PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Grzegorzak (ranked 5727 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wallace (ranked 3564 p4p, 0 weight class). Grzegorzak comes to the cage accompanied by Karramba - Pocaluj mnie w dupe . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grzegorzak
vs
Wallace

179 cm
23
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
202 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Grzegorzak !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Grzegorzak .
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wallace moves into the clinch successfully.
Wallace tries to land knees in the clinch but Grzegorzak avoids the damage to the body.

Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallace blocks a head kick by Grzegorzak .
Grzegorzak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Grzegorzak throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grzegorzak is looking to break free of the clinch but Wallace has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace avoiding damage as Grzegorzak throws knees to the body.
Wallace is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grzegorzak wants to break free but Wallace has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace prevents Grzegorzak from breaking the clinch.

Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wallace moves into range and clinches up with Grzegorzak .

Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grzegorzak tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Grzegorzak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grzegorzak takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Mark Grzegorzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Wallace misses
and Grzegorzak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace lands a head kick!
Wallace needs to keep his hands up - Grzegorzak had a free shot at his head there.
Grzegorzak misses with a double jab

and Wallace moves into the clinch.
Grzegorzak is pushing Wallace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzegorzak wants to break free but Wallace has control.

Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Grzegorzak .
Grzegorzak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grzegorzak is breathing heavily.
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.

Wallace darts in and clinches Grzegorzak up against the cage.

Wallace decides to pull guard.
Wallace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wallace slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Wallace stands up and beckons Grzegorzak to join him on the feet.

Grzegorzak gets tackled into the cage by Wallace. Wallace maintains the clinch.

Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grzegorzak takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Grzegorzak avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Grzegorzak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grzegorzak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Wallace both land. Nice combination.

Wallace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Wallace manages to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grzegorzak won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Wallace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grzegorzak manages to get himself to full guard.

Wallace stands and steps away. Grzegorzak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Wallace dominated that round.
That's time! Grzegorzak 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wallace lands a head kick!
Mark Grzegorzak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wallace or perhaps it was just good defense by Grzegorzak , which made it look bad.
Grzegorzak goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Grzegorzak avoids them all with ease.
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wallace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grzegorzak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wallace lands with a slapping head kick.
Grzegorzak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Wallace scores with a four punch combination!
Grzegorzak leaves Wallace with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mark Grzegorzak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Wallace.
Wallace plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wallace is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grzegorzak throws a leg kick that is checked

and Wallace holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grzegorzak is trying to push Wallace away but Wallace has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grzegorzak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wallace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grzegorzak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace has a takedown stuffed.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grzegorzak lands with an uppercut that bounces Wallace off the cage and back into range.
Wallace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grzegorzak .
Wallace is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzegorzak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grzegorzak fails with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wallace throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wallace lands with a slapping head kick.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Grzegorzak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallace throws a head kick that Grzegorzak semi-blocks.
David Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grzegorzak 's waist but Grzegorzak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wallace off to one side.
Grzegorzak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grzegorzak throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.

Wallace closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Grzegorzak is looking to wear down Wallace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grzegorzak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Wallace clinches.
Wallace wants to take the fight to the mat but Grzegorzak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grzegorzak tries to break free but Wallace pushes him back against the cage.

Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wallace throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grzegorzak tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wallace or perhaps it was just good defense by Grzegorzak , which made it look bad.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Grzegorzak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grzegorzak lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Grzegorzak tries to keep at a distance but Wallace has taken the fight into the clinch.

Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grzegorzak is fending him off so far but Wallace persists. Nope, Grzegorzak circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Grzegorzak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grzegorzak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wallace throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grzegorzak 's head.
Grzegorzak tries to clinch up.
Wallace throws a head kick but Grzegorzak moves out of range.
Grzegorzak stuns Wallace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wallace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grzegorzak swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wallace or perhaps it was just good defense by Grzegorzak , which made it look bad.
Sloppy strikes from Grzegorzak . Those never looked like landing.
Wallace shoots in but Grzegorzak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grzegorzak looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mark Grzegorzak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Wallace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzegorzak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grzegorzak .
Grzegorzak tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grzegorzak slaps away a takedown attempt from Wallace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grzegorzak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wallace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grzegorzak .

Wallace has Grzegorzak up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Wallace manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grzegorzak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzegorzak trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.

Wallace has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Grzegorzak is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace has a takedown stuffed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzegorzak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grzegorzak wants it to stay on the feet.
Grzegorzak tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Wallace throws a head kick but Grzegorzak moves out of range.
Grzegorzak avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Grzegorzak has a takedown stuffed.
Grzegorzak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wallace.
Wallace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grzegorzak .
Wallace throws a head kick but Grzegorzak moves out of range.
Grzegorzak misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grzegorzak is fending him off so far but Wallace persists. Nope, Grzegorzak circles away and we're back to standing.
Grzegorzak stuns Wallace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown but Grzegorzak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wallace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grzegorzak wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Wallace clinches with his opponent.

Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace darts in looking for a takedown but Grzegorzak gets double underhooks and turns Wallace into the cage.
Grzegorzak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace lands a two punch combo.
Grzegorzak punishes Wallace's body with a nice straight punch.
Wallace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mark Grzegorzak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Wallace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grzegorzak scores with the left hand. Wallace knows he should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wallace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Wallace!