PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Lover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brad Walker was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lover
vs
Walker

195 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guy Lover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Walker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
letting Lover counter with a right hand.
Lover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lover walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lover.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker checks a low kick from Lover.
Lover is looking to score with low kicks.
Lover blocks a leg kick.
Guy Lover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Guy Lover has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lover comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lover connects with the punch.
Lover throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lover, right into the meat.
Lover throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lover sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lover is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Lover off balance momentarily.
Walker throws a body kick that misses
and Lover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Walker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Walker misses.
Lover tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker misses with a body kick.
Walker is looking to chop away at Lover's legs.
Lover 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.
Walker takes a swing at Lover's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lover.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lover's sensitive parts.
Walker takes a swing at Lover's ribcage but misses.
Lover throws a solid leg kick but Walker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lover.
Lover goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lover walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Walker lands a big head kick that sends Lover tumbling to the mat! Walker takes a step backwards and waves Lover back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lover.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lover moves out of range of the body kick.
Lover blocks a head kick by Walker.
Walker lands a head kick!
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Walker throws a low kick but Lover avoids it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lover fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A bone on bone clash there as Lover blocks the leg kick.
Walker throws a lazy head kick
and Lover counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lover checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Lover as he checks the leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Walker tries a low kick but Lover avoids it.
Walker is looking to score with low kicks.
Lover pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walker is out of range and Lover settles back down.
Walker with a hook.
Walker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lover rather than just go for the knockout.
Lover moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walker. That's going to slow Lover down.
Walker tries to score with a low kick but Lover moves his leg out of the way.
Lover takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Walker.
Walker wants to slow Lover down by chopping away at his legs.
Walker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lover if he has to take too many more of those.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walker!
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lover's head.
Lover ducks right into an uppercut from Walker.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
Walker tries to land a leg kick but Lover saw it coming and moves away.
Walker throws a low kick, looking for Lover's leg but Lover calmly moves out of range.
Lover blocks a low kick nicely.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Lover is just out of range.
Lover keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lover throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lover.
Good shot there by Walker.
Walker throws a leg kick which misses Lover's front leg but catches the back leg as Lover tries to avoid it.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Lover looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Walker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lover takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 9:10
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Walker!
Brad Walker decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.