PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Ronnen (ranked 4851 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tex Walker (ranked 2481 p4p, 252 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ronnen
vs
Walker

192 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
235 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chael Ronnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tex Walker!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ronnen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Ronnen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Ronnen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ronnen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Tex Walker has been cut.
Chael Ronnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tex Walker.
No luck for Walker with that takedown attempt.
Ronnen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tex Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Walker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walker showed some decent athleticism there.
Ronnen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronnen is trying to stand.
Walker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ronnen defending well though.
Ronnen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walker.
Walker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ronnen's head.
Ronnen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walker.
Walker prevents Ronnen from standing back up.
Walker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ronnen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Walker there.
Walker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Walker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walker thows a huge punch but Ronnen dodges it nicely.
Ronnen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronnen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ronnen is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker slips a nice elbow through Ronnen's hands, connecting with Ronnen's forehead.
Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Ronnen's shoulder, as Ronnen tries to avoid the shot.
Ronnen is looking for a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ronnen counters with a three punch combo that has Walker backing up. Walker nods at Ronnen to acknowledge the strikes.
Ronnen slaps away a takedown attempt from Walker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ronnen attempts a counter takedown but Walker avoids it well and moves away.
Ronnen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
A little feinted left hand from Ronnen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Chael Ronnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tex Walker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ronnen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ronnen is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Ronnen circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker takes a swing at Ronnen's ribcage but misses.
Ronnen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Walker fails with the takedown
and Ronnen counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws the left hand but Ronnen avoids the punch easily.
Ronnen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Ronnen's ribs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by Ronnen, which made it look bad.
Chael Ronnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tex Walker.
Ronnen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.

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 looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Ronnen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Walker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ronnen defends well and Walker ends up having to push Ronnen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Walker fails with the takedown.
Ronnen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chael Ronnen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ronnen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ronnen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Ronnen's head but Ronnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronnen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Ronnen counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Ronnen gets caught flat footed, as Walker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ronnen is keeping the position for now.
Ronnen keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Ronnen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ronnen wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ronnen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ronnen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Walker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chael Ronnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tex Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ronnen counters with a single leg into guard. Walker didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ronnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ronnen stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.
Walker is still trying to improve position.
Ronnen throws a big elbow that misses.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronnen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker looking for a sweep. Not yet Walker, not yet.
Ronnen is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker has his hands on Ronnen's head, controlling the position.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ronnen is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ronnen manages to get himself to full guard.

Walker is looking to work some ground and pound but Ronnen has wrist control.
Ronnen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ronnen tries to get out of the position.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walker throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.
Walker forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands strikes from half guard.
Walker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ronnen defending well though.
Walker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Walker is trying to control. Ronnen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ronnen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walker.
Walker wants to control but Ronnen is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker working over Ronnen with some ground and pound. Ronnen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ronnen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Walker stops Ronnen from getting back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Walker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Ronnen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ronnen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Ronnen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Walker.
Walker throws a body punch but Ronnen moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ronnen misses its target.
A big left from Walker misses.
Ronnen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chael Ronnen is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker goes for a double leg but Ronnen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ronnen continues to drive forward.
Chael Ronnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tex Walker.

That's four 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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronnen is just out of range.
Ronnen slips under a jab.
Ronnen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Walker sprawls and moves away.

Walker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ronnen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ronnen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tex Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tex Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ronnen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!