PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Walker
vs
Johnson

179 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
161 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wanderlei Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Walker drives through with a takedown into guard.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Johnson has hold of Walker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Walker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Johnson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Walker has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Walker!

Johnson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Walker is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Johnson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Walker's back instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Walker defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Johnson's arms.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson is not going to allow Walker to sit and survive in this position.
Walker tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Walker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walker is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but Walker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
Walker prevents Johnson from taking his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Walker to control.
Walker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Walker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Walker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Walker keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson pushing down on Walker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walker defends it well.

Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Walker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Walker!

Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Walker tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Walker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Walker has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Walker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyler Walker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker wants to clinch.
Tyler Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed

and Walker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Walker.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Walker trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Walker!
Walker can't escape the position.
Walker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Walker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tyler Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker looking to control.
Johnson preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.

Walker looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Johnson is defending well. Walker quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Johnson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Walker celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Walker!