PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Walter
vs
Yuen

173 cm
39
209 lbs
23 - 22 - 0

177 cm
39
160 lbs
32 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuen is looking to slow Walter down with leg kicks.
Peter Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yuen swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
A good leg kick by Yuen.
Yuen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Yuen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walter.
Yuen circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yuen keeps the fight on the outside.
Walter tries to clinch but Yuen is having none of it.
Walter tries to land a leg kick but Yuen saw it coming and moves away.
Yuen misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yuen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walter darts in looking for a takedown but Yuen gets double underhooks and turns Walter into the cage.
Our sources have told us that Walter has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Walter is trying to trip Yuen. He has hold of a leg but Yuen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Walter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Yuen striking off his back but it's not causing Walter any problems.
Yuen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walter is one step ahead there.
Yuen keeping full guard, as Walter tries to pass.
Walter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walter wants to control from the top but Yuen keeps moving.
Yuen trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walter sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yuen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walter.

Walter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Walter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Walter wants to take a breather but Yuen is having none of it.
Walter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yuen's head.
Yuen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Walter is working for a submission of some sort.
Walter trying to control the pace.
Yuen wants to control but Walter is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Yuen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yuen keeping hold of Walter's head, controlling as best he can.
Yuen tries to roll over but Walter keeps him under control.

Walter is trying to work for a kimura but Yuen is defending well.
Walter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yuen keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walter goes for a double leg but Yuen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yuen continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter wants to break free but Yuen has control.
Walter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yuen is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sean Yuen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yuen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walter at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walter is defended easily by Yuen.
Yuen scores with a leg kick.
Yuen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walter sprawls well. Walter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yuen gets slowly back to his feet.
Yuen swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Walter.
Walter tries to pull guard but Yuen won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter misses with a knee strike.
Yuen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yuen has him pressed against the cage.
Walter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yuen prevents it.
Yuen blocks a body shot from Walter.

Walter is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Yuen can't fight it off and eventually Walter manages to take the fight to the floor. Yuen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walter trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yuen controls Walter momentarily but Walter frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws a big right hand that misses.
Walter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yuen is keeping the position for now.
Yuen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Yuen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yuen looking for a sweep. Not yet Yuen, not yet.
Yuen controls Walter momentarily but Walter frees himself.
Walter landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter scoring with some ground and pound.
Yuen trying to control the position here.
Yuen has momentary wrist control but Walter slips an elbow through the middle.

Walter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yuen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Walter, into his guard.

Walter is looking to stand up but Yuen isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Walter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Walter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yuen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yuen wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Walter dominated that second round.
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!

Walter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yuen's half guard.

Walter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yuen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Walter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yuen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yuen.
Walter wants to control from the top but Yuen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter works over Yuen with some ground and pound from guard.
Yuen wants to control the position but Walter says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter prevents Yuen from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yuen!
Walter with good strikes from the mount here!
Walter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yuen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Walter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yuen is on top in guard.
Walter is trying to control the position but Yuen postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter looking to control.
Walter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yuen can do to turn this around?
Yuen trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.
Walter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen looking to sit in guard and control but Walter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Yuen is trying to control the position but Walter postures up.
Walter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walter trying to control but Yuen is working from the bottom.
Yuen wants to sweep here but Walter controlling him for the moment.
Walter trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to free his leg and advance position but Yuen is retaining full guard.
Walter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yuen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yuen counters with a left to the body.
Walter fails with the takedown
and Yuen counters with a thumping low kick.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peter Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yuen throws a chopping leg kick but Walter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yuen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuen misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Walter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Walter!
An out of breath and clearly excited Peter Walter thanked Wild Ones Apparel (Fightwear and Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).