PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Khmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace Jr comes to the cage accompanied by We will rock you. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wallace Jr
vs
Khmer

190 cm
26
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
249 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Wallace Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnold Khmer!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wallace Jr darts in and clinches Khmer up against the cage.
Khmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallace Jr tries to throw a body punch but Khmer avoids it by throwing Wallace Jr back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wallace Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Arnold Khmer has been cut.
Khmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace Jr is defending well for now.
Wallace Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Khmer takes a shot to the head.
Khmer misses with the head strike.
Wallace Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Khmer.
Wallace Jr lands a right hand.
Wallace Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Wallace Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace Jr ducks under a wild hook from Khmer.

Khmer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace Jr is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khmer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Clean and Green. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Khmer wants to control from the top but Wallace Jr keeps moving.
Khmer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Khmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Khmer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khmer pushing down on Wallace Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Khmer wants to work for an arm triangle but Wallace Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khmer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Khmer is trying to control the action in half guard but Wallace Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khmer is looking to advance position but Wallace Jr won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khmer trying to pass the guard but Wallace Jr defending well.
Khmer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wallace Jr!
Khmer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wallace Jr's face.

Wallace Jr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Khmer.

Khmer looking for a guillotine from mount but Wallace Jr is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Khmer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Khmer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khmer looking to control but Wallace Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Khmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Khmer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wallace Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace Jr with a hook.
Khmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace Jr.
Wallace Jr connects with a body shot that sends Khmer's belly button to the back.
Khmer thows a body kick. Wallace Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wallace Jr lunges at Khmer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khmer's hand.
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!
Wallace Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wallace Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Khmer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wallace Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khmer.
Khmer is breathing heavily.
Wallace Jr tries to clinch there but Khmer circles away.
Khmer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wallace Jr scores with the left hand. Khmer knows he should have avoided that one.

That has opened up Arnold Khmer's cut even more.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallace Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khmer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace Jr.
Khmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Khmer.
Wallace Jr wants to clinch up but Khmer keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Khmer.
Khmer takes one to the chin there.
Khmer misses the shot to the body.
Khmer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wallace Jr but Wallace Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wallace Jr lands with a nice combination. Khmer backs away looking to recover.
Wallace Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khmer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khmer misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khmer circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khmer on the side of the head.

The cut above Arnold Khmer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wallace Jr moves in looking to clinch but Khmer pushes him off.
Khmer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wallace Jr darts in trying to clinch

and Khmer counters with a shoot takedown. Wallace Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
Khmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace Jr is retaining full guard.
Khmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wallace Jr managing to control the position.
Wallace Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Khmer has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khmer moves into full mount!
Khmer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wallace Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wallace Jr tries to get out of the position.
Khmer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wallace Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khmer on the ground.
Wallace Jr tries to hold on but Khmer postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace Jr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Khmer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wallace Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Khmer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wallace Jr is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Wallace Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Khmer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Khmer misses.
Wallace Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khmer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wallace Jr as he avoids it easily.
Khmer shoots in and drives through. Wallace Jr sprawls well.
Wallace Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Wallace Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khmer doesn't seem phased though.
Khmer misses with a leg kick.
Wallace Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Khmer circles away.
Khmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab by Wallace Jr.
Wallace Jr tries to clinch but Khmer moves out of range.
Khmer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wallace Jr is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace Jr lunges at Khmer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khmer's hand.

Wallace Jr lands a big right hand that sends Khmer crashing to the mat! Wallace Jr stays standing though and waves Khmer back to his feet!

Arnold Khmer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arnold Khmer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Wallace Jr!
A relieved looking William Wallace Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.