PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thugs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walker
vs
Alzado

168 cm
19
156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
151 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alzado moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.

Walker drives through and clinches with Alzado against the ropes.
Alzado is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Walker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Alzado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alzado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alzado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alzado lands a jab-cross combination.

Alzado decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Alzado is looking to advance position but Walker won't allow it.
Alzado frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Alzado there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alzado is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Walker is in real trouble.

Walker preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Alzado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker trying to get back to his feet but Alzado is in full control for now.
Alzado missing with punches from the back.
Walker trying to control the action but Alzado just sinks the hooks in.

Alzado is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Walker fending off the submission attempt from Alzado.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Alzado missing with punches from the back.

Alzado is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Alzado has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Walker preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Alzado.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alzado is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Walker is defending well though. Alzado let's go of the attempt for now.
Walker controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Alzado has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Walker has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Alzado missing with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Alzado working for the choke.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Walker is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Alzado looks gassed!
Walker tries to roll but Alzado sticks to his back.

Alzado seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Walker's chin but Walker turns very nicely into Alzado's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Walker.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alzado is proving hard to escape from.
Alzado is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Alzado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Walker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Alzado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big left from Alzado misses.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walker moves away from the strike by Alzado.
Alzado shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alzado shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevie Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyle Alzado.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alzado ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker blocks a jab.
Stevie Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alzado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alzado is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alzado has a takedown stuffed.
Alzado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Good shot there by Alzado.
Walker tries to clinch there but Alzado circles away.
Alzado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alzado blocks a jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch there but Alzado circles away.
Alzado avoids the head kick by Walker.
Alzado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alzado fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.
Walker's corner calls for a 1-2. Walker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alzado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Walker is looking to clinch but Alzado is avoiding it.
Alzado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker scores with a nice body kick.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Alzado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walker is looking to clinch but Alzado is avoiding it.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Walker slips a straight right by Alzado.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Alzado as he connects with a hook.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Alzado.
Horrible takedown by Alzado or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker which made him look bad.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alzado slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzado moves away.
Alzado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alzado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alzado.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Alzado.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alzado is defended easily by Walker.
Alzado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walker.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alzado lands with a shot to the body.
Alzado is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Walker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice shot lands for Alzado.
Alzado lands with a cross.
Alzado misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Alzado is rocked!
Alzado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alzado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alzado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alzado cracks Walker with a nice body shot.
Walker tries a body shot but Alzado blocks it.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alzado backwards.
Alzado works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alzado working hard to break the clinch.
Alzado scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Alzado wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker presses Alzado against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walker gets underhooks to prevent Alzado's takedown attempt.
Alzado tries to score a body lock takedown but Walker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lyle Alzado will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Alzado drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alzado tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Alzado is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Alzado drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Walker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alzado has Walker in his guard.
Alzado is breathing heavily.
Alzado tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alzado is working an open guard so Walker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alzado shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Alzado sees coming a mile off.
Walker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Alzado moved out of range.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzado's corner calls for a 1-2. Alzado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Walker has closed the distance and engaged Alzado in a clinch.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Alzado ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Alzado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker scores with the left hand. Alzado knows he should have avoided that one.
Alzado connects with a right hand. Walker shakes it off.
Alzado scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alzado throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.

Alzado closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Alzado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walker has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Walker defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Alzado drags him back down.
Alzado throws a strike aimed at the side of Walker's head but Walker avoids it well.
Alzado tries to move to full mount but Walker actually manages to regain half guard.
Alzado not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alzado moves nicely into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Alzado.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alzado misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Walker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Alzado is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Walker has managed to free his arm - good work.

Alzado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Walker tries to kick Alzado off but Alzado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alzado tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Walker taking some punishment here, with Alzado in his half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control but Alzado is keeping busy.
Alzado working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Walker's thigh. Walker counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Alzado is pushing down on Walker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Walker is fighting to maintain full guard but Alzado has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alzado throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Alzado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's six 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.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Walker won't allow Alzado to pass to mount.
Alzado works his foot free and advances to mount.
Walker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alzado unloads with some shots from mount but Walker bucks and avoids them well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alzado scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lyle Alzado has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alzado throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Walker because Alzado loaded up on that one.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alzado cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alzado landing shots from mount.
Alzado misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Alzado throws some wild stikes that Walker manages to avoid easily.
Alzado punching from mount but Walker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alzado looking to ground and pound but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alzado has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alzado.
Alzado unloads with some shots from mount but Walker bucks and avoids them well.
Walker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alzado.
Alzado throwing strikes but Walker uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Alzado is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walker defends it well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Alzado pushes him off.
Alzado looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.

Walker clinches with his opponent.
Walker is leaning against Alzado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker lands a body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alzado.
Alzado is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Alzado is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker lands an elbow inside.
Alzado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker is leaning against Alzado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walker is working Alzado over against the ropes.
Walker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alzado in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walker.
Alzado is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alzado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alzado dodges the punch combination from Walker.
A jab from Walker misses.
Walker tries to clinch up but Alzado circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lyle Alzado.
I think Alzado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Lyle Alzado!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Lyle Alzado!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Lyle Alzado!

Lyle Alzado wins by unanimous decision!