PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Warner (ranked 25388 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Long (ranked 3778 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Warner
vs
Long

208 cm
20
278 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

200 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Likes musicals

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Long!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Warner clinches.
Warner tries to break the clinch but Long is controlling the position.
Warner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Long avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Long is pressed up against the cage. Warner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Long down to the mat. Long avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Warner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Warner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Long's waist but Long gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warner off to one side.
Long feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Warner misses with a takedown

and Long counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Warner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Warner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Long controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Warner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Long is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Warner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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

and Long counters with a shoot takedown. Warner fights it but they end up in guard.
Long slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Warner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Warner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Long 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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Warner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Long sprawls well. Long wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Warner gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Long dominated that round.
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.

Warner moves to clinch but Long breaks away

and Long counters with a shoot takedown. Warner fights it but they end up in guard.
Long is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Warner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Long controls the pace.
Warner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Warner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Long kicks off Warner and gets to his feet.
Walter Warner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warner wants to clinch up but Long keeps it at a distance.
Warner doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
Long changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Long tries to counter it with a takedown but Warner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt

and Long counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Warner is wriggling around but Long manages to pass to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Warner is staying active underneath Long, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Long is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Warner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Long. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner punching from the bottom.
Long trying to control the pace.
Long's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Warner wants to get back to full guard but Long has passed into side control.
Long in side control, just content to control the action for now.

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.
Long blocks the strikes from Warner.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Warner throws a few strikes from the bottom but Long takes advantage and mounts!
Warner regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Warner tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Long tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Warner tries a head kick but it misses.
Long with the counter takedown but Warner avoids it easily.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Warner.
Long is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Warner tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Long decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Warner's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Long not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Long trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner wants to sweep here but Long controlling him for the moment.
Long wants to control from the top but Warner keeps moving.
Warner trying to strike off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walter Warner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warner moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Warner tries to clinch up.
Long drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Warner defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Warner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Long feints the counter takedown.
Warner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long with the counter takedown but Warner avoids it easily.
Warner tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
And Long tries to counter it with a takedown but Warner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long circles away from the clinch attempt

and Long counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Long winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Long!