PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcellas Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Pepper- Stormtrooper. Petrycki has chosen TNT as his entrance music. Bogdan Petrycki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wallace
vs
Petrycki

170 cm
29
154 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

167 cm
21
142 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Damnfield clothing

Ice Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcellas Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bogdan Petrycki!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrycki. Petrycki obviously looking to wear him down.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrycki circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Petrycki.
Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrycki throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Petrycki lands with a nice body punch.
Petrycki throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Petrycki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petrycki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrycki takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wallace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bogdan Petrycki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrycki throws a head kick that Wallace semi-blocks.
Nice defenses there by Petrycki.
Wallace misses with a takedown
and Petrycki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Petrycki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrycki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrycki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wallace rather than just go for the knockout.
Wallace misses with a shot to the body

and Petrycki moves into the clinch.
Petrycki scores with a shot to the side of Wallace's head.
Petrycki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrycki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wallaces head.
Petrycki lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrycki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrycki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Wallace letting Petrycki take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wallace or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Petrycki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wallace stalling the fight.
Petrycki working aggressively here.
Wallace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wallace can't break the clinch.
Petrycki taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrycki looking to slow down the pace here.
Petrycki stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wallace avoids a wild elbow strike from Petrycki.
Wallace blocks an uppercut.
Petrycki throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
Petrycki has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
A head punch on the inside from Petrycki fails to land.
Wallace pressing his opponent against the cage.
Petrycki lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrycki taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogdan Petrycki dominated that 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.

Petrycki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wallace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Petrycki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Petrycki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Petrycki with a jab.
Petrycki tries to land a front kick but Wallace steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Petrycki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrycki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marcellas Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrycki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki connects with an inside leg kick.
Wallace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrycki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrycki scores with a hook to the body. Wallace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but Wallace sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Petrycki throws a solid leg kick but Wallace takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petrycki.
Wallace throws a jab when Petrycki was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki thows a body shot but no joy.
Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Petrycki throws a sloppy body shot

and Wallace decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Petrycki's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Petrycki pulls Wallace in close to prevent any damage.

Petrycki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wallace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wallace showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Petrycki has his foot on Wallace's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wallace works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses.
Wallace showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Petrycki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wallace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wallace pushing down on Petrycki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Petrycki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wallace postures up in Petrycki's guard and throws a big left but Petrycki blocks it.
Wallace not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wallace is looking to work some ground and pound but Petrycki has wrist control.
Wallace postures up in Petrycki's guard and throws a big left but Petrycki blocks it.
We've been hearing that Wallace has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Petrycki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Petrycki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wallace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wallace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

That kick from Petrycki tenderised Wallace's leg. Wallace is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrycki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wallace will feel that in the morning.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Petrycki moves out of range.
Petrycki feints a jab promting Wallace to slip. Petrycki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wallace slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Petrycki misses with a body kick.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrycki throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace takes a swing at Petrycki's ribcage but misses.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrycki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrycki misses with a body shot.
Petrycki just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Petrycki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrycki tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Petrycki back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Petrycki tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrycki stops a takedown attempt from Wallace.
Petrycki struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrycki controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Petrycki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrycki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Petrycki misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrycki lands a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Petrycki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wallace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrycki thuds a left hand into Wallace's body.
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wallace.
Petrycki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Petrycki misses.
Petrycki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki throws a combination. Wallace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Petrycki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrycki thuds a left hand into Wallace's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogdan Petrycki really 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.

Petrycki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrycki can pounce on him.
Good work by Wallace as he checks the leg kick.
Petrycki throws a low kick, looking for Wallace's leg but Wallace calmly moves out of range.
Petrycki scores with a jab to the body.
Petrycki connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrycki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wallace's hands.
Petrycki connects with a leg kick. Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrycki misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Petrycki misses.
Petrycki works over Wallace's head and body with a nice combination.
Wallace takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrycki lands with an overhand left.
Petrycki connects with a looping right hand.
Petrycki punishes Wallace's body with a nice straight punch.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Petrycki.
Petrycki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Petrycki scores with a body shot.
Petrycki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace blocks a low kick nicely.
Wallace walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Petrycki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrycki swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Petrycki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace blocks the body kick.
Wallace moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrycki misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrycki can pounce on him.
Petrycki loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
Petrycki lands with a shot to the body.
Wallace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrycki misses with a body shot.
Petrycki slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrycki misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrycki thuds a left hand into Wallace's body.
Wallace throws a right and a left that Petrycki avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogdan Petrycki dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Petrycki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wallace throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrycki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Petrycki lands with a cross.
Petrycki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrycki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrycki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wallace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Petrycki lands.
Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrycki tries to sprawl out of it but Wallace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrycki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace moves out of range of the body kick from Petrycki.
Petrycki throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Petrycki throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki lands with a shot to the body.
Petrycki digs a good hook to Wallace's body.
Petrycki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wallace's head.
Petrycki swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Petrycki misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Petrycki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Petrycki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrycki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wallace at a distance.
Petrycki with a nice cross.
Petrycki cracks Wallace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab by Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wallace.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrycki.
Petrycki misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Petrycki throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Marcellas Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the liver by Petrycki. Beautiful body shot.
Wallace slips a straight right by Petrycki.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrycki moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrycki throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bogdan Petrycki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petrycki 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 44:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Petrycki! Bogdan Petrycki retains his featherweight title!
Bogdan Petrycki managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ice Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Marcellas Wallace spoke after the fight, saying 'What now? Let me tell you what now. I'ma call a couple hard, pipe hittin' ni**as to go to work on homes here with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch. You hear me talkin' hillbilly boy? I ain't through with you by a damn sight. I'ma get medieval on your ass.'.