PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Flanders
vs
Wallace

185 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 Las Vegas, Ned Flanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wallace moves into range and clinches up with Flanders.
Wallace is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flanders wants a takedown.
Flanders is working for takedown but Wallace is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Flanders manages to get underhooks.
Flanders has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wallace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Flanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Flanders has picked Wallace up - he's going for a ride! Flanders dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Flanders is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Flanders is controlling well.
Flanders is looking to advance position but Wallace won't allow it.

Flanders is working for a submission of some sort.
Wallace won't allow Flanders to pass to mount.

Flanders wants to work for an arm triangle but Wallace is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wallace is controlling Flanders's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wallace manages to get to full guard.

Wallace looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Flanders has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wallace lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Flanders!
Flanders can't escape the position.
Wallace fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flanders working to try and regain half guard.
Flanders is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Wallace.
Wallace putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wallace lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders regains half guard.
Flanders wants to improve his position but Wallace is controlling well.
Wallace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wallace seems to be looking for submissions.
Wallace is keen to just control but Flanders is a slippery customer.

Flanders looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace uses his free foot to push down on Flanders's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Flanders.
Flanders on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flanders tries to get out of the position.
Flanders is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Wallace working for a guillotine from mount but Flanders is in no mood to give up.

Wallace working for a submission but Flanders is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders tries to reverse the position but Wallace maintains control.
Wallace working Flanders over with strikes here.
Flanders working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flanders is working hard here to advance position.

Wallace has control of Flanders's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Flanders regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Wallace has control of Flanders's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Flanders regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Flanders bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wallace pulls Flanders in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Wallace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wallace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wallace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flanders circles away.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flanders as he jumps to the side.
Ned Flanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Wallace.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Wallace has a takedown stuffed.

Flanders drives through with a takedown into guard.

Flanders drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flanders jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flanders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flanders won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flanders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Flanders might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Flanders wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Flanders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Flanders avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Flanders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wallace doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Flanders counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to bench press Flanders off him but Flanders keeps the position.
Wallace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
Wallace manages to work his way to half guard, despite Flanders's best efforts.
Wallace manages to get to full guard.

Wallace is looking for a triangle but Flanders pushes his legs off easily.

Flanders drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flanders jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wallace manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Flanders is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders is squirming around, avoiding Wallace's attempts to control the action.

Wallace has hold of Flanders's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Flanders manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wallace can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flanders is looking to escape.
Flanders can't escape the position.
Wallace moves to the back.
Flanders wants to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wallace doesn't have the hooks in and Flanders manages to turn into his guard.

Flanders drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flanders jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Seth Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flanders pushing down on Wallace's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Flanders looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Flanders is trying to work for a kimura but Wallace is defending well.
Flanders has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wallace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Flanders is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Wallace is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Wallace flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Flanders anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Wallace and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Flanders slips an arm under Wallace chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Flanders has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Flanders is squeezing on Wallace like an anaconda would it's prey. Wallace fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ned Flanders!