PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: wanted dead or alive. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wade Walker enters the ring!

Mohammad
vs
Walker

181 cm
27
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

175 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad Mohammad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wade Walker!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammad misses with a looping right.
Walker tries to clinch up but Mohammad circles away and keeps his distance.

Walker forces Mohammad back against the ropes and clinches.
Mohammad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mohammad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mohammad trying to stall but Walker improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mohammad.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mohammad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Mohammad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammad prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mohammad misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mohammad as Walker tries to tie him up.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Mohammad, against the ropes.

Walker breaks the clinch.

Walker moves into the clinch.
Mohammad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Mohammad misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Walker pulls Mohammad into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Mohammad is proving a slippery customer.
Mohammad trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Walker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mohammad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Mohammad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mohammad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walker wants to sweep here but Mohammad controlling him for the moment.

Walker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mohammad defends well.
Walker looking for a sweep. Not yet Walker, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Walker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mohammad passes into side control.
Mohammad is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker is trying to control Mohammad's posture but Mohammad avoids it.
Walker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mohammad off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad just trying to survive but Walker is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Walker scores with strikes from the back.

Mohammad defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Walker's arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker controlling well, preventing Mohammad from escaping the position.
Walker lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Mohammad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker tries to get the hooks in deep but Mohammad pushed the leg off.

Mohammad fending off the submission attempt from Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker wants to clinch up but Mohammad keeps it at a distance.
Walker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mohammad's head.
Wade Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker tried to score with a low kick but Mohammad checks it.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mohammad counters with a stiff right hand.
Mohammad lands with a good body shot.
Mohammad misses with a wild body shot.
Mohammad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Mohammad.
Mohammad looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Walker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Mohammad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Mohammad avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker moves forwards but Mohammad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walker wants to clinch.
Mohammad slaps away a takedown attempt from Walker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mohammad as he jumps to the side.
Mohammad Mohammad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mohammad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Mohammad loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Walker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mohammad but Mohammad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mohammad Mohammad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Walker.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohammad swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch up but Mohammad circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mohammad with a nice cross.
Walker wants to clinch up but Mohammad keeps it at a distance.
Mohammad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Mohammad counters with a straight right hand.
Wade Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammad circles away.
Mohammad misses with a shot to the body

and Walker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Walker.
Walker tries to stand but Mohammad is controlling from the bottom.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Walker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad wants to sweep but no luck.
Mohammad seems keen to control Walker's posture.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mohammad keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Mohammad looking for a sweep. Not yet Mohammad, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walker throws a head kick that Mohammad semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mohammad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mohammad is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Mohammad circles away and we're back to standing.
Mohammad avoids the head kick by Walker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up
letting Mohammad counter with a right hand.
Walker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mohammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wade Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Mohammad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mohammad.
Mohammad connects with a right hand. Walker shakes it off.
Walker drops his hands momentarily and Mohammad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walker tries to clinch there but Mohammad circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Mohammad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Mohammad tries to keep at a distance but Walker has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mohammad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Walker instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mohammad fails to land.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Mohammad blocks with his arms.
Mohammad working hard to break the clinch.
Mohammad lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Mohammad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Walker drags the fight down to the ground.
Mohammad throws a big right hand that misses.

Walker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mohammad defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Walker working for a triangle but Mohammad defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Walker working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mohammad has passed into half guard!

Walker looking for submissions off his back.
Mohammad wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control but Mohammad is keeping busy.

Walker looking for submissions off his back.
Mohammad trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker wants to control but Mohammad is keeping busy.
Mohammad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.

Walker actively working from the bottom here.
Walker wants to improve his position but Mohammad is controlling well.

Walker looking for submissions off his back.

Walker actively working from the bottom here.
Mohammad is looking to stall here but Walker recovers full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to control.

Mohammad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Walker has his foot on Mohammad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mohammad works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohammad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Walker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Walker really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Mohammad misses with a hook.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohammad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker slips under a jab from Mohammad.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Mohammad.
Walker takes one on the button.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammad circles away.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Mohammad misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohammad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.

Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mohammad tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mohammad to the ground. Mohammad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Walker wants to clinch
and Mohammad counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Mohammad scores with a nice strike.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Mohammad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walker tries to clinch but Mohammad is having none of it.
Mohammad dips to his left and cracks Walker with an uppercut!
Mohammad avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker dives in and grabs Mohammad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mohammad pushes down on Walker's head and hops out.
Mohammad Mohammad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Walker.
Walker is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mohammad scores with a three punch combo!
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walker tries to clinch up but Mohammad circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammad misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker misses with a double jab
and Mohammad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammad circles away.
Mohammad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mohammad swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Mohammad misses with a body shot.
Mohammad avoids the head kick by Walker.
Mohammad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walker tries to clinch up but Mohammad circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker closes the distance but Mohammad moves to the side
and Mohammad counters with a nice uppercut.

Walker moves into range and clinches up with Mohammad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mohammad misses with a punch to the body.

Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohammad misses with a double jab.
Mohammad misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mohammad pinned against the ropes. Mohammad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mohammad misses with a looping right.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mohammad moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mohammad misses with a few strikes there.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Mohammad Mohammad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Mohammad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Mohammad throws a head punch that misses.
Walker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mohammad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walker lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Mohammad Mohammad has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker tries to clinch up but Mohammad circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammad checks a low kick from Walker.
Mohammad lands with an overhand left.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mohammad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker tries to clinch but Mohammad moves out of range.

Walker moves into range and clinches up with Mohammad.
Mohammad takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohammad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mohammad Mohammad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mohammad Mohammad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mohammad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker is looking to clinch.

Walker darts in and clinches Mohammad up against the ropes.
Mohammad looking to stall.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Mohammad throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Mohammad lands a really nice looking cross but Walker seems unphased.
Mohammad throws a solid leg kick but Walker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mohammad.
Walker wants to clinch
and Mohammad counters with a straight right hand.
Mohammad misses with a low kick.
Mohammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mohammad swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Walker gets a clinch.
Walker is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Mohammad lands a body shot.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Mohammad is blocking nicely.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mohammad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walker momentarily.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammad circles away.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Mohammad pushes him off.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohammad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker tries to clinch but Mohammad moves out of range.
Mohammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Mohammad.
Walker tries to clinch but Mohammad moves out of range.

Walker clinches up with Mohammad and pushes him back against the ropes.
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mohammad Mohammad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Mohammad is blocking nicely.
Mohammad trying to stall but Walker improves his position.

Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Walker.

Walker scores with a takedown into Mohammad's guard.
Walker is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohammad wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mohammad's head.
Walker trying to control but Mohammad is working from the bottom.
Mohammad trying to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Wade Walker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mohammad swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Mohammad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walker in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker wants to clinch.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walker.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Mohammad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Walker drives through and clinches with Mohammad against the ropes.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Mohammad.
Wade Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mohammad scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Wade Walker!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Wade Walker!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Wade Walker!

Wade Walker wins by unanimous decision!
Wade Walker is the new welterweight champion!
Wade Walker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.