PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 1715 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Ryan Yoder (ranked 245 p4p, 352 weight class). Ryan Yoder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walker
vs
Yoder

184 cm
23
185
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
30
176
10 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Yoder!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoder circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yoder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker jabs Yoder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walker scores with a hook.

It looks like Ryan Yoder has been cut.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Yoder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Yoder's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Walker misses with a hook.
Yoder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yoder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Walker gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Yoder working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoder.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker has Yoder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yoder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yoder blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Walker.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoder blocking some punches.

Walker tightens his grip and picks Yoder up, before dumping him to the ground. Yoder manages to land in guard.

Yoder is working an open guard so Walker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Walker throws a series of punches but Yoder avoids them all with ease.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yoder sprawls well. Yoder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker moves into range and clinches up with Yoder.

Yoder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Yoder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoder connects with a nice looking jab.
Yoder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yoder just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walker.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
and Yoder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker misses with a hook.
Yoder doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Walker.

Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yoder, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yoders head.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker misses with a combination
and Yoder counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Yoder.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Nice combo by Walker! Oh, that's hurt him - Yoder falls to the canvas and Walker follows him into side control.

Yoder is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Walker stands up.
Yoder is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Walker throws a hook to the side of Yoder's head but Yoder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker drops Yoder with a big left hand! Yoder is injured, injured bad! Walker jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Walker!
After winning the bout, Chief Walker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.