PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Standa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Walker's choice of entrance music: Oh No You Didn't. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Standa
vs
Walker

174 cm
22
160 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

189 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Standa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Walker!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker stuffs the takedown.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Standa keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimmy Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker tries to clinch there but Standa circles away.

Walker clinches.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Standa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Standa tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
Walker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Standa is breathing heavily.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.
Walker lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Simon Standa has been cut.
Walker landing knees to the body.
Walker lands an elbow just above Standa 's eye.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Standa takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Walker.
Walker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walker taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Walker.
Walker tries to clinch there but Standa circles away.

Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Walker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands an elbow just above Standa 's eye.
Walker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walker lands an elbow just above Standa 's eye.
Nice elbow from Walker.
Walker landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walker lands an elbow just above Standa 's eye.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Standa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker crunches a lovely knee into Standa's ribcage.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walker effectively controlling the action here.
Standa wants a takedown but no success here.
Walker working Standa over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a good knee to the midsection. Standa won't want to take too many of those.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped Standa in his tracks for a moment.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walker taking a breather.
Walker lands a knee to the head.
Walker lands an elbow inside that Standa shrugs off.
Walker with a knee to the head.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Standa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Standa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walker.
Walker continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Standa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standa letting Walker take a breather here.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Standa's defenses.
Walker lands a knee to the head.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.
Walker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Walker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Standa's defenses.
Standa tries to break the clinch but Walker is controlling the position.
Walker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Standa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of stalling here from Walker.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Walker scores a nice knee to the body.
Walker landing knees to the body.
Walker scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Standa's cut.
That's time! Standa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Standa is looking to clinch.

Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Standa wants to break free but Walker has control.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped Standa in his tracks for a moment.
Walker controlling the action here for a moment.
Standa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Standa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker scores a nice knee to the body.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Standa's face.
Knees to the body from Walker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Standa letting Walker take a breather here.
Knees to the body from Walker.
Walker leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Standa working hard to break the clinch.
Walker lands a nice knee to the body.
Standa is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walker obliges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Standa is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Walker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Standa avoids the damage to the body.
Walker connects with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Standa wants a takedown but no success here.
Walker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Standa's defenses.
Standa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

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.
Standa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Standa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Walker lands a nice knee to the body.
Walker stalling against the cage.
Walker crunches a lovely knee into Standa's ribcage.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Standa is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Walker.
Walker working Standa over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Walker receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Walker lands an elbow just above Standa 's eye.
Walker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walker slows down the pace here.
Standa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walker lands a knee to the body.
Walker lands an elbow inside that Standa shrugs off.
Standa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Standa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walker prevents Standa from breaking the clinch.
Standa wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Standa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.
Walker scores a nice knee to the body.

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.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped Standa in his tracks for a moment.
Standa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Walker has Standa pressed against the cage, preventing Standa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Walker.
Walker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker landing knees to the body.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Standa's efforts to push away.
Walker lands a nice knee to the body.
Walker connects with a knee to the head.
Walker working Standa over with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Standa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Standa looking for a takedown.
Walker working Standa over with knees to the body.
Walker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Standa's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Standa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Walker pushes Standa up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Walker.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.
Walker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped Standa in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Nice elbow from Walker.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Walker lands a nice knee to the body.
Walker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Standa's defenses.
Walker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walker obliges.
Walker content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Standa wants to break free but Walker has control.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Standa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Standa is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped Standa in his tracks for a moment.
Walker lands an elbow just above Standa 's eye.
Walker is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walker obliges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jimmy Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Standa tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
Walker lands a good knee to the midsection. Standa won't want to take too many of those.
Walker stalls.
Standa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walker stalling against the cage.
Walker lands a good knee to the midsection. Standa won't want to take too many of those.
Standa is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Standa can't break the clinch.
Standa takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Walker lands a nice elbow.
Walker crunches a lovely knee into Standa's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Walker scores a nice knee to the body.
Walker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Standa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Standa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Standa's face.
Walker slows down the pace here.
Walker connects with a knee to the head.
Walker landing knees to the body.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walker crunches a lovely knee into Standa's ribcage.
Jimmy Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of stalling here from Walker.
A frustrated look appears on Standa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Standa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker lands a good knee to the midsection. Standa won't want to take too many of those.
Walker lands an elbow inside that Standa shrugs off.

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.
Standa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Walker.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Standa is trying to break the clinch but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Standa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker lands a good knee to the midsection. Standa won't want to take too many of those.
Walker landing knees to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30

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