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). Kacperos Drygalos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Drygalos
vs
Walker

192 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
21
168 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kacperos Drygalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Walker!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drygalos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Drygalos takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker lands a body shot in the clinch.

Drygalos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Walker is looking to get back to his feet here but Drygalos is keeping cool and he's managed to take Walker's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Drygalos is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Walker is defending well though. Drygalos let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Walker is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Walker trying to get back to his feet but Drygalos is in full control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drygalos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Walker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Good control from Drygalos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but Drygalos has full control of the position and if anything, Walker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
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 throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Drygalos is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Walker up.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drygalos is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Walker felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos scores with strikes from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Drygalos controlling the positon.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but Drygalos has full control of the position and if anything, Walker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Walker avoids the strikes from Drygalos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Walker is trapped and Drygalos is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Drygalos controls the position.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kacperos Drygalos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Drygalos shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Drygalos has managed to clinch.
Drygalos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Drygalos has picked Walker up - he's going for a ride! Drygalos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Drygalos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Walker sees it coming and defends easily.
Drygalos controlling the action here.
Drygalos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Drygalos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drygalos stops Walker from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker is defending against the submission attempts here by Drygalos.
Ground and pound from Drygalos.
Drygalos stops Walker from getting back to his feet.

Drygalos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Walker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Drygalos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two 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 is trying to stand up here but Drygalos is controlling him well.
Drygalos tries to pass to full mount but Walker defends it.
Drygalos trying to control the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Walker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Drygalos to score an easy takedown into full guard.

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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Drygalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Drygalos blocks it.
Drygalos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Drygalos is blocking nicely.
Drygalos blocks an elbow strike from Walker.
Drygalos blocks an uppercut.
Drygalos wants to take the fight to the mat but Walker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kacperos Drygalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drygalos is defending well for now.
Walker stops a takedown attempt from Drygalos.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drygalos.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Drygalos controls his hands.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Drygalos avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Drygalos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drygalos tries for a takedown but Walker manages to get underhooks.
Drygalos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Walker is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Drygalos avoids the damage to the body.
Drygalos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Drygalos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drygalos prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drygalos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.

Drygalos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Drygalos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Drygalos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drygalos avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drygalos.
Walker throws a head kick but Drygalos moves out of range.

Drygalos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Drygalos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Walker tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Drygalos has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Walker! Can he survive? No! He's out! Drygalos gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). 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.