PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maria
vs
Walter

178 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
169 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Maria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maria tries to kick Walter off but Walter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maria wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walter lands a nice short elbow.
Maria looks like he's trying to stand up.

Walter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maria is trying to escape back to his feet but Walter uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Maria wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Walter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Maria is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Walter asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Walter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maria has escaped the position, nice work there.

Walter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maria is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Walter looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maria is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Walter is controlling him well.
Walter scoring with punches and elbows.
Walter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Walter in side control lands a decent elbow.
Walter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walter cracks Maria with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Walter scores with punches from side control.
Walter scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walter is trying to get an arm triangle but Maria is defending well.
Maria wants to get back to his feet.
Maria managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Walter.
Maria is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maria knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walter on the ground.
Maria tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Maria is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walter won't let Maria get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Maria on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maria tries to get out of the position.
Maria tries to buck Walter off but Walter takes his back!
Walter connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Maria to escape the position.
Walter scores with punches and elbows.
Walter gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter connects with a big shot to the side of Maria's head.

Walter has got one arm under Maria's chin. This could be trouble... Maria trying to control the other hand but Walter gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Maria has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anton Walter!