PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hyde
vs
Walker

185 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodney Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Walker!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hyde at a distance.
Walker throws a combination. Hyde tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Hyde moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Hyde. Hyde gets slowly back to his feet.
Hyde is breathing heavily.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Hyde pushes him off.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Hyde stuffs the takedown.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hyde counters with a straight right hand.
Hyde avoids the head kick by Walker.
Hyde scores with a body shot.

Walker forces Hyde back against the cage and clinches.

Walker manages to pull guard.
Walker controls Hyde momentarily but Hyde frees himself.
Hyde looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Walker keeping full guard, as Hyde tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde controlling from the top position.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Hyde has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hyde has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hyde looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch there but Hyde circles away.
Walker fails to land the takedown.
Rodney Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Walker.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hyde rather than just go for the knockout.
Hyde blocks a head kick by Walker.
Hyde tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
and Walker counters with a left and a right that stings Hyde.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyde wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Walker swinging wilding here.
Hyde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hyde takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hyde throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyde is looking to clinch.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hyde counters with a left to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.
Hyde looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hyde counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyde lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hyde tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.

Walker rushes Hyde and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyde taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
John Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hyde looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Walker!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is trying desperately to improve position.
Hyde controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Walker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hyde controlling from mount.
Hyde knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rodney Hyde just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hyde wants to clinch.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hyde paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hyde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hyde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Hyde lands a really nice looking cross but Walker seems unphased.
Hyde wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
John Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyde throws a series of strikes that have Walker backpedaling.
Hyde wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Hyde with a hook.
Hyde moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Hyde slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hyde fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Hyde dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hyde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.

Walker forces Hyde back against the cage and clinches.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hyde fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Walker misses with a double jab

and Hyde counters with a single leg into guard. Walker didn't expect that.
Walker trying to control the position.
Walker wants to stand up but Hyde is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyde is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hyde is stalling in the full guard.
Hyde's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hyde throwing strikes but missing.
Hyde passes into half guard.
Hyde takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rodney Hyde just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hyde moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Hyde closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hyde thinking.
Hyde connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
Hyde throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Hyde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Walker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Hyde is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde preventing the sweep.
Hyde controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hyde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
Hyde sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Hyde showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hyde has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Hyde!