PBP Commentary

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

Drygalos
vs
Walker

192 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
168 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kacperos Drygalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Walker!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drygalos pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Walker.

Drygalos tightens his grip and picks Walker up, before dumping him to the ground. Walker manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is looking to stand up but Drygalos isn't so interested in that idea.
Drygalos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drygalos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drygalos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Walker's head.
Drygalos with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Walker is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Drygalos presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Drygalos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Drygalos is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drygalos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drygalos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a body punch.

Drygalos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Drygalos is keen to just control but Walker is a slippery customer.
Walker is trying to stand.
Drygalos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drygalos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Walker is trying to stand up here but Drygalos is controlling him well.
Well, if Drygalos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Walker is looking to escape.
Drygalos wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.
Drygalos lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Walker is defending against the submission attempts here by Drygalos.
Walker looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drygalos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Drygalos is working for a kimura but Walker is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drygalos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drygalos is looking to pass Walker's guard but actually Walker recovers to full guard.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Drygalos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drygalos wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Drygalos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Drygalos landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Walker wants to stand and escape but Drygalos is having none of it.
Drygalos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drygalos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drygalos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drygalos is controlling him.
Drygalos trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Drygalos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drygalos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walker wants to stand up but Drygalos is controlling him.
Drygalos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kacperos Drygalos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walker rushes Drygalos and presses him up against the cage.
Walker tries a body shot but Drygalos blocks it.
Drygalos blocks an elbow strike.
Drygalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Drygalos is working for takedown but Walker is calmly controlling the position for now.

Drygalos wants the takedown. Walker is fighting it off but Drygalos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Walker's guard against the cage.
Walker keeping full guard, as Drygalos tries to pass.
Drygalos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Drygalos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drygalos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drygalos won't allow Walker to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drygalos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drygalos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drygalos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Drygalos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drygalos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drygalos wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Walker is looking to stand up but Drygalos isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kacperos Drygalos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker throws a head kick that Drygalos semi-blocks.
Drygalos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Drygalos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drygalos showed some decent athleticism there.

Drygalos is looking for a kimura but Walker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drygalos to get the leverage.

Drygalos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drygalos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Drygalos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drygalos.
Kacperos Drygalos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drygalos wants to pass to mount but Walker is defending the position.
Drygalos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Drygalos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Walker defend it? Drygalos steps over the head and cranks it - Walker is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Drygalos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kacperos Drygalos!
A very excited looking Kacperos Drygalos 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.