PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aquino comes to the cage accompanied by King Of Kings. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Aquino
vs
Walker

185 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregorio Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Declan Walker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker leaves Aquino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aquino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Declan Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aquino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walker throws a series of strikes that have Aquino backpedaling.
Walker leaves Aquino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregorio Aquino. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Walker moves into range and clinches up with Aquino.
Aquino jumps guard but Walker stands there with Aquino around his waist. Aquino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aquino has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is struggling to control the position.
Aquino is working for takedown but Walker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Aquino's head.
Aquino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aquino wants a takedown.
Aquino tries for a takedown but Walker manages to get underhooks.
Aquino has Walker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aquino fails to pull guard.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aquino walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker gets a clinch.
Walker stalling.
Walker scores with a hook to the body.
Walker lands with a right to the head.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aquino.
Aquino has a takedown stuffed.
Aquino tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Aquino or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker which made him look bad.
Aquino is breathing heavily.
Walker looks to land a combination. Aquino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Gregorio Aquino has been cut.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Aquino with that takedown attempt.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Walker gets the takedown into side control.

Walker decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino misses with a takedown
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aquino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Aquino has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Walker has Aquino up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Walker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Walker pulls Aquino into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aquino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker wants to stand up but Aquino is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Declan Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregorio Aquino's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Walker shoots in and bounces Aquino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Aquino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Aquino working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aquino keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.

Aquino is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walker is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking to stand up but Aquino won't let him.

Aquino isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Walker stacks Aquino on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Walker!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker wants to control but Aquino is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Walker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aquino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aquino gets back to half guard.
Aquino is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ground and pound from Walker.
Walker thows a huge punch but Aquino dodges it nicely.

Walker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aquino is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Aquino looking for submissions off his back.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Aquino actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Aquino gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Walker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aquino bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walker's guard.
Walker wants to stand up but Aquino is controlling him.
Walker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aquino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aquino scoring with some ground and pound.
Walker wants to stand but Aquino is controlling the position.
Aquino postures up in Walker's guard and throws a big left but Walker blocks it.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Aquino is proving a slippery customer.
Aquino cracks Walker with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aquino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aquino postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aquino with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aquino misses with a takedown
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aquino misses with a takedown attempt
and Walker counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregorio Aquino. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Walker gets a clinch.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Declan Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregorio Aquino's cut.
That's time! Aquino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Aquino shoots and misses
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aquino. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Aquino fails with the takedown
and Walker counters with a left and a right that stings Aquino.

Walker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aquino to the mat! Aquino manages to get full guard.
Aquino trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Aquino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Walker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Aquino had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walker defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Walker wants to get up but he can't break Aquino's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Walker wants to stand and escape but instead Aquino has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Aquino postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aquino works over Walker with some ground and pound from guard.
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aquino is controlling him.
Aquino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Aquino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aquino is controlling him.
Aquino with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aquino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aquino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aquino 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aquino with a poor takedown
and Aquino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregorio Aquino. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Aquino gets a takedown into half guard.
Aquino wants to pass the guard but Walker is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aquino wants to work for an arm triangle but Walker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aquino is thwarting Walker's attempts to control the position.

Aquino seems to be looking for submissions.
Aquino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aquino throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Walker moves into full guard.
Walker looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker throws a series of punches but Aquino moves out of range.
Aquino slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Aquino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Gregorio Aquino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aquino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walker counters with a two punch combo.
Declan Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Declan Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Declan Walker!