PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcomn Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter has chosen Black Sabbath - War Pigs as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Brown
vs
Walter

190 cm
32
181 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

183 cm
25
179 lbs
6 - 9 - 1

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcomn Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Walter!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Walter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walter keeps working.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Walter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Walter punching from the bottom.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Walter is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Brown prevents Walter from improving his position.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Walter defends it.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown passes into half guard.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Walter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Brown is working for a kimura but Walter is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Walter defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Walter.
Brown is working Walter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walter is keeping the position for now.
Walter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Walter.
Walter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Walter has a good base and remains in mount.
Walter tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walter is looking to work his way around to Brown's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Brown defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Walter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Walter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brown looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Walter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Walter's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Walter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Walter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brown throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Walter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walter stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walter wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Walter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Walter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Walter looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Walter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Walter looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Walter stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Walter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Walter sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcomn Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walter circles away.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walter defends it nicely.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter has a takedown stuffed.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walter avoids it really well and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walter.
Walter scores with a leg kick.
Walter scores with a shot to the body.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Walter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Brown drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Walter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Walter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Walter is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Walter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walter trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Walter throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown trying to control here.
Brown is not content to let Walter control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Walter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Walter throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Walter throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Walter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Walter throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown throws a leg kick but Walter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Walter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Walter does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Walter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Walter taking punishment in the form of punches.

Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walter taking punishment in the form of punches.
Walter sneaks back into half guard.
Walter wants to get back to full guard.

Brown is working for a kimura but Walter is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Walter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Walter controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Brown drops back looking for a leg! Walter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walter manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Walter's guard.
Walter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Walter trying to control the position.
Malcomn Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Walter is keeping the position.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown won't allow Walter to sweep him here.
Walter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Walter wants to sweep but no luck.
Walter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Walter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown thows a huge punch but Walter dodges it nicely.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Walter defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Walter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown thows a huge punch but Walter dodges it nicely.
Walter gets back to full guard.
Walter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.

Walter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Walter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walter controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Walter is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walter tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Walter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Brown passes Walter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Brown looking for a submission but Walter manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Brown postures up.
Walter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Walter's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcomn Brown clearly takes 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.

Walter feints a jab promting Brown to slip. Walter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brown slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mark Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter stuffs the takedown.
Brown leaves Walter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Walter misses with a wild combination.
Walter stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Walter.
Brown blocks a head kick by Walter.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.

Brown gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Walter some visible discomfort.
Brown working away.
Walter stops Brown from passing to mount.
Brown postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Walter tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Walter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Brown tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.

Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walter has escaped the position, nice work there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Walter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brown's best efforts.
Walter trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Walter is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walter gets back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Walter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
Walter wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Walter seems keen to control Brown's posture.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown pushing down on Walter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to advance position but Walter counters by regaining guard.

Walter is looking to cinch up a triangle. Brown throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Walter's body to avoid the submission. Walter has instead reached around Brown's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Walter arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mark Walter!
Mark Walter was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.