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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Jonriquez (ranked 5916 p4p, 210 weight class) and Andre Walker (ranked 7668 p4p, 233 weight class). Sergio Jonriquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Jonriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Walker!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jonriquez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jonriquez.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jonriquez has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Walker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jonriquez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jonriquez throws a head punch that misses.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andre Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonriquez throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Jonriquez misses with a head kick.
Jonriquez throws a leg kick
and Walker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jonriquez's guard.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jonriquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Jonriquez misses with some punches.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker pulls guard effortlessly.
Walker wants to sweep here but Jonriquez controlling him for the moment.
Walker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Jonriquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jonriquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jonriquez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonriquez being controlled here, momentarily.
Walker passes Jonriquez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Walker stands up from half guard.
Walker dives in and grabs Jonriquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jonriquez pushes down on Walker's head and hops out.
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jonriquez tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jonriquez to the ground. Jonriquez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sergio Jonriquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Walker.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Jonriquez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jonriquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jonriquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries for a takedown but Jonriquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jonriquez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walker just manages to avoid it.
Jonriquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker shoots and misses
and Jonriquez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Walker just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJonriquez.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jonriquez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Walker looks winded!
Jonriquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonriquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Walker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jonriquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonriquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jonriquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jonriquez misses with a body kick.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonriquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jonriquez has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Walker will probably get the nod.
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.
Walker checks a leg kick.
Jonriquez feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Jonriquez.
Walker tries for a takedown but Jonriquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walker pushes Jonriquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Jonriquez throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jonriquez prevents it.
Sergio Jonriquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Walker.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Jonriquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jonriquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Jonriquez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Andre Walker has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker avoids the head kick by Jonriquez.
Walker is looking for the big counter here.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
Jonriquez misses with a leg kick
and Walker counters with a takedown into side control.
Jonriquez being controlled for a moment.
Walker working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker just content to control the position.
Walker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jonriquez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Walker crashes against the mat.
Walker controls the position.
Walker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jonriquez is trying to escape the position but Walker is controlling the position.
Andre Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonriquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jonriquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Walker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Walker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonriquez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker avoids the attempt from Jonriquez to control.
Walker throws some wild stikes that Jonriquez manages to avoid easily.
Walker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker unloads with some shots from mount but Jonriquez bucks and avoids them well.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Walker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Walker darts in and clinches Jonriquez up against the cage.
Sergio Jonriquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker jumps into guard, dragging Jonriquez to the mat.
Walker seems keen to control Jonriquez's posture.
Walker striking from the bottom here.
Jonriquez is fighting to break Walker's control of his arms but Walker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Jonriquez from controlling successfully.
Walker has his foot on Jonriquez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jonriquez works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonriquez controlling from the top position.
Walker seems keen to control Jonriquez's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walker with a poor takedown
and Jonriquez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.
Jonriquez tried to counter with a leg kick but Walker avoided it.
Jonriquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker moves into range and clinches up with Jonriquez.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jonriquez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sergio Jonriquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Walker.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Jonriquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jonriquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jonriquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker clinches.
Jonriquez working aggressively here.
Jonriquez has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
A head punch on the inside from Jonriquez fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jonriquez.
Walker gets control of Jonriquez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jonriquez manages to get himself to full guard.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walker pushing down on Jonriquez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Walker moves into full mount! Jonriquez won't be happy about that!
Walker controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jonriquez is surviving well by controlling Walker's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walker 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Walker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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