PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Roberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by BRAVEHEART. Roberto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dead By April - Trapped. This should be fireworks!

Wallace
vs
Roberto

178 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wallace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roberto moves into range and connects with a jab.
William Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wallace drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Roberto wants to control but Wallace postures up.

Wallace is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roberto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wallace tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Roberto is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Roberto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Wallace tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roberto is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roberto keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Wallace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roberto with a nice cross.

Wallace shoots in and bounces Roberto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Wallace drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roberto dives on top into guard.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Roberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roberto is desperately trying to improve his position but Wallace has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wallace avoids the attempt from Roberto to control.
Roberto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roberto slips nicely into half guard.
Roberto wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Wallace tries to roll over but Roberto keeps him under control.
Wallace slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Roberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Roberto from controlling successfully.

Wallace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wallace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wallace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Wallace has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Roberto doesn't defend quickly enough and Wallace has managed to lock this one up! Can Roberto escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wallace on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Wallace!