PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Ulatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulatowski comes to the cage accompanied by Boys Noize - Lava Lava . Walker has chosen Thugs as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ulatowski
vs
Walker

169 cm
24
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

168 cm
26
157 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafal Ulatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulatowski motions for Walker to come forward. Ulatowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulatowski moves away.
Ulatowski tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Ulatowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ulatowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ulatowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ulatowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ulatowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ulatowski connects with a leg kick. Walker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ulatowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ulatowski misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Ulatowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Ulatowski closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski misses with a knee strike.
Ulatowski scores with a knee to the head.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ulatowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ulatowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Walker gets an underhook and turns Ulatowski into the cage.
Walker working Ulatowski over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski stops a takedown attempt from Walker.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Ulatowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ulatowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Walker tries to stall but Ulatowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Ulatowski avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulatowski is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ulatowski has his back to the cage.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Walker.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker letting Ulatowski take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Walker is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski lands a nice knee to the body.

Ulatowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ulatowski moves into the clinch.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Ulatowski gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
Ulatowski has Walker pushed against the cage.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Ulatowski looking to slow down the pace here.

Walker lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Walker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
Ulatowski moves into full guard.
Walker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulatowski is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rafal Ulatowski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ulatowski throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Ulatowski misses with a kick to the body.
Rafal Ulatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulatowski moves to clinch but Walker breaks away
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ulatowski misses with a body kick.
Ulatowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ulatowski.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker letting Ulatowski take a breather here.
Ulatowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski is trying to pull guard but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Ulatowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ulatowski prevents the takedown attempt.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Walker.
Walker digs a right hand into Ulatowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ulatowski's gas tank.
Ulatowski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ulatowski misses with a knee to the head.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Ulatowski avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Ulatowski avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Ulatowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Ulatowski tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker punishes Ulatowski's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski throws a body kick that misses.
Ulatowski throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ulatowski scores with a leg kick.
Ulatowski looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Ulatowski takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Walker throws a leg kick but Ulatowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Ulatowski thuds his shin into the meat of Walker's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski misses with a body kick.
Ulatowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ulatowski tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ulatowski.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ulatowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
Ulatowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Ulatowski.
Walker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ulatowski's calf.
Ulatowski dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Ulatowski thows a leg kick but Walker checks it
and Walker counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Ulatowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Ulatowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice combination there by Ulatowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ulatowski rather than just go for the knockout.
Ulatowski takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Ulatowski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walker if he has to take too many more of those.
Ulatowski scores with a leg kick.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Ulatowski sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Ulatowski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Walker scores with a push kick.
Ulatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
Ulatowski throws out a powerful jab.
Ulatowski misses with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ulatowski - that will leave a mark!
Rafal Ulatowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Ulatowski tries to clinch up.
Ulatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ulatowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Ulatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
Ulatowski moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Walker takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Ulatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ulatowski misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ulatowski scores with a body shot.
Ulatowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Ulatowski throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Ulatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ulatowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Ulatowski wants to land a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
Ulatowski lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Ulatowski.
Stevie Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A clash of legs there as Ulatowski blocks the low kick.
Ulatowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ulatowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Walker takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Walker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ulatowski darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Ulatowski leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.

Ulatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ulatowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Ulatowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ulatowski!
Ulatowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Ulatowski lands a front kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulatowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulatowski avoids it.
Ulatowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Rafal Ulatowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ulatowski is stalling here.
Ulatowski connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Stevie Walker has been cut.
Ulatowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ulatowski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ulatowski blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ulatowski tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Ulatowski prevents a body shot from Walker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rafal Ulatowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ulatowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Ulatowski's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Ulatowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ulatowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Ulatowski!