PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Gardner (ranked 3135 p4p, 289 weight class) and Bubba Wallace (ranked 5002 p4p, 390 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gardner
vs
Wallace

193 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

206 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 Las Vegas, Anton Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gardner counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Bubba Wallace has been cut.
Wallace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gardner.
Gardner misses with a wild body shot.
Gardner scores with a nice head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardner just misses with a punch to the body.

Wallace cracks Gardner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gardner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wallace finish him?

It looks like Anton Gardner has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner misses with a looping left.
Wallace throws out a counter right but Gardner avoids it with no problem.
Gardner misses with a left hand

and Wallace counters with a nice right hand that sends Gardner toppling to the canvas! Gardner scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wallace finish him?!
Gardner just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner looks up at the clock. Bad move! Wallace lands a right hand from hell, dropping Gardner. Wallace pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Wallace!