PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between TJ Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonesey Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles's entrance music is Underground Kings. A fine choice. TJ Styles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Styles
vs
Walker

175 cm
20
134 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

165 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonesey Walker!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Styles.
Walker cracks Styles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.

Walker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Styles sprawling to the canvas! Styles rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Walker finish him?!

Styles is rocked!

It looks like TJ Styles has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Oh Styles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Styles closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.

Styles pulls guard effortlessly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Styles has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up.
Styles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Styles seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Styles pushes Walker off and gets back to his feet.
Walker misses with a left hand

and Styles counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Styles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Styles wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Styles stands up over Walker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Styles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles passes into half guard.
Walker wants to get back to full guard.
Styles prevents Walker from standing back up.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.
Walker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Styles.
Styles winds up and cracks Walker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Styles escapes and gets back to his feet.
Styles is breathing heavily.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Styles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walker's guard.
Styles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Styles from controlling successfully.

Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Walker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Styles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Styles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Styles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Styles trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

TJ Styles has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Styles off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jonesey Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Styles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Styles closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Walker's guard.
TJ Styles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Styles gets to his feet. Walker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walker.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
A jab from Walker misses.
Styles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Styles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker throws a sloppy body shot

and Styles counters by moving into the clinch.
Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Styles walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a looping right hand.
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Styles avoids the body shot from Walker.

Styles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Styles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Styles is proving a slippery customer.

Styles stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker digs a good hook to Styles's body.
Jab from Walker.
Walker misses with a looping left.
A big right from Walker misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walker, as that shot connected.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Styles moves away.
TJ Styles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Styles needs to keep his hands up - Walker had a free shot at his head there.
Walker misses with a right hand

and Styles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Styles.
Walker fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Styles breaks the clinch.
Walker throws a lazy uppercut

and Styles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee calls for Styles to work.

Styles pulls guard successfully.
Walker wants to get up but he can't break Styles's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Styles wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.
Walker wants to stand but Styles is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonesey Walker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Walker lands a glancing blow to the side of Styles's head.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Styles slips a straight right by Walker.

Styles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonesey Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on TJ Styles's cut.
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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Styles.
Walker throws the left hand but Styles avoids the punch easily.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Styles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walker thinking.
Walker throws a lazy uppercut

and Styles counters with a takedown into side control.
Walker is looking to reverse the position.

Styles has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Walker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Styles has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Styles walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Styles saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Walker - just one landing.

Styles clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.

Styles drags the fight down to the ground.
Styles has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up.
Styles scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Styles working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to stand but Styles is controlling from the bottom.

Walker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Styles looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Styles looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Styles!
Styles scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Styles is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walker has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to bench press Styles off him but Styles keeps the position.
Walker gets back to half guard.
Walker trying to control but Styles postures up.

Styles seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Walker is refusing to be controlled, as Styles sits in half guard.
Walker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
TJ Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonesey Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Styles.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to TJ Styles.
I think Walker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29

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