to get the leverage.
Love thows a huge punch but Walker dodges it nicely.
Love throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Love scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.
Wes Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Love.
Walker looking for a sweep. Not yet Walker, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Love accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Love throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker wants to control but Love passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Love sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walker defending well though.
Walker is staying active underneath Love, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Puppy Love is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker wants to control but Love is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Love trying to control the pace.
Love has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Walker manages to get to full guard.
Love wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Walker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Love is pulling down on Walker's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Puppy Love wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Love misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Puppy Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Love 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puppy Love!
A very excited looking Puppy Love made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.