PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Postle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Postle has chosen Take It Outside as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Walsh
vs
Postle

183 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Postle!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Postle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walsh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Postle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Postle swinging wildly here.
Walsh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Postle shoots in looking for a takedown but Walsh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Postle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walsh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Postle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Postle fails with a takedown attempt.

Postle drives through and clinches with Walsh against the cage.
Postle should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Postle keeps control of Walsh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walsh is trying to stall.
Postle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walsh's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh can't break the clinch.
Walsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Postle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walsh's efforts to push away.
Walsh keeps control of Postle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walsh keeps control of Postle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Postle.
Walsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walsh tries to circle away but Postle has him pinned against the cage.

Postle successfully pulls guard.
Walsh wants to stand but Postle has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Walsh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Postle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Postle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walsh controls the pace.
Walsh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Walsh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Postle throws a right hand that Walsh ducks under and follows up with a left that Walsh also avoids with ease.
Postle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walsh scores with the left hand. Postle knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Postle moves into range and clinches up with Walsh.
Postle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Postle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walsh is keeping busy.
Walsh taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Walsh's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Walsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Postle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Walsh connects with a body shot.
Postle looks gassed!
A swing and a miss from Postle.
Postle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walsh digs a good hook to Postle's body.
Postle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walsh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Postle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walsh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Walsh is looking to wear down Postle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick there by Walsh.
Walsh punishes Postle's body with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Postle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walsh - the referee stops the clock and Postle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walsh. Postle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Walsh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walsh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Walsh cracks a nice hook into Postle's ribs.
Walsh cracks the inside of Postle's front leg.
Logan Postle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walsh connects with a body shot that sends Postle's belly button to the back.
Walsh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Postle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walsh.
Walsh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Walsh scores with a hook to the body. Postle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walsh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Postle takes a step back to recover.
Walsh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Walsh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Postle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walsh.
Postle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Postle takes the fight into the clinch.

Postle breaks from the clinch.
Walsh digs a good hook to Postle's body.
Postle shoots in for a takedown but Walsh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walsh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Walsh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walsh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Walsh.
Walsh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Postle is breathing heavily.
Walsh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Postle if he has to take too many more of those.
Postle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Postle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Walsh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Postle doesn't seem phased though.
Frank Walsh is winning the standup battle so far.
Walsh connects with a high kick.
Good shot there by Walsh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walsh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Postle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walsh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walsh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Postle's calf.
Walsh scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walsh connects with a body shot.
Logan Postle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Walsh.
Walsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Postle can do to turn this around?
Postle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walsh.
Walsh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Postle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walsh.
Walsh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Postle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh throws a front kick that sends Postle stumbling back into the cage.
Walsh lands a leg kick that knocks Postle off balance momentarily.
Walsh is looking to slow Postle down with leg kicks.
Walsh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walsh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walsh scores with a body shot.
Walsh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walsh pushes Postle away with a front kick.
Postle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walsh. Walsh obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walsh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Walsh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Postle swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh lands a body shot.
Walsh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Postle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walsh. Walsh obviously looking to wear him down.
Crunch! Walsh slams his shin into Postle's torso.
Walsh pushes Postle away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Walsh.
Walsh lands a leg kick that knocks Postle off balance momentarily.
Walsh keeps Postle at a distance using the push kick.
Walsh scores with a kick to the body.
Donk. Walsh catches Postle right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walsh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Postle takes a step back to recover.
Walsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh connects with a high kick.
Postle throws a right hand that Walsh ducks under and follows up with a left that Walsh also avoids with ease.
Walsh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Postle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Postle does no damage.
Nice body kick there by Walsh.
Frank Walsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walsh cracks the inside of Postle's front leg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walsh.
Good standup being displayed there by Walsh as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walsh lands a two punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walsh, right into the meat.
Postle takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Walsh dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Walsh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Postle doesn't seem bothered though.
Postle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Postle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Postle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Walsh counters with a leg kick.
Walsh cracks a nice hook into Postle's ribs.
Walsh cracks Postle with a good jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walsh.
Walsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Postle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Postle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Postle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Postle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walsh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walsh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walsh scores with a hook.
Walsh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walsh throws a head kick that half lands.
Walsh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Postle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walsh. Postle shrugs it off though.
Walsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walsh scores with a kick to the midsection.
Postle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walsh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walsh.
Postle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walsh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walsh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walsh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Postle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walsh counters with a series of strikes. Postle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walsh connects with a looping right hand.
Postle throws a right and a left that Walsh avoids nicely.
Nice body kick from Walsh.
Walsh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Postle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walsh throws a head kick that Postle semi-blocks.
Postle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Postle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Postle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walsh throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Walsh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walsh throws a sloppy head kick and Postle moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Postle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walsh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walsh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Postle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walsh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Walsh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walsh connects with a high kick.
Postle misses with a two punch combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walsh!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Postle misses with a double jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walsh!
Postle misses with a wild combination.
Walsh lands a high kick!
Logan Postle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Postle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walsh sprawls well. Walsh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Postle gets slowly back to his feet.
Walsh throws a leg kick which misses Postle's front leg but catches the back leg as Postle tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Postle misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Frank Walsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walsh lands with a kick to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Walsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walsh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Walsh!