PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the ring accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm . Michael Bisping will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Walker
vs
Bisping

170 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Unique Wear and Custom Design

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping throws a body kick that misses.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like James Walker has been cut.
Bisping looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Bisping.
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bisping pinned against the ropes. Bisping gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bisping misses with a leg kick

and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bisping fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Walker wants a takedown.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bisping avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bisping counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bisping is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Bisping circles away and we're back to standing.

Walker pushes Bisping up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Bisping misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bisping scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bisping lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Bisping.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Walker moves forwards but Bisping connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by Bisping which made him look bad.
Bisping has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bisping scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Walker walks into a jab.
Bisping tries a head kick but it misses.
Bisping is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bisping throws a head kick that misses.

Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Bisping has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bisping fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bisping uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walker avoids the head kick by Bisping.
Bisping is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Walker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bisping leaves Walker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Bisping tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bisping tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bisping creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker has Bisping pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bisping manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bisping is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Walker. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bisping looks winded!

Walker manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Walker could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bisping is looking to land body kicks.
Bisping lands with a cross.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisping sprawls well. Bisping wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.

Walker gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Walker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bisping stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bisping misses with a low kick.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bisping avoids it really well and circles away.
Bisping uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker tries to move into range but Bisping moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walker wants to clinch.
Bisping misses the jab.
Bisping lands a lovely overhand right.
Michael Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bisping throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.

Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bisping takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bisping tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker moves out of range as Bisping throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bisping manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Bisping shows good takedown defense.

Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Bisping tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bisping throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Walker wants to clinch but Bisping slips to the side
and Bisping counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bisping throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Bisping throws a chopping leg kick but Walker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker wants to clinch.
Bisping lands a two punch combo.
Bisping misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bisping misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bisping throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bisping throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.

Walker rushes Bisping and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bisping has Walker pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Michael Bisping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bisping is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Bisping.
Bisping throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Bisping displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker drops his hands momentarily and Bisping takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bisping misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bisping stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bisping gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walker.
Bisping stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bisping gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walker.
Bisping stops a takedown attempt from Walker.
Bisping tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Walker wants a takedown.
Walker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bisping avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bisping managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bisping can't break the clinch.
Bisping is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Walker is defending well.
Walker wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bisping gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bisping is trying to push Walker away but Walker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Walker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bisping.
Walker tries for a takedown but Bisping manages to get underhooks.
Bisping tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the ropes.
Bisping looking to stall.
Bisping prevents the takedown attempt.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bisping lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walker tries to score a body lock takedown but Bisping shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bisping tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walker just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Bisping has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Bisping blocks it.
Bisping working hard to break the clinch.
Bisping is pressed up against the ropes. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bisping down to the mat. Bisping avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Walker closes the distance and pushes Bisping back into the ropes.
Walker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bisping pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bisping connects with a looping right hand.
Bisping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
Bisping throws out a leg kick but Walker moves out of range and Bisping only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Bisping.
Bisping tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bisping throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Bisping bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walker's head backwards.
Walker moves away from the strike by Bisping.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bisping sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bisping looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bisping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bisping scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Bisping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker shoots and misses
and Bisping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bisping misses.
Walker looks for a takedown but Bisping sprawls well.
Bisping lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bisping misses with the combination.
Bisping throws a series of strikes that have Walker backpedaling.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisping sprawls well. Bisping wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Bisping connects with a jab.
Bisping misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands the left hand.
Walker takes one on the button.
Bisping pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bisping stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bisping wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Walker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bisping scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walker in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Bisping circles away.
Walker blocks a head kick by Bisping.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Bisping shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping throws a leg kick

and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bisping prevents the takedown attempt.
Bisping tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Walker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bisping sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walker somewhat.
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bisping feints a jab promting Walker to slip. Bisping then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Walker gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is trying to get back to full guard.
Bisping wants to control but Walker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bisping is trying to control but Walker passes into side control!

Walker stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
James Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bisping's efforts to push away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bisping comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bisping winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!