PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gringo Gringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walters has chosen Raibow in the Dark! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gringo
vs
Walters

200 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Battle Bars Inc.

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gringo Gringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Walters!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters tries to clinch there but Gringo circles away.
Gringo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gringo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gringo Gringo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gringo.
Danga de danga de dang - Gringo scores with a four punch combination!
Walters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gringo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walters checks a leg kick nicely.
Horrible takedown by Walters or perhaps it was just good defense by Gringo which made him look bad.
Walters checks a low kick from Gringo.
Walters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gringo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gringo.
Gringo fails to land with a series of punches.
Gringo scores with a jab. Walters acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Gringo does no damage.
Gringo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Gringo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gringo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Walters takes one on the button.
No joy there for Gringo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gringo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gringo lands a really nice looking cross but Walters seems unphased.
Gringo throws a combination. Walters tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gringo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gringo scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gringo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gringo prevents it.
Gringo lands a left hand.
Gringo lands a hook that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Walters tries a knee to the head but Gringo blocks it.
Walters looking to slow down the pace here.
Gringo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gringo is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gringo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gringo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Gringo.

Walters is rocked!
Walters stalling in the clinch but Gringo improves position.
Walters is still on wobbly legs! Can Gringo finish him?
Gringo avoiding damage as Walters throws knees to the body.
Gringo lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Gringo.
Walters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walters tries for a takedown but Gringo manages to get underhooks.
Gringo Gringo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Walters.
Walters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walters seems to have recovered his senses.
Gringo blocks an elbow strike from Walters.
Gringo scores with a shot to the side of Walters's head.

Walters manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gringo.
Gringo Gringo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gringo tries to bum rush Walters with a series of wild strikes but Walters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gringo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gringo misses with a low kick.
Gringo throws a series of strikes that have Walters backpedaling.
Walters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - Gringo circles away.
Gringo throws a series of punches but Walters moves out of range.
Gringo throws a head kick but Walters moves out of range.
Walters fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gringo instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gringo.
Walters lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Gringo breaks the clinch.
Gringo misses with a two punch combination.

Walters moves into the clinch.
Walters tries to break the clinch but Gringo is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Gringo.
Gringo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walterss head.
Gringo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walterss head.

Gringo breaks from the clinch.
Walters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gringo.
Gringo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walters takes one to the chin there.
Walters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walters is looking to clinch.
Gringo throws a front kick aimed at Walters's knee but Walters avoids it well.
Walters takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gringo throws a nice looking combination but Walters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gringo throws a sloppy head kick and Walters moves out of range easily.
Walters tries to clinch there but Gringo circles away.
Gringo stalks Walters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walters's face. Walters staggers backwards, shaken.
Gringo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gringo throws a right hand that Walters ducks under and follows up with a left that Walters also avoids with ease.
Walters shoots in but Gringo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Gringo has managed to clinch.
Gringo blocks the elbow strike.
Gringo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walters.
Walters tries to break the clinch but Gringo is controlling the position.
Gringo gets underhooks to prevent Walters's takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gringo's brow.
Gringo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walters looks gassed!
Walters wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walters takes a shot to the head.
Gringo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Walters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gringo scores with a hook.
Gringo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gringo misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gringo Gringo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gringo closes the distance and clinches.
Gringo lands a shoulder strike.
Walters is looking to control Gringo's arms but Gringo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walters has his back to the cage.
Walters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walters working aggressively here.

Gringo manages to break the clinch.
Gringo slips under a jab from Walters.
Gringo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gringo throws a right and a left that Walters avoids nicely.
Walters tries to close the distance and clinch but Gringo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gringo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walters tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gringo scores with a one two! Walters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Gringo does it's job there.
Gringo misses with a double jab.
Gringo Gringo is winning the standup battle so far.
Walters tries to clinch
and Gringo counters with a one-two to the body.
Gringo scores with a body shot.
Gringo misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Walters.
Gringo scores with a punch to the head.
Gringo throws a combination. Walters tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gringo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walters tries to clinch up but Gringo circles away and keeps his distance.
Gringo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Gringo clinches.

Gringo breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gringo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gringo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gringo throws a right and a left that Walters avoids nicely.
Walters wants to clinch up but Gringo keeps it at a distance.
Gringo throws a right hand that Walters ducks under and follows up with a left that Walters also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Gringo as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gringo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Walters fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gringo rushes Walters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gringo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gringo lands with a left to the head.
Gringo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gringo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walters is breathing heavily.
Walters tries a knee to the head but Gringo blocks it.
Walters missing with knees to the body.
Walters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gringo breaks the clinch.
Walters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gringo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walters.
Gringo misses with a few strikes there.
Gringo scores with a one two! Walters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gringo Gringo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gringo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gringo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walters's head backwards.
Gringo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gringo misses with the combination.
Walters throws a series of punches but Gringo avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws a leg kick but Gringo checks it.
Gringo tries to work over Walters's front leg with a kick but Walters checks it.
Good exchange - Gringo coming out on top.
Gringo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gringo!
Gringo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Walters counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Walters takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gringo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Walters wants to control but Gringo is keeping him busy.
Gringo is positioning himself well to prevent Walters advancing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gringo is not content to let Walters control the position.
Gringo won't allow Walters to pass to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walters is looking to take a break and control but Gringo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gringo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gringo is controlling Walters's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walters is trying to control the action in half guard but Gringo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gringo Gringo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Walters tries a low kick but Gringo avoids it.
Walters throws a looping overhand right but Gringo ducks down to avoid it.
Gringo scores with a jab to the head.
Walters moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Gringo clinches.
Walters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gringo's brow.
Gringo wants to get back to striking at distance but Walters won't allow it.
Gringo throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Gringo.
Walters tries to stall but Gringo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gringo.
A right handed body shot lands from Gringo.
Gringo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walters prevents Gringo from breaking the clinch.
Gringo throws a punch but it's blocked by Walters.
Walters is trying to break free.
A short right from Gringo.
A shot in the inside from Gringo.
Gringo scores with a shoulder strike.

Gringo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gringo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Walters moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gringo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gringo scores with a shot to the side of Walters's head.
Gringo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gringo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gringo Gringo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Gringo manages to break the clinch.
Gringo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gringo lands a glancing blow to the side of Walters's head.
Gringo throws a combination that misses
and Walters counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gringo swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Gringo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gringo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gringo fails to land with a series of punches.
Walters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gringo.
Gringo throws a series of punches but Walters moves out of range.
Walters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walters is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gringo.
No joy there for Gringo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walters closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gringo.
Walters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gringo lands a nice shot to the body.
Gringo throws a combination that misses

and Walters counters with a shoot takedown. Gringo fights it but they end up in guard.
Walters trying to control but Gringo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gringo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gringo keeping moving, preventing Walters from controlling successfully.
Walters wants to pass the guard but Gringo is keeping the position.
Gringo trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gringo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gringo tries to get out of the position.
Walters is looking to work some ground and pound but Gringo has wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walters tries to clinch there but Gringo circles away.
Nice jab there from Walters.
Walters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gringo!
Gringo lands a with a good body shot.
Gringo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gringo stalks Walters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walters's face. Walters staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gringo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walters counters with a nice kick to the body.
Walters is looking to clinch.
Walters wants to clinch up but Gringo keeps it at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gringo, as that shot connected.
Gringo throws a series of punches but Walters avoids them all with ease.
Gringo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gringo throws a right and a left that Walters avoids nicely.
Albert Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gringo works over Walters's head and body with a nice combination.
Gringo scores with a one two! Walters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walters slips a jab and a cross from Gringo.
Gringo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walters counters with a big head kick but Gringo shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walters dodges the punch combination from Gringo.
Gringo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walters backs up against the cage.
Gringo looks to land a combination but Walters avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Albert Walters.
I think Gringo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gringo Gringo!