PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Broadbent (ranked 4681 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Wallace (ranked 5194 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Broadbent
vs
Wallace

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 The Island, Steve Broadbent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerald Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Broadbent.
Wallace takes a swing at Broadbent's ribcage but misses.
Wallace takes a swing at Broadbent's ribcage but misses.
Broadbent changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Broadbent tries to move into range but Wallace moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gerald Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Broadbent misses.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broadbent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Broadbent is looking to counter the offense by Wallace and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadbent takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Broadbent takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace lands a jab to the nose.
Broadbent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Broadbent drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wallace sprawls and moves away.
Wallace misses with an uppercut. Broadbent saw that one coming.
It looked like Broadbent wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broadbent.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Broadbent pushes him off.
Broadbent throwing a counter right hand but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Wallace as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Steve Broadbent has been cut.
Wallace looks to land a combination but Broadbent avoids it well.
Broadbent swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Broadbent's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wallace connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Broadbent scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wallace forces Broadbent back against the cage and clinches.
Broadbent tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Broadbent is trying to drag Wallace to the mat but Wallace just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Broadbent.
Broadbent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wallace taking a breather.
Broadbent is trying to pull guard but Wallace turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Broadbent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Broadbent tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wallace tries to break free but Broadbent pushes him back against the cage.
Broadbent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wallace fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Broadbent 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadbent moves out of range of the strikes.
Broadbent is looking to counter punch.
Broadbent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wallace tries to clinch but Broadbent is having none of it.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Broadbent seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gerald Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Broadbent.
Wallace misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Broadbent to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broadbent was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wallace throws a shot from downtown. Broadbent moves away and avoids it.
Broadbent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallace.
Wallace let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Broadbent avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Broadbent changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Wallace misses.
Broadbent drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wallace sprawls and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Broadbent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broadbent wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wallace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Broadbent throwing a counter right hand but Wallace manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Broadbent's cut.
That's time! Broadbent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Broadbent slips a jab from Wallace.
Broadbent attempts a counter takedown but Wallace avoids it well and moves away.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Broadbent's shoulder, as Broadbent tries to avoid the shot.
Broadbent tries to counter with a takedown but Wallace is quick to defend against it.
Broadbent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallace scores with a nice strike.
Broadbent moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wallace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Broadbent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Broadbent. Broadbent circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gerald Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Broadbent slips a straight right by Wallace.
Broadbent was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Wallace tries to get set, Broadbent tries to push him back and clinch up but Wallace manages to avoid the attempt.
Wallace misses with an uppercut. Broadbent saw that one coming.
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Broadbent slips the punch.
Broadbent was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace slips a straight right by Broadbent.
Wallace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Broadbent's shoulder, as Broadbent tries to avoid the shot.
Broadbent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wallace throws out the jab.
Broadbent swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Broadbent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Broadbent misses the target.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Broadbent avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Broadbent changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Broadbent has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Broadbent circles away quickly and effectively.
Broadbent is looking to counter punch.
Wallace slaps away a takedown attempt from Broadbent, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Broadbent was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wallace cracks a nice hook into Broadbent's ribs.
Wallace tries to clinch but Broadbent is having none of it.
It looked like Broadbent wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wallace wants to clinch up but Broadbent keeps it at a distance.
Broadbent is looking to counter the offense by Wallace and move into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Broadbent ducks down to avoid it.
Broadbent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Broadbent staying out of range there.
Broadbent swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wallace takes a swing at Broadbent's ribcage but misses.
Broadbent blocks a jab.
Broadbent is looking to counter the offense by Wallace and move into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Broadbent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Broadbent appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Broadbent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Broadbent tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wallace manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Broadbent misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Broadbent's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Broadbent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Broadbent on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Broadbent takes one to the chin there.
Wallace throws an off balance right hand
and Broadbent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broadbent slips under a jab.
Wallace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Broadbent uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadbent throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
Broadbent staying out of range there.
Broadbent tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wallace manages to circle out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with an uppercut. Broadbent saw that one coming.
It looked like Broadbent wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wallace connects with a nice looking jab.
Broadbent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Broadbent throws a shot to the body.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wallace moves to clinch but Broadbent breaks away
and Broadbent counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadbent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
As Wallace tries to get set, Broadbent tries to push him back and clinch up but Wallace manages to avoid the attempt.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Broadbent circles away.
Wallace throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Broadbent to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallace throws a jab when Broadbent was well out of range.
Broadbent half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Broadbent keeps the fight on the outside.
Broadbent was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Broadbent has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Broadbent.
Broadbent tries to move into range but Wallace moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Broadbent moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Broadbent lands.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Broadbent moved out of range nicely.
Broadbent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Broadbent tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wallace manages to circle out of the way.
Broadbent swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadbent tries to clinch up
and Wallace counters with a right hand to the body.

Wallace takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Broadbent pulls Wallace into guard.
Steve Broadbent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerald Wallace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Broadbent 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.

Broadbent has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wallace doesn't defend quickly enough and Broadbent has managed to lock this one up! Can Wallace escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Broadbent on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steve Broadbent!