PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Wallace
vs
De Noteboom

175 cm
32
204 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

185 cm
25
204 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Shot in the Arm Nutrition
[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wallace gets a double leg takedown into De Noteboom's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wallace postures up.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.
De Noteboom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wallace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wallace cracks De Noteboom with a solid left hand.
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
Wallace is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Noteboom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Noteboom thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wallace slips nicely into half guard.
Wallace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Noteboom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wallace.
De Noteboom tries to roll over but Wallace keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace thows a huge punch but De Noteboom dodges it nicely.
De Noteboom wants to improve his position but Wallace is controlling well.
Wallace thows a huge punch but De Noteboom dodges it nicely.
Wallace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Noteboom with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Noteboom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wallace.
Wallace winds up and cracks De Noteboom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wallace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wallace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Noteboom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wallace trying to control but De Noteboom is working from the bottom.
Wallace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Noteboom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wallace.
De Noteboom wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Wallace landing with the ground and pound.
De Noteboom keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace lands a couple of digs.
Wallace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wallace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallace 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 stays in close to De Noteboom's body and controls the position.
Wallace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Noteboom's head.
Wallace slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Noteboom trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from De Noteboom.
Wallace working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Noteboom's head.
Wallace won't allow De Noteboom to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Noteboom holds on and takes a little breather.
De Noteboom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Noteboom striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Wallace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wallace postures up in De Noteboom's guard and throws a big left but De Noteboom blocks it.
Wallace wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses.
Wallace engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antoine Wallace.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Noteboom manages to avoid it.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Noteboom but De Noteboom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Noteboom with a poor takedown

and Wallace counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Noteboom throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
De Noteboom looking to control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
De Noteboom keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Noteboom wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Wallace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Noteboom keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
De Noteboom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there.
Wallace scoring with some ground and pound.
Wallace postures up in De Noteboom's guard and throws a big left but De Noteboom blocks it.
De Noteboom is trying to keep Wallace in close.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wallace wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.
Wallace is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
De Noteboom looking for a sweep. Not yet De Noteboom, not yet.
Wallace postures up in De Noteboom's guard and throws a big left but De Noteboom blocks it.
De Noteboom keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Antoine Wallace has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De Noteboom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wallace swivels and escapes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom connects with a solid leg kick.
De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Antoine Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo De Noteboom.
De Noteboom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wallace avoids it really well and circles away.
Wallace wants to clinch.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but De Noteboom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as De Noteboom shoots in.
De Noteboom fails with the takedown

and Wallace counters with a beautiful punch that sends De Noteboom to the canvas!

De Noteboom is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wallace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wallace landing some decent shots from guard.
De Noteboom keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wallace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Noteboom is still in real trouble! Can Wallace finish him?
Wallace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.
De Noteboom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Noteboom wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
De Noteboom seems to have recovered his senses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wallace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Noteboom controlling Wallace's posture.
Wallace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Noteboom tries to strike from the bottom.
De Noteboom wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace passes into half guard.
De Noteboom tries to get to full guard but Wallace has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoine Wallace dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

De Noteboom avoids the body shot from Wallace.

De Noteboom fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wallace sprawls well initially but De Noteboom persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wallace wants to improve his position but De Noteboom is controlling well.
Wallace regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Noteboom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace wants to control but De Noteboom passes easily into half guard.
De Noteboom is nestled in close to Wallace, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wallace moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Noteboom cracks Wallace with a solid left hand.

Wallace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Noteboom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.

Wallace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Noteboom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wallace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Noteboom.

Wallace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Noteboom is aware though and is defending well.
De Noteboom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wallace bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Noteboom's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Noteboom punching from the bottom.
Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wallace looking to sit in guard and control but De Noteboom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Wallace has his foot on De Noteboom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Noteboom works his way back into a safe position though.

Wallace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Noteboom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Noteboom working some strikes from top position.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.

Wallace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Wallace looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! De Noteboom has picked Wallace up and slammed him! Wallace can't keep hold of the triangle and De Noteboom manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom working the ground and pound.
Wallace taking a bit of punishment here - De Noteboom scoring with strikes.
Wallace tries to improve position but can't.
Wallace gets back to half guard.
De Noteboom scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wallace is pressing down on De Noteboom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Noteboom chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wallace had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Noteboom defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Noteboom scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wallace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Noteboom.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom landing some decent shots from guard.
De Noteboom with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wallace is on top in guard.
Wallace distracts De Noteboom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wallace landing with the ground and pound.
De Noteboom keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
De Noteboom is trying to keep Wallace in close.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but De Noteboom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but De Noteboom is retaining full guard.
De Noteboom striking off his back but it's not causing Wallace any problems.
Wallace is pushing down on De Noteboom's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Noteboom is fighting to maintain full guard but Wallace has managed to sneak the leg through.
De Noteboom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wallace scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Noteboom is looking to control Wallace's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Noteboom avoid being mounted?
De Noteboom gets back to full guard.
Wallace postures up.
Wallace makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Noteboom trying to keep a closed guard but Wallace is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wallace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace trying to control but De Noteboom is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Noteboom throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wallace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Noteboom's head.
De Noteboom working a defensive guard here.
Wallace throwing strikes from guard but De Noteboom blocks nicely.
De Noteboom wants to sweep but no luck.
De Noteboom keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace with a nice head shot there.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Noteboom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses.
Antoine Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom looking to control.
Wallace controlling from the top position.
De Noteboom trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
De Noteboom doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
De Noteboom lands a decent shot there.
Wallace engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Noteboom keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rodrigo De Noteboom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antoine Wallace.
Wallace keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Wallace gets caught flat footed, as De Noteboom shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wallace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wallace is trying to control. De Noteboom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Noteboom makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Noteboom.
Wallace not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

De Noteboom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wallace slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wallace trying to control but De Noteboom is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Antoine Wallace has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De Noteboom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antoine Wallace.
Well Wallace has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Antoine Wallace!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Antoine Wallace!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Antoine Wallace!

Antoine Wallace wins by unanimous decision!
Antoine Wallace made sure to mention his sponsor, Happy Pills in his post fight interview.