PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Wallace (ranked 407 p4p, 1135 weight class) and William Riker (ranked 62 p4p, 145 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wallace might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hound Dog. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wallace
vs
Riker

206 cm
31
265
16 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
265
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riker.
Riker misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Riker misses its intended target.
Riker needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like William Riker has been cut.
Riker misses with a looping left.
Wallace misses the jab.
Riker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wallace defends it well.
The fighters circling - Wallace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Riker does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Wallace's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Wallace cracks Riker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Riker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wallace finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace goes for a small jab and connects. Now Wallace goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Riker stumbles back but Wallace runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Riker to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Riker will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bubba Wallace!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bubba Wallace made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.