PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Garrison (ranked 25392 p4p, 4427 weight class) and Robert Walker (ranked 545 p4p, 442 weight class). Robert Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garrison
vs
Walker

190 cm
20
190
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
24
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alessandro Garrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Walker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garrison lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Garrison.
Garrison crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Walker looks winded!
Garrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Garrison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Garrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Garrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrison lands a knee to the head.
Garrison with a knee to the head.
Garrison lands a knee to the head.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Garrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Garrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrison trying to land knees to the body.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrison controls his hands.
Garrison landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Garrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Garrison lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
Garrison lands a knee to the head.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Garrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Garrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrison.
A short right from Garrison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garrison scores with a knee to the head.
Walker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Garrison after a bit of a struggle.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Garrison is controlling the position.
Garrison lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Garrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garrison.
Garrison scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Garrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garrison landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garrison obliges.
Garrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Garrison avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Garrison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrison uses good head movement to avoid it.

Walker jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker has a closed guard, preventing Garrison from standing up.
Garrison wants to stand and escape but instead Walker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Garrison has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Walker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A jab from Walker misses.
Garrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Garrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker misses with a jab to the body
and Garrison counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garrison tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Garrison fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garrison tries to keep at a distance but Walker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garrison looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garrison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walker trying to stall but Garrison improves his position.
Walker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alessandro Garrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Walker.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Garrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Garrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrison.
Garrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garrison.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garrison.
Garrison scores a nice knee to the body.
Garrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alessandro Garrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Garrison has managed to clinch.
Garrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Garrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Garrison working Walker over with knees to the body.
Garrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garrison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garrison lands a nice knee to the body.
Garrison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garrison lands a nice uppercut.
Garrison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walker.
Garrison scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Garrison lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Garrison.
Garrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garrison lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Garrison.
Garrison connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
Garrison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garrison lands a nice knee to the body.
Garrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Garrison with a knee to the head.
Garrison scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Walker has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Garrison clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Walker is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Garrison is defending well though. Walker let's go of the attempt for now.
Garrison is trying to get back to his feet but Walker has full control of the position and if anything, Garrison has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Garrison staying busy and making it hard for Walker to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Garrison doesn't escape.
Garrison is trying to get back to his feet but Walker has full control of the position and if anything, Garrison has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Walker looking for the RNC.
Garrison is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Walker patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison trying to get back to his feet but Walker is in full control for now.
What can Garrison do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Garrison covering up well under a series of strikes from Walker.
Walker trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Garrison doesn't escape.
Will Walker go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
What can Garrison do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Garrison trying to get back to his feet but Walker is in full control for now.
Robert Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.
Garrison prevents Walker from getting a body triangle.
Walker scores with punches from the back.
Walker somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrison is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alessandro Garrison dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A head kick from Garrison lands but Walker takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Garrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrison wants to clinch.
Garrison ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Garrison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Robert Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walker is able to avoid easily.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Garrison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrison trying to land knees to the body.
Walker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garrison to keep the fight standing.
Garrison trying to land knees to the body.
Walker looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrison lands a nice knee to the body.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garrison scores a nice knee to the body.
Walker avoiding damage as Garrison throws knees to the body.
Garrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrison tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Garrison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Garrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Garrison keeps him there for the moment.
Garrison connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
Garrison gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walker.
Alessandro Garrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Walker.
Garrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Garrison scores with a nice short uppercut.

Walker manages to pull guard.
Garrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrison wants to stand but Walker is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Walker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garrison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Garrison wants to stand and escape but instead Walker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker stops Garrison from standing up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker stops Garrison from standing up.
Garrison can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walker controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control from the top but Garrison keeps moving.
Walker stops Garrison from standing up.
Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garrison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walker is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Garrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrison tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.

Garrison drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.

Walker pulls guard effortlessly.
Garrison postures up.
Garrison wants to stand but Walker is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garrison wants to stand but Walker is controlling his posture from full guard.

Walker working for a triangle but Garrison defends it easily.
Garrison is looking to stand up but Walker won't let him.
Robert Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alessandro Garrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alessandro Garrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garrison, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessandro Garrison!