PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 389 p4p, 53 weight class) and Mew Choo (ranked 309 p4p, 41 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wallace
vs
Choo

195 cm
38
190 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

180 cm
34
191 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Choo dips to his left and cracks Wallace with an uppercut!
Choo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Choo duly obliges.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choo.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Choo.
Wallace swings for the body but Choo moves out of range.
Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Choo misses its intended target.
A left lands for Wallace.
Choo tries to clinch but Wallace moves out of range.
It looked like Wallace was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Choo.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Choo slips under a jab.
Choo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wallace with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Choo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Choo lands an overhand right.
Choo cracks Wallace with an open hand slap.
A shot to the liver by Wallace. Beautiful body shot.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Choo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Choo misses with a wild body shot.
Choo lands a right hook to the body.
Choo throws a looping overhand right but Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
Wallace scores with a nice head shot.
Mew Choo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wallace rather than just go for the knockout.
Choo closes the distance but Wallace moves to the side
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choo throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Choo catches Wallace right on the button with a cross.
Choo throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choo.
Choo misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Wallace was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Choo.
A little feinted left hand from Wallace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Wallace swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wallace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Choo counters with a series of strikes. Wallace will be more careful next time no doubt.
Choo takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Choo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Choo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choo.
Choo loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Choo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Choo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
A little jabbing left from Choo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Choo.
Choo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wallace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Choo tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Wallace lands an impressive looking overhand right. Choo doesn't seem phased though.
Choo scores with a shot to the body.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Choo.
Wallace appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choo manages to avoid it.
Wallace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Choo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Choo throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Choo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Choo drives through and clinches with Wallace against the cage.
Choo jumps guard but Wallace turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Choo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mew Choo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice straight punches there by Choo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Choo.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Choo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Choo's head but Choo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choo digs a good hook to Wallace's body.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Choo avoids them all with ease.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Choo swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Choo.
Wallace is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Wallace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Choo misses with an uppercut
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choo lands a jab to Wallace's midsection.
Wallace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Choo.
An attempted straight right counter from Wallace misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Choo moves out of range as Wallace strikes.
Wallace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Choo tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Choo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Choo misses with a looping left.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choo.
Mew Choo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Choo misses the target.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Choo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Choo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choo.
Wallace throws a right hand that misses
and Choo counters with a nice body shot.

Wallace gets tackled into the cage by Choo. Choo maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Choo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallace just stands there and leans against the cage.

Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Choo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Choo misses with a shot to the body
and Choo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Choo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.

Choo has managed to clinch.
Wallace blocking some punches.
A short right from Choo on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Choo.

Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choo moves away.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo cracks Wallace with a good jab.
Wallace throws a hook but Choo avoids it easily.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Choo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Choo works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Wallace throws a body punch but Choo moves out of range.
Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Choo swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Choo tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Choo connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Choo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wallace counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace avoids the body shot from Choo.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Wallace connects with a crisp jab.
Choo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wallace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Choo looks to throw the jab but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace throwing a counter right hand but Choo manages to avoid it.
Wallace takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Choo on the side of the head.
Choo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choo.
Choo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mew Choo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wallace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Choo momentarily.

Wallace lands a left and a right that send Choo crashing to the mat, dazed. Wallace thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Choo is rocked!
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Choo cracks Wallace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Choo slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
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!
Choo connects with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wallace, as that shot connected.
Choo takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Choo throws a lazy uppercut
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
Wallace slips a jab from Choo.
Wallace cracks Choo with a good jab.
Choo is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Choo misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
Choo seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo lands with a nice body punch.
Choo scores with a decent looking hook.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo thuds a left hand into Wallace's body.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Wallace was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wallace connects with a jab.
Wallace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Choo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Wallace slips under a jab from Choo.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
William Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wallace stuns Choo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Choo misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choo scores with a shot to the body.
Choo throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace misses with an uppercut. Choo saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Choo misses.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace misses with a straight left.

Choo darts in and clinches Wallace up against the cage.

Wallace manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Choo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Choo tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Choo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace throws a right hand that Choo ducks under and follows up with a left that Choo also avoids with ease.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choo moves away.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace looks to land a combination but Choo avoids it well.
Wallace connects with a right hand. Choo shakes it off.
Choo lands with a good body shot.
Choo misses with a straight right.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Choo slips the punch.
Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace looks to land a combination. Choo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mew Choo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Choo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Choo ducks down to avoid it.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace scores with a jab to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Choo has Wallace pressed against the cage, preventing Wallace from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Choo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mew Choo!
Mew Choo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.