PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Walker
vs
Hartmann

186 cm
34
200 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

190 cm
32
200 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartmann, which made it look bad.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartmann off the ropes and back into range.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Hartmann avoids the body shot from Walker.

Walker tries to keep at a distance but Hartmann has taken the fight into the clinch.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Hartmann's head but Hartmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a series of punches but Hartmann moves out of range.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Hartmann throws a series of strikes that have Walker backpedaling.

It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartmann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartmann tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker blocks a head kick by Hartmann.
Hartmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartmann is looking to clinch.
Hartmann tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Hartmann throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Hartmann.
Hartmann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hartmann tries to clinch up.
Walker slips under a jab from Hartmann.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartmann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartmann takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Hartmann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Hartmann sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hartmann tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker tries to land a leg kick but Hartmann saw it coming and moves away.
Walker scores with a nice body kick.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartmann moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hartmann swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann wants to clinch.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartmann throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walker.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hartmann blocks a jab.
Hartmann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Walker misses.
Hartmann blocks a head kick by Walker.
Hartmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartmann wants to clinch
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hartmann wants to clinch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walker!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Hartmann sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hartmann drops Walker with a left right combo! Hartmann follows him down to the ground into side control.
Walker tries to buck Hartmann off but Hartmann is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hartmann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Walker dodges the ground and pound from Hartmann.
Hartmann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walker prevents Hartmann from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Walker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Walker is not content to let Hartmann control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hartmann tries for a kimura but Walker is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walker checks a leg kick.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hartmann moves into the clinch.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling him.
Hartmann misses with an elbow over the top.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Hartmann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Walker lands a good knee to the midsection. Hartmann won't want to take too many of those.
Hartmann tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Walker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Hartmann has the dominant position.
Hartmann misses with an elbow over the top.
Hartmann throws an elbow but it misses.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hartmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker misses with a shot to the body
and Hartmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker shoots in and drives through. Hartmann sprawls well.
Hartmann attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Walker throws a solid leg kick but Hartmann takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walker.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
The crowd cheers as Hartmann lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Walker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hartmann throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker works over Hartmann's head and body with a nice combination.
Brandon Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker throws a right and a left that Hartmann avoids nicely.
A big right from Walker misses.
Hartmann tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Walker avoids the head kick by Hartmann.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Hartmann sees coming a mile off.
Hartmann misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Brandon Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hartmann throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Hartmann attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hartmann lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker throws a chopping leg kick but Hartmann manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Erwin Hartmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker misses with the combination.

Hartmann rushes Walker and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling the position.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Hartmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling the position.

Walker pulls Hartmann into guard.
Hartmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hartmann wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Hartmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hartmann working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hartmann is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is fighting to break Walker's control of his arms but Walker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Hartmann is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hartmann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartmann manages to avoid it.

Hartmann moves into the clinch successfully.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick misses from Walker.
Hartmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Hartmann manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hartmann staying out of range there.
Hartmann checks a low kick from Walker.
Hartmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker works Hartmann's body with a nice hook.
Hartmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Hartmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Hartmann's shoulder, as Hartmann tries to avoid the shot.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartmann throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.

Hartmann has Walker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hartmann misses with a punch to the body.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hartmann backwards.
Hartmann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Walker lands an uppercut.

Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hartmann. Those never looked like landing.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartmann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hartmann wants it to stay on the feet.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hartmann is looking to clinch.
Hartmann takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Hartmann has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes.
Hartmann digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Hartmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartmann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Hartmann.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker wants to take the fight to the mat but Hartmann manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Hartmann.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hartmann gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hartmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Hartmann with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.

Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartmann works over Walker's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker swinging wildly here.

Hartmann closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Hartmann crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Walker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hartmann prevents it.
Walker jumps guard but Hartmann turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hartmann blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hartmann really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartmann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartmann is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartmann moves away.
Hartmann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Hartmann, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Hartmann against the ropes but Hartmann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hartmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hartmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Hartmann throws a head kick that misses.
Hartmann avoids the head kick by Walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
Hartmann digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Hartmann throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Hartmann throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartmann moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker throws a leg kick but Hartmann sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hartmann with a nice cross.
Hartmann throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartmann throws a head kick that half lands.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hartmann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Walker tries to keep at a distance but Hartmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Hartmann throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartmann circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartmann.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker swinging wildly here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartmann moves out of range as Walker throws a body kick.
Hartmann throws a nice head kick!
Hartmann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker lands a nice hook to Hartmann's body. Hartmann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Hartmann instigates a clinch.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Hartmann avoids it by throwing Walker back against the ropes.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.

Brandon Walker's cut is getting worse.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walker tries to work over Hartmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Walker breaks the clinch.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hartmann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hartmann wants it to stay on the feet.
Hartmann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown. Hartmann tries to sprawl out of it but Walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hartmann manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt - Hartmann sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hartmann wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Hartmann misses.
Hartmann motions for Walker to come forward. Hartmann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartmann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hartmann dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Good leg kick by Hartmann there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Hartmann slips under a jab.

Hartmann moves into the clinch.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling him.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Hartmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Walker breaks the clinch.
Hartmann tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Walker moves away

and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Hartmann.
Hartmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is trying to break free.
Walker leaning against his opponent.
Hartmann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker checks the leg kick.
Walker shoots for a takedown but Hartmann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hartmann wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartmann blocks a leg kick.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartmann wants to clinch.
Hartmann moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann blocks a head kick by Walker.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartmann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartmann tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick from Hartmann.

Hartmann takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hartmann pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hartmann tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartmann wants to clinch.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartmann is looking to clinch.
Walker thuds his right hand into Hartmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker avoids the head kick by Hartmann.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Hartmann shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartmann circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker clobbers Hartmann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Hartmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A right-left combo lands from Walker.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
Nice shot lands for Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartmann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hartmann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Hartmann avoids it.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartmann manages to avoid it.
Hartmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker scores with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Walker!
Brandon Walker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.