PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hock Mycock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mycock
vs
Walker

181 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

176 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hock Mycock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Walker!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mycock throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Walker.
Mycock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mycock scrambles back to his feet.
Mycock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mycock with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Mycock misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker connects with the punch.
Mycock tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mycock wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker lands a slapping body shot.
A lazy left from Walker finds it's target.
Mycock tries to clinch up.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Mycock's shoulder, as Mycock tries to avoid the shot.
Mycock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mycock walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Mycock wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mycock walks into a left hand.
Walker misses the jab.
Mycock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hock Mycock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mycock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walker thuds his right hand into Mycock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mycock shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mycock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Mycock persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mycock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mycock wants to clinch.
Mycock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mycock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Mycock shoots in.
Mycock fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mycock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

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.
Walker lands the left hand.
Mycock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Mycock or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker which made him look bad.
Mycock tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mycock.
Walker connects with a nice looking jab.
Walker lands a slapping body shot.
Mycock tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mycock closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Walker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mycock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mycock throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Mycock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Mycock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mycock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hock Mycock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mycock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mycock somewhat.
Mycock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mycock wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker jabs Mycock to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Walker.
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
Walker lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the body from Mycock misses
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Mycock takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Mycock is rocked!

It looks like Hock Mycock has been cut.
Daniel Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Mycock's head but Mycock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mycock tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mycock throws a solid leg kick but Walker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mycock.
Walker scores with a jab.
Oh Mycock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mycock ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Mycock seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mycock is looking to clinch.
Walker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mycock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mycock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Walker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Mycock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walker scores with a hook.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mycock on the side of the head.

Mycock pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.

Mycock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a nice head shot.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mycock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mycock fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from Walker.
Walker scores with a nice head shot.
Daniel Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mycock in his tracks.
Mycock tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walker throws a monster overhand right that drops Mycock! Walker follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Walker!