PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Sprintin (ranked 1112 p4p, 1638 weight class) and Jim Bob Walton (ranked 90 p4p, 131 weight class). Sprintin comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Bad Man. Phil Sprintin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sprintin
vs
Walton

168 cm
23
135
9 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
135
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good 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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton staying out of range there.
Walton fails in his attempt to clinch.

Walton rushes Sprintin and presses him up against the cage.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sprintin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sprintin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sprintin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sprintin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walton scores with a shoulder strike.
Walton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sprintin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sprintin blocking some punches.
Sprintin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sprintin backwards.
A short right from Walton.
Sprintin tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Walton looking to stall.
Sprintin can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Walton prevents a body shot from Sprintin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton tries a body shot but Sprintin blocks it.
Walton can't find room to land a body shot as Sprintin controls the action.
Sprintin misses with a body punch.
Walton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sprintin tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Sprintin lands a body shot.
Sprintin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sprintin misses with some punches.
Sprintin has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Sprintin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walton or not.
Walton misses with a body punch.
Sprintin misses with a body punch.
Sprintin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walton's elbow.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sprintin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sprintin can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Sprintin tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Sprintin back against the cage.
Walton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walton prevents a body shot from Sprintin.
Walton blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin misses with the head strike.
Walton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sprintin avoids it.
Sprintin throws a head punch that misses.
Walton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walton blocks a body shot from Sprintin.
Walton misses with some punches.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprintin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sprintin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walton blocking some punches.
Sprintin tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Sprintin pushes Walton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sprintin backwards.
Walton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Walton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton lands with a light punch inside.
Sprintin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton misses with some punches.
Walton misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walton.
Sprintin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walton prevents a body shot from Sprintin.
Sprintin cracks Walton with a nice body shot.
Sprintin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sprintin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sprintin presses Walton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sprintin is leaning against Walton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sprintin has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Good body shot from Sprintin.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Sprintin.
Sprintin can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sprintin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Sprintin misses with a punch to the body.
Sprintin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sprintin misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sprintin tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Sprintin back against the cage.
Sprintin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walton or not.
Walton pushes Sprintin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sprintin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Sprintin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walton's elbow.
Walton stalling the fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sprintin misses with some punches.
A short right from Sprintin.
Walton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sprintin backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
Sprintin digs a right hand into Walton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walton's gas tank.
Sprintin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walton pushes Sprintin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Sprintin avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sprintin - that landed with a thud.
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 Phil Sprintin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sprintin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walton - the referee stops the clock and Sprintin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walton. Sprintin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've been told by Sprintin's head coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sprintin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Sprintin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walton blocks the body kick.
Sprintin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Walton.
Sprintin scores with a leg kick.
Walton defending well as Sprintin loads up on a big left hand.
Sprintin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sprintin sets himself, and Walton steps forward looking for the clinch! Sprintin avoids it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Walton.
Walton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walton tries to clinch but Sprintin moves out of range.
Sprintin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walton was well out of range. Poor timing from Sprintin.

Sprintin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sprintin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sprintin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walton's elbow.
Walton scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Walton.
Sprintin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walton trying to stall but Sprintin improves his position.
Phil Sprintin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sprintin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton blocking some punches.
Sprintin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walton smiles and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walton.
Walton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Sprintin saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Walton as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton slips under a jab from Sprintin.
Jim Bob Walton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sprintin with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sprintin clinches up with Walton and pushes him back against the cage.
Sprintin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walton walks away with a smile on his face. Sprintin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sprintin looks to land a body kick but Walton moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Walton blocks the leg kick.
Sprintin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.

Walton moves into the clinch.
Sprintin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton slows down the pace here.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sprintin's elbow.
Sprintin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walton's elbow.
Walton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walton.
A short left from Sprintin.
A right hook to the body lands for Sprintin.
Walton gets through Sprintin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walton.
Walton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sprintin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Walton can turn it around.
Sprintin swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sprintin tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Sprintin back against the cage.
Walton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sprintin throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Sprintin.
Walton misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sprintin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
Walton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Walton as the two fighters clinch.
Walton lands a right hand.
Walton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sprintin blocks a body shot from Walton.
Nice body punch from Walton - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sprintin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sprintin backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walton.
Sprintin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walton is looking to control Sprintin's arms but Sprintin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walton has his back to the cage.
Sprintin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sprintin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sprintin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Sprintin.
Sprintin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sprintin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Walton's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sprintin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton prevents a body shot from Sprintin.
Walton gets through Sprintin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walton works on Sprintin's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Sprintin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Bob Walton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Walton throws a shot to the body.
Sprintin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sprintin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walton misses with a looping left.
Walton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sprintin avoids the body shot from Walton.
Sprintin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin throws a leg kick but Walton moved away.
Sprintin blocks a jab.
Walton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sprintin. Sprintin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walton lands a front kick.
A shot to the liver by Sprintin. Beautiful body shot.
Walton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sprintin scores with a push kick.
Walton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sprintin can pounce on him.
Walton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sprintin can pounce on him.
Sprintin scores with a nice strike.
Walton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walton wants to counter the offense by Sprintin and move into the clinch position.
Sprintin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sprintin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walton at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton misses with a right hand
and Sprintin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin 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.
Walton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprintin scores with a hook.

Sprintin drives through and clinches with Walton against the cage.
Walton scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Walton.
Still in the clinch, Walton scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walton.
Walton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sprintin pushes Walton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sprintin swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sprintin.
Walton digs a right hand into Sprintin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sprintin's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walton stalling in the clinch.
Walton scores with a hook to the body.
Walton blocking some punches.
Walton gets through Sprintin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sprintin.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Sprintin.
Walton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sprintin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Sprintin.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Sprintin tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Walton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Sprintin on the inside.
Sprintin swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sprintin jumps guard but Walton stands there with Sprintin around his waist. Sprintin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Walton.
Sprintin misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Sprintin misses with some punches.
Walton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sprintin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Sprintin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
A head punch on the inside from Sprintin fails to land.
Sprintin tries to pull guard but Walton holds him up against the cage and eventually Sprintin drops back down to his feet.
Walton struggles to land a body shot inside as Sprintin controls his hands.
Sprintin tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walton gets through Sprintin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sprintin.
Walton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sprintin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprintin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sprintin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sprintin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walton misses with a punch to the body.
Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Sprintin.
Sprintin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Sprintin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sprintin's elbow.
Sprintin blocks an uppercut.
Walton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walton blocks a body shot from Sprintin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Walton fails to land.
Walton looking to slow down the pace here.
Walton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Walton.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Bob Walton.
I think Walton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!