PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Wallace (ranked 3916 p4p, 4027 weight class) and Stand Nbang (ranked 437 p4p, 443 weight class). Nbang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bangarang - Skrillex. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wallace
vs
Nbang

172 cm
25
190
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
190
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Prefers standup

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stand Nbang!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace shoots in but no luck this time.

Wallace closes the distance and clinches.

Nbang breaks the clinch.

Wallace pushes Nbang up against the cage in a clinch.

Nbang breaks from the clinch.

Nbang moves into the clinch.

Nbang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A lazy left from Nbang finds it's target.

Nbang drives through and clinches with Wallace against the cage.

Nbang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nbang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace slips under a jab from Nbang.
Nbang misses with a looping left.
Wallace seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wallace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nbang tries to avoid it but Wallace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nbang to the ground. Nbang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace tries to clinch but Nbang moves out of range.
Nbang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Nbang closes the distance and clinches.

Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace tries to clinch there but Nbang circles away.

Nbang moves into the clinch.

Nbang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nbang works Wallace's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Nbang.

Wallace rushes Nbang and presses him up against the cage.

Nbang manages to break the clinch.

Nbang gets tackled into the cage by Wallace. Wallace maintains the clinch.
Nbang tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Nbang manages to break the clinch.

Nbang moves into the clinch successfully.
Wallace wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nbang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wallace's efforts to push away.
A short right from Wallace on the inside.

Nbang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nbang throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.

Wallace gets a clinch.

Nbang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch lands to the side of Nbang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wallace walks into a straight right hand from Nbang.

It looks like Frank Wallace has been cut.
Wallace finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Nbang's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Wallace falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stand Nbang!
Post fight, an emotional Stand Nbang said 'What a bang that was! '.