PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Mamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamedov's entrance music is Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mamedov
vs
Wallace

183 cm
22
187 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalid Mamedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace scores with a three punch combo!

Mamedov rushes Wallace and presses him up against the cage.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mamedov misses with some punches.
Mamedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mamedov lands an uppercut.
Mamedov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mamedov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wallace content to stall in guard here.
Mamedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Mamedov, not yet.
Wallace trying to control but Mamedov is working from the bottom.
Wallace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mamedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wallace won't allow Mamedov to sweep him here.
Mamedov trying to keep a closed guard but Wallace is proving a slippery customer.

Mamedov 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wallace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mamedov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wallace has managed to get both his arms back between Mamedov's legs - danger averted.
Mamedov trying to control the position.

Mamedov looking for a guillotine here but Wallace defends easily.

Mamedov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wallace defends it easily.
Mamedov keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mamedov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Mamedov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wallace is aware though and is defending well.
Mamedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mamedov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.
Mamedov passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mamedov thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is controlling an arm, preventing Mamedov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Mamedov thowing shots but they're missing.

Mamedov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wallace is working to get back to half guard.
Mamedov avoids the attempt from Wallace to control.

Mamedov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wallace manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Mamedov is trying to get an arm triangle but Wallace is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mamedov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Mamedov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallace has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wallace manages to get back to half guard.

Mamedov is working for a submission of some sort.
Mamedov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wallace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Mamedov dominated that round.
That's time! Mamedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wallace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mamedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mamedov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mamedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Wallace stuns Mamedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mamedov wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamedov is just out of range.
Mamedov lands the left hand.
Mamedov throws a big shot that misses.
Mamedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wallace unleashes a big counter combination but Mamedov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wallace throws a hook but Mamedov blocks it.
Mamedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamedov manages to avoid it.
Mamedov attempts a counter takedown but Wallace avoids it well and moves away.
Wallace has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamedov.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace throws a poor cross that misses

and Mamedov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mamedov controls the pace.
Mamedov stands and throws Wallace's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mamedov moves into full mount!

Mamedov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wallace has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Mamedov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wallace can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wallace manages to get himself to full guard.

Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Mamedov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mamedov wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
Mamedov stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace is trying to keep Mamedov in close.
Mamedov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wallace can't keep his opponent in guard - Mamedov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wallace is concentrating on defense, preventing Mamedov from advancing position.
Mamedov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mamedov wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.

Mamedov is looking for a kimura but Wallace is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mamedov to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Mamedov wants to work for an arm triangle but Wallace is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Mamedov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wallace has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mamedov prevents Wallace from improving his position.
Mamedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mamedov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Mamedov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wallace defends it well.
Mamedov trying to pass the guard but Wallace defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Khalid Mamedov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Good shot there by Wallace.
Mamedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace lands a nice looking body shot.
Wallace throws a shot from downtown. Mamedov moves away and avoids it.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Mamedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mamedov misses the jab.

Mamedov has Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wallace throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mamedov takes a shot to the head.
Mamedov lands a right hand.
Mamedov misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace lands a right hand.

Mamedov pulls guard successfully.
Mamedov wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.

Mamedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wallace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Mamedov looking for a guillotine here but Wallace defends easily.
Wallace preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace passes Mamedov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wallace prevents Mamedov from improving his position.

Mamedov actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mamedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Mamedov with the active half guard here but Wallace passes nicely into side control.
Gary Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamedov wants to control but Wallace postures up.
Mamedov tries to improve position but can't.
Mamedov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Mamedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wallace performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wallace preventing the sweep.

Mamedov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Mamedov looking for a guillotine here but Wallace defends easily.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mamedov 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Wallace.
I think Mamedov 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Mamedov!
After winning the bout, Khalid Mamedov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.