PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wallakowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Abdulsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Abdulsson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Wallakowski
vs
Abdulsson

201 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Wallakowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Abdulsson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdulsson moves away from the strike by Wallakowski.
Wallakowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdulsson manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wallakowski.
Abdulsson checks a low kick from Wallakowski.
A bone on bone clash there as Abdulsson blocks the leg kick.
Abdulsson drops his shoulder and cracks Wallakowski with a huge uppercut! Wallakowski goes down! Can Abdulsson finish him?

It looks like Bruce Wallakowski has been cut.
Abdulsson preventing the sweep.
Wallakowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wallakowski tries to get out of the position.
Abdulsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wallakowski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Abdulsson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wallakowski trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdulsson wants to control but Wallakowski is keeping him busy.
Abdulsson tries to pass to full mount but Wallakowski defends it.
Wallakowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abdulsson on the ground.

Wallakowski has one foot on Abdulsson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abdulsson misses with a body shot.
Abdulsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wallakowski ducks under a wild hook from Abdulsson.
Wallakowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdulsson drops his shoulder and cracks Wallakowski with a huge uppercut! Wallakowski goes down! Can Abdulsson finish him?

Wallakowski is rocked!
Wallakowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Abdulsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallakowski is keeping the position for now.
Wallakowski keeping moving, preventing Abdulsson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wallakowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abdulsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallakowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdulsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallakowski is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A good leg kick by Wallakowski.
Wallakowski moves in looking to clinch but Abdulsson pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Abdulsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wallakowski's cut.
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.

A bone on bone clash there as Abdulsson blocks the leg kick.
Wallakowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallakowski tries to score with a low kick but Abdulsson moves his leg out of the way.
Wallakowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdulsson.
Abdulsson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wallakowski.
Wallakowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abdulsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallakowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wallakowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Abdulsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wallakowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Wallakowski.
Wallakowski misses with a knee to the head.
Wallakowski scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Wallakowski.
Wallakowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wallakowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdulsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallakowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdulsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallakowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abdulsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wallakowski lands a knee to the body.
Wallakowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abdulsson tries to pull guard but Wallakowski won't allow it.
Bruce Wallakowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Abdulsson.
Wallakowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abdulsson's defenses.
Wallakowski landing knees to the body.
Wallakowski lands a knee to the head.
Wallakowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wallakowski missing with knees to the body.
Wallakowski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wallakowski.
Wallakowski scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallakowski throws an elbow that misses.
Wallakowski trying to land knees to the body.
Wallakowski crunches a lovely knee into Abdulsson's ribcage.
Abdulsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallakowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wallakowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abdulsson's defenses.
Abdulsson jumps guard but Wallakowski stands there with Abdulsson around his waist. Abdulsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abdulsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wallakowski has him pressed against the cage.
Wallakowski stalling in the clinch.
Abdulsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallakowski missing with knees to the body.
Wallakowski crunches a lovely knee into Abdulsson's ribcage.
Wallakowski misses with a knee to the head.
Abdulsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abdulsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallakowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abdulsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abdulsson fails to pull guard.
Wallakowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wallakowski scores with a knee to the head.
Abdulsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallakowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wallakowski tries to stall but Abdulsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abdulsson wants to break free but Wallakowski has control.
Abdulsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Abdulsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallakowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abdulsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wallakowski smiles and moves away.
Wallakowski moves in looking to clinch but Abdulsson pushes him off.
Abdulsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wallakowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallakowski ducks under a wild hook from Abdulsson.
Wallakowski slips under a jab from Abdulsson.
Abdul Abdulsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Abdulsson misses.
Abdulsson misses with a looping left.
Abdulsson missing with a left hand there. Wallakowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdulsson misses with a hook to the body
and Wallakowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abdulsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Abdulsson throws a jab when Wallakowski was well out of range.
Wallakowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abdulsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four 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.
Wallakowski ducks under a wild hook from Abdulsson.
Abdulsson misses with a shot to the body

and Wallakowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wallakowski tries to land a knee to the head but Abdulsson blocks with his arms.
Abdulsson takes a knee right on the jaw!

Abdulsson is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wallakowski.
Abdulsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallakowski finish him?
Wallakowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdulsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallakowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abdulsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wallakowski effectively controlling the action here.
Wallakowski misses with a knee strike.
Wallakowski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wallakowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdulsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallakowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wallakowski looking to throw knees to the head but Abdulsson is blocking nicely.
Wallakowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wallakowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wallakowski lands a knee to the body.
Wallakowski looking to throw knees to the head but Abdulsson is blocking nicely.
Wallakowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdulsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallakowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Wallakowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wallakowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big right from Abdulsson misses.
Abdulsson misses with a straight right.
Wallakowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Abdulsson.
Abdulsson misses with a straight left.
Abdulsson seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Abdulsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdulsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abdulsson misses with a looping right.
Abdulsson looks to throw the jab but Wallakowski is out of range.
Abdulsson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abdulsson.
Abdulsson throws a hook to the side of Wallakowski's head but Wallakowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wallakowski misses with a head kick.
Wallakowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdulsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdulsson throws a hook but Wallakowski avoids it easily.
Wallakowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abdulsson is able to avoid easily.
Abdulsson throws a big shot that misses.
Abdulsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallakowski.
Abdulsson misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdulsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wallakowski's hands.
Abdulsson throws a looping overhand right but Wallakowski ducks down to avoid it.
Wallakowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wallakowski defending well as Abdulsson loads up on a big left hand.
Wallakowski throws a chopping leg kick but Abdulsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wallakowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdulsson.
Wallakowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wallakowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abdulsson checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Bruce Wallakowski's cut is getting worse.
Wallakowski staying out of range there.
Wallakowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Wallakowski.
Abdulsson lands a right hook to the body.
Wallakowski misses the shot to the body.
Wallakowski lands a high kick!
Abdulsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abdulsson cracks Wallakowski with a big right hand and Wallakowski goes down!
Oh Wallakowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdulsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wallakowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Abdulsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallakowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallakowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abdulsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallakowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Abdulsson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wallakowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abdulsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdulsson swings for the body but Wallakowski moves out of range.
A big right from Abdulsson misses.
Abdulsson 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.
Wallakowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdulsson misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdulsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdulsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallakowski manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallakowski lands a high kick!
Wallakowski tries to clinch up.
Abdulsson throws a sloppy body shot

and Wallakowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wallakowski.
Wallakowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abdulsson tries to pull guard but Wallakowski won't allow it.
Wallakowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wallakowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallakowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Abdulsson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wallakowski connects with a knee to the head.
Wallakowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Wallakowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abdulsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wallakowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wallakowski landing knees to the body.
Abdulsson tries to pull guard but Wallakowski won't allow it.
The is referee keeping an eye on Wallakowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Abdulsson tries to pull guard but Wallakowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Abdulsson drops back down to his feet.
Bruce Wallakowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Abdulsson.
Wallakowski lands an elbow inside.
The is referee keeping an eye on Wallakowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallakowski landing knees to the head.
Wallakowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abdulsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wallakowski stalling in the clinch.
Wallakowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abdulsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wallakowski has him pressed against the cage.
Wallakowski with a knee to the head.
Wallakowski taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Wallakowski for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Abdulsson jumps guard but Wallakowski stands there with Abdulsson around his waist. Abdulsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wallakowski landing knees to the head.
Wallakowski scores with a knee to the head.
Abdulsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallakowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wallakowski tries to stall but Abdulsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abdulsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wallakowski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Abdulsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abdulsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wallakowski has him pressed against the cage.
Wallakowski lands a knee to the head.
Abdulsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wallakowski lands a knee to the body.
Wallakowski is pushing Abdulsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallakowski has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Abdulsson - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Wallakowski, and another! Abdulsson is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bruce Wallakowski!
Bruce Wallakowski retains his light heavyweight title!