PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Irritator (ranked 3165 p4p, 3656 weight class) and Jim Bob Walton (ranked 188 p4p, 299 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Irritator
vs
Walton

170 cm
20
140
3 - 3 - 0

176 cm
20
135
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Irritator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Bob Walton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton lands a lovely overhand right.
Walton swings widly with a right hand
enabling The Irritator to counter with a crisp jab.
Walton misses with an uppercut
letting The Irritator counter with a right hand.
The Irritator connects with a right hand. Walton shakes it off.
Walton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walton throws the left hand but The Irritator avoids the punch easily.
The Irritator misses with a right hand
and Walton counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton tries to clinch
and Walton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Irritator misses with a double jab
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walton throws a right hand that misses
and The Irritator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Irritator manages to avoid it.
Walton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Irritator has time to react.
The Irritator throws a shot to the body.
The Irritator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
The Irritator looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Irritator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walton.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walton wants to clinch but The Irritator slips to the side
and The Irritator counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Irritator.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Irritator throws a poor cross that misses
and Walton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walton defending well as The Irritator loads up on a big left hand.
The Irritator looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
The Irritator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from The Irritator misses
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
The Irritator swings away with a body shot that misses

and Walton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walton.
A head punch on the inside from The Irritator fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Irritator is stalling here.

The Irritator breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator misses with a straight left.
Walton wants to counter the offense by The Irritator and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Irritator is looking to counter punch.
The Irritator misses the jab.
The Irritator misses with a series of wild punches.
Walton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from The Irritator.
The Irritator lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Randy The Irritator dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Irritator ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like The Irritator wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Irritator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walton.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Irritator was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
The Irritator bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Walton has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Irritator struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
The Irritator tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing The Irritator back against the cage.
Walton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Irritator misses with a punch on the inside.
The Irritator stalling the fight.
Walton lands an elbow inside that The Irritator shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton misses with some punches.
Come on The Irritator - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The Irritator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Irritator tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walton just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Irritator working aggressively here.
The Irritator misses with some punches.
Walton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Irritator leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Irritator is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton is struggling to control the position.
The Irritator taking a breather.

The Irritator breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walton misses with an uppercut
enabling The Irritator to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Irritator misses with a hook to the body
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Irritator counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Irritator misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton misses with a hook
and The Irritator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Irritator looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
Walton tries to move into range but The Irritator moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton misses with an uppercut
and The Irritator counters with a stiff right hand.
The Irritator swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walton counters with a nice body shot.
The Irritator scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walton doesn't seem bothered though.
Walton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Randy The Irritator is winning the standup battle so far.
The Irritator swings widly with a right hand
and Walton counters with a straight right hand.
Walton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Irritator.
The Irritator throws a lazy right hand but Walton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Walton throws an off balance right hand
and The Irritator counters with a straight right hand.
The Irritator misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Irritator scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Randy The Irritator dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The Irritator jabs Walton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jim Bob Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. The Irritator catches Walton right on the button with a cross.
The Irritator misses with a wild body shot.
The Irritator rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
The Irritator has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Walton cracks The Irritator with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Walton has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning The Irritator to stand back up!

The Irritator is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton avoids the body shot from The Irritator.
It seemed like Walton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh The Irritator is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walton weaves into range and cracks The Irritator right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! The Irritator goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Walton is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Bob Walton!