PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross comes into the arena with 2nd Sucks blaring out of the sound system. Walsh has chosen Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal as his entrance music. Ryan Walsh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cross
vs
Walsh

190 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walsh gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Walsh slows the pace down in half guard.
Cross wants to get back to his feet.
Walsh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan Walsh.

Cross has closed the distance and engaged Walsh in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is pressed up against the cage. Walsh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cross down to the mat. Cross avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Cross pushes Walsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Walsh tries to score a body lock takedown but Cross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Walsh is trying to drag Cross to the mat but Cross just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Damien Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Walsh.
Cross unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walsh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cross looking to throw knees to the head but Walsh is blocking nicely.

Walsh turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Walsh trying to control the action but Cross is working from the bottom.
Walsh taking a break here but Cross is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh wants to pass to mount but Cross is defending the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Walsh connects with a nice short shot to Cross's temple.
Walsh trying to control the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh wants to pass to mount but Cross is defending the position.
Well, if Walsh 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.
Walsh wants to pass the guard but Cross is defending well.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan Walsh.

Cross moves into range and clinches up with Walsh.

Walsh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Walsh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walsh is keeping the position for now.
Walsh throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Walsh trying to control the position here.
Cross has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cross wants to stand and escape but instead Walsh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Walsh wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Walsh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Walsh fails with a takedown attempt.

Cross moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Walsh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
Cross landing knees to the head.
Walsh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walsh looking for a takedown.
Walsh is trying to force a seperation but Cross has the dominant position.
Walsh tries to score a body lock takedown but Cross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damien Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Walsh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh tries to pull guard but Cross forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cross is trying to stall.
Walsh can't get the takedown.
Cross content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walsh tries to break the clinch but Cross is controlling the position.
Cross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Cross.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Walsh blocks it.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walsh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Walsh pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walsh lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cross!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding Walsh's attempts to control the action.
Cross is working to get back to half guard.
Walsh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Walsh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Walsh throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cross because Walsh loaded up on that one.
Walsh controlling from the full mount.
Walsh wants to control the pace but Cross is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walsh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Walsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Walsh gets tackled into the cage by Cross. Cross maintains the clinch.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Walsh avoids the damage to the body.
Walsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
Walsh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cross pulls his leg out and moves away.
Damien Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cross has managed to clinch.
Walsh wants a takedown but no success here.
Damien Cross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walsh avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Cross connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walsh's face.

It looks like Ryan Walsh has been cut.
Cross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cross with a knee to the head.
Cross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walsh is keeping busy.
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cross trying to control the position but instead, Walsh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cross into the cage.
Cross pushes off an throws an elbow but Walsh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Walsh.
Cross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cross crunches a lovely knee into Walsh's ribcage.
Cross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cross landing knees to the head.
Walsh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Damien Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Walsh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walsh as Cross tries to tie him up.
Cross lands a knee to the body.
Walsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walsh is working for takedown but Cross is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cross wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Damien Cross.

Cross darts in and clinches Walsh up against the cage.
Walsh goes for a takedown attempt but Cross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Cross moves into the clinch.
Cross wants to stall.
Walsh tries for a takedown but Cross manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh tries for a takedown but Cross manages to get underhooks.
Cross stops a takedown attempt from Walsh.
Cross prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cross stops a takedown attempt from Walsh.
Ryan Walsh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walsh is defending well for now.
Cross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Walsh avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross connects with a knee to the head.
Cross lands a body punch.
Damien Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Cross taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walsh 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Walsh!
A victorious Ryan Walsh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.