PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker's entrance music is Will Smith vs Washed out - Summertime. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Walker
vs
Hale

177 cm
21
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Hale!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hale fails with a takedown attempt.
Hale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Hale misses with a lunging right hand
and Hale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hale misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hale lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Hale scores with a nice body kick.
Hale misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Hale wants to clinch
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
Hale throws a leg kick
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hale throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Hale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hale looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Walker walks into a jab.
Hale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Hale has a takedown stuffed.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justin Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hale thinking.
Hale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale looks to clinch
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hale tries to clinch up
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Hale throws a head kick that misses.
Hale tries to clinch
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hale doesn't seem bothered though.
Hale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hale wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Hale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker jabs Hale right on the nose. Hale blinks but takes it well.
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hale looks gassed!
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hale misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dan Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker throws out a powerful jab.
Hale misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hale cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Walker thuds a left hand into Hale's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Hale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Hale throws a head kick that misses.
Walker lands a head shot.
Hale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hale thinking.
Hale misses with a combination
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hale wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Hale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hale misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Hale throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker lands a nice hook to Hale's body. Hale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hale darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale misses with a combination
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Hale wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Hale misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Hale.
Walker scores with a jab.
Justin Hale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hale under the eye.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale walks into a jab.
Hale misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Hale misses
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Hale's ribs.
Hale is breathing heavily.
Walker blocks a head kick by Hale.
Hale misses with a body punch
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hale throws a front kick aimed at Walker's knee but Walker avoids it well.
Hale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hale thinking.
Walker throws a sloppy body shot
and Hale counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hale misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Hale misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Hale wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker punishes Hale's body with a nice straight punch.
Walker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Hale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hale misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker is looking to wear down Hale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dan Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hale at a distance.
Walker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hale misses the body punch
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hale thinking.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hale scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker jabs Hale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Walker dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Hale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hale throws a sloppy body shot
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker swings for the body but Hale moves out of range.
Hale misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. Hale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hale on the side of the head.
Hale throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Hale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker punishes Hale's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Hale shoots in and bounces Walker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hale preventing the sweep.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hale's guard.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Hale.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hale throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hale can do to turn this around?
Hale throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dan Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale trying to control the position.
Hale might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Walker kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hale can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walker controls the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Hale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Walker.
A jab from Walker finds it's way through Hale's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hale misses with a hook to the body
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Hale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hale at a distance.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Hale takes one on the button.
Hale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hale misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale scores with a body shot.
Hale misses with a takedown
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hale wants to clinch
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Hale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26

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