PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by click me. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Harris
vs
Walker

180 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

172 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris swinging wilding here.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walker avoids the head kick by Harris.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice combo by Walker! Oh, that's hurt him - Harris falls to the canvas and Walker follows him into side control.

Harris is rocked!

Walker stands up.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harris's hands.
Harris throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Walker throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Simon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Walker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walker.

Walker instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker lands a nice elbow.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harris wants to break free but Walker has control.
Walker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harris misses with a low kick as Walker jumps back.
Walker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker throws a one two combo.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walker, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker avoids the head kick by Harris.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Walker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walker throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris throws a head kick that Walker semi-blocks.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harris backs up against the cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walker!
Harris throws a front kick that sends Walker stumbling back into the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Harris misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Walker counters with a three punch combo that has Harris backing up. Harris nods at Walker to acknowledge the strikes.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Walker.
Walker avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Walker swinging wilding here.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Walker saw it coming and moves away.
Walker scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Walker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Walker tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Walker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simon Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.

Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris wants to break free but Walker has control.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Harris has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Walker throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walker is out of range and Harris settles back down.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Harris backs away looking to recover.
Harris looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab lands there for Walker.
Walker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Walker counters with a left and a right that stings Harris.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
John Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Walker misses.
Walker blocks a head kick by Harris.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker throws a combination. Harris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Walker. That snapped Harris's head back.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Walker avoids the head kick by Harris.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walker is looking to land body kicks.
Walker stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Harris scores with a head kick.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Walker throws a one two combo.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
Harris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walker throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Walker both land. Nice combination.
Walker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Harris cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A left lands for Walker.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harris counters with a nice kick to the body.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Harris misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris scores with a spinning back kick!
Harris throws a wild body kick that Walker sees coming a mile off.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Walker avoids the head kick by Harris.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Walker has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker lands a jab-cross combination.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Walker connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Harris swinging wilding here.
Harris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Walker lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walker.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Harris backs away looking to recover.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
Walker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Walker swinging wilding here.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from Walker both land. Nice combination.
Walker blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a nice kick to the body.
Walker tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harris.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Walker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Harris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Walker duly obliges.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Harris throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Walker throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harris. Walker shrugs it off though.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris blocks a head kick by Walker.
Harris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walker checks it well.

Walker has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Walker misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Walker lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
Walker avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Walker.
Simon Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris misses with a leg kick
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris lands a high kick!
John Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

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