PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Rafael has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walker
vs
Rafael

176 cm
21
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

181 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael 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, Jack Rafael!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rafael shoots in and bounces Walker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rafael accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker is pulling down on Rafael's head. It's preventing any offense from Rafael, at least for the moment.
Rafael with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rafael working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rafael in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rafael works over Walker with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rafael showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
Rafael stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rafael is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rafael has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael looking to pass the guard.
Rafael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rafael postures up and lands a big shot to Walker's brow.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Rafael trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Rafael is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.
Rafael throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
Rafael working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Rafael cracks Walker with a solid left hand.
Rafael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rafael trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rafael drops back looking for a leg! Walker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walker manages to kick Rafael off! Rafael jumps back into Walker's guard.
Rafael postures up.
Rafael keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Walker's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rafael pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rafael throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Rafael from controlling successfully.
Walker trying to control the position.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Rafael from controlling successfully.
Rafael is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rafael clinches with his opponent.
Rafael throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.

Rafael has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walker to keep the fight standing.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rafael.
Walker avoiding damage as Rafael throws knees to the body.
Rafael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rafael managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.

Rafael is trying to trip Walker. He has hold of a leg but Walker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rafael persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rafael trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rafael with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafael throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Rafael dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rafael throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Rafael misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rafael throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafael misses with a kick to the body

and Walker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walker.
Rafael avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Rafael wants a takedown but no success here.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Rafael stalling against the cage.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Rafael can't get the takedown.
Michael Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Rafael.
Rafael fails to pull guard.
Rafael tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Rafael wants a takedown.
Rafael avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rafael managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rafael.
Walker is trying to push Rafael away but Rafael has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Rafael throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rafael tries for a takedown but Walker manages to get underhooks.

Rafael jumps guard and drags Walker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Walker preventing the sweep.
Walker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Walker just wasn't active enough.
Rafael is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Rafael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rafael swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Rafael closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rafael wants to work for an arm triangle but Walker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jack Rafael has got the better of the ground game so far.

Rafael is trying to work for a kimura but Walker is defending well.
Rafael throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Walker to regain full guard.
Rafael landing with the ground and pound.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rafael on the ground.
Rafael in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker keeping full guard, as Rafael tries to pass.
Rafael wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Rafael throws an elbow that misses. Walker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rafael's guard. Nice move by Walker!
Rafael keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rafael pushes a forearm under Walker's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Walker is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Rafael!
A very excited looking Jack Rafael made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.