PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Walker (ranked 4002 p4p, 3473 weight class) and Unicorn Big Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unicorn Big Foot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walker
vs
Big Foot

182 cm
30
184
6 - 6 - 0

186 cm
22
179
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unicorn Big Foot!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Foot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Big Foot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Big Foot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Big Foot off the cage and back into range.
Big Foot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liam Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unicorn Big Foot.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Big Foot shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Big Foot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.

Big Foot changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Big Foot tries for a kimura but Walker is defending well.
Walker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Big Foot's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Big Foot trying to control from half guard but Walker is working away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Big Foot working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Big Foot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walker defends it well.
Walker keeping control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking for a sweep. Big Foot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walker trying to control here.
Big Foot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Big Foot wants to free his trapped foot but Walker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Big Foot is stalling here. Walker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Big Foot seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Walker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Big Foot wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Walker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Big Foot tries to bench press Walker off him but Walker keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Big Foot is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Big Foot is looking to reverse the position.

Walker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Big Foot is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Walker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Big Foot tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
Big Foot wants to get back to full guard but Walker has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot can't escape the position.
Big Foot tries to hold on but Walker postures up.
BOOM! Walker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Walker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Walker landing strikes from the mount and Big Foot is in trouble!
Big Foot wants to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Walker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Walker landing punches.

Big Foot is rocked!
Walker postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Big Foot in real trouble here! The ref calls for Big Foot to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Walker!