PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Wallace had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Wallace
vs
Banchamek

185 cm
29
132 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
139 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buakaw Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Banchamek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wallace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banchamek tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Banchamek connects with a leg kick. Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A lazy left from Banchamek finds it's target.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Banchamek misses with an attempted mid kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wallace!
Banchamek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Banchamek's head but Banchamek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Wallace forces Banchamek back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banchamek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Banchamek struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.

Banchamek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banchamek.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Banchamek circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace jabs Banchamek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Banchamek looks for the body kick but Wallace saw that one coming.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banchamek can pounce on him.
Banchamek cracks Wallace with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Buakaw Banchamek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banchamek tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace lands a two punch combo.
Banchamek lands a nice looking body shot.
Wallace blocks a head kick by Banchamek.
Banchamek scores with a jab to the head.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banchamek throws a front kick that sends Wallace stumbling back into the cage.
Banchamek throws a body kick that misses.
Banchamek is looking to slow Wallace down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace takes one on the button.
Banchamek connects with a body shot that sends Wallace's belly button to the back.
Banchamek feints and then cracks Wallace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallace down.
Wallace sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banchamek can pounce on him.
Banchamek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Wallace lands an overhand right.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Banchamek throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Banchamek.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banchamek was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Banchamek scores with a head kick. Wallace tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek scores with a kick to the midsection.

Wallace clinches.
Wallace is trying to stall.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside.
Wallace blocks an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Wallace lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Wallace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wallace lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wallace tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Wallace misses with a knee strike.
Wallace scores with a shot to the side of Banchamek's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Banchamek on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside that Wallace shrugs off.
Banchamek pushes off an throws an elbow but Wallace leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Banchamek breaks the clinch.
Banchamek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banchamek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Banchamek connects with a right hand. Wallace shakes it off.
Banchamek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Banchamek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banchamek wants it to stay on the feet.
Wallace will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Banchamek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Banchamek lands but Wallace takes it in his stride.

Wallace is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace tries to clinch but Banchamek moves out of range.
Wallace backing away here, and Banchamek unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banchamek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace seems to have got his legs back now.
Buakaw Banchamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banchamek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Banchamek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wallace slips under a jab.
Banchamek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banchamek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
Banchamek swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace is looking for a counter combo.
Banchamek connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Banchamek. Wallace shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a leg kick

and Wallace counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wallace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Wallace drops back looking for a leg! Banchamek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Banchamek manages to kick Wallace off! Wallace jumps back into Banchamek's guard.
Banchamek looking for a sweep. Not yet Banchamek, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Banchamek can do anything to dispel that myth.

Wallace decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Banchamek, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Banchamek.
Banchamek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banchamek, right into the meat.
Banchamek scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wallace.
Banchamek lands a nice hook to Wallace's body. Wallace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banchamek with a nice cross.
Wallace scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Banchamek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Banchamek tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Wallace seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace blocks the body kick.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallace looks to land a body kick but Banchamek moved away.
Banchamek tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wallace shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wallace 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.

Wallace drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wallace jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wallace slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Banchamek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace working away.
Banchamek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Wallace has hold of Banchamek's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Banchamek tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Wallace cranks the arm and Banchamek screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Banchamek, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryan Wallace!
Ryan Wallace thanked the fans post fight for their support.