PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firefly oz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Wallace
vs
oz

200 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

169 cm
26
280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Firefly oz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and oz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and oz moves out of range easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
oz cracks Wallace with a nice body shot.
oz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
oz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wallace misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from oz.
oz stops a takedown attempt from Wallace.
A short right from oz on the inside.
Wallace jumps guard but oz stands there with Wallace around his waist. Wallace gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
oz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
oz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
oz misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from oz.
oz working aggressively here.
Wallace takes a shot to the head.
Wallace tries to pull guard but oz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from oz.
Still in the clinch, oz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from oz - that landed with a thud.
Wallace is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from oz.
Wallace is looking to control oz's arms but oz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wallace has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by oz.
Wallace taking a breather.
oz lands a left hand.
oz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
oz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
oz scores with a shot to the side of Wallace's head.
oz lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
oz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from oz.
oz lands a hook to the side of the head.
oz lands with a right to the head.
oz misses with a punch on the inside.
oz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wallace takes a shot to the head.
oz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
oz lands with a left to the head.
oz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from oz.
oz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
oz lands with a short shot to the head.
oz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
oz lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, oz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
oz stalling.
oz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wallace is defending well.
A short right hand to the side of the head by oz.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - oz has eaten all the pies!
Wallace tries to pull guard but oz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
oz misses with the head strike.
oz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
oz misses with a punch on the inside.
oz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
oz lands a body punch in the clinch.
oz lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, oz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
oz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, oz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from oz.
Still in the clinch, oz scores with a nice short uppercut.
oz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
oz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
oz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

oz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wallace regains guard immediately.
oz trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

oz lands a jab to the nose.
Wallace wants to clinch.
oz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace shoots and misses

and oz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by oz.
Wallace tries to circle away but oz has him pinned against the cage.
oz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
oz swings wildly with an uppercut but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
oz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, oz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
oz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
oz scores with a shot to the side of Wallace's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace blocks an uppercut.
oz lands with a right to the head.
Wallace wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
oz lands an uppercut.
Wallace looking for a takedown.
oz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from oz.
oz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from oz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
oz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
oz lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from oz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, oz scores with a nice short uppercut.
oz lands a left hand.
oz scores with a shot to the side of Wallace's head.
Still in the clinch, oz scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
oz scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, oz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
oz lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from oz.
oz lands a right hand.
A short right from oz on the inside.
Nice body punch from oz - that landed with a thud.
oz digs a right hand underneath Wallace's ribcage. Wallace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
oz lands a right hand.
oz scores with a shot to the side of Wallace's head.
oz gets through Wallace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
oz lands an uppercut.
oz pushes Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
oz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, oz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Wallace is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
oz gets through Wallace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by oz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, oz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
oz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
A short body shot lands from oz as the two fighters clinch.
oz lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by oz.
oz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
oz unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wallace! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but oz is unloading with more strikes now! Wallace drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Firefly oz!