PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wallace (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.

Caesar
vs
Wallace

173 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alberto Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Caesar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Caesar is in Wallace's guard.
Caesar prevents Wallace from getting back to his feet.
Caesar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caesar wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace wants to stand and escape but Caesar is having none of it.
Caesar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caesar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caesar postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace wants to stand up but Caesar is controlling him.
Caesar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wallace parries the strikes from Caesar easily there. Caesar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wallace to escape.
Caesar grinds an elbow into Wallace's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Caesar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallace has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar is chipping away with strikes.
Caesar is chipping away with strikes.
Wallace is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Caesar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wallace is trying to get back to his feet.
Caesar cracks Wallace with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wallace is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Caesar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wallace looks winded!
Caesar lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Caesar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wallace parries the strikes from Caesar easily there. Caesar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wallace to escape.
Caesar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallace keeps working.

Caesar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caesar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caesar working the ground and pound but Wallace is defending the strikes.

Caesar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wallace dodges the ground and pound from Caesar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caesar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wallace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Caesar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wallace taking punishment in the form of punches.

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

Caesar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well.
Caesar grinds an elbow into Wallace's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wallace to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caesar lands an elbow.
Wallace is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Caesar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wallace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Caesar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wallace is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Caesar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well.
Caesar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Caesar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caesar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wallace looks like he's trying to stand up.
Caesar wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Wallace is trying to stand back up but Caesar is controlling him

Caesar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Caesar working Wallace over with strikes.

Caesar seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.
Caesar tries to pass to full mount but Wallace defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar stops Wallace from getting back to his feet.
Wallace is not content to let Caesar control the position.

Caesar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wallace is just riding it out for now. Caesar eventually gives up the hold.

Caesar seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.
Alberto Caesar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caesar is looking to pass Wallace's guard but actually Wallace recovers to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caesar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caesar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caesar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caesar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar prevents Wallace from getting back to his feet.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Caesar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Caesar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caesar chips away with some ground and pound.
Caesar pushing down on Wallace's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wallace is not content to let Caesar control the position.
Caesar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Caesar with the ground and pound but Wallace uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Caesar connects with a couple of short punches.

Caesar drops back looking for a leg! Wallace is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wallace manages to kick Caesar off! Caesar jumps back into Wallace's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caesar advances position into side control!

Caesar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caesar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Caesar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace is pushing Caesar's head away, looking to escape. Caesar manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Caesar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Caesar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wallace's half guard.
Caesar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet.
Caesar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Caesar wants to work for an arm triangle but Wallace is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Caesar thows a huge punch but Wallace dodges it nicely.
Caesar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caesar.
Caesar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Caesar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Caesar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Caesar prevents Wallace from standing back up.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caesar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Caesar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caesar seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.

Caesar seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caesar.
Wallace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Caesar wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Caesar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Caesar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wallace is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Caesar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Caesar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Wallace is defending against the submission attempts here by Caesar.
Caesar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Caesar wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Caesar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Caesar throwing shots but Wallace is blocking nicely.
Wallace is trying to stand back up but Caesar is controlling him
Alberto Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caesar controlling the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Caesar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wallace is looking to escape.
Caesar controlling from the full mount.
William Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Caesar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caesar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Caesar!