PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Declan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago has chosen tubthumping by chumbawamba as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paul Thiago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Walker
vs
Thiago

187 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Declan Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Walker.

It looks like Paul Thiago has been cut.

Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thiago has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walker is working away from the top position though.
Walker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thiago!
Thiago looks gassed!
Walker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walker controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thiago tries to lock up and control but Walker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Walker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thiago is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Walker.
Walker wants to control the pace but Thiago is squirming around nicely.
Walker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walker looking to finish Thiago with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thiago!
Walker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thiago looks a forlorn figure.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
Walker landing strikes from the mount and Thiago is in trouble!
Walker with the ground and pound from mount.
Walker punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Walker with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker controlling the position easily from mount.
Walker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Declan Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker lands a nice shot that snaps Thiago's head back.
Walker lands a two punch combo.

Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Walker wants the takedown. Thiago is fighting it off but Walker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Thiago's guard against the cage.

Walker stands and steps away. Thiago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Walker misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a jab-cross combination.

Walker has Thiago up against the cage in a clinch.

Walker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Walker looking for a sweep. Not yet Walker, not yet.
Thiago postures up.
Thiago is looking to stand up but Walker won't let him.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thiago!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Declan Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Thiago's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Walker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thiago is not content to let Walker control the position.
Walker passes the guard and advances to mount!
Walker wants to control the pace but Thiago is squirming around nicely.
Walker controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago is squirming around, avoiding Walker's attempts to control the action.
Thiago is breathing heavily.
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Declan Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Walker clinches with his opponent.
Walker lands a left hand.

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.

Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thiago avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker stalks Thiago and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thiago's face. Thiago staggers backwards, shaken.

Walker closes the distance and pushes Thiago back into the cage.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thiago backwards.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Paul Thiago's cut even more.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker cracks Thiago with a good jab.

Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thiago, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker lands a left hand.
Thiago wants a takedown but no success here.

Walker pulls guard effortlessly.

Walker pushes Thiago off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walker with a nice cross.

Walker moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Walker.

Walker tightens his grip and picks Thiago up, before dumping him to the ground. Thiago manages to land in guard.
Walker pushes down on Thiago's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thiago on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Walker blocks the strikes from Thiago.
Walker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thiago!
Walker wants to control the pace but Thiago is squirming around nicely.
Walker with good strikes from the mount here!
Walker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Declan Walker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Thiago's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.

Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Walker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Declan Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thiago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Walker clinches.

Walker gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Walker decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thiago backwards.
Walker pushes Thiago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker working Thiago over with knees to the body.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thiago can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Walker.
Thiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thiago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Walker scores with a one two! Thiago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thiago's head.
Walker cracks Thiago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Walker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thiago backs up against the cage.
Walker scores with a one two! Thiago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Walker gets a clinch.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker presses Thiago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Walker pulls guard effortlessly.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Walker controlling Thiago's posture.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Thiago is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thiago with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Walker wriggles free and stands up.

Walker has closed the distance and engaged Thiago in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a left to the head.

Walker drags the fight down to the ground.
Walker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Walker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Walker controlling from the full mount.
Thiago is bucking up trying to escape but Walker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control the pace but Thiago is squirming around nicely.
Walker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thiago tries to reverse the position but Walker maintains control.
Walker breaks from Thiago's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Paul Thiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago is squirming around, avoiding Walker's attempts to control the action.
Walker controlling from the full mount.

Walker working for a guillotine from mount but Thiago is in no mood to give up.
Declan Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Walker looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Declan Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Declan Walker!