PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace's entrance music is Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. A fine choice. 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.

Wallace
vs
Yang

175 cm
33
204 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

178 cm
29
193 lbs
19 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

BeastMode

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Yang!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace closes the distance and clinches up with Yang, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes Yang against the cage but Yang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yang.
Yang looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Wallace thows a body shot but no joy.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Yang sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yang stuns Wallace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yang takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yang was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Yang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wallace at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Yang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yang tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallace with a jab.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Yang is just out of range.
Yang swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yang.
Wallace throws a body punch but Yang moves out of range.
Yang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Yang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with an uppercut
and Yang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Wallace tries to keep at a distance but Yang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wallace tries to throw a body punch but Yang avoids it by throwing Wallace back against the cage.
Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wallace tries to work over Yang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yang looking to throw knees to the head but Wallace is blocking nicely.
Wallace tries a body shot but Yang blocks it.
Yang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Wallace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace tries a body shot but Yang blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yang.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wallace lands a left hand.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Yang blocks a body shot from Wallace.
Wallace stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wallace is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wallace.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yang tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
Yang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Yang.
Wallace pushes Yang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yang looks winded!
Yang looking to throw knees to the head but Wallace is blocking nicely.
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wallace is leaning against Yang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wallace misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang stops a takedown attempt from Wallace.
Wallace tries a body shot but Yang blocks it.
Wallace avoiding damage.
Yang lands with a right to the head.
Wallace effectively controlling the action here.
Wallace lands a shot to the body.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Yang controls his hands.
Wallace's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yang taking a breather.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wallace taking a breather.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yang's elbow.
Yang is pressed up against the cage. Wallace has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yang down to the mat. Yang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No joy there for Yang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.

Wallace drops Yang with a beautiful combination! Yang stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wallace is looking for the KO!
Wallace scores with a hook to the body. Yang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Yang lands a jab.
Yang misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yang. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace lands an overhand right.

Yang is rocked!
Wallace is looking to wear down Yang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yang swinging wildly here.
Yang is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Wallace scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoine Wallace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Yang seems to have recovered his senses.

Yang moves into range and clinches up with Wallace.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wallace works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wallace dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yang lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Yang controls his hands.
Wallace is leaning against Yang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Wallace tries to throw a body punch but Yang avoids it by throwing Wallace back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wallace takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Wallace.

Wallace has picked Yang up - he's going for a ride! Wallace dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wallace connects with a nice short shot to Yang's temple.
Yang is breathing heavily.

Yang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wallace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Wallace.
Wallace working Yang over with strikes.

Yang is rocked!
Wallace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yang is still in real trouble! Can Wallace finish him?
Yang taking some punishment here, with Wallace in his half guard.
Wallace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yang can do to turn this around?
Wallace lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Yang! More strikes land and this one is all over! Wallace jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoine Wallace!
Post fight, Antoine Wallace stared into the camera and said 'The A-Train rolls on! Find me someone else to put on their back.'.