PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoki King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Walburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the ring accompanied by I Believe I can Fly. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

King
vs
Walburn

190 cm
20
174 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
172 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Nutrition 101

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Walburn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walburn throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walburn doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Walburn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walburn throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Walburn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walburn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walburn throws a head kick that misses.
Walburn throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.

King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

King gets to his feet. Walburn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Walburn throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Walburn counter with a right hand.
Walburn throws a nice head kick!
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Walburn circles away.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Walburn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King tries to clinch up
and Walburn counters with a head kick. That will keep King thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Walburn looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Walburn.
King avoids the head kick by Walburn.
King throws a sloppy body shot

and Walburn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walburn is thwarting King's attempts to control the position.
King tries to roll over but Walburn keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

King is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Walburn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King tightening his grip on Walburn, looking for the choke.
King is trying to stick to Walburn's back but Walburn is turning into King. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in King's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Walburn.
King throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
Walburn throws a big right hand that misses.
King manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walburn manages to get himself to full guard.
Walburn 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.

Walburn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King postures up in Walburn's guard and throws a big left but Walburn blocks it.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Walburn has wrist control.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walburn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.

Walburn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. King is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Walburn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take King's back instead.

Walburn looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Walburn doesn't have the hooks in and King manages to turn into his guard.
King wants to pass the guard but Walburn is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Walburn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walburn is one step ahead there.

King had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Walburn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. King Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Walburn's back instead.
Walburn rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walburn is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Walburn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Walburn keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

King gets a takedown into half guard.

King is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Walburn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Walburn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Walburn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Walburn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King drops back looking for a leg! Walburn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walburn manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Walburn's guard.

King is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Walburn has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. King is looking to defend but Walburn has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for King! Walburn pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, King taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Randy Walburn!