PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walloping Willy Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walloping Willy Wallace will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bates
vs
Willy Wallace

151 cm
26
346 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

216 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allan Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walloping Willy Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates misses with a takedown attempt - Wallace sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bates really is a fat lump.
Bates dives in for a single leg takedown but Wallace sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Bates gets tackled into the cage by Wallace. Wallace maintains the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Wallace.
Wallace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wallace lands an elbow that stopped Bates in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Allan Bates has been cut.

Bates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wallace clinches up with Bates and pushes him back against the cage.
Bates is trying to push Wallace away but Wallace has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Allan Bates's cut is getting worse.
Wallace jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bates walks away with a smile on his face. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Bates throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wallace was covering up waiting for the punch and Bates finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Wallace pushes Bates off and gets back to his feet.
Bates is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Wallace. No joy for Bates on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wallace trying to stall but Bates improves his position.
Wallace tries a body shot but Bates blocks it.
Wallace effectively controlling the action here.

Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Wallace pounces like a tiger and cracks Bates with a vicious hook! Bates is down but not out! Wallace follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Walloping Willy Wallace!