PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes into the arena with Braveheart blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Wallace
vs
Yen

188 cm
26
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yen lands with a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yen checks a leg kick.
Wallace misses with a left hand
and Yen counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body.
Wallace tries to clinch but Yen is having none of it.

Wallace takes the fight into the clinch.
Yen lands a right hand.

Yen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Yen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yen lands a head kick!

It looks like William Wallace has been cut.
William Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yen wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen dives in and grabs Wallace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes down on Yen's head and hops out.
Yen throws a nice head kick!
Yen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wallace defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Yen avoids them all with ease.
Yen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wallace's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.

Yen rushes Wallace and presses him up against the cage.

Yen jumps guard and drags Wallace to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yen looking for subs off his back but Wallace has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yen keeps working.
Wallace is stalling here. Yen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wallace seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Yen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yen is trying to get an arm triangle but Wallace is defending well.
Yen working the ground and pound but Wallace is defending the strikes.
Yen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Yen is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Wallace looks calm but he's in trouble here. Yen gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Wallace is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Yen lets go of the hold and Wallace can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donnie Yen!