PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Wang
vs
Wallace

190 cm
27
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
29
193 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 Sydney, Long Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace with a lazy takedown attempt

and Wang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wallace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wang keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wang trying to mount his opponent but Wallace defends it.
Wang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wang is keen to just control but Wallace is a slippery customer.
Wang wants to pass to mount but Wallace is defending the position.
Wang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is thwarting Wallace's attempts to control the position.
Wang working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wallace's thigh. Wallace counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet but Wang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Wang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wallace's guard.
Wang is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wang seems to be looking for submissions.
Wang trying to pass the guard but Wallace defending well.
Wallace is trying to stand up here but Wang is controlling him well.
Wang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wang 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.
Wallace gets back to full guard.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Wang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
Wang throwing strikes but missing.
Wang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallace has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wang wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Wang seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wallace tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
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 Wang cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang is landing with some decent strikes but Wallace is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Long Wang 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.

Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wallace misses with a takedown
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wang is fending him off so far but Wallace persists. Nope, Wang circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace misses with a takedown

and Wang counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Long Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wang's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wallace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wang manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wang looking to sit in guard and control but Wallace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wallace won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
Wallace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wang controlling Wallace's posture.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
My spies in The Cave Fighting Team inform me that Wallace has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wang keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wallace with a lazy takedown attempt

and Wang counters with a single leg into guard. Wallace didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wang postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wallace is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wang, into his guard.
Wang controls Wallace momentarily but Wallace frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
Wang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wallace's guard.
Wang scoring with some ground and pound.
Wallace has control of Wang's left arm, preventing Wang from doing any damage.
Wang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wallace is looking to sweep but instead, Wang has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet.
Wang is trying to control the action in half guard but Wallace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wallace is looking to control Wang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wallace avoid being mounted?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Long Wang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Long Wang dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.

Wang lands a lovely overhand right.
Wallace shoots for a takedown but Wang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wallace throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Long Wang has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Wang.
Wallace slips under a jab.

Wang throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wang is in Wallace's guard.
Wang scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang throwing strikes but missing.
Wang wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang won't allow Wallace to get back to his feet.
Wang wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wang trying to move into half guard but instead Wallace has managed to sweep!
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
Wallace trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.

Wang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Long Wang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wallace trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Wallace wanted to stand there but Wang had control of the position.

William Wallace has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Wallace clinches up against the cage.
Wallace wants a takedown.

Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wang misses with a kick to the body.

Wang shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wallace is trying to defend but Wang finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wallace is staying active underneath Wang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wang tries to pass to full mount but Wallace defends it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wallace taking some punishment here, with Wang in his half guard.
Wang sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Long Wang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wallace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Wang counters by clinching up.
Long Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.

Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wang has Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.

Wang turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wang manages to end up in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Long Wang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Wang!
A relieved looking Long Wang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.