PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bale (ranked 1727 p4p, 229 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 1292 p4p, 178 weight class). Walcott has chosen The Way Of The Fist as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bale
vs
Walcott

194 cm
40
215 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

187 cm
36
206 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Pit Bull Development

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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Walcott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walcott throws a head kick but Bale moves out of range.
Walcott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bale throws out the jab.
Bale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bale scores with a punch to the head.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bale.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walcott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Bale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bale throws a head kick that Walcott semi-blocks.
Bale looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Bale throws a body shot but no joy.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Walcott wants to clinch up but Bale keeps it at a distance.
Walcott lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walcott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bale.
Bale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Walcott throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Bale cracks Walcott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bale lands with a nice body punch.
Walcott moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
As Bale backs off Walcott throws a huge counter combo but Bale manages to avoid it all.
Bale avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Bale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott checks a leg kick.
Bale throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walcott looks to land a left hand but Bale moved out of range nicely.
Walcott scores with a jab.

It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale moves out of range of the body kick.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Walcott connects with a jab.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bale. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bale misses with an uppercut
and Walcott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Walcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
The fighters circling - Walcott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walcott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walcott is looking to score with low kicks.
Bale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bale throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bale throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Bale avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Bale scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Bale.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale throws a low kick, looking for Walcott's leg but Walcott calmly moves out of range.
Bale misses with the combination.
Walcott swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bale.
Bale throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Walcott counters with a thumping low kick.
Bale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bale or perhaps it was just good defense by Walcott, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from Walcott, against the cage.
Bale is trying to push Walcott away but Walcott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walcott is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Bale manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walcott to score with a decent uppercut.
Walcott blocks a jab.
Joe Walcott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. Bale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
Bale lands a nice hook to Walcott's body. Walcott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Bale misses.
Bale thumps Walcott with a low kick.
Walcott walks into a stiff left hand from Bale.
Walcott misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale throws a big shot that misses.
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Bale.
Walcott dodges the punch combination from Bale.
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 Tony Bale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Walcott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but Walcott has double underhooks.
Bale can't break the clinch.
A short left from Walcott.
Walcott is leaning against Bale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walcott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walcott digs a right hand into Bale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bale's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Walcott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walcott.
Bale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott lands a body punch.
Walcott digs a right hand into Bale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bale's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walcott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walcott works on Bale's body with a couple of short punches.
Walcott lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Walcott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walcott stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bale.
Come on Walcott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hook to the body lands for Walcott.
Walcott scores with a shot to the side of Bale's head.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from Walcott, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walcott obliges.
Walcott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott lands a nice elbow.
Walcott presses Bale against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
Walcott lands with a short shot to the head.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike.
Walcott scores with a shot to the side of Bale's head.
Walcott is pushing Bale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bale wants to break free but Walcott has control.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body.
Walcott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Walcott - that landed with a thud.
Walcott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walcott is pushing Bale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Walcott pushes Bale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Walcott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Walcott lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Walcott to work.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walcott lands a body shot.
Walcott lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Walcott.
Walcott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walcott lands a shot to the body.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walcott has him pressed against the cage.
Bale avoids a wild elbow strike from Walcott.
Walcott stalling.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Walcott tenderised Bale's leg. Bale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt.
Walcott feints a counter leg kick.
Bale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walcott, right into the meat.
Walcott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Bale lands.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bale misses with a looping left.
Bale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walcott looks to land a right hand but Bale moved out of range.
Bale misses with a right hand
and Walcott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott.
A head kick misses from Bale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bale closes the distance and clinches.
Walcott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bale.
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walcott lands a right hand.

Bale breaks the clinch.
Tony Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
Walcott throws a right hand that Bale ducks under and follows up with a left that Bale also avoids with ease.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walcott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walcott misses with a wild combination.
Bale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walcott throws a series of punches but Bale avoids them all with ease.
Bale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walcott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walcott swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Bale blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Walcott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Walcott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Bale misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walcott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walcott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bale.
Nice straight punches there by Walcott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walcott.

Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
Walcott misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Bale finds it's way through Walcott's defenses.
A clash of legs there as Walcott blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott takes a swing at Bale's ribcage but misses.
Bale connects with a body shot that sends Walcott's belly button to the back.
Walcott misses with a leg kick.
Bale throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Walcott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot lands for Bale.
Walcott tries to clinch but Bale is having none of it.
Bale looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Walcott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walcott blocks a jab.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bale throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Walcott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
Bale throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walcott swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Walcott misses with a hook.
Bale appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walcott with a jab.

Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walcott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Walcott.
Walcott looking to slow down the pace here.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bale prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Bale controls the action.
Walcott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bale or not.

Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bale throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Bale looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Walcott throws a counter combo.
Walcott thuds a left hand into Bale's body.
Bale tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale scores with a jab.
Bale misses with a straight right.
Bale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
A low kick from Bale misses
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott lands a right hook to the body.
Walcott lands a head kick!

Bale is rocked!

Tony Bale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bale throws a hook to the side of Walcott's head but Walcott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Bale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bale tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walcott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bale somewhat.
Bale seems to have got his legs back now.
Bale walks into a straight right hand from Walcott.
Walcott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bale is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walcott pushes Bale away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Walcott is trying to counter with his kicks.
Walcott tries to clinch but Bale is having none of it.
A big right from Walcott misses.
Bale throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Bale swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walcott fails to land with a series of punches.
Walcott throws a hook but Bale blocks it.
Bale is looking to counter punch.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walcott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
A countering left hand to the body from Walcott misses.
Walcott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walcott takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Walcott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walcott 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joe Walcott waved his t-shirt featuring Pit Bull Development's logo in front of the cameras.