PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rod Wallis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Hasselhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallis comes to the cage accompanied by h. This should be a great matchup!

Wallis
vs
Hasselhoff

177 cm
22
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rod Wallis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasselhoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallis checks a leg kick.

Hasselhoff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Hasselhoff tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hasselhoff tries to advance to mount but Wallis denies him.

Hasselhoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallis, who protects the arm well.
Wallis can't do much from the bottom here.
Wallis is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasselhoff trying to control the action but Wallis is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hasselhoff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hasselhoff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wallis tries to bench press Hasselhoff off him but Hasselhoff keeps the position.
Hasselhoff trying to control the action but Wallis is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hasselhoff throws a sloppy head kick and Wallis moves out of range easily.
Hasselhoff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wallis circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wallis scores with the left hand. Hasselhoff knows he should have avoided that one.
Wallis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hasselhoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hasselhoff tries to clinch up.
Wallis slips under a jab from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff closes the distance and clinches up with Wallis, looking for a takedown. Hasselhoff pushes Wallis against the cage but Wallis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wallis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallis wants it to stay on the feet.
Rod Wallis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Hasselhoff.
Wallis misses the shot to the body.
Melvin Hasselhoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Wallis does it's job there.
Hasselhoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallis is fending him off so far but Hasselhoff persists. Nope, Wallis circles away and we're back to standing.
Hasselhoff looks gassed!
Hasselhoff throws a sloppy body shot
and Wallis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallis ducks under a wild hook from Hasselhoff.
Wallis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hasselhoff has his takedown stuffed
and Wallis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hasselhoff thinking.
Wallis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallis lands the left hand.
Wallis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rod Wallis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hasselhoff lands a slapping body shot.
Hasselhoff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hasselhoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hasselhoff shoots and misses
and Wallis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wallis is looking to wear down Hasselhoff with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wallis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hasselhoff has his takedown stuffed
letting Wallis counter with a right hand.
Wallis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hasselhoff.
Wallis lands a with a good body shot.
Wallis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hasselhoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hasselhoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallis throws a shot from downtown. Hasselhoff moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Wallis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wallis scores with a hook to the body. Hasselhoff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hasselhoff throws a hook but Wallis blocks it.
Hasselhoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hasselhoff fails with the takedown
and Wallis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hasselhoff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wallis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rod Wallis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallis.
Hasselhoff is breathing heavily.
Wallis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hasselhoff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wallis counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallis takes a swing at Hasselhoff's ribcage but misses.
Wallis throws a body punch but Hasselhoff moves out of range.
Hasselhoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hasselhoff tries for a takedown but Wallis circles away easily
and Wallis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallis just misses with a punch to the body.
Hasselhoff shoots and misses
and Wallis counters with a right hand to the body.
Hasselhoff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Wallis to counter with a crisp jab.
Hasselhoff avoids the body shot from Wallis.
Wallis thuds a left hand into Hasselhoff's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wallis lands with a straight right. Hasselhoff didn't see that one coming.
Hasselhoff throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wallis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Hasselhoff is predictable there
and Wallis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wallis just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wallis just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hasselhoff's head backwards.
Wallis misses with a body shot.
Wallis misses with an uppercut. Hasselhoff saw that one coming.
Hasselhoff doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallis counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallis.
Hasselhoff avoids the body shot from Wallis.
Hasselhoff misses the body punch
and Wallis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hasselhoff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rod Wallis is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wallis throws a shot to the body.
Wallis misses with a body shot.
Wallis lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff shoots and misses
and Hasselhoff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hasselhoff misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallis scores with a hook.
Hasselhoff tries for a takedown but Wallis circles away easily
and Wallis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wallis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallis thows a body shot but no joy.
Melvin Hasselhoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallis throws out a powerful jab.
Hasselhoff has his takedown stuffed
and Wallis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Wallis dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Wallis takes a swing at Hasselhoff's ribcage but misses.
Hasselhoff misses with a takedown
and Wallis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hasselhoff misses the target.
Hasselhoff misses with a takedown
and Wallis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff with a poor takedown
enabling Wallis to counter with a crisp jab.
Rod Wallis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Hasselhoff.
Wallis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hasselhoff walks into a left hand.
Hasselhoff avoids the body shot from Wallis.
Hasselhoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hasselhoff in his tracks.
Wallis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hasselhoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallis.
Hasselhoff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallis.
Hasselhoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wallis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wallis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hasselhoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hasselhoff tries to clinch
and Wallis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hasselhoff thinking.
Hasselhoff shoots and misses
and Wallis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to de liver by Wallis. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hasselhoff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wallis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hasselhoff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hasselhoff throws a shot from downtown. Wallis moves away and avoids it.
Wallis lands a slapping body shot.
Hasselhoff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wallis finds it's way round the side to connect with Hasselhoff's head.
Wallis jabs at Hasselhoff's body.
Wallis misses with a straight right.
Wallis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hasselhoff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hasselhoff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wallis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff avoids the body shot from Wallis.
A cross from Wallis lands.
Hasselhoff shoots and misses
and Wallis counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hasselhoff is just out of range.
Wallis throws a body punch but Hasselhoff moves out of range.
Hasselhoff has his takedown stuffed
and Wallis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hasselhoff.
Wallis throws out a powerful jab.
Melvin Hasselhoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wallis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wallis misses the shot to the body.
Hasselhoff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wallis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wallis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hasselhoff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hasselhoff shoots and misses
and Wallis counters with a left to the body.
Wallis swings for the body but Hasselhoff moves out of range.
Wallis throws a body punch but Hasselhoff moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rod Wallis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wallis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod Wallis!