PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Wallace (ranked 627 p4p, 938 weight class) and Jon Nolan (ranked 80 p4p, 109 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Wallace
vs
Nolan

206 cm
28
265
11 - 1 - 0

199 cm
29
277
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Brooklyn Apothecary

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nolan! But no joy.

Wallace darts in and clinches Nolan up against the cage.

Nolan manages to break the clinch.
Wallace lands with a shot to the body.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Wallace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Wallace feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nolan sprawling to the canvas! Nolan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wallace finish him?!

Nolan is rocked!

It looks like Jon Nolan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Are you kidding me?! Wallace ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Nolan clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bubba Wallace!
Bubba Wallace spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.