PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny McPunchclock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny McPunchclock acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wallace
vs
McPunchclock

188 cm
25
254 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny McPunchclock!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McPunchclock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McPunchclock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wallace blocks it with crossed arms.
McPunchclock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wallace up against the cage.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
McPunchclock misses with a knee strike.
McPunchclock misses with a knee to the head.
McPunchclock throws a knee to the head but misses.
McPunchclock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McPunchclock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McPunchclock prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
McPunchclock landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPunchclock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McPunchclock slowing the pace effectively.
Wallace working hard to break the clinch.
McPunchclock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wallace missing with knees to the body.
Wallace is looking to control McPunchclock's arms but McPunchclock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wallace has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPunchclock stalls.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wallace avoids it.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McPunchclock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McPunchclock pushes off an throws an elbow but Wallace leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but McPunchclock has him pressed against the cage.
McPunchclock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wallace.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McPunchclock looks gassed!
McPunchclock wants to stall.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McPunchclock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wallace blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch but McPunchclock keeps him there for the moment.
McPunchclock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wallace tries to land knees in the clinch but McPunchclock avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
McPunchclock prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
Wallace could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wallace wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McPunchclock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wallace working hard to break the clinch.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
Wallace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McPunchclock avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wallace tries to break the clinch but McPunchclock is controlling the position.

Wallace manages to break the clinch.
McPunchclock fails with an attempt to clinch.

McPunchclock pushes Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
McPunchclock missing with knees to the body.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace gets through McPunchclock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McPunchclock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wallace's efforts to push away.
McPunchclock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wallace's efforts to push away.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
Wallace wants to break the clinch but can't.
McPunchclock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wallace tries to break free but McPunchclock pushes him back against the cage.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
McPunchclock prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.

Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McPunchclock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Wallace.

It looks like Johnny McPunchclock has been cut.
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wallace clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wallace wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wallace tries to break free but McPunchclock pushes him back against the cage.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace lands a nice knee to the body.
Wallace working hard to break the clinch.
McPunchclock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.

Wallace breaks from the clinch.
McPunchclock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallace tries to bum rush McPunchclock with a series of wild strikes but McPunchclock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Wallace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McPunchclock, pushing him back against the cage.
Wallace is trying to break free.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch but McPunchclock keeps him there for the moment.
McPunchclock misses with a knee to the head.
McPunchclock has Wallace pressed against the cage, preventing Wallace from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wallace throws an elbow that misses.
McPunchclock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny McPunchclock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McPunchclock tries to clinch up.

McPunchclock has closed the distance and engaged Wallace in a clinch.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McPunchclock misses with a knee to the head.

Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Wallace slips under a jab from McPunchclock.
A right-left combo lands from Wallace.
Wallace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallace tries to clinch there but McPunchclock circles away.
McPunchclock needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.
Wallace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPunchclock tries to clinch up.
Wallace scores with a three punch combo!

That has opened up Johnny McPunchclock's cut even more.
Wallace lands with a hook. McPunchclock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but McPunchclock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace connects with a crisp jab.

McPunchclock clinches up with Wallace and pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace pushes McPunchclock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wallace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
Wallace lands an uppercut.
Wallace tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McPunchclock scores a nice knee to the body.
Wallace wants to break free but McPunchclock has control.
McPunchclock missing with knees to the body.
McPunchclock keeps control of Wallace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McPunchclock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wallace.
Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McPunchclock has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McPunchclock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McPunchclock missing with knees to the body.

Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace tries to clinch but McPunchclock moves out of range.
Wallace throws a right hand that McPunchclock ducks under and follows up with a left that McPunchclock also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
McPunchclock ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by McPunchclock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McPunchclock clinches up with Wallace and pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace tries to break the clinch but McPunchclock is controlling the position.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
McPunchclock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wallace blocks it with crossed arms.
McPunchclock looking to throw knees to the head but Wallace is blocking nicely.
Wallace wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but McPunchclock is controlling him.
McPunchclock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
McPunchclock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wallace's efforts to push away.
McPunchclock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McPunchclock missing with knees to the body.
Wallace scores with a hook to the body.
Wallace wants to get back to striking at distance but McPunchclock won't allow it.

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.
Wallace tries to circle away but McPunchclock has him pinned against the cage.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wallace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McPunchclock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wallace working hard to break the clinch.
Wallace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wallace avoiding damage as McPunchclock throws knees to the body.
Wallace is trying to break free.
Wallace is looking to break free of the clinch but McPunchclock has double underhooks.

Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace wants to clinch
and McPunchclock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McPunchclock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

McPunchclock forces Wallace back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Wallace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny McPunchclock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - McPunchclock circles away.
McPunchclock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McPunchclock tries to clinch
and Wallace counters with a body kick.
Wallace is looking to clinch.
Wallace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McPunchclock's waist but McPunchclock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wallace off to one side.
McPunchclock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but McPunchclock pushes him off.
Wallace wants to clinch up but McPunchclock keeps it at a distance.
Wallace is trying hard to land a takedown here. McPunchclock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from McPunchclock.
Daniel Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but McPunchclock pushes him off.
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniel Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McPunchclock has closed the distance and engaged Wallace in a clinch.
Wallace is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McPunchclock scores with a knee to the head.
Wallace tries to break free but McPunchclock pushes him back against the cage.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
McPunchclock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McPunchclock has him pressed against the cage.
McPunchclock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wallace here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wallace presses McPunchclock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Wallace.
A frustrated look appears on Wallace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McPunchclock throws a knee to the head but misses.
McPunchclock misses with a knee strike.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but McPunchclock has him pressed against the cage.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
McPunchclock tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wallace looks to land a combination. McPunchclock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McPunchclock clinches but Wallace breaks the clinch
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

McPunchclock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by McPunchclock.
McPunchclock has Wallace pressed against the cage, preventing Wallace from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McPunchclock is struggling to control the position.
McPunchclock prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
McPunchclock lands an elbow that stopped Wallace in his tracks for a moment.
McPunchclock tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace tries to break free but McPunchclock pushes him back against the cage.
McPunchclock keeps control of Wallace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPunchclock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallace lands a nice uppercut.

Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
McPunchclock fails in his attempt to clinch.
McPunchclock tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
McPunchclock is looking to clinch.
McPunchclock tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McPunchclock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McPunchclock fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wallace.
McPunchclock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - McPunchclock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnny McPunchclock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McPunchclock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wallace avoids it.
McPunchclock tries to land knees in the clinch but Wallace avoids the damage to the body.
Daniel Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wallace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McPunchclock crunches a lovely knee into Wallace's ribcage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McPunchclock has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McPunchclock misses with a knee to the head.
Wallace lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wallace, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

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