PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Prescot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Prescot is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Walker
vs
Prescot

188 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 Hilo, Harry Walker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, John Prescot!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prescot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch combination from Prescot misses.
Prescot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prescot slips a jab and a cross from Walker .
Nice shot lands for Prescot.
Prescot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Prescot misses the shot to the body.
Prescot throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prescot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Prescot gets tackled into the cage by Walker . Walker maintains the clinch.

Prescot successfully pulls guard.

Walker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Prescot, up you get!
Walker lands with a nice combination. Prescot backs away looking to recover.

It looks like John Prescot has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker misses with the combination.
A big right from Prescot misses.
Prescot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prescot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prescot slips under a jab.
Prescot throws out a counter right but Walker avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prescot forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Prescot is looking for a takedown.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Prescot uses good head movement to avoid it.

Prescot breaks the clinch.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prescot tries to clinch up
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Walker , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prescot throws a counter combo.
Prescot looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
Harry Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prescot.
Walker scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Prescot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prescot misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prescot.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Prescot throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker .
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prescot.
Prescot thows a body kick. Walker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Walker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Prescot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Walker drives through and clinches with Prescot against the cage.
Prescot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Prescot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prescot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prescot looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Prescot tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Prescot to the ground. Prescot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Walker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prescot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Prescot punishes Walker 's body with a nice straight punch.
Prescot with a jab.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prescot counters with a nice uppercut.
Prescot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Prescot persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker tries to counter by clinching up but Prescot breaks away and moves out of range.
Harry Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Prescot.
Prescot misses with a body shot.
Prescot misses with a double jab.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prescot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prescot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker 's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Prescot off to one side.
Prescot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prescot throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Prescot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker .
Prescot dodges the punch combination from Walker .
Walker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prescot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walker takes a step back to recover.
Prescot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Prescot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prescot shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Prescot - just one landing.
Prescot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Prescot will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Prescot's cut.
That's time! Walker 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Prescot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prescot.
Prescot lands the left hand.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prescot.
Walker lands a jab.
A nice combination there by Walker .
Prescot misses the jab.
John Prescot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Prescot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prescot closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Prescot won't allow it.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Prescot is controlling him.

Prescot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Prescot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prescot gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Prescot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prescot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Prescot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Prescot lands a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Prescot. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
Prescot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prescot misses with a lunging right hand
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Walker misses with a combination
and Prescot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prescot misses with a few strikes there.
Walker is looking for a counter combo.
Prescot throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Prescot.
Walker staying out of range there.
Walker feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Walker drives through and clinches with Prescot against the cage.

Prescot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prescot.
Prescot looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prescot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker wants to clinch up but Prescot keeps it at a distance.
Prescot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prescot circles away.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prescot! But no joy.
Prescot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Prescot.
Prescot has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Prescot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harry Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prescot throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.

Prescot drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.

Prescot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prescot throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescot lands a jab to the nose.
Prescot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Walker tries to keep at a distance but Prescot has taken the fight into the clinch.

Prescot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prescot lands a jab to Walker 's midsection.
Prescot keeps the fight on the outside.

Walker forces Prescot back against the cage and clinches.

Prescot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Walker . Those never looked like landing.
Prescot misses the jab.
Prescot lands with a right hand.
Prescot throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prescot thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walker if he has to take too many more of those.
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prescot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Prescot keeps Walker at a distance using the push kick.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Prescot scores with a jab to the body.
Prescot throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Walker wants to clinch up but Prescot keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prescot! But no joy.

Prescot moves into the clinch.
Prescot tries for a takedown but Walker manages to get underhooks.

Prescot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prescot throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Prescot connects with a single shot there.
Prescot 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 Prescot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Prescot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Prescot misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Prescot. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
Walker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Walker misses with the combination.
Prescot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Walker with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Prescot. Beautiful body shot.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker tries to clinch there but Prescot circles away.
Prescot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prescot, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prescot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by Prescot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prescot thuds his right hand into Walker 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prescot.
Prescot throws a front kick that sends Walker stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prescot under the eye.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Walker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prescot circles away.
Prescot throws a combination. Walker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker throws a one two combo.
Prescot darts in looking for a takedown but Walker gets double underhooks and turns Prescot into the cage.
Prescot scores with a body shot.
Prescot misses with a wild body shot.
Prescot shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Prescot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker lands a right hook to the body.
Prescot jabs Walker right on the nose. Walker blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prescot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prescot.
Harry Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Prescot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prescot slaps away a takedown attempt from Walker , before circling back to the center of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prescot! But no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prescot!
Prescot explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prescot's waist but Prescot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prescot.
It looks like Walker has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Prescot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Prescot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Prescot.
Walker is looking to counter punch.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters circling a little - Prescot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walker leaves Prescot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prescot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walker defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prescot.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker avoids the body shot from Prescot.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prescot lands a leg kick that knocks Walker off balance momentarily.
A left lands for Prescot.
Walker is looking to clinch but Prescot is avoiding it.
Prescot misses with a hook.
Prescot thuds a left hand into Walker 's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walker .
Prescot swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prescot. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prescot lands a body shot.
Prescot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prescot.
Walker connects with a looping right hand.
Prescot fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prescot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walker is looking to counter punch.
Walker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walker tries to bum rush Prescot with a series of wild strikes but Prescot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prescot now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Prescot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harry Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Prescot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Prescot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prescot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Prescot!