PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Sailing Away kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Walker
vs
Turner

197 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ty 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, Darnell Turner!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Walker scores with a takedown into Turner's guard.

Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Walker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turner for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ty Walker.
Turner shoots and misses

and Walker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ty Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Turner.
Walker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Walker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walker controlling the action here.
Walker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Turner trying to control from the bottom.
Walker is nestled in close to Turner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker slips a nice elbow through Turner's hands, connecting with Turner's forehead.
Walker is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker working Turner over with strikes.
Walker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner pushes Walker off but Walker dives into side control.
Walker cracks Turner with a big right hand but Turner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Walker advances to full mount.
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker unloading with bombs!
Turner can't escape the position.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
Walker lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Walker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Turner is trying to defend but Walker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Turner has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turner is looking to get back to full guard here but Walker has managed to pass to side control instead.
Walker working the body and head with strikes.
Walker is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Turner will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Walker decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Turner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Turner is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Walker dives into side control.

Walker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Turner to his feet.

Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Walker postures up and lands a big shot to Turner's brow.

Turner is working an open guard so Walker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walker is putting a hurting on Turner here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Walker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Turner to his feet.

Walker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Walker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Walker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ty Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Walker seems content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ty Walker just wasn't active enough.

Walker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Turner was covering up waiting for the punch and Walker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Walker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turner trying to control the position.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ty Walker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Walker misses with a body kick.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt

so Walker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Walker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner wants to control the position but Walker says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Walker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Turner with a lazy takedown attempt

and Walker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Turner's guard now.
Walker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Walker content to stall in guard here.

Walker stands up from Turner's guard - Walker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt

and Walker counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker in side control lands a decent elbow.
Walker grinds an elbow into Turner's temple.

Walker stands up and beckons Turner to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to clinch but Walker moves away

and Walker counters with a shoot takedown. Turner fights it but they end up in guard.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Walker slows the pace down in half guard.
Walker moves nicely into side control.
Walker cracks Turner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Darnell Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker grinds an elbow into Turner's temple.
Turner is trying to escape the position but Walker is controlling the position.
Walker has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Turner!
Walker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Walker working for a guillotine from mount but Turner is in no mood to give up.
Walker controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Walker controlling from mount.
Walker lands a big shot there that rocks Turner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walker lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Walker connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to finish Turner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Turner!
Walker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Walker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Walker landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Walker avoids the attempt from Turner to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ty 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:24

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