PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Wallace (ranked 2409 p4p, 248 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 2243 p4p, 235 weight class). Henry Wallace could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mac Bandini's chin.

Wallace
vs
Bandini

177 cm
24
149 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

179 cm
22
153 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandini avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bandini blocks a jab.
Bandini lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wallace lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Bandini. Beautiful body shot.
Bandini moves away from the strike by Wallace.

Bandini fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wallace sprawls well initially but Bandini persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace wants to control but Bandini is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wallace controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bandini thows a huge punch but Wallace dodges it nicely.
Wallace trying to hold on to Bandini's head to control him but Bandini postures up.
Bandini thows a huge punch but Wallace dodges it nicely.
Bandini throwing shots but Wallace is blocking nicely.
Wallace trying to hold on to Bandini's head to control him but Bandini postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wallace wants to control but Bandini is keeping busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Bandini is controlling well.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard but Bandini has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wallace's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
Wallace managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bandini.
Wallace struggling a bit here.

Bandini tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Bandini throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wallace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bandini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Bandini wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well.
Wallace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bandini has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wallace is trying to control Bandini's posture but Bandini avoids it.
Bandini sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wallace is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wallace's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wallace tries to bench press Bandini off him but Bandini keeps the position.

Bandini wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well.
Bandini wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Bandini seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bandini wants to stand but Wallace has his arm trapped.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.

Bandini working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wallace is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Bandini tries for a kimura but Wallace is defending well.
Bandini tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bandini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallace keeps working.
Wallace is trying to improve his position.
Wallace struggling a bit here.

Bandini is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallace has escaped the position, nice work there.

Bandini is trying to get an arm triangle but Wallace is defending well.
Wallace keeping his opponent close.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to improve position but can't.
Wallace is working hard here to advance position.
Bandini creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wallace sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wallace tries to buck Bandini off but Bandini is having none of it.
Wallace isn't going anywhere.
Bandini throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Bandini is trying to get an arm triangle but Wallace is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Bandini is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wallace is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bandini sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wallace is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Bandini is trying to get an arm triangle but Wallace is defending well.
Bandini misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wallace is trying to get back to half guard.
Wallace manages to get back to half guard.
Wallace is trying is best to control the position here.

Bandini seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Wallace trying to control but Bandini postures up.
Nice strikes from Bandini there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to roll over but Bandini keeps him under control.
Wallace gets back to full guard.
Wallace is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bandini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Bandini tries to pass.
Wallace controls Bandini momentarily but Bandini frees himself.
Wallace wants to sweep here but Bandini controlling him for the moment.

Wallace pushes Bandini off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bandini jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bandini misses the jab.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Bandini cracks a nice hook into Wallace's ribs.
Wallace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandini.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Bandini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace takes one to the chin there.
Wallace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bandini misses with a low kick.
Bandini misses with a low kick.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Bandini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace throws a series of punches but Bandini moves out of range.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bandini moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Bandini bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wallace's head.
Bandini connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bandini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Bandini shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wallace is trying to control but can't.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is refusing to be controlled, as Bandini sits in half guard.
Wallace is holding on to half guard well.
Wallace is trying to maintain the position but Bandini is very close to passing his half guard.

Bandini is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wallace is just riding it out for now. Bandini eventually gives up the hold.

Bandini is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Bandini dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wallace dips to his left and cracks Bandini with an uppercut!
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Bandini pushes him off.
Bandini now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Henry Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace throws a hook but Bandini blocks it.
It seemed like Bandini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bandini plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bandini goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Bandini misses the shot to the body.
Bandini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wallace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bandini under the eye.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandini misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Wallace misses its target.
Bandini throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bandini shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Mac Bandini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bandini misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Wallace misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandini stuns Wallace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bandini looking to score a takedown here. Wallace is defending well but Bandini drives through and ends up in Wallace's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bandini throws a big elbow that misses.
Wallace lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wallace trying to control but Bandini is working from the bottom.
Wallace is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bandini is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Bandini looking for a guillotine here but Wallace defends easily.
Bandini has a closed guard, preventing Wallace from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bandini throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Bandini keeps moving.

Bandini working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.
Mac Bandini has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wallace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wallace sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Bandini looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bandini working a defensive guard here.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Bandini keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandini avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Nice defenses there by Bandini.
Bandini slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Bandini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bandini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallace.
Bandini with a hook.
Bandini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bandini avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Bandini slips a jab from Wallace.
Bandini swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Bandini looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
Henry Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Bandini.
Bandini fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bandini swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Wallace there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace misses with a hook. Bandini ducked under it nicely.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Bandini.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Bandini.
Wallace lands the left hand.
Bandini avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Bandini connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bandini dives in for a single leg takedown but Wallace sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
Bandini cracks a nice hook into Wallace's ribs.
Bandini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandini throws out a counter right but Wallace avoids it with no problem.
Bandini walks into a jab.
Bandini shoots in but no luck this time.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Wallace enables Bandini to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wallace manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bandini with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bandini with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Bandini throws a big right hand that misses.
Bandini throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wallace holds on and takes a little breather.
Wallace wants to sweep here but Bandini controlling him for the moment.
Wallace managing to control the position.

Wallace is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bandini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bandini drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bandini jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bandini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wallace is pulling down on Bandini's head. It's preventing any offense from Bandini, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bandini won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Wallace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wallace is pulling down on Bandini's head. It's preventing any offense from Bandini, at least for the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bandini shoots in for a double leg but Wallace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bandini fails with a takedown attempt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bandini is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bandini 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Bandini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandini misses with a looping right.
Bandini missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Bandini closes the distance and clinches up with Wallace, looking for a takedown. Bandini pushes Wallace against the ropes but Wallace circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bandini wants to land a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Bandini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandini.
Well,Wallace is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Bandini cracks Wallace with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bandini.
Nice takedown defense from Wallace. No joy for Bandini on that attempt.
Bandini is breathing heavily.
Bandini misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Bandini works over Wallace's head and body with a nice combination.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace cracks a nice hook into Bandini's ribs.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandini.
Bandini blocks a jab.

Bandini takes the fight into the clinch.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandini.
A frustrated look appears on Bandini's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Bandini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from Wallace. No joy for Bandini on that attempt.
Bandini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Bandini connects with a body shot.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Bandini is out of range.
Wallace swings for the body but Bandini moves out of range.
A lazy left from Bandini finds it's target.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bandini goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
Bandini throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Bandini jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Wallace throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandini.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Bandini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bandini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mac Bandini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bandini throws a leg kick but Wallace sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Bandini misses.
No luck for Bandini with that takedown attempt.
Bandini avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Bandini moved out of range nicely.
Bandini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mac Bandini.
Well Bandini 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mac Bandini!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mac Bandini!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mac Bandini!

Mac Bandini wins by unanimous decision!
Mac Bandini decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.