PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Wallace (ranked 1797 p4p, 195 weight class) and Stanley Kubrick (ranked 1745 p4p, 193 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Henry Wallace has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Henry Wallace seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Wallace
vs
Kubrick

177 cm
25
149 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

174 cm
26
155 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Kubrick!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace dips to his left and cracks Kubrick with an uppercut!
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kubrick doesn't seem bothered though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kubrick has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kubrick.
As Wallace backs off Kubrick throws a huge counter combo but Wallace manages to avoid it all.
Kubrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Kubrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace tries to clinch but Kubrick moves away
enabling Kubrick to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Henry Wallace has been cut.
Wallace scores with a jab.
Wallace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kubrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace drops his hands momentarily and Kubrick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wallace jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wallace misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Kubrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kubrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubrick lands with an overhand left.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
As Wallace backs off Kubrick throws a huge counter combo but Wallace manages to avoid it all.
Wallace throws a lazy uppercut
and Kubrick counters with a left to the body.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kubrick moves away.
Kubrick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henry Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kubrick.
Kubrick tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace scores with a nice strike.
Wallace connects with a right hand. Kubrick shakes it off.
Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kubrick is looking for the big counter here.
Wallace slips a straight right by Kubrick.
A counter left hand to the body from Wallace misses its target.
Wallace takes a swing at Kubrick's ribcage but misses.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and Kubrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Kubrick gets a double leg takedown into Wallace's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kubrick postures up and lands a big shot to Wallace's brow.
Kubrick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Kubrick is proving a slippery customer.
Kubrick cracks Wallace with a solid left hand.
Kubrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wallace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kubrick.
Kubrick throwing strikes but missing.
Kubrick won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Wallace is working hard here to advance position.
Kubrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Kubrick is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubrick stands up over Wallace, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kubrick sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wallace is looking to sweep but instead, Kubrick has passed into half guard.
Kubrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kubrick 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.
Wallace trying to hold on to Kubrick's head to control him but Kubrick postures up.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kubrick.
Wallace is trying is best to control the position here.
Wallace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kubrick on the ground.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Kubrick is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to control but Kubrick is keeping busy.
Wallace is looking to improve his position.
Kubrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kubrick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kubrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kubrick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wallace is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kubrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wallace controlling the position for now.
Kubrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stanley Kubrick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Wallace's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubrick.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Kubrick ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Kubrick doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henry Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kubrick misses with a straight left.
Wallace lands a slapping body shot.
Wallace ducks right into an uppercut from Kubrick.
Kubrick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Kubrick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Wallace misses with a left hand
and Kubrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Kubrick slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Kubrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kubrick avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace throws a jab when Kubrick was well out of range.
Kubrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kubrick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Kubrick ducks down to avoid it.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kubrick.
Kubrick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Kubrick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kubrick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Kubrick's shoulder, as Kubrick tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Kubrick's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wallace getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kubrick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace looks to land a right hand but Kubrick moved out of range.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Kubrick's shoulder, as Kubrick tries to avoid the shot.
Kubrick unleashes a big counter combination but Wallace bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kubrick scores with the left hand. Wallace knows he should have avoided that one.

Henry Wallace's cut is getting worse.
Wallace swings widly with a right hand
and Kubrick counters with a straight right hand.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kubrick counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wallace.
Henry Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubrick takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace scores with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Kubrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wallace throws an elbow but misses.

Kubrick breaks the clinch.
Kubrick moves out of range of the strikes.
Kubrick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wallace swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kubrick counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubrick avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Kubrick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kubrick walks into a jab.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Wallace moves to clinch but Kubrick breaks away
and Kubrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Kubrick is avoiding it.
Kubrick slips under a jab from Wallace.
Despite the aggression on Kubrick's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice cross by Kubrick.
Wallace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wallace tries to clinch up
and Kubrick counters with a nice uppercut.

Wallace is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubrick drops Wallace with a naaaaasty hook - Wallace is in real trouble here! Kubrick dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Kubrick!
An out of breath Stanley Kubrick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.