PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Walker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Walker
vs
Jose De Sucre

185 cm
37
205 lbs
26 - 13 - 1

190 cm
29
214 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws out a loose jab but De Sucre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been told by Walker's head coaches at KO Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Sucre moves out of range of the body kick.
De Sucre moves out of range as Walker throws a body kick.
De Sucre blocks a head kick by Walker.
Walker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
De Sucre looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker throws a lazy head kick
enabling De Sucre to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker lands a nice looking body kick.
Walker throws a lazy body kick
and De Sucre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Sucre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Sucre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Sucre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a low kick as De Sucre jumps back.
De Sucre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Sucre clobbers Walker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Sucre misses with a straight right.
Walker is looking to land body kicks.
De Sucre flicks out a counter leg kick but Walker steps away.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
and De Sucre counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Sucre.
Walker checks a leg kick nicely.
That kick from De Sucre tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Sucre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shane Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Sucre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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 De Sucre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Sucre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walker takes a step back to recover.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Sucre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker tries to clinch up.
De Sucre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Sucre lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Sucre misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
De Sucre throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
De Sucre cracks Walker with an open hand slap.
Walker wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from De Sucre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Sucre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Sucre's sensitive parts.

Walker gets a clinch.
De Sucre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Sucre blocks an uppercut.
De Sucre misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that De Sucre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.

De Sucre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Sucre scores with a punch to the head.
De Sucre throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
De Sucre avoids a kick to the body.
De Sucre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Sucre.
De Sucre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
De Sucre loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
De Sucre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walker - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Sucre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Walker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Walker tries to clinch but De Sucre moves out of range.
De Sucre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Sucre counters with a nice body shot.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but De Sucre is just out of range.
De Sucre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Sucre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks De Sucre off balance momentarily.
Walker lands a front kick.
De Sucre wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
De Sucre throws a wild body kick that Walker sees coming a mile off.
De Sucre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Sucre scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Sucre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Sucre.
De Sucre blocks a head kick by Walker.
Walker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
Walker throws a big counter combination but De Sucre scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Sucre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre misses with a looping right.
Walker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Sucre counters with a straight right hand.
Walker cracks De Sucre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Sucre avoids the head kick by Walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Sucre misses with a looping right.
De Sucre throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
De Sucre moves away from the strike by Walker.
De Sucre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Sucre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Walker misses with a low kick as De Sucre jumps back.
Walker looks for the body kick but De Sucre saw that one coming.
De Sucre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walker.
De Sucre tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker throws a push kick but De Sucre slaps the foot to one side.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Sucre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but De Sucre avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses
and De Sucre counters with a nice body shot.
Walker stuns De Sucre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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 defending well as De Sucre loads up on a big left hand.
De Sucre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
De Sucre moves forwards but Walker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
De Sucre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
A nice combination there by De Sucre.
De Sucre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Sucre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walker tries to clinch but De Sucre is having none of it.
De Sucre lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks for the body kick but De Sucre saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Sucre! But no joy.
That kick from Walker tenderised De Sucre's leg. De Sucre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walker throws a head kick but De Sucre moves out of range.
De Sucre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
And Walker counters with a quick kick to the body but De Sucre blocks it.
De Sucre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab from De Sucre.
De Sucre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Sucre blocks the body kick.
Walker misses with a kick to the body
and De Sucre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Sucre throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
De Sucre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Walker counters with a quick kick to the body but De Sucre blocks it.
De Sucre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body kick there by Walker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
De Sucre throws a big counter head kick but Walker avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Walker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Sucre if he has to take too many more of those.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Sucre.
De Sucre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses
and De Sucre counters with a one-two to the body.
Walker looks to throw the jab but De Sucre is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from De Sucre misses.
De Sucre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
De Sucre lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Antonio Jose De Sucre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

De Sucre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker misses with a body kick.
De Sucre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Sucre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Sucre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Sucre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Sucre blocks a leg kick.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Sucre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker looks to land a body kick but De Sucre moved away.
De Sucre tries to move into range but Walker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Sucre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Sucre moves forwards but Walker connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Sucre.
Walker slips a straight right by De Sucre.
Walker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Sucre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walker momentarily.
A big right from Walker misses.
A little jabbing left from De Sucre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walker blocks a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Sucre. Walker shrugs it off though.
De Sucre connects with a leg kick. Walker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Sucre was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre pushes Walker away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Sucre throws a front kick that sends Walker stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Sucre scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Sucre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Sucre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walker misses with a kick to the body
and De Sucre counters with a good, hard body kick but Walker shrugs it off.

De Sucre darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
De Sucre blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
De Sucre misses with a body punch.
Walker wants to break free but De Sucre has control.
A short body shot lands from De Sucre as the two fighters clinch.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker tries to break free but De Sucre pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre is leaning against Walker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Sucre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Sucre lands a shot to the body.

De Sucre breaks the clinch.
De Sucre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
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.
De Sucre scoring well with a low kick there.
De Sucre lands a nice looking body kick.
De Sucre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Sucre throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters with a nice body kick.
De Sucre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker throws a leg kick but De Sucre checks it.
De Sucre misses with a looping right.
Walker tried to counter with a leg kick but De Sucre avoided it.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and De Sucre counters with a nice body kick.
De Sucre swinging wildly here.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre scores with a jab to the body.
De Sucre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walker.
De Sucre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from De Sucre.
De Sucre connects with a body shot.
De Sucre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from De Sucre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walker throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Sucre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walker takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Sucre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Shane Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Sucre throws a good cross that connects.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Jose De Sucre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Sucre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Jose De Sucre!
As Antonio Jose De Sucre got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This win was for my Father! May he rest in peace. Cuerpo De Paz!'.