PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rod Wallis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallis's entrance music is h. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wallis
vs
West

177 cm
23
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

187 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Wallis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny West!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses with a double jab.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallis avoids a punch combination nicely.

Wallis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wallis lands some shots froms side control.
Wallis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Wallis is trying to get an arm triangle but West is defending well.
Wallis scoring with punches and elbows.
West sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wallis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wallis wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
Wallis with the ground and pound but West uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wallis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as West works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now West is on top in guard.
Wallis looking to control.
Wallis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Wallis has his foot on West's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. West works his way back into a safe position though.
West slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Wallis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but West can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
West advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West working Wallis over with strikes.
Wallis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wallis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
West trying to control from half guard but Wallis is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallis is in trouble now - West has advanced to mount!
Wallis is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallis is working hard here to advance position.
West controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallis is wriggling around trying to escape.
West tries to control but Wallis wriggling away.
Wallis tries to lock up and control but West gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wallis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
West not doing much here.
Wallis is looking to improve his position.

West escapes and gets back to his feet.
A big right from West misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallis was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
West misses with a straight right.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from West.
West throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jonny West will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallis.
West misses with a double jab.
West throws a big shot that misses.
West throws a body punch but Wallis moves out of range.
Jonny West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wallis blocks a jab.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a series of punches but Wallis avoids them all with ease.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
West is breathing heavily.
Wallis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West throws a big shot that misses.
Wallis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallis slips under a jab from West.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Wallis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Wallis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wallis fails with the takedown.
Wallis slips a jab and a cross from West.
West throws a body punch but Wallis moves out of range.
Jonny West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West throws a body punch but Wallis moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wallis.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallis blocks a jab.
West scores with a jab.
A punch combination from West misses.
West misses with a looping right.
West throws a nice looking combination but Wallis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallis avoids a punch combination nicely.

Wallis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallis throwing strikes but missing.
Wallis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wallis with a nice head shot there.
Wallis stands up over West, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wallis connects with a couple of short punches.
Wallis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wallis landing with the ground and pound.
Wallis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wallis thows a big elbow that misses.
Wallis connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallis passes West's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
West has hold of Wallis's hands but Wallis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wallis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wallis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Wallis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wallis shoots in and drives through. West sprawls well.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallis is just out of range.
Wallis thumps West with a low kick.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
West tries to bum rush Wallis with a series of wild strikes but Wallis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West throws a right hand that Wallis ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallis also avoids with ease.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Wallis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wallis lands in his opponent's guard.
Wallis with a nice head shot there.
Wallis is in close to West's body, working some short punches and elbows.
West working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wallis.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wallis working some strikes from top position.
Wallis cracks West with a solid left hand.
West tries to land a sweep but no joy.
West wants to control the position but Wallis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wallis working West over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks West with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wallis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wallis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wallis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Wallis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. West doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wallis.
West has hold of Wallis's hands but Wallis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Wallis.
Wallis lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Wallis there.

West is defending against the submission attempts here by Wallis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to roll over but Wallis keeps him under control.
West wants to get back to full guard but Wallis has mounted him!
West wants to hold on but Wallis pushes him away.
The referee warns West that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rod Wallis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West tries to lock up and control but Wallis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wallis looking to finish West with some ground and pound. This is bad for West!
Wallis landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wallis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wallis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
West taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West taking shots to the head.
Wallis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wallis is landing with some decent strikes but West is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wallis with the ground and pound from mount.
Wallis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
West is in a horrible position here. Wallis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
West trying desperately to get to his feet.
The referee warns West that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wallis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wallis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West is trying desperately to improve position.
Wallis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rod Wallis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wallis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod Wallis!