PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom Walker (ranked 3942 p4p, 412 weight class) and Will Jankins (ranked 24455 p4p, 575 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walker
vs
Jankins

190 cm
22
199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dom Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Jankins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jankins scores with a jab to the body.
Jankins dives in for a single leg takedown but Walker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jankins shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Jankins's head but Jankins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
We've been told by Walker's head coaches at Cozad MMA New York that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dom Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Jankins.
Jankins shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jankins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jankins shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Jankins shoots for a double leg takedown but Walker sprawls well. He's pushed Jankins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jankins shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Jankins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Jankins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Jankins wants to counter with a clinch but Walker pushes him away.
Jankins throws a series of strikes that have Walker backpedaling.
Jankins misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Jankins shoots in.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker throws a lazy head kick
and Jankins counters with a one-two to the body.
Jankins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Jankins moves out of range easily.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jankins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jankins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Jankins.
Jankins wants to clinch.
Jankins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jankins has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Jankins.
Jankins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Walker misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walker gets tackled into the cage by Jankins. Jankins maintains the clinch.
Jankins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jankins wants to take the fight to the mat but Walker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jankins prevents the takedown attempt.
Jankins has Walker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Walker gets control of Jankins's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jankins content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Jankins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walker is working an open guard so Jankins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Jankins gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Jankins to work.
Jankins wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Walker 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.

Jankins dodges the punch combination from Walker.
A shot to the body from Walker misses
and Jankins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Walker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jankins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walker defends it nicely.
Dom Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jankins or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker, which made it look bad.
Dom Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Jankins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jankins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walker defends well and Jankins ends up having to push Walker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jankins fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jankins goes for a double leg but Walker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Walker continues to drive forward.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jankins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jankins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Jankins moves into the clinch.
Jankins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jankins fails to pull guard.
Walker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Jankins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Jankins moves out of range easily.
Jankins misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Jankins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jankins or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker, which made it look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Walker tries to keep at a distance but Jankins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jankins is looking to take this one to the mat.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jankins instigates a clinch.
Jankins lands with a light punch inside.
Walker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jankins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jankins stalls.

Jankins manages to break the clinch.
Jankins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jankins avoids the head kick by Walker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jankins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jankins tries to clinch up.
Walker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Jankins tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jankins clinches.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.

Walker breaks the clinch.

Jankins closes the distance and clinches.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Jankins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankins is looking to take this one to the mat.
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 Dom Walker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Walker throws the kick towards the body but Jankins avoids it.
Dom Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Jankins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Walker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jankins tries a head kick but it misses.

Walker gets tackled into the cage by Jankins. Jankins maintains the clinch.
Will Jankins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Jankins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jankins tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jankins throws a chopping leg kick but Walker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Jankins.
Walker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jankins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Jankins with that takedown attempt.
Dom Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Jankins.
Jankins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker throws a right hand that Jankins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jankins also avoids with ease.
Jankins throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Jankins shoots in.
Walker throws a combination. Jankins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jankins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jankins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jankins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jankins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walker up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jankins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Jankins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jankins breaks from the clinch.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Jankins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Jankins shoots in.
Jankins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dom Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jankins blocks a head kick by Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jankins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jankins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jankins digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Jankins breaks from the clinch.
Jankins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walker defends it nicely.
Jankins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankins moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
As Jankins looks to move away, Walker throws a big counter combo but Jankins just gets out of the way.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jankins is looking for the big counter here.
Nice takedown defense from Walker. No joy for Jankins on that attempt.
Good shot there by Walker.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.

Jankins rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.

Jankins manages to break the clinch.
Walker throws a leg kick but Jankins checks it.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Walker attempts a counter takedown but Jankins avoids it well and moves away.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Jankins moves out of range easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jankins is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Will Jankins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dom Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

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