PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wallace's choice of entrance music: Sandaless - Wojownik. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kravichenko
vs
Wallace

190 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
193 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Kravichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kravichenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wallace!
Wallace is trying to control Kravichenko's posture but Kravichenko avoids it.
Wallace misses with a strike from the bottom.
Wallace struggling a bit here.
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.
Wallace is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kravichenko is staying active.
Wallace is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Wallace looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wallace is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wallace tries to hold on but Kravichenko postures up.
Kravichenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kravichenko is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Kravichenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kravichenko scores with a jab. Wallace acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Kravichenko sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kravichenko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wallace's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kravichenko wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wallace slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kravichenko stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko throws a good cross that connects.
Wallace with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Kravichenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Oleg Kravichenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafal Wallace.

Kravichenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kravichenko is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kravichenko prevents Wallace from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Kravichenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kravichenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Wallace shoots and misses
and Kravichenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Kravichenko gets a takedown into half guard.
Kravichenko tries to stand and escape but Wallace is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard but Kravichenko has passed into side control.
Kravichenko is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wallace wants to control but Kravichenko postures up.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet.
Wallace has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to control but Kravichenko postures up.
Oleg Kravichenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kravichenko decides to take the fight back to the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Wallace enables Kravichenko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wallace manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kravichenko preventing the sweep.
Kravichenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kravichenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wallace is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Oleg Kravichenko.

Wallace gets caught flat footed, as Kravichenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Wallace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kravichenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kravichenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Wallace looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kravichenko passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kravichenko stands up.
Kravichenko jabs at Wallace's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kravichenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A cross from Kravichenko lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Kravichenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A cross from Kravichenko lands.

Kravichenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.
Wallace is trying to control but can't.
Kravichenko trying to control from half guard but Wallace is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Oleg Kravichenko just wasn't active enough.
Kravichenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wallace.
Kravichenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wallace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kravichenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace shoots in for a double leg but Kravichenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oleg Kravichenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafal Wallace.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Kravichenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wallace trying to control but Kravichenko postures up.
Kravichenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Wallace looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kravichenko is trying to control. Wallace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Oleg Kravichenko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wallace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kravichenko defends it nicely.
Wallace takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kravichenko dives in and scores a takedown into Wallace's guard.
Kravichenko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Wallace throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kravichenko uses it to pass to side control.
Rafal Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kravichenko stands up and beckons Wallace to his feet.
Kravichenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kravichenko gets the takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Kravichenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kravichenko 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Kravichenko!
A victorious Oleg Kravichenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Rafal Wallace had this to say: 'Never give up'.