PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Thugs as his entrance music. Stark has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stark
vs
Walker

175 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

168 cm
19
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with a looping left.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark takes one on the button.
Stark is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walker!
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker catches Stark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Stark is rocked!

It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Walker clinches up against the ropes.
Oh Stark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker leaning against his opponent.
Stark seems to have got his legs back now.
A short left from Walker.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
Walker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Walker avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a body punch.
Walker is working Stark over against the ropes.
Walker stalling.

Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker wants to clinch.

Walker drives through and clinches with Stark against the ropes.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Walker.

Walker breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stark's head backwards.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stark's defenses.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Walker lands a nice elbow.

Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Walker clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Walker moves into range and clinches up with Stark.

Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Walker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Walker.
Walker landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker digs a right hand underneath Stark's ribcage. Stark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Walker clinches up against the ropes.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Walker has Stark pressed against the ropes.
Walker works on Stark's body with a couple of short punches.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Walker breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Stark's cut.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left and a right from Walker both land. Nice combination.
Walker throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.

Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short left from Walker.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Walker controlling the action here for a moment.
Stark takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker clinches.
Walker lands a left hand.
Stark wants to break free but Walker has control.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Walker instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Stark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
Walker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker works on Stark's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stevie Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Walker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walker pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
Walker is struggling to control the position.
Walker lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker digs a right hand into Stark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stark's gas tank.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker digs a right hand into Stark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stark's gas tank.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Stark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walker scores with a punch to the head.
Walker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Walker instigates a clinch.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker cracks Stark with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark wants to stall.
The referee calls for Walker to work.
Walker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker slowing the pace effectively.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stark misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Stark's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Walker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Stark slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Walker forces Stark back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
Walker lands a shot to the body.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Stark throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker stalling the fight.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Walker scores with a hook to the body.
Walker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walker cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
Come on Walker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Stark tries to break the clinch but Walker is controlling the position.
Walker lands a shot to the body.
Walker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
Walker stalling in the clinch.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Stark's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Walker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.
Walker is leaning against Stark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker scores with a one two! Stark had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walker.
Walker crunches a lovely knee into Stark's ribcage.

Walker breaks the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Stark
letting Walker counter with a right hand.

Walker has managed to clinch.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Walker.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.

Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Walker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Walker cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Walker.
Walker lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Walker as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Stark's head.

Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Tony Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circle momentarily. Walker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Stevie Walker!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Stevie Walker!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Stevie Walker!

Stevie Walker wins by unanimous decision!