PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vance Wallace (ranked 7310 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawson Ready (ranked 5083 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson Ready is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Wallace
vs
Ready

180 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vance Wallace!
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, Lawson Ready!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as Ready shoots in.
Wallace seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wallace tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ready sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wallace somewhat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ready.
It looked like Wallace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Ready has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ready taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ready tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ready wants to take the fight to the mat but Wallace manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vance Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawson Ready.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace really is a fat lump.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace slaps away a takedown attempt from Ready, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ready fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wallace appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ready throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Wallace misses its target.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson Ready seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ready clinches.

Ready breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ready tries for a takedown but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ready has a takedown stuffed.
Wallace seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ready looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ready fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ready misses with a head kick.
As Ready tries to get set, Wallace tries to push him back and clinch up but Ready manages to avoid the attempt.
Ready fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Wallace backs off Ready throws a huge counter combo but Wallace manages to avoid it all.
Nice uppercut lands for Ready. That snapped Wallace's head back.
Ready dives in and grabs Wallace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes down on Ready's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallace shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ready.
Ready keeps the fight on the outside.
Ready shoots for a double leg takedown but Wallace sprawls well. He's pushed Ready's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Wallace drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ready looking to control.
Wallace scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace chips away with some ground and pound.
Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wallace scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wallace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
Wallace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wallace connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Ready keeps moving.
Wallace is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vance Wallace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ready moves into the clinch successfully.
Wallace wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ready is pressed up against the cage. Wallace has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ready down to the mat. Ready avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Ready clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ready prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Ready holds him up against the cage and eventually Wallace drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vance Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ready is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ready avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wallace fails to pull guard.
Wallace tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ready wants to get back to striking at distance but Wallace won't allow it.
Ready will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wallace up against the cage.
Ready misses with an elbow strike.
Wallace is looking for a takedown.
Wallace has Ready pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ready manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wallace drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ready gets control of Wallace's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ready will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wallace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ready has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wallace has managed to get both his arms back between Ready's legs - danger averted.
Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ready working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.
Ready has a closed guard, preventing Wallace from standing up.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ready is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wallace prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wallace is trying to trip Ready. He has hold of a leg but Ready is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wallace persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Ready manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ready just leaning against Wallace, taking a breather.
Wallace tries to score a body lock takedown but Ready shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ready fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ready fails to land the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ready lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wallace has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wallace and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ready scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Wallace. No joy for Ready on that attempt.
Wallace is looking to counter the offense by Ready and move into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace avoids a kick to the body.
Wallace is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ready.
Ready shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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!

Ready darts in and clinches Wallace up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawson Ready showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wallace moves out of range of the body kick.
Wallace is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ready with a poor takedown
and Wallace counters with a nice uppercut.
Ready works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ready as he jumps to the side.

Wallace gets tackled into the cage by Ready. Ready maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ready prevents it.
Ready jumps guard but Wallace turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ready takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ready is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vance Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ready jumps guard but Wallace turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wallace drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ready pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ready shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wallace as he jumps to the side.
Ready fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wallace darts in looking for a takedown but Ready gets double underhooks and turns Wallace into the cage.
Ready looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ready is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wallace sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It appears Wallace was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ready is defended easily by Wallace.

Wallace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ready is looking to get back to is feet but Wallace passes into side control.
Ready wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Wallace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ready is looking for a sweep.
Lawson Ready has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wallace controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ready is looking for a sweep.
Wallace lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Ready's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ready taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wallace wants to control but Ready is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ready manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wallace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wallace is nestled in close to Ready, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ready trying to control but Wallace postures up.

Wallace is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ready wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vance Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wallace has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

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