PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Wallace (ranked 411 p4p, 808 weight class) and Tank Abbott Tribute (ranked 58 p4p, 100 weight class). Tribute is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: tank abbot tribute. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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
Tribute

206 cm
28
265
10 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
265
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tank Abbott Tribute!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tribute misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Tank Abbott Tribute has been cut.
Tribute misses with a double jab
and Wallace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Wallace closes the distance and pushes Tribute back into the cage.
Tribute's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Wallace's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tribute fails to pull guard.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wallace smiles and moves away.
Tribute throws a big shot that misses.
Tribute slips a jab from Wallace.
A shot to the body from Tribute misses
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tribute slips a straight right by Wallace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Tribute.
Tribute throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Tribute is out of range.
Tribute throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tribute. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tribute ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace is looking to counter punch.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
An attempted straight right counter from Wallace misses the target.
Tribute lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Bubba Wallace has been cut.
Tribute scores with a shot to the body.
Tribute looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Tribute's shoulder, as Tribute tries to avoid the shot.
Tribute connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tribute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace throws a big counter combination but Tribute scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Tribute.
Tribute misses with a shot to the body
letting Wallace counter with a right 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!
Tribute ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Tribute doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tank Abbott Tribute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribute misses with a straight left.
Tribute ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Tribute wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Tribute.
Tribute keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tribute slips a straight right by Wallace.
Tribute just misses with a punch to the body.
Tribute lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Wallace misses.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tribute lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a double jab.
Wallace appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tribute scores with a shot to the body.
Tribute misses with a body shot.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Tribute throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tribute steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tribute connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wallace's hands.
Tribute throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wallace on the side of the head.
Wallace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Bubba Wallace's cut is getting worse.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tank Abbott Tribute will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tribute looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tribute. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tribute throws a poor cross that misses

and Wallace counters with a crisp one two that drops Tribute! Wallace thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tribute to his feet! Tribute is in big trouble!
Wallace is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tribute misses with a jab to the body

and Wallace counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tribute! Wallace lets Tribute back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tribute throws a poor cross that misses

and Wallace counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tribute! Wallace lets Tribute back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

That has opened up Tank Abbott Tribute's cut even more.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Tank Abbott Tribute seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Tribute counters with a right hand to the body.
Tribute lands a nice shot to the body.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tribute appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tribute misses with a combination
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wallace clinches up with Tribute and pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Wallace lands with a short shot to the head.
Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tribute wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tribute jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wallace walks away with a smile on his face. Tribute gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tribute throws a body shot but no joy.
Tribute misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Wallace tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tribute misses with a combination
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tribute misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a body shot
and Wallace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tribute throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tribute takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The cut above Tank Abbott Tribute's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Wallace pushes Tribute up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wallace walks away with a smile on his face. Tribute gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tribute tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Tribute.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tribute.
Tribute misses with a hook to the body
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tribute missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tribute just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a lunging right hand

and Wallace counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tribute! Wallace lets Tribute back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Tribute is rocked!

Tank Abbott Tribute'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 Tank Abbott Tribute's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bubba Wallace!
Bubba Wallace retains his heavyweight title!
Bubba Wallace was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.