PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Credible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. On his way into the cage it seems that Justin Credible has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Justin Credible seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Credible
vs
Wallace

170 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Credible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace looks gassed!
Wallace needs to keep his hands up - Credible had a free shot at his head there.
Wallace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallace wants it to stay on the feet.

Credible fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.
Credible fails to pull guard.

Credible pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Credible.
Credible throws a head kick that misses.
Credible shoots for a double leg takedown but Wallace sprawls well. He's pushed Credible's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Credible. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Credible looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wallace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Credible with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Credible tries to pass to full mount but Wallace defends it.
Credible sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Credible looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Credible is working away from the top position though.
Credible is controlling the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Justin Credible wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Credible fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Credible darts in and clinches Wallace up against the cage.

Credible wants the takedown. Wallace is fighting it off but Credible persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wallace's guard against the cage.

Credible gets to his feet - Wallace follows without any prompting.

Credible shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Credible was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Credible fails to move to back control.
Credible throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wallace is looking to improve his position but Credible isn't that keen on the idea.

Credible stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Credible scores a takedown into full mount!
Wallace is looking to get to half guard.
Wallace tries to hold on but Credible postures up.
Wallace working to try and regain half guard.
Credible controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace is bucking up trying to escape but Credible cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Credible dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Credible scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Credible paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Credible tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Credible shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Credible's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Credible.

Credible gets the takedown into side control.
Wallace stops Credible from passing to mount.
Credible wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallace keeps working.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Wallace gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Credible looking to control but Wallace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Credible working Wallace over with strikes here.
Credible punishing his opponent with strikes.
Credible looking to control and managing it successfully.
Credible trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Credible.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Credible controlling the position easily from mount.
Credible lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wallace hang on?
Credible landing strikes from the mount and Wallace is in trouble!
Credible with shots to the head and body - Wallace looks very uncomfortable down there.
Credible trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Credible working for a submission but Wallace is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Credible is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wallace can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Credible trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Credible connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Credible trying to control but Wallace is having none of it.
Credible working Wallace over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Credible lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Credible looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Credible is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wallace to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wallace shrugs it off.
Credible looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace is in a horrible position here. Credible smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Credible takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Credible dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Credible tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Credible shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Credible closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Credible lands in his opponent's guard.
Credible trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Credible pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Credible from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Credible pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Credible lands a couple of digs.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Credible from controlling successfully.
Wallace looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Credible drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Credible advances position into side control!
Credible trying to control the position but Wallace is working away.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
Credible is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Credible controls the position from side control.
Credible scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Credible decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Credible fails with a takedown attempt.

Credible gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Credible tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wallace avoids it.
Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Credible fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Credible is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Credible looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Credible. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Credible looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but Credible persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
Credible tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Wallace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Credible shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wallace manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Credible tries to stand but Wallace is controlling from the bottom.
Blake Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Credible is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Wallace looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Credible showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Credible has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Credible!