PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nic Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Reggie Walker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Walker
vs
Bravo

188 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reggie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nic Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with the combination.
Bravo slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker tries to bum rush Bravo with a series of wild strikes but Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bravo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bravo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bravo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bravo trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Walker forces Bravo back against the cage and clinches.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bravo fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bravo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Walker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bravo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to roll over but Bravo keeps him under control.
Bravo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
Bravo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker is trying to control but can't.
Bravo passes to side control.
Walker wants to control but Bravo postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bravo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Check out the look on Bravo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Walker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Walker tries to improve position but can't.
Walker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bravo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Walker trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bravo manages to pass to mount!
Bravo lands a big shot there that rocks Walker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bravo controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to hold on but Bravo postures up.
Walker tries to reverse the position but Bravo maintains control.
Walker is just holding on here. Bravo manages to take his back.
Bravo connects with a big shot to the side of Walker's head.
Bravo lands a shot to the body.
Walker tries to roll but Bravo sticks to his back.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Bravo controls the action.
Walker wants to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Bravo struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nic Bravo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Walker has managed to clinch.

Bravo pulls guard successfully.
Bravo is pulling down on Walker's head. It's preventing any offense from Walker, at least for the moment.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bravo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bravo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Walker wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo looking to control.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bravo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.

Walker gets the takedown into side control.
Bravo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Walker off and has taken his back!

Bravo has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Walker! Can he survive? No! He's out! Bravo gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nic Bravo!