PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick O Flattery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Flattery
vs
Walker

192 cm
22
258 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

197 cm
26
278 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Flattery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Flattery.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but O Flattery ducks down to avoid it.
Walker closes the distance but O Flattery moves to the side
and O Flattery counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Flattery is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Logan Walker has been cut.
O Flattery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Flattery fails to land with a series of punches.
O Flattery lands a right hook to the body.
Walker looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Flattery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Flattery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Flattery throws a one two combo.
O Flattery cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
A lazy left from O Flattery finds it's target.
O Flattery lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
O Flattery lands with a shot to the body.
Walker moves forwards but O Flattery connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Flattery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Flattery with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Flattery thows a body shot but no joy.
O Flattery takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
O Flattery throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flattery fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for O Flattery.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Flattery cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Logan Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Flattery misses with a looping left.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Flattery works the jab nicely.
O Flattery is looking to wear down Walker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from O Flattery. Those never looked like landing.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Flattery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Flattery throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from O Flattery.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown. O Flattery tries to sprawl out of it but Walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Flattery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Flattery is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walker closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Flattery circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses
and O Flattery makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker fails with the takedown
letting O Flattery counter with a right hand.
Patrick O Flattery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Walker.
O Flattery takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Flattery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Flattery misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by O Flattery.
O Flattery thows a body shot but no joy.
O Flattery lands with a right hand.
Walker misses with a right hand
and O Flattery counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Flattery scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walker in his tracks.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and O Flattery counters with a right hand to the body.
O Flattery throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
O Flattery looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
O Flattery fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Flattery connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
Walker closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Flattery circles away.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from O Flattery.
Walker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Flattery but O Flattery pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walker misses with a hook
and O Flattery counters with a straight right hand.
O Flattery misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Flattery pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walker back to the cage. O Flattery follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Walker fails with the takedown.
O Flattery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Flattery pinned against the cage. O Flattery gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Flattery lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker's hand.
O Flattery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker needs to keep his hands up - O Flattery had a free shot at his head there.
O Flattery with a hook.
O Flattery paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Flattery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Flattery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Flattery digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
O Flattery goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Flattery throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from O Flattery.

Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker throwing strikes here but O Flattery is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick O Flattery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Flattery throws out the jab.
O Flattery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Flattery throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Patrick O Flattery is winning the standup battle so far.
O Flattery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Flattery takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Walker sizes up O Flattery with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
O Flattery looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
O Flattery misses with the combination.
O Flattery circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Flattery counters with a left to the body.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Flattery moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Walker scores a takedown into full mount!
Walker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for O Flattery because Walker loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, O Flattery has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Walker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Walker unloads with some shots from mount but O Flattery bucks and avoids them well.
O Flattery is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Walker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Flattery regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is pressing down on O Flattery's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Flattery is holding on for now.
O Flattery is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.
Walker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Flattery defending well though.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Flattery keeps working.
Walker wants to pass to mount but O Flattery is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker passes to side control.
The ground and pound from Walker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Walker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Walker throws a strike aimed at the side of O Flattery's head but O Flattery avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walker in side control, throwing shots but O Flattery defends.
Walker is trying to ground and pound but O Flattery uses the momentary lack of control by Walker to regain half guard.
Walker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Flattery is staying active underneath Walker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Walker wants to pass to mount but O Flattery is defending the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting O Flattery here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
O Flattery trying to control but Walker postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Flattery is in trouble now - Walker has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logan Walker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Flattery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and O Flattery makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Flattery lands a right hook to the body.

Walker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walker lands in his opponent's guard.
O Flattery wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Flattery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Flattery controlling the position.
O Flattery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to control from the top but O Flattery keeps moving.
O Flattery is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Walker is not content to let O Flattery control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Walker is trying to control the position but O Flattery postures up.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Flattery's guard.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but O Flattery is retaining full guard.
O Flattery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but O Flattery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Flattery controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Flattery swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from O Flattery.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.
O Flattery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

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.
O Flattery can't keep his opponent in guard - Walker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Walker wants to free his trapped foot but O Flattery is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Walker thows a huge punch but O Flattery dodges it nicely.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Flattery keeps working.
Walker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Flattery defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walker throws a strike but O Flattery avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick O Flattery.
I think O Flattery has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick O Flattery!