PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Fu (ranked 3602 p4p, 23732 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 332 p4p, 439 weight class). William Wallace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fu
vs
Wallace

166 cm
21
166
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
31
160
7 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Hakaka La'au Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Fu !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace with a poor takedown
and Fu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wallace thinking.
William Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wallace is defended easily by Fu .
Fu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu throws a nice head kick!
Fu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fu scores with a jab. Wallace acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fu thumps Wallace with a low kick.
Wallace fails to land the takedown.
Tommy Fu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.
Fu connects with an inside leg kick.
Fu tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Fu sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wallace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace dives in and grabs Fu 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fu pushes down on Wallace's head and hops out.
Fu works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Fu .
Tommy Fu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Fu circles away easily
and Fu counters with a nice uppercut.
Fu lands a high kick!
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Fu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fu feints and then cracks Wallace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallace down.

Wallace drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace prevents Fu from getting back to his feet.
Fu being controlled here, momentarily.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but Fu is retaining full guard.
Fu wants to stand and escape but Wallace is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fu is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Wallace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wallace is looking to work some ground and pound but Fu has wrist control.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wallace back to the cage. Fu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wallace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Fu counter with a right hand.
Fu lands a nice shot that snaps Wallace's head back.
Fu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Fu scores with a four punch combination!

Wallace gets a double leg takedown into Fu 's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pushes down on Fu 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wallace on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fu is looking to get back to is feet but Wallace passes into side control.

Wallace is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Wallace is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fu pushes Wallace away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wallace gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Fu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fu fails to land with a series of punches.
Fu lands a head shot.
Wallace shoots and misses
letting Fu counter with a right hand.
Wallace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallace.
It looks like Fu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Wallace is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fu 's half guard.

Wallace seems to be working for a kimura but Fu defends the submission attempt.
Wallace slips a nice elbow through Fu 's hands, connecting with Fu 's forehead.
William Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.

Wallace is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fu sees it coming and defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wallace wants to work for an arm triangle but Fu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Wallace.

Wallace is looking for a kimura here.

Wallace wants to work for an arm triangle but Fu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Wallace seems to be looking for submissions.
Wallace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fu tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to take a break and control but Fu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wallace works his way into side control.
Wallace in side control lands a decent elbow.

Wallace is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wallace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fu keeps working.

Wallace looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Wallace in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Fu is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William Wallace!
After the fight, William Wallace was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.