PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Walker (ranked 4925 p4p, 5739 weight class) and Jake Wooden (ranked 477 p4p, 511 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Walker
vs
Wooden

225 cm
26
272
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
220
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Wooden!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooden wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooden tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
It looked like Walker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooden wants to clinch.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Wooden.
Walker is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Wooden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a series of strikes. Wooden will be more careful next time no doubt.

Wooden moves into the clinch.
Wooden misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Wooden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooden has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.

Wooden manages to break the clinch.
Wooden fails with the takedown
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Jimmy Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Wooden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Wooden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Wooden has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wooden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooden moves to clinch but Walker breaks away
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Wooden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wooden off to one side.

Wooden has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Walker lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooden lands a nice uppercut.
Wooden swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooden tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wooden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Walker 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.

Wooden wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Walker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooden is looking to clinch.
Wooden moves to clinch but Walker breaks away
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Walker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Wooden clinches up against the cage.

Wooden breaks the clinch.
We've been informed that Wooden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooden tries to clinch but Walker moves away
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wooden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooden looks to clinch
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooden darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Wooden gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Wooden is controlling him.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Wooden won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Wooden fails to land.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wooden looking to slow down the pace here.
Wooden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooden tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wooden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooden looks to clinch
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooden has his takedown stuffed
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooden tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooden tries to clinch up.
Walker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wooden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooden misses with an uppercut
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooden misses with a takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooden misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Jimmy Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Wooden.
Wooden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooden tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Walker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooden tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Wooden. Wooden gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wooden misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Walker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wooden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooden wants to clinch
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooden with a poor takedown
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooden throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Wooden tries to clinch up
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooden looks to clinch
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooden closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wooden does no damage.
It looked like Walker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooden tries to clinch up.
Walker is looking to counter punch.
Wooden fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wooden can do to turn this around?
Wooden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jake Wooden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimmy Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Wooden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooden tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Wooden misses the shot to the body.
Wooden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooden wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a three punch combo that has Wooden backing up. Wooden nods at Walker to acknowledge the strikes.

Wooden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooden is trying to pull guard but Walker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wooden tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
Wooden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.
Wooden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walker to keep the fight standing.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker counters with a three punch combo that has Wooden backing up. Wooden nods at Walker to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooden fails with the takedown
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooden tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooden has his takedown stuffed
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Wooden.
A little feinted left hand from Walker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walker counters with a three punch combo that has Wooden backing up. Wooden nods at Walker to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Walker!