PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Narudaninamec (ranked 5238 p4p, 3855 weight class) and Aiden Walker (ranked 399 p4p, 319 weight class). Aiden Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Narudaninamec
vs
Walker

168 cm
19
155
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
156
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BANZAI NUTRITION

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Narudaninamec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Walker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narudaninamec moves away.

Narudaninamec darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Walker is looking to control Narudaninamec's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walker avoid being mounted?
Walker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Narudaninamec haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Narudaninamec is looking for a kimura but Walker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Narudaninamec to get the leverage.
Walker wants to improve his position but Narudaninamec is controlling well.
Narudaninamec is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Narudaninamec looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Walker is looking for a sweep. Narudaninamec is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narudaninamec is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Narudaninamec prevents Walker from improving his position.

Narudaninamec seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.

Narudaninamec is working for a submission of some sort.
Walker tries to get to full guard but Narudaninamec has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
Walker tries to get to full guard but Narudaninamec has control of the leg.
Walker is still trying to improve position.
Narudaninamec controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Walker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Walker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Narudaninamec is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narudaninamec is stalling in the full guard.
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Narudaninamec lying in Walker's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Walker decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Narudaninamec taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aiden Walker!