PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dong
vs
Walker

194 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

All Natural Supplements ($9 Stam-100, $10 Musc-131

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orlando Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorian Walker!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker fails to land the takedown.

Dong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An elbow from Dong crashes against the mat.
Walker tries to buck Dong off but Dong is having none of it.
Walker defending against the ground and pound.
Walker wants to control but Dong postures up.
Dong advances to full mount.
Walker is trying to escape the mount.
Walker just holding on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Dong is not going to allow Walker to sit and survive in this position.
Dong is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Walker trying to control the hands but Dong breaks the grip.
Dong is throwing shots to the body but Walker manages to wriggle free. Dong pounces on him again and ends up in Walker's guard.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dong wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker keeping full guard, as Dong tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Dong gets caught flat footed, as Walker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Walker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dong is looking to stand up but Walker isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
Walker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Dong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker lands a couple of digs.

Walker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walker has managed to get both his arms back between Dong's legs - danger averted.
Dong is breathing heavily.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.
Walker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dorian Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Dong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Walker scores a takedown into full mount!
Walker looking to finish Dong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dong!
Walker with shots to the head and body - Dong looks very uncomfortable down there.
Walker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dong is looking to escape.
Dong is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dong is in a horrible position here. Walker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dong tries to reverse the position but Walker maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Walker.
Walker with the ground and pound from mount.
Walker with shots to the head and body - Dong looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dong is working to get back to half guard.
Dong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Walker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Walker.
Walker wants to control the pace but Dong is squirming around nicely.
Walker lands a big elbow.
Walker controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Walker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Walker tries to control but Dong wriggling away.
Dong taking shots to the head.
Walker controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dong?
Walker lands a nice shot to the head.
Dong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walker lands with some strikes.
Walker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Walker with a couple of short strikes.
Walker with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Walker.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
Walker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walker landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dong?
Walker unloading with bombs!
Walker lands with some strikes.
Walker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Walker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Walker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Walker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker with good strikes from the mount here!
Walker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Walker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dong hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Walker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dong tries to reverse the position but Walker maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Walker misses with a takedown

and Dong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dong wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Walker uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Walker trying to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dong won't allow Walker to sweep him here.
Dong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walker's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker pulls Dong in close to his closed guard and prevents Dong from doing any damage or advancing position.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dong is one step ahead there.
Dong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker fails with the takedown

and Dong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Walker kicks Dong off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Walker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dong is looking to improve his position but Walker isn't that keen on the idea.
Walker landing strikes from the mount.
Walker landing shots from mount.
Walker with a couple of short strikes.
Walker is landing with some decent strikes but Dong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker working the ground and pound effectively.
Walker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dong working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Walker lands a big shot there that rocks Dong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Walker unloading with bombs!
Walker lands a nice shot to the head.
Walker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Walker lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walker with a couple of short strikes.
Walker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Walker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Walker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dong tries to reverse the position but Walker maintains control.
Walker lands a big shot there that rocks Dong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Walker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker lands a big elbow.
Dong can't escape the position.
Orlando Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dorian Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker working Dong over with strikes here.
Walker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dorian 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30

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