|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Palmer Walker (ranked 5208 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jure Roglic (ranked 4593 p4p, 0 weight class). Roglic has chosen Say My Name as his entrance music. Palmer Walker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 218 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
185 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Palmer Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jure Roglic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roglic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Roglic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roglic looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Roglic misses with a two punch combination.
Roglic jabs Walker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walker checks a leg kick.
Walker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Roglic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roglic cracks Walker with a nice body shot.
Roglic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roglic rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roglic tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
Walker leaning against his opponent.
Roglic missing with knees to the body.
Roglic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jure Roglic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roglic misses with a head kick.
Roglic stuffs the takedown.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roglic tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Roglic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roglic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roglic leaves Walker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Palmer Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roglic clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.
Roglic breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roglic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roglic lands a shot to the body.
Walker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roglic to keep the fight standing.
Roglic breaks the clinch.
Roglic with a nice cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roglic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roglic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.
Roglic lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker shoots in but Roglic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roglic closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roglic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roglic is trying to push Walker away but Walker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker keeps control of Roglic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker tries to pull guard but Roglic holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Walker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roglic pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Roglic.
A hook to the body from Roglic.
Roglic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roglic lands a really nice looking cross but Walker seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roglic throws out a leg kick but Walker moves out of range and Roglic only half commits.
Roglic slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Walker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roglic was covering up waiting for the punch and Walker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roglic is wriggling around but Walker manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jure Roglic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roglic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Roglic tries to get set, Walker tries to push him back and clinch up but Roglic manages to avoid the attempt.
Walker avoids the head kick by Roglic.
Roglic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walker is looking to counter with head kicks.
Roglic tries a low kick but Walker avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt
and Roglic counters with a straight right hand.
Roglic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roglic has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roglic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roglic misses with a leg kick
and Walker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roglic trying to hold on to Walker's head to control him but Walker postures up.
Walker throwing shots but Roglic is blocking nicely.
Walker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roglic is just riding it out for now. Walker eventually gives up the hold.
Roglic is doing well to control the position and prevent Walker from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roglic tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Walker manages to move to mount!
Roglic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Walker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Palmer Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Roglic wants to control but Walker is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roglic blocking the ground and pound.
Walker working for a submission but Roglic is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roglic's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Walker cracks Roglic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roglic is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Roglic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Walker tries to push Roglic's head away but Roglic is holding on tight.
Roglic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Palmer Walker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Roglic throws out a leg kick but Walker moves out of range and Roglic only half commits.
Roglic clinches up against the cage.
Roglic tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Roglic is trying to push Walker away but Walker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roglic missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Roglic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Roglic.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roglic is defending well for now.
Roglic wants to break free but Walker has control.
A short right from Roglic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roglic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Roglic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roglic's efforts to push away.
Walker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roglic smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roglic.
Roglic darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roglic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roglic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Roglic digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roglic lands a body shot.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roglic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the liver by Roglic. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roglic closes the distance and clinches.
Roglic is leaning against Walker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walker avoiding damage as Roglic throws knees to the body.
Roglic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roglic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walker checks it well.
Nice sprawl there from Roglic as Walker shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Palmer Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roglic closes the distance and clinches.
Roglic works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roglic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roglic throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
Walker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Roglic throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Jure Roglic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roglic takes the fight into the clinch.
Roglic manages to break the clinch.
Roglic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roglic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Roglic throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Roglic tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Walker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walker.
Roglic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Palmer Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roglic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roglic throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Roglic throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Walker is looking for a counter combo.
Roglic stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roglic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roglic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jure Roglic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roglic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jure Roglic!
Jure Roglic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
39% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
