PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between York Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johnson
vs
walker

175 cm
21
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

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 Las Vegas, York Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jack walker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson tests walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from walker.
walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
walker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

walker is rocked!

It looks like jack walker has been cut.
walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and walker counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson takes a swing at walker's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
walker tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a combination
and walker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from walker.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and walker counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
walker lands a two punch combo.
walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
walker is looking to clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to clinch but walker moves away
and walker counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
walker looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but walker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of walker's head.
walker tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by walker.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
walker blocks a head kick by Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 York Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on jack walker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson lands with an overhand left.
walker misses with a few strikes there.
walker misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and walker counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like York Johnson has been cut.
walker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by walker.
walker throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but walker has taken the fight into the clinch.

walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
walker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses

and walker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and walker counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at walker to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and walker counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. walker defending well though.
walker is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

walker kicks Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
walker wants to clinch.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
walker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and walker counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson clinches but walker breaks the clinch
and walker counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and walker counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and walker counters with a straight right hand.
York Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
walker misses with a double jab.
jack walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
walker moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body
and walker counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
walker shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jack walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson misses with a double jab

and walker counters by clinching up.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.

walker breaks from the clinch.
York Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
walker throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a combination
letting walker counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

walker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
walker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and walker counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

walker moves into the clinch successfully.

walker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
walker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Johnson pushes walker off and scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson wants to clinch
and walker counters with a nice body shot.
walker throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
walker looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
walker throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. walker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
walker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson misses with a combination
and walker counters with a body kick.
walker tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with walker but walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and walker counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
walker blocks a head kick by Johnson.
walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson clinches but walker breaks the clinch
and walker counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at walker to acknowledge the strikes.
walker closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. walker pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch
and walker counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
jack 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jack walker!