PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eva Contonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites the Dust. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walker
vs
Contonio

185 cm
25
199 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

182 cm
27
195 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eva Contonio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Contonio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Contonio closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Contonio prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Contonio.
Contonio misses with some punches.
Contonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.

Contonio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Contonio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Contonio wants to counter with a clinch but Walker pushes him away.
Contonio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Contonio backs away, Walker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Contonio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contonio with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Contonio.
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Contonio scores with a nice body kick.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Contonio misses with a straight right.
John Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Contonio.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.

Contonio forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Contonio lands a body punch.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walker digs a right hand into Contonio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Contonio's gas tank.
Contonio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walker misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Contonio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contonio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Contonio lands a jab to Walker's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Contonio.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker connects with a crisp jab.
Walker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Contonio if he has to take too many more of those.

Contonio closes the distance and clinches.
Contonio wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.
Contonio misses with some punches.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker avoiding damage.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Contonio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Contonio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Contonio controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Contonio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Contonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Contonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contonio misses with the head strike.
Walker tries to stall but Contonio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Contonio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker works the jab nicely.
Walker defending well as Contonio loads up on a big left hand.
Contonio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walker drops his hands momentarily and Contonio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walker throws out a leg kick but Contonio moves out of range and Walker only half commits.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Contonio lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contonio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Contonio.
Contonio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker throws a nice head kick!
Contonio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Contonio staying out of range there.
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Contonio throws out the jab.
Contonio lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Contonio looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
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 John Walker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Contonio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker avoids the body shot from Contonio.
Walker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Walker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Contonio's calf.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Contonio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker avoids the head kick by Contonio.
Walker looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Contonio avoids the body shot from Walker.
Contonio throws a head kick that misses.

Walker gets tackled into the cage by Contonio. Contonio maintains the clinch.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Contonio fails to land.
Contonio tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Contonio back against the cage.
Contonio misses with a body punch.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker digs a right hand into Contonio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Contonio's gas tank.
Eva Contonio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker tries a body shot but Contonio blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Contonio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Contonio lands a shot to the body.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Contonio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Contonio finds it's way through Walker's defenses.
Contonio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker dodges the punch combination from Contonio.
Contonio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker avoids the head kick by Contonio.
Walker looks to land a body kick but Contonio moved away.
Walker misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker tries a low kick but Contonio avoids it.
A head kick misses from Contonio.
As Contonio backs away, Walker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Contonio.
Contonio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Contonio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Contonio scoring well with a low kick there.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Contonio.
Contonio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Contonio avoids it.
Walker needs to keep his hands up - Contonio had a free shot at his head there.
Walker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Contonio is able to avoid easily.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Contonio clobbers Walker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Contonio.
Contonio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Contonio moves out of range easily.
Contonio tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
Contonio swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Contonio sees coming a mile off.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Contonio counters with a series of strikes. Walker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Contonio misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contonio scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Contonio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Contonio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Walker scores with a head kick. Contonio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Contonio lands with a nice combination. Walker backs away looking to recover.
Contonio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walker.
A shot to the body from Contonio misses
and Walker counters with a good low kick that Contonio was not able to check.
Walker lands with a hook. Contonio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Contonio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eva Contonio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Contonio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Contonio checks a low kick from Walker.
A big left from Walker misses.
Contonio tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Contonio forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Walker is working Contonio over against the cage.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Contonio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws a head kick but Contonio moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Contonio.
Walker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Contonio just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio misses with a looping right.
A jab from Contonio does it's job there.
Walker looks for the body kick but Contonio saw that one coming.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Contonio checks it well.
John Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker avoids the head kick by Contonio.
Walker is looking to counter punch.
Walker tries to score with a low kick but Contonio moves his leg out of the way.
Contonio throws a shot to the body.

Contonio forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Contonio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Contonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Walker as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Contonio looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Contonio tries to pull guard but Walker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Walker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Contonio.

Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker 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 Contonio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Contonio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Contonio avoids the body shot from Walker.
Contonio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Contonio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Contonio lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Contonio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walker misses with a body shot
and Contonio counters with an outside leg kick.
Contonio misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Contonio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Contonio circles away quickly and effectively.
Contonio lands with a right hand.
Contonio works Walker's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Contonio misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a low kick, right behind Contonio 's knee.
Contonio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Contonio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Contonio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Contonio misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Contonio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker throws a low kick but Contonio moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Contonio - just one landing.
Walker wants to slow Contonio down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Walker clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walker misses with a hook. Contonio ducked under it nicely.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walker motions for Contonio to come forward. Walker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Contonio. Beautiful body shot.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Contonio.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Contonio's hands.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Contonio blocks the low kick.
Contonio looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Contonio scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walker blocks a jab.
Contonio misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Walker tries to land a front kick but Contonio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Contonio's head backwards.
Walker defending well as Contonio loads up on a big left hand.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
Walker throws a lazy body kick
and Contonio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Contonio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Contonio manages to avoid it.
Contonio misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contonio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Contonio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Contonio throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Contonio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contonio tries to clinch up.
Contonio throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Contonio tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker throws a head kick but Contonio moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker throws a low kick, looking for Contonio's leg but Contonio calmly moves out of range.
Contonio connects with a body shot that sends Walker's belly button to the back.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Contonio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Walker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Contonio.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Contonio moves out of range easily.
Walker staying out of range there.
Contonio jabs Walker right on the nose. Walker blinks but takes it well.
Contonio avoids the body shot from Walker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contonio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
Contonio lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Contonio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
Contonio cracks Walker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Contonio tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walker.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Contonio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that John Walker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Contonio wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Contonio.
Contonio missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Contonio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Contonio in the body.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Contonio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contonio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contonio looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Contonio checks a leg kick nicely.
Walker lands a head kick!
Walker tried to score with a low kick but Contonio checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Contonio throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Contonio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Contonio unleashes a big counter combination but Walker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Contonio checks it well.

Contonio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Walker sprawls well initially but Contonio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Contonio trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker is looking to control Contonio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walker avoid being mounted?
Contonio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contonio throwing shots but Walker is blocking nicely.
Contonio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Contonio is trying to control the action in half guard but Walker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Contonio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Contonio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Contonio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Contonio is working for a kimura but Walker is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contonio tries to pass to full mount but Walker defends it.

Contonio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Walker is just riding it out for now. Contonio eventually gives up the hold.
Contonio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Contonio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Contonio is just content to waste time from the top position. Walker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Contonio tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Eva Contonio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Contonio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Contonio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker is trying to control the position but Contonio postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
John Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Contonio backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eva Contonio.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:49

The fight is ruled a draw!