PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jd penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Adrian Walker has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Adrian Walker seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Walker
vs
penn

202 cm
22
278 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jd penn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from penn.
Walker cracks penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adrian Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jd penn.

Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker tries for a takedown but penn manages to get underhooks.
penn misses with a knee strike.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.

Walker has penn pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Walker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending penn tumbling to the mat - Walker dives into penn's guard.
Walker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but penn is retaining full guard.
Walker postures up in penn's guard and throws a big left but penn blocks it.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. penn is keeping the position for now.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of penn's head.
penn looks gassed!
Walker working some strikes from top position.
penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Walker forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Walker wants to pass to mount but penn is defending the position.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but penn keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow.
Walker thows a huge punch but penn dodges it nicely.
Walker throws a strike but penn avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of penn's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for penn on the ground.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of penn's head.
penn keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but penn is retaining full guard.
penn has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

penn working for a triangle but Walker defends it easily.
Walker trying to control but penn is working from the bottom.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Walker 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.

Walker closes the distance and clinches up with penn, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes penn against the cage but penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
penn shoots and misses

and Walker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
penn wants to control but Walker is keeping busy.

penn looking for submissions off his back.
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Walker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is nestled in close to penn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Walker is trying to control the action in half guard but penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Walker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Walker stands up over penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Walker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walker thows a big elbow that misses.

penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.

penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walker defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker cracks penn with a solid left hand.
penn lands a good elbow from the bottom.
penn keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.

penn working for a triangle but Walker defends it easily.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walker's guard.
penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker wants to sweep here but penn controlling him for the moment.
Walker wants to control but penn passes easily into half guard.
Walker punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Adrian Walker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Walker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. penn is trying to defend but Walker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

penn looking for submissions off his back.
Walker working penn over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Walker.

penn actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Walker there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands strikes from half guard.
penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Walker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

penn actively working from the bottom here.
Adrian Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
penn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
penn is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

penn looking for submissions off his back.

penn actively working from the bottom here.
Walker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed penn's head.
Walker wants to pass to mount but penn is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

penn gets caught flat footed, as Walker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws and elbow that misses. penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Walker's guard. Nice move by penn!
penn wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
penn pushes down on Walker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
penn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
penn moves into full mount! Walker won't be happy about that!
penn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walker is looking to escape.
penn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adrian Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker tries to hold on but penn pushes him away.
jd penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

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