PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Hera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Wallus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hera
vs
Wallus

190 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Hera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Wallus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallus throws a leg kick but Hera checks it.
Hera takes a swing at Wallus's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wallus.

Wallus connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Hera to the floor! Wallus dives in looking for the finish!

Hera is rocked!

It looks like Igor Hera has been cut.
Wallus wants to stand up but Hera has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Oh Hera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hera is pressing down on Wallus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wallus won't allow Hera to sweep him here.
Hera seems to have got his legs back now.
Wallus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hera looking for a sweep. Not yet Hera, not yet.
Wallus tries to stand but Hera is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wallus slips a jab and a cross from Hera.
Wallus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hera scores with a jab to the body.
Hera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wallus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hera is breathing heavily.
Hera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallus.
Hera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wallus scores with a kick to the body.
Hera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallus scores with a spinning back kick!
Wallus throws a quick inside leg kick.

Wallus throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Hera stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Wallus follows into mount!
Wallus is looking to stand but Wallus has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Hera is working to get back to half guard.
Wallus tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wallus is looking to stand but Wallus has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Wallus is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hera regains half guard.
Wallus wants to get back to his feet.
Hera is looking to improve his position.
Wallus seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hera tries to roll over but Wallus keeps him under control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wallus tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hera.
Hera gets back to full guard.
Wallus is looking to stand up but Hera won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wallus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wallus tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wallus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Hera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hera lands a really nice looking cross but Wallus seems unphased.
Wallus scores with a head kick.
Hera moves out of range of the body kick from Wallus.
Hera takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick there by Wallus.
Hera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wallus thumps Hera with a low kick.
Wallus thumps Hera with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wallus.
Wallus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wallus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wallus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hera's head.
Wallus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wallus thumps Hera with a low kick.
Wallus dodges the punch combination from Hera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wallus can pounce on him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wallus - the referee stops the clock and Hera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wallus. Hera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hera avoids the head kick by Wallus.
Wallus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hera looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallus is just out of range.
Igor Hera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wallus. Wallus obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wallus.
An inside leg kick lands from Wallus.
Hera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wallus. Wallus obviously looking to wear him down.
Wallus thumps Hera with a low kick.
Wallus thumps Hera with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wallus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wallus, right into the meat.
Hera throws a body punch but Wallus moves out of range.
Hera is looking to wear down Wallus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wallus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallus.
Hera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wallus.
Wallus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hera's calf.
Wallus throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wallus.
A telegraphed right hand from Hera misses the target.
Wallus cracks the inside of Hera's front leg.
Wallus throws a sloppy head kick and Hera moves out of range easily.
Wallus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hera's calf.
Wallus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mark Wallus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallus scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hera.
Wallus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Wallus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wallus doesn't seem bothered though.
Wallus throws a sloppy head kick and Hera moves out of range easily.
Wallus walks into a straight right hand from Hera.
Hera misses with a straight left.
Hera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hera misses with a body shot.
Wallus scores with a leg kick.
Wallus connects with a high kick.
A big right from Hera misses.
Hera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wallus thumps Hera with a low kick.
Wallus misses with a head kick.
Wallus pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hera misses with a body shot.
Wallus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Wallus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wallus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hera's sensitive parts.
Hera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wallus.
Wallus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wallus - the referee stops the clock and Hera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wallus. Hera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hera throws the left hand but Wallus avoids the punch easily.
Wallus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hera will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallus lands a head kick!
Hera moves out of range of the leg kick from Wallus.
Hera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wallus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Hera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wallus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wallus throws a sloppy head kick and Hera moves out of range easily.
Wallus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hera. That did some damage!
Hera misses with a series of wild punches.
Wallus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hera. That did some damage!
Wallus lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wallus.
Hera on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wallus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wallus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wallus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallus moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hera takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hera.
Wallus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hera takes a step back to recover.
Wallus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallus feints and then cracks Hera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hera down.
Hera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallus thumps Hera with a low kick.
Wallus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hera if he has to take too many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Hera misses the target.
Wallus throws a sloppy head kick and Hera moves out of range easily.
Wallus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wallus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hera blocks the body kick.
Wallus throws a head kick that Hera semi-blocks.
Hera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hera looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallus is just out of range.
Wallus throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wallus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wallus ducks under a wild hook from Hera.
Hera takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wallus throws a head kick that misses.
Wallus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hera lands with a nice combination. Wallus backs away looking to recover.
Wallus scores with a leg kick.
Hera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hera.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wallus!
Wallus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hera checks it well.
Hera misses with a hook. Wallus ducked under it nicely.
Wallus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallus tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Hera
and Wallus counters with a big head kick but Hera shrugs it off.
Hera looks to land a combination. Wallus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mark Wallus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hera throws a right and a left that Wallus avoids nicely.
Wallus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wallus thumps Hera with a low kick.
Hera throws a body punch but Wallus moves out of range.
Wallus throws a head kick that misses.
Hera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wallus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallus.
Wallus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallus walks into a left hand.
Wallus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallus scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallus lands with a kick to the temple. Hera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hera throws a head kick but Wallus moves out of range.
Wallus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hera's head.
Igor Hera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallus scoring well with a low kick there.
Hera connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wallus.
Wallus avoids the body shot from Hera.
Wallus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hera takes a step back to recover.
Hera avoids the head kick by Wallus.
Hera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wallus throws a front kick that sends Hera stumbling back into the ropes.
Wallus throws a head kick but Hera moves out of range.
Wallus tries a head kick but it misses.
Mark Wallus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hera throws a leg kick
and Wallus counters with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Wallus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wallus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Wallus!