PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Lindh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Walter
vs
Lindh

185 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pierre Lindh!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lindh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lindh throwing strikes from guard but Walter blocks nicely.

Lindh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Walter, up you get!
Walter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lindh shoots in for a takedown but Walter shows good takedown defense.
Lindh cracks the inside of Walter's front leg.
Charlie Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindh shoots in for a takedown but Walter shows good takedown defense.

Walter clinches up against the cage.
Lindh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Charlie Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Lindh.
Walter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walter keeps control of Lindh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walter tries to stall but Lindh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Lindh manages to pull guard.
Walter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lindh is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter won't allow Lindh to sweep him here.
Lindh keeping full guard, as Walter tries to pass.
Lindh wants to sweep but no luck.

Lindh wriggles free and stands up.
Walter wants to clinch up but Lindh keeps it at a distance.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.

Walter takes the fight into the clinch.

Lindh jumps guard.
Lindh is controlling Walter's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Walter trying to control but Lindh is working from the bottom.
Lindh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walter's guard.
Walter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lindh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Walter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lindh on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lindh gets to his feet - Walter follows without any prompting.
Lindh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindh avoids the head kick by Walter.
Lindh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lindh looks gassed!
Lindh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lindh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walter tries to clinch but Lindh is having none of it.
Walter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Walter clinches with his opponent.
Walter lands a damaging elbow.

Walter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Walter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walter scores a nice knee to the body.
Walter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lindh is keeping busy.

Walter manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindh circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lindh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walter's guard.
Lindh won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.
Lindh wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Lindh tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Lindh stopping the sweep attempt from Walter.
Lindh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lindh won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Lindh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slapping leg kick lands for Walter.

Lindh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Walter tries to roll over but Lindh keeps him under control.
Lindh is keen to just control but Walter is a slippery customer.
Walter is trying to get back to full guard.
Walter is working hard here to advance position.
Lindh is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindh prevents Walter from standing back up.
Walter is trying to control but can't.
Lindh is tying to control. Walter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Walter cracks the inside of Lindh's front leg.
Lindh has a takedown stuffed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walter.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Walter throws a low kick, looking for Lindh's leg but Lindh calmly moves out of range.
Lindh keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walter.
Walter throws a leg kick
and Lindh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Walter shoots in but Lindh avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Walter rushes Lindh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindh blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindh tries for a takedown but Walter manages to get underhooks.

Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lindh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walter counters with a good low kick that Lindh was not able to check.

Lindh moves into the clinch.
Walter missing with knees to the body.
Walter stalling in the clinch but Lindh improves position.
Walter is trying to break free.

Lindh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walter wants to clinch
and Lindh counters with a nice body kick.

Lindh clinches up against the cage.
Lindh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Charlie Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Lindh.
Lindh takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Lindh wants to get back to striking at distance but Walter won't allow it.
Walter looking to stall.

Walter breaks the clinch.
Walter closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lindh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Walter looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindh stops Walter from standing up.
Lindh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lindh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lindh wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Lindh content to stall in guard here.
Lindh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Walter wants to clinch but Lindh slips to the side

and Lindh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Walter!
Lindh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Walter can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lindh is working for a guillotine from mount but Walter frees his head quite easily.
Lindh trying to control but Walter is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Lindh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Walter tries to clinch up

and Lindh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walter is keeping the position for now.
Walter is looking to stand up but Lindh isn't so interested in that idea.
Lindh won't allow Walter to sweep him here.
Walter wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lindh is now in half guard.
Walter is trying to stand.
Lindh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lindh slows the pace down in half guard.
Walter wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindh is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Walter!
BOOM! Lindh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Walter taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Walter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Lindh.
Walter wants to control but Lindh is having none of it.
Lindh with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter is looking to improve his position but Lindh isn't that keen on the idea.

Lindh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Walter manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Walter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lindh staying calm.
Lindh gets to mount! Walter was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to hold on but Lindh pushes him away.
Lindh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walter is looking to escape.
Walter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walter really wants to buck Lindh off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lindh tries to control but Walter wriggling away.

Lindh is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Walter is surviving well by controlling Lindh's body position as best he can.
Walter is working to get back to half guard.
Lindh lands a big shot there that rocks Walter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Charlie Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lindh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Lindh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lindh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Lindh!