PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Florence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace has chosen Can't be Touched as his entrance music. 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.

Florence
vs
Wallace

195 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Florence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Wallace!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Florence in his tracks.
Jab from Wallace.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Florence. Wallace shrugs it off though.
Wallace tries to clinch up.
Wallace tries to clinch but Florence is having none of it.
Wallace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Florence circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Florence wants to clinch
and Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has Florence backing up. Florence nods at Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
Wallace tries to clinch up
and Florence counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Florence.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Florence will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Florence throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Florence really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Florence.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Florence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallace clinches but Florence breaks the clinch
and Florence makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wallace blocks a head kick by Florence.

Florence closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Florence tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Florence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Florence throws an elbow that misses.
Wallace manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wallace throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Wallace.

Florence successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Florence throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Florence wants to stand and escape but Wallace is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wallace decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Florence fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Florence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Wallace dominated that round.
That's time! Florence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A nice leg kick lands there from Florence.

Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Florence.
Florence has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
Florence wants to get back to striking at distance but Wallace won't allow it.
Florence landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Florence content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wallace presses Florence against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Florence.
Wallace blocks an elbow strike from Florence.

Florence manages to break the clinch.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Florence circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace clinches but Florence breaks the clinch

and Florence counters with a takedown into side control.
Wallace is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Florence is controlling him well.
Florence is working Wallace over with some ground and pound from side control.
Florence is trying to move to mount but Wallace reverses beautifully and ends up in Florence's guard.

Florence had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wallace is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Florence Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wallace's back instead.
Florence 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 fending off the submission attempt from Florence.
Wallace holding both Florence 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Florence is persistently looking for the submission but Wallace is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallace has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wallace manages to escape to his feet.
James Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Florence scores with a leg kick.
Wallace tries to clinch but Florence moves away
and Florence counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wallace is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wallace tries to clinch up
and Florence counters with a head kick. That will keep Wallace thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Florence pushes him off.
Florence throws a head kick that misses.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Florence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Florence throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wallace counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Florence dominated that second round.
That's time! Florence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wallace clinches but Florence breaks the clinch
and Florence counters with a nice leg kick.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Florence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Florence will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Florence throws a head kick that Wallace semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Florence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace closes the distance but Florence moves to the side
and Florence counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florence with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a nice uppercut.
Florence goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Florence throws a combination that misses

and Wallace counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wallace prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Florence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Florence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wallace lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Wallace - that landed with a thud.
Florence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wallace throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wallace digs a right hand underneath Florence's ribcage. Florence let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Florence has had enough of the clinch but Wallace keeps him there for the moment.
Florence drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallace prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wallace lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Florence or not.
Wallace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Florence.
Wallace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Florence.
Wallace digs a right hand into Florence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Florence's gas tank.
Florence tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace taking a breather.
Florence wants to stall.
Wallace has Florence pushed against the cage.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Florence.
Florence has Wallace pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wallace manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wallace works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Florence drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wallace gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A hook to the body from Wallace.
Wallace lands an uppercut.
Florence wants to break free but Wallace has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wallace takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Florence is trying to break the clinch but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Florence misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wallace.
Wallace stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wallace.
Florence wants to break free but Wallace has control.
Wallace digs a right hand into Florence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Florence's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Wallace.
Wallace is pushing Florence up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd are getting on Wallace's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wallace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Wallace!