PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lumpy Walrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Leben
vs
Walrus

181 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lumpy Walrus!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walrus dodges the punch combination from Leben.
Leben swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walrus.
Walrus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leben tries to bum rush Walrus with a series of wild strikes but Walrus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leben moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leben misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Leben.
Leben ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walrus dodges the punch combination from Leben.
Walrus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walrus has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Walrus with that takedown attempt.
Chris Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lumpy Walrus.
Walrus fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walrus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leben is breathing heavily.
Walrus looks for a takedown but Leben sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walrus.
Leben works over Walrus's head and body with a nice combination.
Walrus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leben looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leben moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Walrus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Leben!
Walrus breaks from Leben's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walrus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Walrus dominating with strikes here.
Leben avoids a series of strikes thrown by Walrus.
Leben is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Leben is squirming around, avoiding Walrus's attempts to control the action.
Leben on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leben tries to get out of the position.
Leben is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leben is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Walrus has taken his back!
Leben just trying to survive but Walrus is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leben defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Walrus's arms.
Leben trying to control the hands but Walrus won't let him.

Leben is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Walrus gets his way!
Walrus punches the canvas rather than the man.
Walrus is working the ground and pound. Can Leben escape?
Walrus is looking to control Leben but Leben is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Leben is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben is keeping busy.
Walrus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leben looking to control the position.
Walrus trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Leben is trapped and Walrus is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lumpy Walrus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leben swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leben throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walrus has a takedown stuffed.

Walrus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walrus wants to control from the top but Leben keeps moving.
Leben keeping full guard, as Walrus tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walrus won't allow Leben to get back to his feet.
Walrus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Walrus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walrus looks for a takedown but Leben sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Leben.
Leben cracks a nice hook into Walrus's ribs.
Leben is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Leben throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walrus.
Walrus has a takedown stuffed.
Chris Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lumpy Walrus.
Walrus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leben looks to land a combination. Walrus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice takedown defense from Leben. No joy for Walrus on that attempt.
Chris Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walrus paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Walrus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Walrus is thwarting Leben's attempts to control the position.
Leben looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leben trying to hold on to Walrus's head to control him but Walrus postures up.

Walrus postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Leben to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Walrus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leben looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Walrus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leben has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ground and pound from Walrus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Leben is trying to control Walrus's posture but Walrus avoids it.
Walrus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Walrus trying to control the action but Leben is working from the bottom.
Leben is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Leben but he's now mounted!
Leben has given up his back here.
Walrus has good solid back control here.
Walrus is looking to control Leben but Leben is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Leben has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leben trying to control the position but Walrus manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lumpy Walrus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Walrus has a takedown stuffed.
Walrus has a takedown stuffed.
Walrus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leben displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leben closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leben lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leben digs a good hook to Walrus's body.

Walrus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Walrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Leben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leben wants to stand and escape but Walrus is having none of it.
Leben working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walrus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leben working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Leben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leben controls Walrus momentarily but Walrus frees himself.
Walrus passes Leben's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Walrus stops Leben from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leben looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walrus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walrus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leben swivels and escapes.
Chris Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lumpy Walrus.
Leben works Walrus's body with a nice hook.
Walrus tries for a takedown but Leben sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Walrus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Leben keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walrus works his way into full mount!
Leben wants to control but Walrus is having none of it.
Walrus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leben has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Leben can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walrus has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Leben is in bad spot here.
Leben is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Leben trying to control the hands but Walrus won't let him.
Leben is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Leben trying to control the hands but Walrus breaks the grip.
Chris Leben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Walrus is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Leben defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Walrus throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walrus patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Walrus lands a shot to the head.
Walrus controls the position.

Walrus is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Leben defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Leben tries to roll but Walrus sticks to his back.
Lumpy Walrus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leben staying busy and making it hard for Walrus to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lumpy Walrus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walrus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lumpy Walrus!