PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotten's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, White Zombie - More Human Than Human. Wallace has chosen Uprising as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rotten
vs
Wallace

187 cm
36
185 lbs
30 - 20 - 1

195 cm
30
289 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rotten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Rotten shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rotten showed some decent athleticism there.

Wallace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rotten perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.

Wallace actively working from the bottom here.
Wallace is trying to control but Rotten passes into side control!
Wallace wants to control but Rotten postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten just content to control the position.
Wallace is looking to reverse the position.
Rotten controls the position.
Rotten avoids the strikes from the bottom by Wallace.
Rotten trying to control the position but Wallace is working away.
Wallace tries to bench press Rotten off him but Rotten keeps the position.
Rotten staying calm.
Wallace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wallace's shoulder. That is not cool.

Johnny Rotten has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rotten moves out of range of the strikes.
Rotten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wallace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Rotten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace looks to throw a body kick
and Rotten counters with an inside leg kick.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Rotten moved out of range nicely.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rotten.
William Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotten works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Rotten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wallace dives in for a single leg takedown but Rotten sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rotten obliges.
Rotten has Wallace pressed against the cage, preventing Wallace from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wallace is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnny Rotten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.
Rotten lands a body punch.
Rotten taking a breather.

Rotten manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Rotten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rotten dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rotten stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rotten wants it to stay on the feet.
Rotten tries to move into range but Wallace moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Rotten.
Wallace takes one on the button.
Wallace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Rotten will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A nice inside leg kick there by Rotten. That's going to slow Wallace down.
Donk. Wallace catches Rotten right on the button with a cross.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Rotten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rotten as he jumps to the side.
Rotten ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rotten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rotten slaps away a takedown attempt from Wallace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rotten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Rotten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnny Rotten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.
Rotten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wallace blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Rotten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rotten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wallace is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rotten lands a shoulder strike.

Wallace has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rotten regains guard immediately.
Wallace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace trying to control but Rotten is working from the bottom.
Wallace throws a strike but Rotten rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rotten is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rotten preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Rotten from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rotten thumps Wallace with a low kick.
Wallace has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace has a takedown stuffed.
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rotten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Rotten moves out of range.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rotten.
A big left from Wallace misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten lands with a nice body kick.
Rotten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Wallace throws a jab when Rotten was well out of range.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wallace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rotten makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wallace really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Rotten will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wallace dodges the punch combination from Rotten.
Rotten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wallace.
Wallace swings for the body but Rotten moves out of range.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Rotten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace fails with the takedown
letting Rotten counter with a right hand.
Rotten takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A shot to the body from Wallace misses
and Rotten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rotten avoids a kick to the body.
Rotten lands a lovely overhand right.
Wallace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
William Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Wallace throws a jab but it's blocked by Rotten.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Wallace walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rotten.
Rotten connects with a body shot that sends Wallace's belly button to the back.
Good leg kick by Rotten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rotten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wallace takes a step back to recover.
Wallace throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
William Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Wallace misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rotten connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wallace scrambles back to his feet.
Rotten stuffs the takedown attempt from Wallace. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Rotten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.
Wallace gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rotten lands with a thumping leg kick.

Rotten closes the distance and pushes Wallace back into the cage.
Wallace wants a takedown but no success here.
Rotten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rotten gets underhooks to prevent Wallace's takedown attempt.
Rotten looking to throw knees to the head but Wallace is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rotten pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rotten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wallace shoots in for a double leg but Rotten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Rotten finds it's target.
Wallace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wallace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rotten stuns Wallace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rotten. Beautiful body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rotten.
Johnny Rotten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet.
William Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rotten moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Wallace is pushing Rotten's head away, looking to escape. Rotten manages to hold on to the position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Johnny Rotten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wallace looks to move to half guard but instead Rotten has passed into mount! Damn!
Wallace throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rotten. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Rotten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rotten 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Rotten!
An out of breath Johnny Rotten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.