PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Walker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Bitch. Travis Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walker
vs
Taylor

190 cm
19
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

197 cm
21
247 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!

Walker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walker lands in his opponent's guard.
Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker preventing the sweep.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker content to stall in guard here.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor looks gassed!

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 sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Travis Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Walker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Walker taking a breather here.
Walker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands some shots froms side control.
Walker content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Travis Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Walker scores a takedown into full mount!
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Walker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Walker content just to control the position here.
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Walker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Walker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walker lands in his opponent's guard.
Walker trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Walker content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Travis Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.

Walker clinches with his opponent.

Walker has Taylor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Walker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Taylor tumbling to the mat - Walker dives into Taylor's guard.
Taylor 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.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Walker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taylor's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Travis Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Walker lands some shots froms side control.
Walker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Walker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Walker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Walker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Walker unloading with bombs!
Walker controlling from mount.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walker controlling the pace for now.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walker controlling the pace for now.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Travis Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Walker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walker lands in his opponent's guard.
Walker controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Travis Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Walker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Travis Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Walker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paul Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Walker!