PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad Howell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Walsh
vs
Howell

200 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Howell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walsh takes the fight into the clinch.
Walsh can't get the takedown.
Howell missing with knees to the body.
Howell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walsh.
Howell blocks an uppercut.
Walsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howell trying to land knees to the body.
Howell missing with knees to the body.
Walsh avoiding damage as Howell throws knees to the body.
Walsh managing to block the knees to the body from Howell.
Walsh goes for a takedown attempt but Howell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Howell looks to clinch
and Walsh counters with a right hand to the body.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Howell as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Walsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Howell clinches up against the cage.

Walsh works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Walsh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walsh wants to pass the guard but Howell is keeping the position.
Walsh advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walsh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Walsh is looking to take a break and control but Howell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howell pushes Walsh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Walsh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Walsh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Walsh wants to control but Howell is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.

Walsh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Howell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Walsh is breathing heavily.
Walsh trying to control the position but Howell is working away.
Howell struggling a bit here.
Walsh tries to move to mount but Howell blocks the move with his legs.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Howell shoots in and drives through. Walsh sprawls well.
Howell wants to clinch but Walsh slips to the side
and Walsh counters with a low kick, right behind Howell 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howell tries to clinch
and Walsh counters with a series of strikes. Howell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Howell tries to clinch up

and Walsh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Walsh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Howell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Walsh trying to control the action but Howell is working from the bottom.
Walsh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Howell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Walsh is working for a kimura but Howell is defending it quite comfortably.
Howell is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Howell kicks off Walsh and gets to his feet.
Howell closes the distance but Walsh moves to the side

so Walsh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Walsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walsh won't allow Howell to get back to his feet.

Walsh stands up from Howell's guard - Walsh perhaps looking for a knockout.
Howell tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Walsh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Howell won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Walsh dominated that 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.

Howell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A bone on bone clash there as Howell blocks the leg kick.
Walsh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walsh misses with a wild body shot.
Howell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walsh tries to clinch there but Howell circles away.

Walsh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Howell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Walsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howell keeps working.
Howell is looking for a sweep.
Howell parries the strikes from Walsh easily there. Walsh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Howell to escape.

Walsh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Walsh asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Howell is breathing heavily.
Walsh trying to control the position but Howell is working away.
Walsh happy to just control the position for now.

Walsh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Walsh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

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.
Walsh working away.

Walsh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Walsh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Howell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Walsh has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Walsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howell keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Walsh is controlling him well.

Walsh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howell tries to clinch but Walsh moves away

and Walsh counters with a shoot takedown. Howell fights it but they end up in guard.
Howell wants to stand up but Walsh is controlling him.
Walsh wants to control from the top but Howell keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walsh stops Howell from standing up.
Walsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Howell is retaining full guard.
Walsh is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walsh is in close to Howell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Howell keeping full guard, as Walsh tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Walsh misses with a wild combination.
Walsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walsh scores with a shot to the body.
Howell closes the distance but Walsh moves to the side

and Walsh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Howell!
Isaac Walsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.Walsh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Walsh dominated that second round.
That's time! Walsh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Walsh fails with the takedown.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walsh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Walsh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Howell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Walsh is controlling him well.

Walsh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Howell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Walsh wants to take a breather but Howell manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Walsh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Howell pushes Walsh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh misses with a wild body shot.
Walsh is looking to wear down Howell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Howell wants to clinch but Walsh slips to the side

and Walsh counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Howell pushes Walsh off and gets back to his feet.
Howell wants to clinch

and Walsh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walsh.
Walsh wants to break free but Howell has control.
Howell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walsh.
Howell missing with knees to the body.
Walsh trying to stall but Howell improves his position.
Walsh avoiding damage as Howell throws knees to the body.
Howell scores a nice knee to the body.
Walsh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Howell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Walsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howell tries to clinch but Walsh moves away

and Walsh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Walsh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Howell keeping moving, preventing Walsh from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell keeping full guard, as Walsh tries to pass.
Walsh slips nicely into half guard.
Walsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howell can do to turn this around?

Howell manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Howell tries to clinch there but Walsh circles away.
Howell doesn't manage to clinch there - Walsh circles away.

Walsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Walsh goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Howell turns into him and now he's in Walsh's guard.

Walsh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Howell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Howell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell wanted to stand there but Walsh had control of the position.

Walsh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Howell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walsh's guard.
Walsh is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Howell stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four 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.
Howell is looking to clinch but Walsh is avoiding it.
Howell wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walsh.
Howell tries to clinch there but Walsh circles away.
Conrad Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howell is looking to clinch.
Walsh fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell tries to clinch there but Walsh circles away.
Howell wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Walsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walsh, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Walsh!