PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Project Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Doom
vs
Walnuts

195 cm
23
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
179 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Victory! Sports Nutrition
Phantom Fightwear

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Project Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Walnuts!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walnuts has Doom up against the cage in a clinch.

Walnuts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Walnuts is just out of range.
Doom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walnuts on the side of the head.
Walnuts throws the kick towards the body but Doom avoids it.
Doom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doom blocks a jab.
We've been informed that Walnuts has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Walnuts swings for the body but Doom moves out of range.
Walnuts throws a low kick, looking for Doom's leg but Doom calmly moves out of range.
Walnuts loads up on a big right hand but Doom slips the punch.
A jab from Doom does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walnuts throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paul Walnuts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walnuts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doom.
Walnuts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walnuts swings widly with a right hand
and Doom counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom looks to land a left hand but Walnuts moved out of range nicely.
Doom scores with a shot to the body.
Walnuts throws a solid leg kick but Doom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walnuts.
Walnuts throws out a loose jab but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.

Walnuts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doom, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Doom.

Doom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doom throws a leg kick
and Walnuts counters with a three punch combo that has Doom backing up. Doom nods at Walnuts to acknowledge the strikes.
Doom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Walnuts.
Walnuts tests Doom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walnuts throws an off balance right hand
and Doom counters with a left and a right that stings Walnuts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Walnuts. Those never looked like landing.
Doom lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Walnuts.
Doom misses with a body shot.
Doom takes a swing at Walnuts's ribcage but misses.
Walnuts is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Walnuts takes one to the chin there.
Walnuts doesn't manage to clinch there - Doom circles away.
Doom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walnuts.
Doom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walnuts throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Doom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doom throws a right and a left that Walnuts avoids nicely.
Doom throws a big shot that misses.
Walnuts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doom moves forwards but Walnuts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doom dodges the punch combination from Walnuts.
A counter left hand to the body from Doom misses its target.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
Walnuts feints the counter takedown.
Doom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walnuts throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walnuts misses with a two punch combination.
Doom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walnuts.
Doom misses with a leg kick.
Walnuts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doom connects with a crisp jab.
Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walnuts was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom.
Doom cracks Walnuts with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Paul Walnuts has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walnuts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doom lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Walnuts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom misses with a kick to the body
and Walnuts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walnuts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doom misses with a shot to the body
and Walnuts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Project Doom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walnuts avoids the body shot from Doom.
Walnuts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doom was well out of range. Poor timing from Walnuts.
Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walnuts was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walnuts looks to clinch
and Doom counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Project Doom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Walnuts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Doom just misses with a punch to the body.
Walnuts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walnuts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walnuts scrambles back to his feet.
Doom checks a low kick from Walnuts.
Walnuts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walnuts.
Both fighters circling a little - Doom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walnuts misses with a straight left.
Doom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walnuts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walnuts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
A little jabbing left from Walnuts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doom tries to work over Walnuts's front leg with a kick but Walnuts checks it.
Doom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Walnuts has closed the distance and engaged Doom in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walnuts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doom lands with a right to the head.

Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Walnuts does no damage.
Project Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
Walnuts misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Walnuts misses
and Doom counters with a stiff right hand.
Doom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doom misses with a looping right.
Walnuts looks to land a right hand but Doom moved out of range.

Walnuts pushes Doom up against the cage in a clinch.
Doom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walnuts is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doom manages to break the clinch.
Doom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walnuts.
Good work by Doom as he checks the leg kick.
Walnuts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doom circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walnuts slips under a jab.
Doom cracks Walnuts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Walnuts pushes Doom up against the cage in a clinch.
Doom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walnuts backwards.

Doom breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts looks to land a left hand but Doom moved out of range nicely.
Walnuts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doom lands a right hook to the body.
Walnuts misses with a wild body shot.
Doom digs a good body shot into Walnuts's ribs.
Doom is looking to wear down Walnuts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walnuts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doom.
Walnuts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walnuts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walnuts throws a shot from downtown. Doom moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Walnuts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walnuts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walnuts misses with a left hand
and Doom counters with a nice body kick.
Doom scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doom connects with a looping right hand.
Walnuts dodges the punch combination from Doom.
Walnuts takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walnuts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doom throws a push kick but Walnuts slaps the foot to one side.
Walnuts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doom jabs at Walnuts's body.
Walnuts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walnuts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walnuts throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Doom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Walnuts's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Walnuts throws out a loose jab but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walnuts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doom. Doom obviously looking to wear him down.
Doom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walnuts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doom's head.
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walnuts can do to turn this around?
Doom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doom.
Doom moves out of range of the leg kick from Walnuts.
Doom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walnuts throws an overhand right that lands on Doom's shoulder, as Doom tries to avoid the shot.
Doom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Doom. Beautiful body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doom!
Walnuts wants to clinch up but Doom keeps it at a distance.
Doom misses with a wild body shot.
Doom 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walnuts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Walnuts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doom lands a jab.
Walnuts throws a jab but it's blocked by Doom.
Doom swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Walnuts is looking to clinch but Doom is avoiding it.
Walnuts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Walnuts needs to keep his hands up - Doom had a free shot at his head there.
Doom just misses with a punch to the body.
Walnuts tries to close the distance and clinch but Doom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doom scores with a decent looking hook.
Walnuts walks into a jab.
Paul Walnuts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doom throws a jab but it's blocked by Walnuts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walnuts at a distance.
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!
Doom tried to score with a low kick but Walnuts checks it.
Doom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some wild striking there from Doom.
Doom just misses with a punch to the body.
Walnuts misses with a looping left.
Doom misses with a right hand
and Walnuts counters with a nice uppercut.
Walnuts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doom.
Doom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walnuts under the eye.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Doom.
Doom tries to move into range but Walnuts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walnuts has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doom.
Doom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walnuts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walnuts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paul Walnuts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doom throws a looping overhand right but Walnuts ducks down to avoid it.
Doom jabs at Walnuts's body.
Walnuts throws a nice looking combination but Doom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walnuts dips to his left and cracks Doom with an uppercut!
Walnuts throws a lazy uppercut
and Doom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walnuts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Doom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom moves out of range of the strikes.
Doom punishes Walnuts's body with a nice straight punch.
Walnuts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Walnuts throws an overhand right that lands on Doom's shoulder, as Doom tries to avoid the shot.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doom misses with a body shot.
Walnuts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Doom takes a swing at Walnuts's ribcage but misses.
Walnuts swinging wildly here.
Doom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Doom.
Nice uppercut there from Doom.
Doom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Project Doom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doom, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Doom!