PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Walnutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arko Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok has chosen Streaks of Blood as his entrance music. Paulie Walnutz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walnutz
vs
Amok

173 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulie Walnutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arko Amok!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amok misses with a wild body shot.
Amok fails in his attempt to clinch.

Walnutz has Amok up against the cage in a clinch.
Amok drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walnutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amok looking to throw knees to the head but Walnutz is blocking nicely.
Walnutz trying to land knees to the body.

Amok breaks from the clinch.
Walnutz tries a head kick but it misses.
Amok misses with a body kick.
Amok tries to clinch up

and Walnutz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walnutz.
Walnutz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amok takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walnutz letting Amok take a breather here.
Amok landing knees to the head.
Walnutz blocks an elbow strike.
Walnutz'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.
Walnutz tries a knee to the head but Amok blocks it.
Walnutz looking to throw knees to the head but Amok is blocking nicely.
Walnutz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amok's face.
Amok using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amok is looking to break free of the clinch but Walnutz has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walnutz is looking to control Amok's arms but Amok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walnutz has his back to the cage.
Amok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Amok is looking to break free of the clinch but Walnutz has double underhooks.
Walnutz managing to block the knees to the body from Amok.
Amok looks gassed!
Walnutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amok looking to slow down the pace here.
Walnutz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Walnutz.
Knees to the body from Walnutz.
Walnutz with a knee to the head.
Walnutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walnutz stops a takedown attempt from Amok.
Amok throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amok takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walnutz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Walnutz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Amok crunches a lovely knee into Walnutz's ribcage.
Amok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walnutz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amok avoiding damage as Walnutz throws knees to the body.
Amok wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walnutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Walnutz to work.
Walnutz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walnutz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Amok avoiding damage as Walnutz throws knees to the body.
Walnutz missing with knees to the body.
Amok looking to throw knees to the head but Walnutz is blocking nicely.
Amok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Amok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Amok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walnutz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amok avoiding damage as Walnutz throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walnutz lands a nice knee to the body.
Walnutz leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Walnutz.
Amok blocks the elbow strike.
Amok avoiding damage as Walnutz throws knees to the body.
Amok has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walnutz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paulie Walnutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arko Amok.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walnutz tries to land knees in the clinch but Amok avoids the damage to the body.
Walnutz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walnutz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Amok up against the cage.
Amok drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walnutz controlling the action here for a moment.
Amok is trying to stall.
Amok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walnutz throws an elbow but it misses.
Amok avoiding damage as Walnutz throws knees to the body.
Amok lands a knee to the body.

Amok breaks from the clinch.

Amok shoots in and bounces Walnutz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Amok is looking to stand up but Walnutz won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Amok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amok wants to pass the guard but Walnutz is keeping the position.
Amok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Amok is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Walnutz wants to stand up but Amok is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walnutz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amok tries to clinch but Walnutz moves away
and Walnutz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulie Walnutz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amok shoots and misses

and Walnutz moves into the clinch.
Amok lands a nice knee to the body.
Walnutz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amok trying to land knees to the body.
Walnutz lands an elbow that stopped Amok in his tracks for a moment.
Walnutz landing knees to the head.
Amok trying to land knees to the body.
Walnutz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Amok.
Amok unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walnutz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amok stalling in the clinch but Walnutz improves position.
Amok landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amok connects with a knee to the head.
Amok looking to throw knees to the head but Walnutz is blocking nicely.
Walnutz wants to stall.

Amok breaks from the clinch.
Amok walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walnutz lands a nice hook to Amok's body. Amok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Walnutz has closed the distance and engaged Amok in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Amok takes a knee right on the jaw!
Amok tries to stall but Walnutz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walnutz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Walnutz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walnutz, as that shot connected.

Amok is rocked!

Walnutz darts in and clinches Amok up against the cage.
Walnutz lands an elbow inside.
Amok is still on wobbly legs! Can Walnutz finish him?
Walnutz lands an elbow inside that Amok shrugs off.
Walnutz pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Amok! Walnutz unloads with more strikes and Amok sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulie Walnutz!