PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Walters (ranked 1884 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Nou Hematopoye (ranked 218 p4p, 151 weight class). Nou Hematopoye will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Walters
vs
Hematopoye

180 cm
22
156
6 - 4 - 0

171 cm
22
149
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conviction

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nou Hematopoye!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walters drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walters is putting a hurting on Hematopoye here, landing some big shots from side control.
Walters lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hematopoye down.
Walters tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walters trying to control the position but Hematopoye is working away.
Hematopoye trying to remain calm as Walters controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hematopoye wants to control but Walters postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hematopoye on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Walters has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Walters lands a few punches from side control.
Hematopoye takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hematopoye is not content to let Walters control the position.
Hematopoye trying to remain calm as Walters controls from the top position.
Walters lands some shots froms side control.
Walters grinds an elbow into Hematopoye's temple.
Hematopoye is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Walters trying to control the action but Hematopoye is working from the bottom.
Walters fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Walters working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Walters trying to control the action but Hematopoye is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye is trying to control Walters's posture but Walters avoids it.
Walters lands a few punches from side control.
Hematopoye tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Walters wants to control but Hematopoye is keeping him busy.
Walters connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hematopoye some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hematopoye's face as Walters controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hematopoye can't do much from the bottom here.
Hematopoye is looking for a sweep.
Hematopoye is trying to control Walters's posture but Walters avoids it.
Walters in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Walters is trying to get an arm triangle but Hematopoye is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hematopoye is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Walters dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hematopoye scores with a jab. Walters acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walters shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hematopoye as he jumps to the side.

Walters shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hematopoye's guard.
Hematopoye is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Walters not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hematopoye wants to control the position but Walters says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hematopoye wants to control but Walters is keeping busy.
Walters landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hematopoye has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is pressing down on Hematopoye's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hematopoye is holding on for now.
Hematopoye is refusing to be controlled, as Walters sits in half guard.
Hematopoye is looking to control Walters's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hematopoye avoid being mounted?
Walters sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Walters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hematopoye can do to turn this around?
Walters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Walters is trying to control. Hematopoye wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hematopoye tries to roll over but Walters keeps him under control.
Walters perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Walters moves into full mount! Hematopoye won't be happy about that!
Walters dominating with strikes here.
Walters lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walters lands a heavy elbow.
Walters tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Walters raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Hematopoye is rocked!
Walters wants to control the pace but Hematopoye is squirming around nicely.
Walters scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hematopoye?
Hematopoye is still in real trouble! Can Walters finish him?
Hematopoye takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Walters's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Walters!