PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanley Oakley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian Walker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Walker
vs
Oakley

190 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorian Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanley Oakley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Hanley Oakley has been cut.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Dorian Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oakley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walker wants to clinch up but Oakley keeps it at a distance.
Oakley circles away from the clinch attempt.

Walker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oakley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Oakley is trying to control Walker's posture but Walker avoids it.
Oakley dodges the ground and pound from Walker.
Oakley is trying to control Walker's posture but Walker avoids it.
Walker throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Oakley works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oakley is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Walker working the head and body with strikes.
Oakley wants to control but Walker is keeping busy.
Walker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oakley's head.
Walker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Walker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Walker prevents Oakley from improving his position.
Walker is looking to stall here but Oakley recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Walker stands up and waves to Oakley to follow him.
Walker swings for the body but Oakley moves out of range.
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Oakley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Walker was covering up waiting for the punch and Oakley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oakley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakley trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oakley preventing the sweep.
Walker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Oakley won't allow Walker to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oakley wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oakley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Walker.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oakley with a poor takedown

and Walker counters with a takedown into side control.
Oakley regains half guard.
Oakley tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dorian Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hanley Oakley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oakley with a poor takedown

and Walker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Walker winds up and cracks Oakley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Walker drops an elbow to the side of Oakley's head.
Dorian Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oakley gets full guard.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Oakley keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Oakley is retaining full guard.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Oakley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oakley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oakley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Oakley is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oakley closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Oakley sees coming a mile off.
Oakley tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.

Oakley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oakley on the ground.
Oakley trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakley being controlled here momentarily.
Oakley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.
Oakley trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oakley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker keeping full guard, as Oakley tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Walker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walker showed some decent athleticism there.
Walker working Oakley over with strikes.
Oakley trying to control but Walker postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oakley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oakley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Walker content to control rather than advance.

Oakley looking for submissions off his back.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dorian Walker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hanley Oakley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Oakley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Oakley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oakley misses with a takedown

and Walker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oakley's guard now.
Walker wanted to stand there but Oakley had control of the position.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oakley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oakley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Walker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oakley wants to sweep but no luck.

Oakley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.

Walker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oakley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walker has managed to get both his arms back between Oakley's legs - danger averted.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Walker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Walker won't allow Oakley to sweep him here.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Oakley is keeping the position.
Oakley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to sit in guard and control but Oakley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Oakley stands and steps away. Walker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Walker with a jab.
Oakley misses with a takedown

and Walker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oakley wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
Walker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oakley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Oakley trying to hold on to Walker's head to control him but Walker postures up.

Oakley has one foot on Walker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Oakley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oakley. Oakley obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oakley.
Oakley tries to clinch up.

Walker has Oakley up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oakley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Oakley misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Oakley is controlling the position.
Oakley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dorian Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanley Oakley.
Oakley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.

Oakley pulls guard successfully.
Oakley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walker controls the pace.
Oakley keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker postures up and lands a big shot to Oakley's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dorian 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

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