PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into the arena with Tragically Hip- Thugs blaring out of the sound system. Stevie Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walker
vs
Russo

168 cm
29
156 lbs
25 - 11 - 1

170 cm
25
154 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

160!

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Russo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker blocks a jab.
Russo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walker.
Russo doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Russo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker looks for the body kick but Russo saw that one coming.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Russo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Russo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walker throws a leg kick that misses.
Russo throws a head kick that half lands.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Russo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker moves away from the strike by Russo.
Russo dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Russo throws a front kick aimed at Walker's knee but Walker avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Russo wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Russo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A cross from Walker lands.
Russo tries to clinch up.
Russo tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Russo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walker.

Walker clinches up with Russo and pushes him back against the cage.
Russo missing with knees to the body.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
Russo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker tried to score with a low kick but Russo checks it.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Russo blocks a jab.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Russo doesn't seem bothered though.
Russo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
Russo connects with a single shot there.
Russo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Russo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Russo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Russo throws a solid leg kick but Walker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Russo.
Walker feints and then cracks Russo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Russo down.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russo.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Russo lands a nice shot that snaps Walker's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Russo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Russo slips under a jab.
Russo walks into a jab.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Russo ducks down to avoid it.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Russo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walker connects with a crisp jab.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Russo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Russo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russo throws a hook but Walker blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walker is out of range and Russo settles back down.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Russo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo throws a chopping leg kick but Walker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Russo is looking to land body kicks.
Walker connects with a right hand. Russo shakes it off.
Walker lands with a hook. Russo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Russo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Russo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Walker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Walker blocks a head kick by Russo.
An inside leg kick from Walker misses.

Walker rushes Russo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker blocks a body shot from Russo.
Russo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Russo's head.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Walker.

Russo is rocked!
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
With the fighters up against the cage, Russo throws an elbow but misses.
Russo seems to have recovered his senses.
Russo takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ryan Russo has been cut.
Russo blocking some punches.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
Walker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo takes an elbow to the temple.
Walker cracks Russo with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Russo controls his hands.
Russo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Walker.
Russo blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Russo tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Walker on the inside.
Russo tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Walker.
Walker letting Russo take a breather here.
Russo missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker wants to stall.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Russo looking to slow down the pace here.
Russo misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker working Russo over with knees to the body.
Stevie Walker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Walker pushes Russo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Russo.
A shot in the inside from Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Walker.
Walker works on Russo's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Russo stalls.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker lands a nice elbow.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Stevie Walker has been cut.
Russo missing with knees to the body.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Russo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russo.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russo's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Russo blocking some punches.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
Walker lands a left hand.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker gets through Russo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker lands a good knee to the midsection. Russo won't want to take too many of those.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Russo controls his hands.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Russo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Russo avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Russo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Russo tries to tie him up.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Walker dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Walker closes the distance and pushes Russo back into the cage.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Walker - that landed with a thud.
Walker is looking to control Russo's arms but Russo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walker has his back to the cage.
Russo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Russo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walker controlling the action here for a moment.
Walker lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Russo to his knees! Walker keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Walker!
Stevie Walker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.