PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffen O Maoilsheachlainn (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.

Walker
vs
O Maoilsheachlainn

223 cm
20
151 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

209 cm
24
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steffen O Maoilsheachlainn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Maoilsheachlainn shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Walker throws a counter high kick but O Maoilsheachlainn was just alert enough to avoid it.
O Maoilsheachlainn leaves Walker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

O Maoilsheachlainn gets a takedown into half guard.

Walker kicks O Maoilsheachlainn off and gets back to his feet.
Walker leaves O Maoilsheachlainn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

O Maoilsheachlainn drives through with a takedown into Walker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Maoilsheachlainn throws a big elbow that misses.
Walker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Maoilsheachlainn throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Maoilsheachlainn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Maoilsheachlainn looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Walker is fighting to break O Maoilsheachlainn's control of his arms but O Maoilsheachlainn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Walker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
O Maoilsheachlainn wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O Maoilsheachlainn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
O Maoilsheachlainn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Maoilsheachlainn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walker preventing the sweep.
Walker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walker distracts O Maoilsheachlainn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Walker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Walker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walker prevents O Maoilsheachlainn from getting back to his feet.
Walker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.
O Maoilsheachlainn looks winded!
Walker scoring with some ground and pound.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
O Maoilsheachlainn wants to stand but Walker is controlling the position.
O Maoilsheachlainn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker wants to get up but he can't break O Maoilsheachlainn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker stops O Maoilsheachlainn from standing up.
Walker wants to get up but he can't break O Maoilsheachlainn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Walker cracks O Maoilsheachlainn with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker cracks O Maoilsheachlainn with a solid left hand.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but O Maoilsheachlainn blocks nicely.
Walker stands up over O Maoilsheachlainn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Walker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walker distracts O Maoilsheachlainn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Walker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker scoring with some ground and pound.
Walker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
O Maoilsheachlainn has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Maoilsheachlainn's head.
Walker landing with the ground and pound.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker won't allow O Maoilsheachlainn to sweep him here.
Walker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
O Maoilsheachlainn looking for a sweep. Not yet O Maoilsheachlainn, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
O Maoilsheachlainn looking for a sweep. Not yet O Maoilsheachlainn, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Walker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
O Maoilsheachlainn is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Maoilsheachlainn avoid being mounted?
Gerald Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Walker.

Walker is trying to work for a kimura but O Maoilsheachlainn is defending well.
O Maoilsheachlainn is looking to escape.
Walker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walker lands strikes from half guard.
Walker slips a nice elbow through O Maoilsheachlainn's hands, connecting with O Maoilsheachlainn's forehead.
O Maoilsheachlainn trying to control but Walker postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Maoilsheachlainn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Walker.
Walker working O Maoilsheachlainn over with strikes.
O Maoilsheachlainn is breathing heavily.

Walker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
O Maoilsheachlainn is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.
O Maoilsheachlainn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Maoilsheachlainn can do to turn this around?
Walker thows a huge punch but O Maoilsheachlainn dodges it nicely.
O Maoilsheachlainn trying to control here.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Maoilsheachlainn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Walker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
O Maoilsheachlainn gets back to full guard.
O Maoilsheachlainn has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.

O Maoilsheachlainn is rocked!
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Maoilsheachlainn is still in real trouble! Can Walker finish him?
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Walker postures up and lands a big shot to O Maoilsheachlainn's brow.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
Walker working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker scoring with some ground and pound.
Walker loads up on a big left hand. O Maoilsheachlainn felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Walker looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! O Maoilsheachlainn can't hide his disappointment, as Walker celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Walker!