PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Top Cats - Red Light Spells Danger. Desperately is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Legend of a Banished Man. This should be fireworks!

Walker
vs
Desperately

180 cm
27
181 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Struggling Desperately!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Desperately forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Desperately has double underhooks.
Desperately lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Desperately won't allow it.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Desperately has him pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Walker has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walker working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desperately lands a body punch.
Desperately displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walker up against the cage.
Desperately keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker letting Desperately take a breather here.
Desperately tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Desperately scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
A short uppercut from Desperately.
Desperately lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Desperately scores with a shoulder strike.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Desperately tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker digs a good hook to Desperately's body.
Desperately tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.

Desperately gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Desperately misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Desperately is controlling him.
Desperately cracks Walker with a nice body shot.

Desperately manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker wants to control from the top but Desperately keeps moving.
Walker postures up.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Desperately is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walker is working for a submission of some sort.
Walker wants to take a breather but Desperately is having none of it.
Desperately is trying to stand back up but Walker is controlling him
Still in half guard, Walker seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Desperately is trying to stand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Desperately moves into the clinch.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Desperately is trying to pull guard but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Desperately is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Desperately.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Walker to work.
Desperately misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Desperately digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Desperately keeps him there for the moment.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Desperately backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker tries to circle away but Desperately has him pinned against the cage.
Desperately lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walker.

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.

Struggling Desperately dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Desperately moves into the clinch.
Desperately lands an elbow inside.
Desperately tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Desperately.
Desperately lands a right hand.
Walker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Desperately.
Struggling Desperately seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Desperately.
Desperately lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Desperately lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Desperately - that landed with a thud.
Desperately has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Desperately lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desperately pushes Walker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Desperately leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desperately obliges.
The referee calls for Desperately to work.
Desperately struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Desperately struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Desperately lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Desperately creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
A hook to the body from Desperately.
Desperately scores with a nice hook to the head.
Desperately lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jay Walker has been cut.
Desperately scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Desperately.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Desperately.
Desperately lands a nice shot to the body.
Desperately crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
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!
Desperately lands an elbow inside.
Desperately presses Walker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Desperately lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
Desperately working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Desperately.
Desperately with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Desperately.
Desperately lands a knee to the head.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Desperately.
Desperately stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Desperately landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Desperately lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Desperately.
Desperately using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Desperately scores a nice knee to the body.
Desperately lands a body punch in the clinch.
Desperately lands a hook to the side of the head.
Desperately lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Desperately.
Desperately scores with a hook to the body.
Desperately utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desperately goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desperately.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Desperately landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Desperately.
Walker being controlled against the cage.
Desperately gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Desperately cracks Walker with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Desperately.
Desperately missing with knees to the body.
Desperately lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Struggling Desperately showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jay Walker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Desperately darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
Desperately lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Still in the clinch, Desperately scores with a nice short uppercut.
Desperately prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Desperately lands a body shot.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Desperately scores with a knee to the head.
Desperately lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Desperately softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desperately gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Desperately.
Desperately creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desperately obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Desperately putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Desperately drops Walker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Walker is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Walker is rocked!
Nice body punch from Desperately.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Desperately is pushing Walker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Desperately throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Desperately lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Desperately.
Desperately digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Desperately.
Desperately lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
Desperately struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperately lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Desperately lands a shoulder strike.
Desperately lands an uppercut.
Desperately scores a nice knee to the body.
Desperately scores a nice knee to the body.
Desperately comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Desperately working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Desperately lands a big right hand that drops Walker! The killer instinct kicks in and Desperately finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Desperately!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Struggling Desperately!
In his post fight interview, Struggling Desperately started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Jay Walker spoke after the fight, saying 'Bad referee...'.