PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gil Walton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramadan Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gil Walton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Walton
vs
Ali

176 cm
21
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gil Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramadan Ali!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walton leaning his opponent against the cage.

Walton breaks from the clinch.

Walton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ali's guard.
Walton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walton with a nice head shot there.
Walton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ali is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walton postures up in Ali's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ali pulls Walton in close to his closed guard and prevents Walton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Walton stopping the sweep attempt from Ali.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali working a defensive guard here.
Walton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ali is controlling Walton's posture.
Ali controls Walton momentarily but Walton frees himself.
Ali wants to control the position but Walton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Walton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ali tries to roll over but Walton keeps him under control.
Ali is looking to control Walton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ali avoid being mounted?

Walton wants to work for an arm triangle but Ali is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Walton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Walton prevents Ali from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ali keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ali is looking to control Walton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ali avoid being mounted?
Ali wants to get back to full guard.
Walton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walton controlling the action here.
Ali wants to improve his position but Walton is controlling well.
Walton is trying to control. Ali wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Walton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walton wants to get back to striking at distance but Ali won't allow it.
Walton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ali up against the cage.
Walton stops a takedown attempt from Ali.

That's four 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.

Walton breaks from the clinch.
Walton throws a combination. Ali tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Walton feints and as Ali raises his hands in defense, Walton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ali seems keen to control Walton's posture.
Walton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ali has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ali tries to stand and escape but Walton is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gil Walton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Walton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ali keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Walton wants to take a breather but Ali is having none of it.
Walton is thwarting Ali's attempts to control the position.
Walton thows a huge punch but Ali dodges it nicely.
Walton is trying to control the action in half guard but Ali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Walton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Walton prevents Ali from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton is thwarting Ali's attempts to control the position.
Walton trying to control the action but Ali is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali manages to get to full guard.
Walton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ali holds on and takes a little breather.

Walton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ali is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Walton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ali wants to sweep but no luck.
Gil Walton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Walton throws a right hand that Ali ducks under and follows up with a left that Ali also avoids with ease.
Ali tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Walton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Walton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ali seems keen to control Walton's posture.
Ali manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walton manages to get himself to full guard.

Walton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ali is one step ahead there.
Ali stops Walton from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali content to stall in guard here.
Walton 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ali is aware though and is defending well.

Walton is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ali presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Ali gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ali is controlling the pace.
Ali passes to side control.
Ali working away.
Ali tries to stand but Walton is controlling his head.
A lull in the action here as Ali stalls from top position.
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.
Ali is continuing to stall.
Walton tries to bench press Ali off him but Ali keeps the position.
Ali moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ali tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gil Walton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Walton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Walton controlling the action here.
Ali controlling the position well.
Ali trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton is keen to just control but Ali is a slippery customer.
Ali is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Walton prevents Ali from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali trying to control but Walton postures up.
Ali tries to roll over but Walton keeps him under control.
Ali trying to control from the bottom.
Walton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ali is looking to control Walton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ali avoid being mounted?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ali is looking to improve his position.

Walton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ali has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like Walton is going to stand back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ali shoots for a double leg takedown but Walton sprawls well. He's pushed Ali's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Ali tries to sprawl but Walton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ali is pressing down on Walton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ali is pulling down on Walton's head. It's preventing any offense from Walton, at least for the moment.
Ali is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walton connects with a couple of short punches.
Ali is trying to control the position but Walton postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ali is controlling Walton's posture.

Walton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ali is pulling down on Walton's head. It's preventing any offense from Walton, at least for the moment.
Walton stopping the sweep attempt from Ali.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Walton from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ali pulls Walton in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Walton rushes Ali and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Walton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Walton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walton working hard to break the clinch.

Walton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Walton shoots in and gets a takedown into Ali's guard.
Ali pulls Walton in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ali's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ramadan Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gil Walton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walton content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gil Walton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gil Walton!