PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Wallace
vs
Young

190 cm
23
181 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Young!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Adam Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wallace has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Young wants to break free but Wallace has control.
Wallace lands a good knee to the midsection. Young won't want to take too many of those.
Wallace with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Wallace wants to stall.
Young wants to break free but Wallace has control.
Young tries to circle away but Wallace has him pinned against the ropes.
Wallace is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wallace keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Wallace utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young tries to circle away but Wallace has him pinned against the ropes.
Wallace goes for a takedown in the clinch but Young prevents it.
Young takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wallace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallace shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace shoots in but no luck this time.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wallace wants to clinch.
Wallace tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Wallace looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace tries to clinch up.
Wallace misses with a combination
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Young circles away easily
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young swinging wildly here.
Wallace moves out of range of the leg kick from Young.
Young throws a series of punches but Wallace avoids them all with ease.
Young looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Wallace slips a jab and a cross from Young.

Wallace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Young is trying to defend but Wallace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young is concentrating on defense, preventing Wallace from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Young throws a one two combo.
Wallace with a lazy takedown attempt

and Young counters with a takedown into side control.
Young wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
Young working the ground and pound.

Young stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Adam Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young throws a one two combo.
Wallace has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Young lands a jab-cross combination.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wallace wants to clinch but Young slips to the side
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Wallace.
Wallace misses with a takedown
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace wants to clinch
and Young counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace closes the distance looking to clinch

and Young counters by clinching up.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Wallace won't allow it.

Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Wallace on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace with a poor takedown
and Young counters with a right hand to the body.
Young moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Young gets a clinch.
Young tries to break free but Wallace pushes him back against the ropes.
Wallace prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wallace connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
Wallace fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace fails with the takedown

and Young counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Young drops back looking for a leg! Wallace is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wallace manages to kick Young off! Young jumps back into Wallace's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Young feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Young postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Wallace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Young defends well.
Young postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Young lands a couple of elbows.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Wallace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Young gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Young landing with the ground and pound.
Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Young scoring with some ground and pound.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Young 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.
Young working over Wallace with some ground and pound. Wallace looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Wallace is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Young pulls his head out easily.
Young really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wallace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Young lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Young connects with a nice short shot to Wallace's temple.
Young seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Young is trying to control. Wallace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wallace is trying to stand up here but Young is controlling him well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Young lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young throws a series of punches but Wallace avoids them all with ease.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Young throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wallace.
Wallace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Young really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Young tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Young decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wallace's guard.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wallace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Wallace has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Young off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young misses with a leg kick.
Young swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
Young throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Wallace closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Young is trying to stand.
Wallace wants to pass to mount but Young is defending the position.

Wallace stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wallace doesn't seem phased though.

Wallace clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wallace connects with a knee to the head.
Young wants to break free but Wallace has control.
Young has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wallace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Wallace gets control of Young's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wallace will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Young is pushing down on Wallace's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wallace is fighting to maintain full guard but Young has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Wallace looking for submissions off his back.

Wallace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Frank Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
Young throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace darts in trying to clinch
and Young counters with a one-two to the body.
Wallace throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Young misses with the combination.
Young is looking to clinch.
Young misses with the combination.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Wallace backing up. Wallace nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Young shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wallace's guard.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Young working some strikes from top position.

Wallace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Young content to stall in guard here.
Young thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Young postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Wallace walks into a jab.
Young fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wallace checks it well.
Wallace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Wallace backing up. Wallace nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Adam Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young throws a front kick aimed at Wallace's knee but Wallace avoids it well.
Frank Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wallace tries to clinch up
and Young counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Young winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 44:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Young!