PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mingo Deems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Walian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Deems
vs
Walian

170 cm
21
151 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

169 cm
19
137 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mingo Deems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Walian!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deems moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Deems connects with a single shot there.
Walian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walian moves out of range as Deems throws a body kick.
Deems throws a right and a left that Walian avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Deems. Those never looked like landing.
Walian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Deems uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walian.
Deems tries to land a leg kick but Walian saw it coming and moves away.
Deems finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Walian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Walian is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Deems is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Deems can't do much from the bottom here.
Walian trying to control the position but Deems is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walian scores with a couple of short elbows.
Walian connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Deems some visible discomfort.
Deems tries to improve position but can't.
Deems avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Walian.
Deems is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deems dodges the ground and pound from Walian.
Walian working the body and head with strikes.
Deems is trying to buck Walian off.
Walian controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walian has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Walian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Walian punishing his opponent with strikes.
Walian lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Deems is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Deems looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Walian with shots to the head and body - Deems looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deems is trying desperately to improve position.
Deems is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Walian.
Walian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Deems can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Walian lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Deems can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Deems knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walian on the ground.
Walian landing strikes from the mount and Deems is in trouble!
Walian controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walian trying to control but Deems is having none of it.
Walian dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deems is squirming around, avoiding Walian's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deems is trying to escape the mount.
Walian looking to control but Deems is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deems takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Walian dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walian is landing with some decent strikes but Deems is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Walian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Walian dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Deems lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walian dives in and grabs Deems's left leg, looking for a takedown. Deems pushes down on Walian's head and hops out.

Walian throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Deems tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Walian is in Deems's guard.
Deems keeping full guard, as Walian tries to pass.
Walian stands and throws Deems's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Walian throws a strike aimed at the side of Deems's head but Deems avoids it well.

Walian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Deems knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Walian.
Deems defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walian lands a nice forearm strike.
Deems tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Walian.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Walian. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Deems is trying to get back to his feet.
Walian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deems keeps working.
Walian has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Walian controlling the pace for now.
Walian working the ground and pound effectively.
Walian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deems is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Walian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walian working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Deems that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walian with the ground and pound from mount.
Walian controlling from mount.
Deems keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Walian lands a nice shot to the head.
Walian wants to control the pace but Deems is squirming around nicely.
Deems is in a horrible position here. Walian smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Deems wants to get back to his feet.
Walian controlling the pace for now.
Walian lands a big shot there that rocks Deems but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walian working the ground and pound effectively.
Walian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walian controlling his opponent.
Walian landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Deems is looking to escape.
Walian unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Walian moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Deems has worked his arm free - good work by Deems!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Walian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Walian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deems moves away.
Deems throws a nice looking combination but Walian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deems swivels and escapes.
Walian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walian takes a swing at Deems's ribcage but misses.
Deems misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Deems comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Deems blocks a jab.
Walian shoots in for a takedown but Deems shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Deems circles away.
Mingo Deems has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Walian.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deems.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walian. Deems does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mingo Deems is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Deems's half guard.

Deems is defending against the submission attempts here by Walian.
Walian seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jack Walian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walian is looking to advance position but Deems won't allow it.
Walian trying to control the action but Deems is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walian is looking to advance position but Deems won't allow it.
Mingo Deems has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deems looks like he's trying to stand up.
Walian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Deems is defending against the submission attempts here by Walian.
Walian wants to take a breather but Deems is having none of it.
Walian prevents Deems from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deems tries to kick Walian off but Walian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Walian is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nice strikes from Walian there.
Walian performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Deems keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walian is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Walian drops an elbow to the side of Deems's head.
Jack Walian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Deems wants to control but Walian is keeping busy.
Walian passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Deems!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Walian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walian 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Walian!