PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Roberto (ranked 1267 p4p, 2148 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 121 p4p, 182 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roberto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Samba de Roda. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Roberto
vs
Walcott

173 cm
28
149
14 - 8 - 2

170 cm
45
144
37 - 26 - 3

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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 14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto misses with an uppercut.
Walcott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roberto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walcott scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Roberto does it's job there.
Roberto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walcotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Walcott is rocked!
Walcott misses with a hook. Roberto ducked under it nicely.
Walcott is still on wobbly legs! Can Roberto finish him?
Nice shot by Roberto.
Roberto throws a shot to the body.
Walcott throws a low kick, looking for Roberto's leg but Roberto calmly moves out of range.
Roberto throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Walcott seems to have recovered his senses.
Paulo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roberto. That did some damage!
Roberto swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Roberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberto misses with the combination.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Roberto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walcott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roberto with a body shot.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
Roberto throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Walcott is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roberto swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roberto throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Walcott to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walcott. Walcott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roberto looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Walcott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roberto doesn't seem bothered though.
Roberto tries to clinch up but Walcott circles away and keeps his distance.
Walcott takes a swing at Roberto's ribcage but misses.
Roberto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roberto throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott flicks out a counter leg kick but Roberto steps away.
A jab from Roberto misses.
Roberto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walcott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberto throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
It seemed like Walcott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walcott has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for Roberto. That snapped Walcott's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberto misses the target.
Walcott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Walcott connects with a single shot there.
Roberto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Walcott is looking to chop away at Roberto's legs.
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walcott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walcott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roberto's head.
Walcott lands a right hook to the body.
Roberto cracks Walcott with an open hand slap.
Walcott lands a nice hook to Roberto's body. Roberto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walcott slips a jab from Roberto.
Roberto scores with a hook to the body. Walcott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walcott slips under a jab.
Walcott blocks a jab.
Roberto moves away from the strike by Walcott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.

Walcott clinches up against the cage.

Roberto breaks from the clinch.
Roberto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walcott.
Walcott throws a chopping leg kick but Roberto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walcott loads up on a big right hand but Roberto slips the punch.
Roberto connects with a body shot.
Roberto lands the left hand.
Roberto wants to clinch but Walcott slips to the side
and Walcott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Roberto.
A little feinted left hand from Roberto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
Roberto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walcott motions for Roberto to come forward. Walcott throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberto was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Roberto misses with a jab to the body
and Walcott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott slips under a jab.
Roberto lunges at Walcott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walcott's hand.
Roberto throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Roberto throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Roberto jabs Walcott right on the nose. Walcott blinks but takes it well.
Roberto with a jab.
Roberto checks the leg kick.
Roberto throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberto.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Roberto and Walcott goes tumbling to the canvas! Roberto follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like Roberto is going to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Roberto 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.

Sloppy strikes from Roberto. Those never looked like landing.
Walcott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roberto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Walcott misses.
Roberto misses with an uppercut
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
Walcott takes one on the button.
Roberto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walcott can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Walcott.
A swing and a miss from Roberto.
Roberto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roberto misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walcott swings for the body but Roberto moves out of range.
Roberto misses with a straight right.
Walcott looks to throw the jab but Roberto is out of range.
Walcott moves out of range as Roberto strikes.
Roberto throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott looks to land a left hand but Roberto moved out of range nicely.
Roberto swings widly with a right hand
and Walcott counters with a two punch combo.
Walcott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paulo Roberto is winning the standup battle so far.
Walcott misses with an uppercut. Roberto saw that one coming.
Walcott misses with the combination.
Roberto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roberto scores with a sloppy right hand. Walcott should have avoided that one.
Roberto misses with a looping right.
And Walcott responds with a good body kick, but Roberto manages to step out the way in time.
Roberto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walcott at a distance.
Roberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walcott sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Walcott both land. Nice combination.
Walcott connects with a crisp jab.
Roberto throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Roberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roberto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
Roberto scores with a jab. Walcott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walcott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roberto misses with a left hand
and Walcott counters with a nice body shot.
Walcott throws a hook to the side of Roberto's head but Roberto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walcott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roberto throws out the jab.
Walcott let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Walcott avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto slips under a jab from Walcott.
Roberto misses with a straight left.
Roberto wants to clinch but Walcott slips to the side
and Walcott counters with an outside leg kick.

Walcott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberto is trying to break free.
Roberto is trying to push Walcott away but Walcott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walcott gets through Roberto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Roberto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberto misses the shot to the body.
Roberto misses with a left hand
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walcott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Roberto misses its intended target.
Walcott appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott clobbers Roberto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walcott.
Roberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott lands a jab to the nose.

Roberto pushes Walcott up against the cage in a clinch.
Roberto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Roberto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walcott scores with a jab to the body.
Roberto is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Roberto.
Walcott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
Walcott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Roberto drives through and clinches with Walcott against the cage.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Roberto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roberto.
Roberto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roberto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walcott lands with a shot to the body.

Roberto lands a left and a right that sends Walcott crashing to the canvas! Roberto dives into mount looking to finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walcott is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roberto wants to stand but Walcott is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott is looking to improve his position but Roberto isn't that keen on the idea.
Walcott tries to lock up and control but Roberto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Walcott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Walcott tries to hold on but Roberto pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walcott might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Roberto haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Roberto get's back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Roberto.
Roberto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roberto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roberto misses with an uppercut
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roberto moves to clinch but Walcott breaks away
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walcott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberto.
The fighters circling - Roberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberto misses with an uppercut. Walcott saw that one coming.
Walcott let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Roberto misses.
A little jabbing left from Walcott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walcott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roberto throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Walcott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roberto with a body shot.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Roberto.
Walcott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roberto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberto misses with a combination
letting Walcott counter with a right hand.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Walcott, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberto.
Walcott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roberto lands a two punch combo.
Roberto ducks under a wild hook from Walcott.
Roberto drops Walcott with a naaaaasty hook - Walcott is in real trouble here! Roberto dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Roberto!
In his post fight interview, Paulo Roberto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.