PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gil Walton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Walton
vs
Diaz

176 cm
21
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gil Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walton has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walton.

Walton manages to break the clinch.
Shaun Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Walton is controlling the position.
Diaz is working for takedown but Walton is calmly controlling the position for now.

Walton breaks the clinch.
Walton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Walton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Walton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Walton is controlling him well.

Walton tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Walton in side control, throwing shots but Diaz defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Walton's best efforts.
Diaz wants to control but Walton is keeping busy.
Diaz is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Walton is staying active.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Walton controlling him for the moment.
Walton scoring with some ground and pound.
Walton throws a big right hand that misses.
Walton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Walton from standing up.
Walton is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walton circles away.

Walton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Walton breaks the clinch.
Walton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Walton.
Walton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Diaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Walton keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Walton holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walton wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Walton manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gil Walton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from Walton as Diaz shoots in.
Diaz shoots and misses

and Walton counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walton.

Walton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Walton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Walton stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Diaz to get to his feet.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gil Walton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Diaz.
Diaz fails with the takedown

and Walton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Walton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walton darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Walton into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Walton keeps him there for the moment.

Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.

Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Walton pushes Diaz off and gets back to his feet.
Diaz is breathing heavily.

Diaz clinches up with Walton and pushes him back against the cage.

Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walton as he avoids it easily.
Walton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walton scores with a three punch combo!

Walton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Walton tries to counter with a takedown but Diaz is quick to defend against it.

Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walton has him pressed against the cage.

Walton breaks from the clinch.
Walton shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Walton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diaz shoots and misses

and Walton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Walton.

Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Walton.
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.

Diaz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Walton to the ground. Diaz is now in Walton's guard.
Walton has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
Walton is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Walton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Walton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gil Walton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz throwing shots but Walton is blocking nicely.
Walton tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Walton gets back to full guard.
Walton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gil Walton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz moves into the clinch.

Walton manages to break the clinch.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Walton shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walton cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz with a poor takedown

and Walton moves into the clinch.

Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Gil Walton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails with the takedown.

Walton pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Walton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Walton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.

Walton breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Walton to work.

Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walton to keep the fight standing.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.

Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Walton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz wants to break free but Walton has control.
Diaz jumps guard but Walton stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Walton to work.

Walton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Walton. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Walton sprawls well.

Walton gets a takedown into half guard.
Walton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walton seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Diaz has recovered full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Walton is having none of it.
Diaz 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.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Walton postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz is pulling down on Walton's head. It's preventing any offense from Walton, at least for the moment.
Shaun Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gil Walton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walton is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gil Walton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gil Walton!