PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali Bang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bang
vs
Walker

180 cm
22
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Walker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker scores with a one two! Bang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walker fails with the takedown.
Bang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bang tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Bang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walker if he has to take too many more of those.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Walker tries to keep at a distance but Bang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bang looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Bang lands a nice knee to the body.
Bang with a knee to the head.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bang prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Bang tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Bang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bang looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bang connects with a knee to the head.
Bang just leaning against Walker, taking a breather.
Walker wants to break free but Bang has control.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Bang is controlling the position.
Bang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bang scores a nice knee to the body.
Walker looks gassed!
Bang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bang.
Bang with a knee to the head.
Walker stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker stalling against the cage.
Bang scores a nice knee to the body.
Bang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Bang.
Bang throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang scores with a knee to the head.
Bang misses with a knee to the head.
Bang scores a nice knee to the body.
Walker avoiding damage as Bang throws knees to the body.
Bang tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Walker is trying to break free.

Bang is fighting off a takedown attempt but Walker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bang to the mat. Bang regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bang has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker is working Bang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walker won't allow Bang to sweep him here.
Walker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walker preventing the sweep.
Walker scoring with some ground and pound.
Bang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bang tries to get out of the position.
Walker throws a big right hand that misses.

Walker stands up and waves to Bang to follow him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Ali Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Walker.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Bang doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Bang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Bang moves out of range easily.
Bang tries to clinch up.

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 swings for the body but Bang moves out of range.
Walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bang tries to clinch up.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Bang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Ali Bang has been cut.
Bang tries to clinch

and Walker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.
Bang tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Walker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bang, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Bang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bang tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Bang wants to clinch
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roy Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
Bang lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker throws a lazy head kick
and Bang counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bang tries to clinch up
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker shoots in and drives through. Bang sprawls well.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bang keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Walker turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bang is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker cracks Bang with a big right hand but Bang just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Walker working the body and head with strikes.
Walker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Walker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Walker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bang doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker drops Bang with a nice combination! Walker dives into Bang's guard, looking to finish!

Bang is rocked!
Walker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oh Bang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker works his way into full mount!
Walker breaks from Bang's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Walker! Bang is hurt baaadly! Walker is firing away with more strikes - Bang is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roy Walker!