PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 5371 p4p, 2343 weight class) and Adrian Sterling (ranked 425 p4p, 266 weight class). Sterling has chosen Snake by Lil Keed as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wallace
vs
Sterling

175 cm
30
160
7 - 8 - 0

177 cm
26
159
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wallace shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wallace was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wallace staying calm.
Sterling throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Sterling throws an elbow that doesn't really do any damage.
Wallace is chipping away with strikes.
Sterling on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wallace has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sterling tries to buck Wallace off but Wallace is having none of it.
Sterling is trying to control Wallace's posture but Wallace avoids it.
Wallace is working Sterling over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sterling is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Wallace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wallace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sterling tries to bench press Wallace off him but Wallace keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wallace off and has taken his back!
Wallace rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sterling wants to pass to mount but Wallace is defending the position.

Sterling is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wallace defends it well.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Sterling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sterling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Sterling 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. Sterling eventually gives up the hold.
Wallace gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.

Wallace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sterling can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Wallace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sterling is aware though and is defending well.

Wallace looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.

Sterling postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wallace is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sterling, into his guard.

Sterling wants to sweep but no luck.
Sterling is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sterling looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Sterling is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sterling had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wallace defends it easily.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Sterling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Sterling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sterling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sterling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wallace.

Sterling looking for a guillotine here but Wallace defends easily.

Sterling working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sterling is keeping the position for now.
Sterling tries to strike from the bottom.

Sterling working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wallace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wallace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wallace cracks Sterling with a solid left hand.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but Sterling is retaining full guard.
Wallace working some strikes from top position.

Sterling looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sterling working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.
Sterling striking off his back but it's not causing Wallace any problems.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Wallace dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sterling gets caught napping as Wallace dives in and scores a takedown. Sterling manages to retain guard.

Wallace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Wallace drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wallace jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Sterling keeps moving.
Sterling is trying to control the position but Wallace postures up.
Sterling might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wallace haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Wallace drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wallace jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wallace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.

Sterling is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wallace passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wallace swings around for an armbar but Sterling sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wallace's guard.
Sterling slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Sterling got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wallace has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sterling has managed to get both his arms back between Wallace's legs - danger averted.
Sterling slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sterling makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Wallace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sterling gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sterling connects with a couple of short punches.
Sterling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sterling controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wallace has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sterling is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wallace.

Sterling is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wallace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sterling working the ground and pound.
Wallace is trying to get back to half guard.

Sterling looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Sterling working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling trying to control the position but Wallace is working away.

Sterling tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sterling has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sterling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallace keeps working.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Sterling keeps moving and retains side control.
Sterling wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Wallace gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Sterling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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 trying to control from the bottom.
Wallace is not content to let Sterling control the position.
Sterling looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wallace with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Sterling is working for a submission of some sort.
Wallace is pressing down on Sterling's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wallace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sterling pushes down on Wallace's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Sterling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wallace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Sterling is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wallace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wallace preventing the sweep.
Wallace connects with a couple of short punches.
Sterling has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wallace has passed into side control.

Wallace looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wallace tries for a kimura but Sterling is defending well.
Wallace wants to control but Sterling is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sterling!
Sterling regains half guard.

Sterling looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace blocks the strikes from Sterling.
Sterling is trying to get back to full guard.

Wallace is looking for a kimura but Sterling is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wallace to get the leverage.

Sterling has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Wallace escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Wallace!
Sterling tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling regains half guard.
William Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sterling tries to get to full guard but Wallace has control of the leg.

Wallace is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sterling has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wallace scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wallace scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sterling manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Sterling working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wallace has passed into half guard!
Wallace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wallace trying to control from half guard but Sterling is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wallace moves nicely into side control.
Wallace working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wallace working the ground and pound from side control.

Wallace is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sterling is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Wallace tries for a kimura but Sterling is defending well.

Wallace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sterling can do to turn this around?
Wallace blocks the strikes from Sterling.
Sterling tries to bench press Wallace off him but Wallace keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wallace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sterling sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Sterling has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Wallace. Oh but Sterling has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Wallace goes limp - he's gone! Sterling jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adrian Sterling!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Adrian Sterling waved his t-shirt featuring Shadow Realm Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.