PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 1255 p4p, 1122 weight class) and Mike Lowe (ranked 140 p4p, 124 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lowe's choice of entrance music: Parsonsfield - Weeds or Windflowers. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Walcott
vs
Lowe

170 cm
39
144
33 - 23 - 3

172 cm
44
156
37 - 21 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe with a nice cross.
Lowe lands with a nice combination. Walcott backs away looking to recover.
Lowe looks to clinch
and Walcott counters with a right hand to the body.
Lowe throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott moves out of range as Lowe throws a body kick.
Lowe tries to bum rush Walcott with a series of wild strikes but Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walcott loads up on a big right hand but Lowe slips the punch.
Walcott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Lowe moved away.
Lowe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Walcott lunges at Lowe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lowe's hand.
Walcott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Walcott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walcott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott throws a poor cross that misses
and Lowe counters with a left to the body.
Walcott misses with a straight right.
Lowe throws a counter combo.
Walcott defending well as Lowe loads up on a big left hand.
Walcott scores with a sloppy right hand. Lowe should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Walcott throwing a counter right hand but Lowe manages to avoid it.
Lowe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lowe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Walcott misses.
Lowe throws a shot to the body.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowe.
A jab from Walcott misses.
Walcott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lowe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lowe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lowe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walcott has been working on his boxing with his coaches at potato place in the buildup to the fight.
Walcott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lowe misses with a body shot.
Lowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with the combination.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott looks to throw the jab but Lowe is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walcott.
Lowe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walcott rather than just go for the knockout.
Some wild striking there from Walcott.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Lowe fails to land with a series of punches.
Walcott appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walcott.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Lowe.
Sloppy strikes from Lowe. Those never looked like landing.
Lowe thumps Walcott with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Walcott is avoiding it.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Walcott scores with a four punch combination!
Walcott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walcott fails to land with a series of punches.
Walcott avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Walcott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lowe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lowe misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walcott in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walcott was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowe.
No joy there for Lowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Lowe closes the distance and clinches.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walcott.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Lowe breaks from the clinch.
Lowe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lowe.
Lowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowe misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Lowe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Walcott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowe.
Lowe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walcott can pounce on him.
Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walcott scores with a shot to the body.
Lowe tries to work over Walcott's front leg with a kick but Walcott checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lowe as he connects with a hook.
Lowe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walcott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Walcott tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowe throws out a leg kick but Walcott moves out of range and Lowe only half commits.
A big right from Walcott misses.
Lowe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lowe misses.
Walcott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walcott misses with a looping right.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
Walcott appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lowe scores with a punch to the head.
Lowe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walcott at a distance.
Walcott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lowe.
Lowe throws a leg kick but Walcott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Walcott appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lowe connects with a nice looking jab.
Lowe misses with a body shot
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Lowe ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Lowe.
Walcott defending well as Lowe loads up on a big left hand.
Walcott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lowe.

Lowe clinches up with Walcott and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Lowe.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lowe works on Walcott's body with a couple of short punches.
Lowe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walcott scores with a shot to the side of Lowe's head.
Lowe blocks a body shot from Walcott.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lowe lands with a light punch inside.
Lowe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lowe lands an uppercut.
Lowe looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Walcott.
Lowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott lands a body punch.
Walcott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lowe's efforts to push away.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowe controls his hands.

Lowe breaks from the clinch.
Lowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Walcott misses the target.
Walcott misses with an uppercut.
Walcott swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe tries to clinch but Walcott moves away
and Walcott counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Walcott.
Lowe throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
Walcott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lowe misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lowe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Lowe misses.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
Walcott looks to land a combination but Lowe avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lowe 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 Walcott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walcott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walcott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Despite the aggression on Lowe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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 checks a leg kick.
Walcott wants to clinch.
Lowe misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Lowe misses
and Walcott counters with a nice body shot.
Walcott blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Walcott with a hook.
Lowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walcott backs up against the cage.
Lowe looks to clinch
and Walcott counters with a right hand to the body.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Lowe.
Lowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walcott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walcott checks a low kick from Lowe.
Lowe throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walcott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walcott is looking to counter punch.
Lowe throws a nice looking combination but Walcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walcott scores with a leg kick.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowe throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lowe.
Lowe works Walcott's body with a nice hook.
Walcott throws a leg kick that misses.
Lowe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walcott connects with a jab.
Lowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lowe.
A little jabbing left from Lowe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lowe keeps Walcott at a distance using the push kick.
Lowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walcott works the jab nicely.
Tommy Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Lowe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe looks for the body kick but Walcott saw that one coming.
Lowe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walcott.
Lowe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Lowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Walcott misses with a hook
and Lowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
Walcott is looking to counter punch.
Lowe throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Walcott misses with a straight left.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Lowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowe throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lowe checks a leg kick.
Lowe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lowe lands with a cross.
Lowe throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
Walcott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lowe.
Lowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lowe takes a swing at Walcott's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Walcott was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lowe.
Walcott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lowe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mike Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walcott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lowe lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowe. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lowe misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe tries to clinch but Walcott moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Walcott.
Lowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowe.
Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walcott scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Walcott forces Lowe back against the cage and clinches.
Walcott prevents Lowe from breaking the clinch.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowe's elbow.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Lowe.
I've got Lowe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lowe!
A relieved looking Mike Lowe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.