PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Paulo
vs
Walker

175 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
167 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 London, Rollo Paulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Walker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulo tries to clinch up

and Walker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Walker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paulo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Paulo wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.
Paulo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker thows a big elbow that misses.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to control from the top but Paulo keeps moving.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paulo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paulo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker throws a big right hand that misses.
Paulo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paulo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paulo can't keep his opponent in guard - Walker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Walker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walker throwing shots but Paulo is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker stops Paulo from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulo is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
Walker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paulo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Walker throwing shots but Paulo is blocking nicely.
Walker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paulo is breathing heavily.
Walker is trying to control. Paulo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Walker thows a huge punch but Paulo dodges it nicely.
Walker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Walker is working for a kimura but Paulo is defending it quite comfortably.
Paulo is trying to stand back up but Walker is controlling him

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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paulo keeps working.
Paulo taking some punishment here, with Walker in his half guard.
Walker is trying to control. Paulo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Walker is looking for a kimura here.
Paulo trying to hold on to Walker's head to control him but Walker postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Walker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Paulo tries to clinch up
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker takes a swing at Paulo's ribcage but misses.
Paulo looks to clinch

and Walker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paulo won't be happy with that.
Walker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Walker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Walker tries to advance to mount but can't.
Walker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Walker working the ground and pound from side control.
Walker advances nicely into full mount.

Paulo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Walker working Paulo over with strikes here.
Walker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Walker with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paulo?
Walker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Paulo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Walker.
Walker punching from mount but Paulo doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo taking shots to the head.
Walker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Paulo's face.
Jake Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Walker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Paulo because Walker loaded up on that one.
Walker lands a heavy elbow.
Walker landing strikes from the mount and Paulo is in trouble!
Walker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Walker is landing with some decent strikes but Paulo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Walker.
Walker misses with a head shot.
Paulo wants to control but Walker is having none of it.
Walker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Walker working Paulo over with strikes here.
Walker thowing shots but they're missing.
Paulo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Walker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Paulo looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Paulo because Walker loaded up on that one.
Walker dominating with strikes here.

Walker is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Paulo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Walker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker is landing with some decent strikes but Paulo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulo regains half guard.
Walker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Walker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paulo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rollo Paulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulo throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paulo closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Walker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paulo won't be happy with that.
Walker lands a nice forearm strike.

Walker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Walker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Paulo is not content to let Walker control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo dodges the ground and pound from Walker.
Walker advances to mount.
Walker punching from mount but Paulo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Walker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Walker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Paulo tries to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Walker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rollo Paulo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo tries to reverse the position but Walker maintains control.
Paulo tries to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Walker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Walker lands a nice shot to the head.
Walker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Walker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Paulo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Paulo can't escape the position.
Walker lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Walker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Walker lands a big shot there that rocks Paulo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to finish Paulo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Paulo!

Paulo is rocked!
Walker lands a nice shot to the head.
Walker with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Paulo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Paulo's face.
Walker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paulo seems to have got his legs back now.

Walker quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Walker but it's paid off an Paulo is forced to tap! Nice work by Walker.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Walker!