PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trygve Graudheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Graudheim
vs
Walker

186 cm
24
250 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

192 cm
20
280 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trygve Graudheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Walker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Graudheim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Graudheim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graudheim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.

Graudheim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Graudheim rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.

Graudheim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker darts in trying to clinch

and Graudheim moves into the clinch.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Graudheim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Graudheim lands a knee to the body.

Graudheim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graudheim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Graudheim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
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!
Walker tries to clinch but Graudheim moves away
letting Graudheim counter with a right hand.

Graudheim clinches.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graudheim.
Graudheim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker looks gassed!
Graudheim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walker stops a takedown attempt from Graudheim.

Graudheim has hold of one of Walker's legs. Walker is fighting the takedown attempt but Graudheim gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Graudheim tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Graudheim cracks Walker with a solid left hand.
Graudheim connects with a couple of short punches.

Walker had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Graudheim is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Walker Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Graudheim's back instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Graudheim is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Walker is looking to control Graudheim but Graudheim is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graudheim wants to escape the position.
Walker is looking to control Graudheim but Graudheim is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Graudheim holding both Walker 's hands and preventing any damage.
Graudheim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Walker is looking for the choke from the back position but Graudheim is controlling his hands well.
Graudheim breaks Walker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Graudheim postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Graudheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker clinches but Graudheim breaks the clinch
and Graudheim counters with a three punch combo that has Walker backing up. Walker nods at Graudheim to acknowledge the strikes.
Graudheim scores with a jab.

Graudheim pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Graudheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker misses with a head kick.

Graudheim rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graudheim.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graudheim avoids it.
Graudheim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graudheim pushes Walker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.

Graudheim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Graudheim clinches with his opponent.
Graudheim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walker throws an elbow but misses.
Graudheim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.

Graudheim gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Graudheim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Graudheim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Graudheim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Graudheim thows a huge punch but Walker dodges it nicely.
Walker is trying to maintain the position but Graudheim is very close to passing his half guard.
Walker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Graudheim.
Graudheim is working Walker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim throwing strikes but missing.
Graudheim lands a couple of elbows.
Walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graudheim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walker keeping full guard, as Graudheim tries to pass.
Walker is looking to stand up but Graudheim isn't so interested in that idea.

Walker has his feet on Graudheim's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker connects with a right hand. Graudheim shakes it off.
Walker cracks the inside of Graudheim's front leg.
Graudheim circles away from the clinch attempt
and Graudheim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trygve Graudheim dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Graudheim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Graudheim scores with a shoulder strike.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graudheim scores with a shoulder strike.
Graudheim connects with a knee to the head.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker misses with an elbow strike.
Graudheim blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graudheim.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker lands an elbow just above Graudheim 's eye.
Graudheim with a knee to the head.
Graudheim lands with a right to the head.
Graudheim gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graudheim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graudheim blocks it with crossed arms.
Graudheim gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graudheim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Graudheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Graudheim pushes him off.
Graudheim feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.

Graudheim closes the distance and clinches.
Graudheim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Graudheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graudheim scores with a takedown into Walker's guard.
Graudheim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Walker pushes Graudheim off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Walker stuffs the takedown.

Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker landing knees to the head.
Graudheim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graudheim scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graudheim.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Graudheim avoids the damage to the body.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graudheim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graudheim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Graudheim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Graudheim.
Walker throws an elbow that misses.
Walker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graudheim lands a nice uppercut.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Graudheim lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graudheim.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graudheim avoids it.
Good body shot from Graudheim.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Graudheim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graudheim lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walker throws an elbow but misses.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Graudheim lands a nice uppercut.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graudheim is defending well for now.
A short left from Graudheim.
Walker lands an elbow just above Graudheim 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graudheim.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graudheim.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graudheim is defending well for now.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graudheim.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Graudheim.
Walker misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graudheim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Graudheim here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Graudheim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Graudheim avoids the elbow strike from Walker, against the cage.
Graudheim pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graudheim.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graudheim is defending well for now.
Graudheim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Graudheim lands with a left to the head.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walker obliges.
Graudheim lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graudheim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Graudheim.
Graudheim blocks the elbow strike.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Graudheim avoids the damage to the body.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Graudheim breaks the clinch.
Walker looks to clinch

and Graudheim counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Graudheim passes to full mount!
Graudheim with a couple of short strikes.
Graudheim looking to finish Walker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walker!
Walker working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to hold on but Graudheim pushes him away.
Graudheim working Walker over with strikes here.
Walker trying desperately to get to his feet.
Walker tries to hold on but Graudheim pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Graudheim.
Graudheim working the ground and pound effectively.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Graudheim landing strikes from the mount.
Walker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Graudheim tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Walker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trygve Graudheim dominated that second round.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Graudheim has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Graudheim avoiding damage.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graudheim blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graudheim lands an elbow inside.
Graudheim works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
Graudheim lands with a right to the head.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graudheim.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graudheim is defending well for now.
Graudheim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graudheim.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graudheim avoids it.
Graudheim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graudheim lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graudheim's brow.
Graudheim looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trygve Graudheim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graudheim lands a right hand.
Graudheim is working for takedown but Walker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Graudheim avoids the elbow strike from Walker, against the cage.
Graudheim blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim pushes Walker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graudheim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.
Graudheim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graudheim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graudheim lands an uppercut.
Walker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Graudheim landing knees to the head.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Graudheim.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graudheim avoids it.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Graudheim lands a damaging elbow.
Graudheim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Graudheim obliges.
Walker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graudheim lands with a left to the head.
Graudheim managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graudheim is defending well for now.

Graudheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graudheim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker tries to clinch but Graudheim moves away

and Graudheim counters by clinching up.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graudheim's efforts to push away.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Graudheim blocks an elbow strike.
Graudheim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graudheim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graudheim takes a knee to the side of the body.

Graudheim manages to break the clinch.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Graudheim pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Graudheim blocks an elbow strike.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graudheim.
Graudheim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Graudheim.
Walker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Graudheim lands a takedown into guard.
Graudheim with a flurry of punches that miss.

Graudheim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graudheim has managed to get both his arms back between Walker's legs - danger averted.
Walker wants to stand and escape but Graudheim is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim stands and throws Walker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Graudheim works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Graudheim lands a nice forearm strike.
Walker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Graudheim working away.
Graudheim lands a decent elbow from side control.
Graudheim landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Graudheim is chipping away with strikes.
Graudheim is working Walker over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Walker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Graudheim clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graudheim.
Walker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graudheim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trygve Graudheim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Graudheim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Graudheim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker wants to clinch but Graudheim slips to the side

and Graudheim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Graudheim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Graudheim connects with a couple of short punches.
Trygve Graudheim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Graudheim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Graudheim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Graudheim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nelson Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graudheim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trygve Graudheim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graudheim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trygve Graudheim!