PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kass Drago (ranked 25050 p4p, 5527 weight class) and Wheeler Walker (ranked 565 p4p, 536 weight class). Wheeler Walker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Drago
vs
Walker

188 cm
20
178
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
181
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kass Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wheeler Walker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker cracks Drago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walker stuns Drago with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Walker tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Drago tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drago takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Walker. That snapped Drago's head back.

Drago is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker misses with a low kick.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker throws a chopping leg kick but Drago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
Drago definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker sends Drago crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Walker is motioning to the referee to let Drago up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Drago swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Sloppy strikes from Drago. Those never looked like landing.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Walker.
A big left from Walker misses.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Walker throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Drago's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drago scrambles back to his feet.
Drago misses with a looping right.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker lands a jab.
Walker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drago had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drago throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Drago blocks the body kick.
Walker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walker lands a really nice looking cross but Drago seems unphased.
Drago throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drago misses the jab.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker avoids the body shot from Drago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Drago out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wheeler Walker!