PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Tron as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Torres
vs
Walker

181 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Walker avoids the head kick by Torres.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
Torres plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torres, right into the meat.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.

Walker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Torres was covering up waiting for the punch and Walker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Walker is stalling in the full guard.
Walker throws and elbow that misses. Torres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Walker's guard. Nice move by Torres!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walker's guard.
Torres stops Walker from standing up.
Walker pulls Torres in close to prevent any damage.

Walker pushes Torres off and scrambles back to his feet.
Walker needs to keep his hands up - Torres had a free shot at his head there.
Torres tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Walker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Torres!
Walker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The referee warns Torres that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Torres squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Torres is in a horrible position here. Walker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Walker lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Torres is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Walker lands a big elbow.
Walker lands a nice shot to the head.
Torres wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Walker.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker lands a big elbow.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Walker tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Torres is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with some strikes.
Torres squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Walker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Walker with shots to the head and body - Torres looks very uncomfortable down there.
Walker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Torres is trying to stand.
Walker tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
Torres in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker working Torres over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Walker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Walker trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Walker wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walker wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Walker slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker moves into full mount! Torres won't be happy about that!
Roy Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walker lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Walker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Walker dominating with strikes here.
Torres is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Walker landing strikes from the mount and Torres is in trouble!
Torres is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Walker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Walker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Torres in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Walker cracks Torres with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torres is in a horrible position here. Walker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Torres in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Torres is trying to stand.
Walker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Torres hang on?
Walker with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Walker breaks from Torres's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Walker tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
Walker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Torres is in a horrible position here. Walker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Walker working the ground and pound effectively.
Walker with the ground and pound from mount.
Walker landing strikes from the mount.
Walker working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Torres is looking to escape.
Walker cracks Torres with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Torres looks a forlorn figure.
Walker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walker with good strikes from the mount here!
Walker raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker looking to finish Torres with some ground and pound. This is bad for Torres!
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Walker scores with a takedown into Torres's guard.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
Torres is looking to stand up but Walker isn't so interested in that idea.
Walker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Walker postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
Torres can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walker controls the pace.
Walker wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Walker connects with a right hand. Torres shakes it off.
Torres keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Walker.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torres tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres lands with a slapping head kick.

Walker scores a takedown into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Walker with shots to the head and body - Torres looks very uncomfortable down there.
Torres is bucking up trying to escape but Walker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Walker controlling the position easily from mount.
Walker lands a nice shot to the head.
Walker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Torres is trying to stand.
Walker content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Walker really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Walker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Torres did well to prevent Walker getting side control.
Walker thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
Torres is trying to stand back up but Walker is controlling him
Well, if Walker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Torres pushes Walker off looking to stand but Walker dives back in and keeps control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Walker trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torres stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torres's waist but Torres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
Torres lands a high kick!

Walker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Walker prevents Torres from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker stalling.
Torres is trying to stand.
Walker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Walker slips a nice elbow through Torres's hands, connecting with Torres's forehead.
Walker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Torres looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
Walker drops an elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Walker slows the pace down in half guard.
Torres has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walker stops Torres from getting back to his feet.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Torres is defending well.
Torres pushes Walker off but Walker dives into side control.
Torres takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Walker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Torres is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Walker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Walker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Torres down.
Torres taking a bit of punishment here - Walker scoring with strikes.
Torres takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Torres is pushing Walker's head away, looking to escape. Walker manages to hold on to the position though.
Walker wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Walker dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Walker shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
Walker avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Torres 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Walker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Torres parries the strikes from Walker easily there. Walker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torres to escape.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Walker drags him back down.
Walker is putting a hurting on Torres here, landing some big shots from side control.
Torres is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Walker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Walker tries to move into full mount but can't pass Torres's legs.
Torres is trying to buck Walker off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is working to avoid the ground and pound but Walker connects with a decent elbow.
Walker taking a breather here.
Walker throws an elbow but Torres slips to the side and avoids it well.
Torres managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Walker.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Walker throws a strike aimed at the side of Torres's head but Torres avoids it well.
Walker scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Walker lands an elbow.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres pushes Walker away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Walker gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Torres taking a bit of punishment here - Walker scoring with strikes.
Walker controlling from side mount.
Walker cracks Torres with a big elbow.

That's four 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 works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Walker drags him back down.
Walker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Torres tries to escape but Walker is in control.
Walker in side control, throwing shots but Torres defends.
Torres taking a bit of punishment here - Walker scoring with strikes.
Torres is trying to buck Walker off.
Torres takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
John Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker advances to mount.
Roy Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 44:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 44:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Walker! Roy Walker retains his welterweight title!