PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Walker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

McLauglin
vs
Walker

190 cm
30
210 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

185 cm
32
205 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauglin lands a head kick!

It looks like Shane Walker has been cut.

McLauglin pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
McLauglin throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
McLauglin lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker takes a shot to the head.

Walker is rocked!
McLauglin working Walker over with knees to the body.
McLauglin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walker tries to circle away but McLauglin has him pinned against the cage.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
McLauglin lands with a light punch inside.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLauglin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker blocks a body shot from McLauglin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker is trying to push McLauglin away but McLauglin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walker blocks a body shot from McLauglin.
McLauglin is struggling to control the position.
McLauglin with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin throws a head punch that misses.

Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLauglin looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
Walker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McLauglin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
McLauglin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from McLauglin.
Walker feints a counter leg kick.
Walker throws a leg kick but McLauglin moved away.
McLauglin is looking to counter the offense by Walker and move into the clinch.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
McLauglin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McLauglin.
Walker lands with a nice body kick.
McLauglin misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
McLauglin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Walker connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLauglin scores with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - McLauglin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McLauglin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McLauglin lands with an overhand left.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can McLauglin finish him?
McLauglin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walker tried to score with a low kick but McLauglin checks it.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLauglin.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
McLauglin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McLauglin tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McLauglin looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
McLauglin checks the leg kick.
McLauglin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Walker manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin misses with a looping left.
Walker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McLauglin throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McLauglin takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Walker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McLauglin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
Walker avoids the body shot from McLauglin.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McLauglin avoids a kick to the body.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from McLauglin.
McLauglin closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Walker throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLauglin throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker cracks McLauglin with a hook to the temple - McLauglin is on wobbly legs here! Walker swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! McLauglin falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Walker wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shane Walker! Shane Walker retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Shane Walker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.