PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by wanted dead or alive. Calzaghe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Pride of Wales. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Walker
vs
Calzaghe

175 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

182 cm
29
173 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
Calzaghe scores with a jab. Walker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Calzaghe misses.
Calzaghe scores with a body shot.
Walker lands a head kick!

It looks like Joe Calzaghe has been cut.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calzaghe looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker is looking to chop away at Calzaghe's legs.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Calzaghe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Calzaghe scores with a nice strike.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Calzaghe slaps away a takedown attempt from Walker, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands with a nice body punch.
Walker misses with a combination
and Calzaghe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calzaghe cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calzaghe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calzaghe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Calzaghe throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calzaghe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker moves away from the strike by Calzaghe.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Nice body punch from Calzaghe.
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calzaghe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calzaghe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and Calzaghe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wade Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calzaghe lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Calzaghe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Calzaghe scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Joe Calzaghe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calzaghe pinned against the cage. Calzaghe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calzaghe throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Calzaghe lands a nice hook to Walker's body. Walker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walker tries to bum rush Calzaghe with a series of wild strikes but Calzaghe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Calzaghe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Calzaghe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calzaghe swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Calzaghe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walker avoids the body shot from Calzaghe.
Walker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walker tries to clinch but Calzaghe moves out of range.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calzaghe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Calzaghe connects with a body shot.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Calzaghe moves out of range easily.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Calzaghe sprawls well. Calzaghe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Calzaghe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Calzaghe counters with a straight right hand.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calzaghe misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Calzaghe checks a low kick from Walker.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Calzaghe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Calzaghe does no damage.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Calzaghe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzaghe lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calzaghe. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calzaghe's waist but Calzaghe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Calzaghe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Calzaghe connects with a right hand. Walker shakes it off.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calzaghe fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker throws a right hand that Calzaghe ducks under and follows up with a left that Calzaghe also avoids with ease.
Calzaghe lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calzaghe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calzaghe with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calzaghe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calzaghe works Walker's body with a nice hook.
A left lands for Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands a nice hook to Walker's body. Walker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker misses with a double jab.

Walker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Calzaghe's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Walker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calzaghe controlling the position.
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.
Calzaghe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calzaghe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Calzaghe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Calzaghe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Calzaghe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calzaghe trying to control but Walker is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calzaghe get's back to his feet.
Joe Calzaghe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calzaghe cracks Walker with a good jab.
Calzaghe cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Calzaghe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Calzaghe connects with the punch.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Calzaghe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Calzaghe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nice combo by Calzaghe! Oh, that's hurt him - Walker falls to the canvas and Calzaghe follows him into side control.

Walker is rocked!

It looks like Wade Walker has been cut.

Calzaghe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Walker to his feet.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe connects with the punch.
Walker needs to keep his hands up - Calzaghe had a free shot at his head there.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Calzaghe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Calzaghe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calzaghe takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Calzaghe lands with an overhand left.
Calzaghe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wade Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calzaghe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Calzaghe walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Walker drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Calzaghe swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Walker's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Calzaghe!
Joe Calzaghe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Untouchable Fight Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.