PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nieky Paauwers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Another One Bites the Dust. Paauwers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem – Guts Over Fear (ft. Sia). 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.

Walker
vs
Paauwers

185 cm
19
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nieky Paauwers!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paauwers throws a head kick that misses.
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paauwers tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.
Paauwers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paauwers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Paauwers.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paauwers moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Paauwers tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paauwers is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Paauwers!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Paauwers.
Walker takes one on the button.
Nieky Paauwers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paauwers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Paauwers.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab by Walker.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walker, right into the meat.
Paauwers with a nice cross.
Paauwers swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Paauwers thows a leg kick but Walker checks it
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paauwers. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws a head kick but Paauwers moves out of range.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paauwers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paauwers. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paauwers moves away.
Paauwers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A combination from Paauwers does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Walker misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Paauwers.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paauwers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paauwers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.

Paauwers moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paauwers trying to land knees to the body.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paauwers throws a head kick that misses
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.

Paauwers moves into the clinch.

Paauwers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Paauwers gets a clinch.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paauwers's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paauwers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Walker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paauwers.
Paauwers has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paauwers.
Paauwers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paauwers looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Paauwers.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Paauwers blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paauwers prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries a body shot but Paauwers blocks it.
Paauwers is trying to push Walker away but Walker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paauwers working hard to break the clinch.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paauwers.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Paauwers looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Paauwers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paauwers misses with a two punch combination.
Walker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walker.
Paauwers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
A nice combination there by Walker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paauwers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paauwers.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Paauwers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paauwers thows a leg kick but Walker checks it
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paauwers throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walker.
Paauwers throws a head kick that misses.
Walker tests Paauwers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paauwers.
Walker blocks a head kick by Paauwers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paauwers doesn't seem phased though.
Paauwers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Paauwers throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker takes a swing at Paauwers's ribcage but misses.
Paauwers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paauwers scores with a hook.
Walker looks to land a combination but Paauwers avoids it well.
Paauwers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the cage.
Paauwers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paauwers blocks a head kick by Walker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paauwers connects with the punch.
Paauwers looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Walker.
Paauwers misses with a low kick.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Paauwers instigates a clinch.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paauwers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker wants to slow Paauwers down by chopping away at his legs.
Paauwers tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Paauwers misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paauwers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Paauwers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paauwers slips a jab from Walker.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker checks a leg kick nicely.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Paauwers manages to avoid it.
Paauwers connects with a leg kick. Walker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paauwers blocks the body kick.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nieky Paauwers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paauwers closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paauwers to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Paauwers moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Paauwers misses.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paauwers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paauwers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Paauwers clinches.
Paauwers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker is working Paauwers over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paauwers can't break the clinch.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Walker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Paauwers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Paauwers wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Paauwers's belly button to the back.

Paauwers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walker avoiding damage as Paauwers throws knees to the body.
Paauwers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paauwers is trying to break free.
Paauwers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paauwers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Paauwers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.

Paauwers manages to break the clinch.
John Walker is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paauwers is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Paauwers manages to avoid it.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Paauwers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paauwers tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Paauwers misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Paauwers blocks the leg kick.
Paauwers throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker throws a low kick, looking for Paauwers's leg but Paauwers calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Paauwers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paauwers throws a body kick that misses.
And Walker counters with a quick kick to the body but Paauwers blocks it.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Paauwers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walker lands a slapping body shot.
Paauwers lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paauwers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paauwers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paauwers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walker back to the cage. Paauwers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Paauwers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paauwers throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Paauwers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paauwers tries to score with a low kick but Walker moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Paauwers.
A jab from Paauwers does it's job there.
Paauwers throws a poor cross that misses
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Walker tests Paauwers's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker swings for the body but Paauwers moves out of range.
Walker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Walker throws a low kick but Paauwers moves out of range easily.
Paauwers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paauwers moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Paauwers connects with a body shot that sends Walker's belly button to the back.
Paauwers throws a lazy head kick
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paauwers missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paauwers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walker in his tracks.
Walker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paauwers scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Paauwers cracks Walker with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paauwers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paauwers closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paauwers tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paauwers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paauwers's corner calls for a 1-2. Paauwers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paauwers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walker throws a body punch but Paauwers moves out of range.
Paauwers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paauwers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nieky Paauwers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paauwers.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nieky Paauwers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walker 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Walker!
A very excited looking John Walker 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.