PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wallace
vs
Gable

195 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Gable!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace shoots in for a double leg but Gable sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
William Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gable fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.

Gable has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wallace regains guard immediately.
Gable postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gable not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wallace wants to control the position but Gable says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gable stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wallace to get to his feet.
Wallace tries to clinch up but Gable circles away and keeps his distance.

Gable drives through with a takedown into guard.

Gable gets to his feet - Wallace follows without any prompting.
Wallace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gable counters with a shoot takedown. Wallace fights it but they end up in guard.
Wallace 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Gable slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gable is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Gable stands up and waves to Wallace to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a takedown

and Gable holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gable gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wallace trying to hold on to Gable's head to control him but Gable postures up.

Gable decides to return to a standing position.

Gable decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gable lands with a punch from half guard.
Gable looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gable postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Wallace to stand up.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Gable stuffs the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Gable misses.
Wallace closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gable counters with a shoot takedown. Wallace fights it but they end up in guard.
Gable's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gable pushes down on Wallace's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gable is looking to advance position but Wallace won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Gable dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gable dives in and scores a takedown into Wallace's guard.
Gable postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gable's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gable is continuing to stall.
Gable stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The adventures of Gable the control monster continue. Boring.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable pushes down on Wallace's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gable lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Gable is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wallace defends it well.

That's two 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wallace manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wallace is trying to keep Gable in close.
Wallace working a defensive guard but Gable manages to pass into side control anyway.

Gable is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wallace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable in side control, throwing shots but Wallace defends.
Wallace tries to bench press Gable off him but Gable keeps the position.

Gable decides to stand back up.

Gable shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gable showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Gable there.
Wallace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gable on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gable is working away from the top position though.
Gable passes to full mount!
Gable landing shots from mount.

It looks like William Wallace has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gable lands a heavy elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gable with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gable controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Gable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Wallace's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wallace thumps Gable with a low kick.

Gable fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.
Wallace is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gable avoids a wild elbow strike from Wallace.
Gable stalls.
Wallace unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gable lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Gable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gable jumps into guard, dragging Wallace to the mat.
Wallace throws a strike but Gable rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Gable looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gable stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wallace works over Gable's head and body with a nice combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wallace.
Gable with the counter takedown but Wallace avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gable sprawls well. Gable wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
Gable tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gable has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gable gets the takedown into side control.
Wallace being controlled for a moment.
Gable is putting a hurting on Wallace here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable looks up at the clock and then as Wallace takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gable smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wallace wants to get back to his feet but Gable drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to escape the position but Gable is controlling the position.

Gable is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wallace is trying to escape and Gable transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wallace is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gable! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Gable!