PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Walker (ranked 3572 p4p, 4534 weight class) and Akari Ayako (ranked 234 p4p, 258 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walker
vs
Ayako

175 cm
25
140
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akari Ayako!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ayako's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ayako scrambles back to his feet.
Ayako swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Walker misses its target.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Sean Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Ayako.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ayako takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walker tests Ayako's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ayako on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ayako tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker jabs Ayako to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ayako at a distance.
Ayako closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ayako with a poor takedown
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ayako on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walker jabs at Ayako's body.
Ayako fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Ayako uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Ayako wants to counter with a clinch but Walker pushes him away.
Ayako tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayako shoots in but no luck this time.
Sean Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akari Ayako.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ayako with the counter takedown but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker takes a swing at Ayako's ribcage but misses.
Ayako takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ayako closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Ayako swinging wildly here.
Ayako tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Walker.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ayako has time to react.
Walker is looking to wear down Ayako with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ayako throws a one two combo.
Ayako throws a head kick that misses.
Walker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayako tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker connects with a right hand. Ayako shakes it off.
Donk. Walker catches Ayako right on the button with a cross.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ayako.
Ayako will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walker lands the left hand.
Ayako goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Walker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Walker connects with the punch.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ayako.
Ayako misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ayako's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ayako scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ayako takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walker jabs at Ayako's body.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
Ayako gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ayako tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ayako manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Ayako's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Walker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker stuns Ayako with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ayako shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ayako's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Walker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ayako takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Walker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ayako.
Ayako moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Ayako is trying desperately to land a takedown but Walker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ayako.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ayako.
Ayako wants to counter the offense by Walker and move into the clinch position.
Ayako takes one on the button.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ayako was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Ayako tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ayako somewhat.
Ayako drops his hands momentarily and Walker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Walker catches Ayako right on the button with a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ayako might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Walker has got the better of the exchanges.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ayako avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands with a cross.
Ayako throws a head kick that misses
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ayako's head backwards.
Akari Ayako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
Walker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ayako misses with a head kick.
Ayako takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ayako throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ayako throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck for Ayako with that takedown attempt.
Sean Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akari Ayako.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Ayako walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
That kick from Ayako tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walker jabs at Ayako's body.
Walker works over Ayako's head and body with a nice combination.
Ayako moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ayako under the eye.
Walker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker lands with a good body shot.
Ayako will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayako takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sean Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ayako throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Ayako takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ayako shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
Ayako tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walker lands a body shot.
Ayako takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker throws a combination. Ayako tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayako moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Walker tests Ayako's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ayako can do to turn this around?
Walker scores with a sloppy right hand. Ayako should have avoided that one.

Ayako is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a cross.
Ayako is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Ayako tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. Ayako takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ayako on the side of the head.
Ayako shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ayako is breathing heavily.
Walker cracks Ayako on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ayako falls backwards against the cage. Walker follows up with more strikes that drop Ayako to his knees. Walker keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ayako! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Walker!