PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyroil Smoochie Wallace could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladimir Kunitskiy's chin.

Smoochie Wallace
vs
Kunitskiy

165 cm
26
148 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

173 cm
31
146 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Smoochie Wallace.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kunitskiy swings for the body but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
Kunitskiy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smoochie Wallace. Smoochie Wallace obviously looking to wear him down.
Kunitskiy shoots in for a takedown but Smoochie Wallace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smoochie Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kunitskiy lands a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kunitskiy.
Smoochie Wallace cracks Kunitskiy with a good jab.
Smoochie Wallace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kunitskiy throws a hook to the side of Smoochie Wallace's head but Smoochie Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smoochie Wallace bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kunitskiy's head backwards.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kunitskiy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smoochie Wallace throws the kick towards the body but Kunitskiy avoids it.
Kunitskiy throws a hook but Smoochie Wallace blocks it.
Kunitskiy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smoochie Wallace sprawls well. Smoochie Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kunitskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Smoochie Wallace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy defending well as Smoochie Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Kunitskiy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a nice head shot.
Kunitskiy dives in for a single leg takedown but Smoochie Wallace sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Kunitskiy.
Smoochie Wallace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kunitskiy moves out of range as Smoochie Wallace strikes.
Kunitskiy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smoochie Wallace with a body shot.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
Kunitskiy shoots in for a takedown but Smoochie Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Smoochie Wallace looks to throw the jab but Kunitskiy is out of range.
A solid body kick from Kunitskiy.
Smoochie Wallace lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smoochie Wallace throws a wild body kick that Kunitskiy sees coming a mile off.
Kunitskiy slips a jab from Smoochie Wallace.
Kunitskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kunitskiy stuns Smoochie Wallace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kunitskiy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunitskiy throws the kick towards the body but Smoochie Wallace avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy throws a hook but Smoochie Wallace avoids it easily.
Smoochie Wallace swings widly with a right hand
letting Kunitskiy counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy misses with a low kick.
Kunitskiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smoochie Wallace, right into the meat.
Kunitskiy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smoochie Wallace.
Kunitskiy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kunitskiy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kunitskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smoochie Wallace manages to avoid it.
Kunitskiy misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smoochie Wallace.
Kunitskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smoochie Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunitskiy.
Smoochie Wallace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kunitskiy under the eye.
Kunitskiy scores with a decent looking hook.
Kunitskiy avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Kunitskiy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kunitskiy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace backing away here, and Kunitskiy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown but Kunitskiy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smoochie Wallace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a sloppy right hand. Kunitskiy should have avoided that one.
Kunitskiy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Smoochie Wallace.
Kunitskiy clobbers Smoochie Wallace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smoochie Wallace throws a leg kick but Kunitskiy checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Smoochie Wallace blocks the leg kick.

Kunitskiy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smoochie Wallace to the mat! Smoochie Wallace manages to get full guard.
Smoochie Wallace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smoochie Wallace bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kunitskiy's guard.

Smoochie Wallace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smoochie Wallace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smoochie Wallace has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kunitskiy pulls Smoochie Wallace in to control the position.
Smoochie Wallace is working Kunitskiy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smoochie Wallace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kunitskiy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smoochie Wallace has managed to get both his arms back between Kunitskiy's legs - danger averted.
Smoochie Wallace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smoochie Wallace postures up in Kunitskiy's guard and throws a big left but Kunitskiy blocks it.
Smoochie Wallace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kunitskiy is keeping the position for now.
Kunitskiy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kunitskiy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smoochie Wallace throws a big elbow that misses.
Smoochie Wallace cracks Kunitskiy with a solid left hand.

Kunitskiy is looking for a triangle here but Smoochie Wallace uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smoochie Wallace cracks Kunitskiy with a big elbow.
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 Tyroil Smoochie Wallace will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Smoochie Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Smoochie Wallace keeps Kunitskiy at a distance using the push kick.
Smoochie Wallace throws a jab when Kunitskiy was well out of range.
Kunitskiy misses with a hook.
Smoochie Wallace was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kunitskiy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kunitskiy cracks a nice hook into Smoochie Wallace's ribs.
Kunitskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smoochie Wallace.
Kunitskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kunitskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smoochie Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunitskiy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smoochie Wallace or perhaps it was just good defense by Kunitskiy, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kunitskiy moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kunitskiy, right into the meat.
Smoochie Wallace throws a leg kick but Kunitskiy checks it.
Kunitskiy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kunitskiy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kunitskiy walks into a jab.
Kunitskiy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Kunitskiy drives through and clinches with Smoochie Wallace against the cage.
Kunitskiy struggles to land a body shot inside as Smoochie Wallace controls his hands.
Kunitskiy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smoochie Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kunitskiy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smoochie Wallace avoids it.

Smoochie Wallace has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kunitskiy regains guard immediately.
Smoochie Wallace throwing strikes from guard but Kunitskiy blocks nicely.
Smoochie Wallace postures up.
Smoochie Wallace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smoochie Wallace with a nice head shot there.

Kunitskiy is looking for a triangle but Smoochie Wallace pushes his legs off easily.
Smoochie Wallace wants to control from the top but Kunitskiy keeps moving.
Smoochie Wallace slips nicely into half guard.
Smoochie Wallace working the head and body with strikes.
Kunitskiy tries to get to full guard but Smoochie Wallace has control of the leg.
Smoochie Wallace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kunitskiy wants to control but Smoochie Wallace is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Kunitskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Kunitskiy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smoochie Wallace scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Smoochie Wallace there.
Smoochie Wallace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kunitskiy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kunitskiy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Smoochie Wallace has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kunitskiy tries to hold on but Smoochie Wallace pushes him away.
Kunitskiy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Kunitskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy is trying to control but can't.
Smoochie Wallace is keen to just control but Kunitskiy is a slippery customer.
Smoochie Wallace scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smoochie Wallace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Kunitskiy actively working from the bottom here.

Kunitskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Smoochie Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kunitskiy can do to turn this around?
Smoochie Wallace is thwarting Kunitskiy's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyroil Smoochie Wallace dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kunitskiy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Kunitskiy.
Nice defenses there by Kunitskiy.
Smoochie Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kunitskiy as he avoids it easily.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smoochie Wallace, right into the meat.
Kunitskiy tries to score with a low kick but Smoochie Wallace moves his leg out of the way.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Kunitskiy misses.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body shot.
Kunitskiy cracks the inside of Smoochie Wallace's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace defending well as Kunitskiy loads up on a big left hand.
Kunitskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smoochie Wallace moves away.
Kunitskiy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smoochie Wallace.

Smoochie Wallace darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Smoochie Wallace drops an elbow to the side of Kunitskiy's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy trying to control but Smoochie Wallace postures up.

Kunitskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smoochie Wallace pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Smoochie Wallace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smoochie Wallace is trying to control. Kunitskiy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Kunitskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smoochie Wallace pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smoochie Wallace lands a nice short elbow.
Kunitskiy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smoochie Wallace landing with the ground and pound.
Vladimir Kunitskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Kunitskiy is rocked!
Smoochie Wallace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kunitskiy is still in real trouble! Can Smoochie Wallace finish him?
Smoochie Wallace looking to pass the guard.
Kunitskiy working a defensive guard here.
Smoochie Wallace preventing the sweep.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kunitskiy seems to have recovered his senses.
Kunitskiy controls Smoochie Wallace momentarily but Smoochie Wallace frees himself.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kunitskiy trying to control the position.
Smoochie Wallace not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kunitskiy trying to control the position here.

Kunitskiy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smoochie Wallace is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kunitskiy.
Smoochie Wallace is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kunitskiy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kunitskiy is looking for a sweep.
Smoochie Wallace lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kunitskiy down.
Kunitskiy being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kunitskiy is looking for a sweep.
Kunitskiy misses with an elbow from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smoochie Wallace, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace thanked the fans post fight for their support.