PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think River might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

River
vs
Walters

188 cm
23
175 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
179 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Walters!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters tries to clinch up.
River scores with a nice body kick.
Walters tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walters misses with a series of wild punches.
River scores with a leg kick.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walters.
That kick from River tenderised Walters's leg. Walters is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnny Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walters darts in trying to clinch
and River counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by River.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
River throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Walters has his takedown stuffed
and River counters with a leg kick.
A head kick by Walters misses
and River counters with a right hand to the body.
Walters looks winded!
Walters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cole River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Walters.
Walters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River lands with a kick to the ribs.

River rushes Walters and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
Walters is trying desperately to land a takedown but River is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Walters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River scores a nice knee to the body.
Walters takes a knee to the side of the body.
River connects with a knee to the head.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Walters won't want to take too many of those.
Walters takes a shot to the head.
River lands an elbow inside that Walters shrugs off.
Walters goes for a takedown attempt but River pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walters's sensitive parts.
Cole River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from River - that will leave a mark!
River cracks the inside of Walters's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walters's sensitive parts.
River lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walters takes a step back to recover.

River takes the fight into the clinch.

River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
River scores with a kick to the body.
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!
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walters. That did some damage!
Walters just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
River feints and then cracks Walters's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walters down.
Walters has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from River.
River scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
River connects with the punch.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walters. That did some damage!
River lands a high kick!
River thuds his shin into the meat of Walters's side.

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

Walters is rocked!
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River throws a nice looking combination but Walters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
River lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walters is still on wobbly legs! Can River finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River cracks Walters with a hook to the temple - Walters is on wobbly legs here! River swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Walters falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! River wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cole River!
Cole River retains his welterweight title!
Cole River took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Just Fight (Shirt 6$ Shorts 8$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.