PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Walken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Walken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Frazier
vs
Walken

180 cm
31
197 lbs
16 - 17 - 1

176 cm
32
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Underworld Clothing

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 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Christopher Walken!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walken takes one on the button.
Walken slips under a jab from Frazier.
Frazier throws the kick towards the body but Walken avoids it.
Frazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walken.
Frazier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frazier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Frazier cracks Walken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frazier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joe Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Walken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Frazier's head coaches at Vale Tudo - No Holds Barred that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Frazier throws a series of punches but Walken moves out of range.
Walken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Walken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Frazier.
Frazier scores with a hook.
Walken is looking to clinch.
Frazier throws a hook but Walken blocks it.
Walken looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Frazier misses with a body shot.
Walken let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Walken forces Frazier back against the cage and clinches.
Walken tries for a takedown but Frazier manages to get underhooks.
Walken prevents Frazier from breaking the clinch.

Frazier breaks from the clinch.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Frazier misses with a series of wild punches.
Frazier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frazier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walken drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walken tries to clinch but Frazier moves out of range.
Walken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
Frazier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frazier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walken is looking for the big counter here.
Walken slips under a jab.
Frazier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walken. Walken circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walken shoots in and drives through. Frazier sprawls well.
Joe Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Walken.
Frazier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frazier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walken.
Walken on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frazier scores with a hook to the body. Walken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frazier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walken fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Frazier misses with a hook. Walken ducked under it nicely.
Walken walks into a left hand.
Walken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walken walks into a jab.
Walken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Walken takes the fight into the clinch.
Walken wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frazier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frazier.
Walken slips under a jab from Frazier.
Walken tries to clinch but Frazier moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Frazier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walken doesn't manage to clinch there - Frazier circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Frazier misses the target.
Walken misses with a two punch combination.
Frazier misses with a series of wild punches.
Walken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frazier misses with an uppercut. Walken saw that one coming.
Frazier is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frazier misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Frazier.
A cross from Frazier lands.
Walken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Frazier misses with a left hand
and Walken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Joe Frazier has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Walken.
Walken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frazier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Frazier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Frazier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Walken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frazier looks to land a left hand but Walken moved out of range nicely.
Frazier jabs Walken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walken tries to close the distance and clinch but Frazier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christopher Walken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frazier throws a lazy uppercut

and Walken counters by moving into the clinch.
Walken avoids a wild elbow strike from Frazier.
Walken tries to pull guard but Frazier won't allow it.
Frazier wants to get back to striking at distance but Walken won't allow it.
Walken jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Frazier walks away with a smile on his face. Walken gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Frazier clobbers Walken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheers as Frazier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walken doesn't seem phased though.
Frazier misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Walken ducks down to avoid it.
Frazier with a nice cross.
Walken misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walken needs to keep his hands up - Frazier had a free shot at his head there.
Frazier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Frazier throws a right and a left that Walken avoids nicely.
Walken ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Walken takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frazier misses with a straight right.
Frazier swats away the attempt to clinch by Walken.
Frazier tests Walken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walken slips under a jab from Frazier.
Frazier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walken.
An inside leg kick from Frazier misses.
Joe Frazier is winning the standup battle so far.
Frazier wants to slow Walken down by chopping away at his legs.

Walken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frazier, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walken is looking to control Frazier's arms but Frazier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walken has his back to the cage.
Frazier is trying to break free.
Frazier wants to break free but Walken has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walken digs a right hand into Frazier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frazier's gas tank.
Frazier is trying to break the clinch but Walken is controlling him.
Walken lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frazier or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Walken - that landed with a thud.
Frazier takes a shot to the head.
Walken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Walken breaks the clinch.

Walken darts in and clinches Frazier up against the cage.
Walken stalling in the clinch but Frazier improves position.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walken can do to turn this around?
Frazier is trying to break free.
Walken is looking to control Frazier's arms but Frazier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walken has his back to the cage.
Frazier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frazier is trying to break the clinch but Walken has him pressed against the cage.

Frazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walken tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier keeps the fight on the outside.

Walken rushes Frazier and presses him up against the cage.
Walken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frazier is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Walken is leaning against Frazier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frazier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walken misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier tries to break free but Walken pushes him back against the cage.
Frazier is trying to break free.
Frazier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frazier backwards.

Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frazier tries to score with a low kick but Walken moves his leg out of the way.
Frazier misses with a hook.
Frazier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walken on the side of the head.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Walken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Walken closes the distance and pushes Frazier back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier has had enough of the clinch but Walken keeps him there for the moment.

Frazier breaks the clinch.
Walken shoots in looking for a takedown but Frazier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walken's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joe Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Walken.
Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frazier can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walken darts in looking for a takedown but Frazier gets double underhooks and turns Walken into the cage.
Walken takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frazier connects with a single shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Frazier.
Frazier misses with a straight right.
Frazier throws an overhand right that lands on Walken's shoulder, as Walken tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Walken releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Frazier cracks Walken with an open hand slap.
Frazier misses the jab.
Walken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Frazier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Frazier's cut.
That's time! Frazier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Walken dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
Walken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Walken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frazier throws a jab when Walken was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Frazier misses the target.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Walken.
Walken dives in for a single leg takedown but Frazier sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frazier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Frazier.
Walken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frazier.
Frazier throws the left hand but Walken avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Frazier - just one landing.
Walken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frazier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walken moves in looking to clinch but Frazier pushes him off.
Walken tries to clinch there but Frazier circles away.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Walken.
Walken is trying desperately to land a takedown but Frazier is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Walken.
Frazier throws out a loose jab but Walken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Frazier was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Walken.
Walken has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walken avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Frazier lands with a hook. Walken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walken wants to counter the offense by Frazier and move into the clinch position.
Walken takes one on the button.
Frazier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walken tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frazier, right into the meat.
Nice cross by Frazier.
Walken closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Frazier misses with a left hand
and Walken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frazier thinking.
Walken takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walken wants to land a leg kick but Frazier is out of range.
Walken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frazier.
Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Walken moves away and avoids it.
Frazier throws a right hand that misses

and Walken counters with a crisp one two that drops Frazier! Walken thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Frazier to his feet! Frazier is in big trouble!

Frazier is rocked!
Joe Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Walken moves into the clinch.
Oh Frazier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walken pushes Frazier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frazier fails to pull guard.
Frazier throws an elbow that misses.
Walken has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Frazier seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Walken can turn it around.

Walken has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Frazier uses from the top position.
Walken looking for a sweep. Not yet Walken, not yet.
Walken pulls Frazier in close to prevent any damage.

Walken kicks Frazier off and gets to his feet.
Frazier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walken goes for a double leg but Frazier avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Frazier continues to drive forward.
Frazier throwing a counter right hand but Walken manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walken takes the fight into the clinch.
Walken creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Frazier's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Frazier drops to his knees and Walken pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Walken!
Christopher Walken gave a mention to Underworld Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).