PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 1115 p4p, 1153 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 124 p4p, 127 weight class). Lowe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Parsonsfield - Weeds or Windflowers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lowe
vs
Walcott

172 cm
42
156
34 - 20 - 0

170 cm
38
158
31 - 21 - 3

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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 34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walcott clinches up with Lowe and pushes him back against the cage.
Walcott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lowe avoids the damage to the body.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lowe avoids it.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Walcott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walcott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lowe avoids the damage to the body.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.

Lowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Walcott throws an off balance right hand
and Lowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Lowe gets a clinch.
Walcott lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lowe tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Lowe back against the cage.
Lowe managing to block the knees to the body from Walcott.
Lowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Lowe avoiding damage as Walcott throws knees to the body.
Walcott missing with knees to the body.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Lowe.
A short left from Walcott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott takes a shot to the head.
Walcott working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Lowe scores with a hook to the body.
Walcott takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lowe lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Lowe blocks an elbow strike from Walcott.
Lowe avoids the elbow strike from Walcott, against the cage.
Lowe can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Lowe.
Lowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lowe can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Walcott gets through Lowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lowe lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Lowe does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walcott! But no joy.
Walcott has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice straight punches there by Lowe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lowe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses the jab.
Lowe avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Lowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lowe is looking to slow Walcott down with leg kicks.
Lowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Lowe forces Walcott back against the cage and clinches.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Walcott.
Lowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walcott trying to land knees to the body.
Lowe tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.

Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowe lands a jab-cross combination.
Lowe connects with a body shot.
Lowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Walcott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lowe, pushing him back against the cage.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Lowe scores with a shoulder strike.
Walcott lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott blocking some punches.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walcott misses with a knee to the head.
Lowe presses Walcott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walcott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowe taking a breather.
Lowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Walcott.
Walcott prevents a body shot from Lowe.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe avoiding damage as Walcott throws knees to the body.

Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walcott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.

Walcott moves into the clinch successfully.
Walcott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walcott tries a knee to the head but Lowe blocks it.
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 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott pushes Lowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Lowe.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walcott.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowe's elbow.
Lowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lowe managing to block the knees to the body from Walcott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Lowe working Walcott over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe scores with a hook to the body.
Lowe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walcott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Lowe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lowe dodges an elbow strike from Walcott.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that 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 clinches.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lowe avoids it.

Lowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walcott lands with a straight right. Lowe didn't see that one coming.
Walcott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe misses with a body kick.
Lowe blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Mike Lowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Lowe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
Lowe blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Lowe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Lowe. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walcott.
Lowe lands a slapping body shot.
Lowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
A combination from Walcott does no damage.
Walcott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lowe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donk. Walcott catches Lowe right on the button with a cross.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body. Lowe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walcott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowe is just out of range.
Lowe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walcotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walcott on the side of the head.
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!
Lowe avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lowe lands with a shot to the body.
Lowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walcott takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throws a series of punches but Walcott moves out of range.
Lowe with the inside leg kick.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Lowe moves out of range easily.
Lowe lands a nice looking body shot.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Walcott takes a swing at Lowe's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Lowe misses
and Walcott counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Lowe. Those never looked like landing.
Lowe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walcott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lowe.
Lowe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Walcott throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowe.
Lowe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Walcott scores with a nice right hand.
Walcott walks into a stiff left hand from Lowe.
Walcott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowe.
Lowe avoids the head kick by Walcott.
A little feinted left hand from Lowe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws a hook to the side of Lowe's head but Lowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Lowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walcott throws a body punch but Lowe moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lowe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lowe throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Lowe slips under a jab from Walcott.
Walcott walks into a left hand.

Walcott drives through and clinches with Lowe against the cage.
Lowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowe tries a knee to the head but Walcott blocks it.
Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walcott can do to turn this around?
Lowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Walcott on the inside.
Lowe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowe tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe working aggressively here.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowe.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott misses with the head strike.
Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Lowe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lowe takes a knee to the side of the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Walcott.
A shot in the inside from Lowe.
Walcott blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walcott.
Walcott misses with an elbow over the top.
Walcott connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lowe's face.

It looks like Mike Lowe has been cut.
Lowe lands a hook that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lowe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
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 has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lowe finds it's way round the side to connect with Walcott's head.
Walcott closes the distance but Lowe moves to the side
letting Lowe counter with a right hand.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowe misses with a wild combination.
Walcott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowe.
Walcott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lowe throws a quick counter kick to the body but Walcott avoids it.
Lowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott loads up on a big right hand but Lowe slips the punch.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walcott, as that shot connected.
Lowe scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott throws a fast counter high kick but Lowe manages to duck under it in time.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walcott was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowe.
Lowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lowe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walcott closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Lowe counter with a right hand.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Lowe.
A cross from Walcott lands.
Lowe cracks Walcott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick from Lowe lands but Walcott takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Walcott misses
and Lowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Lowe moves out of range easily.
Lowe scores with a one two! Walcott had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Walcott is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Walcott instigates a clinch.
Mike Lowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott misses with a knee to the head.
Walcott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walcott lands a nice uppercut.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walcott lands a nice uppercut.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walcott pushes off an throws an elbow but Lowe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walcott tries a knee to the head but Lowe blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walcotts head.
Still in the clinch, Lowe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe blocks an elbow strike from Walcott.
Lowe blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lowe blocks it with crossed arms.
Walcott prevents a body shot from Lowe.
Walcott tries to work over Lowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walcott tries to work over Lowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walcott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Lowe.
Walcott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lowe blocking some punches.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lowe avoids it.
Lowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
Tommy Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walcott tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
Lowe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Walcott.
I think Lowe 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lowe!
Our winner, Mike Lowe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.