PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Twisted Fister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marsellus Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fister
vs
Wallace

182 cm
19
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Attliction

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Twisted Fister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marsellus Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fister.
Fister wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.

Fister wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well.
Wallace tries to buck Fister off but Fister is having none of it.

Fister wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well.
Wallace tries to improve position but can't.
Wallace gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Fister thows a huge punch but Wallace dodges it nicely.
Fister is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fister wants to pass the guard but Wallace is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fister is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Wallace actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fister in particular looking to stall.
Fister trying to pass the guard but Wallace defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Fister shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wallace's guard.

Wallace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace looks gassed!

Wallace looking for a guillotine here but Fister defends easily.

Wallace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fister wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Wallace working for a triangle but Fister defends it easily.

Wallace is looking for a triangle but Fister pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fister works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wallace manages to get to full guard.

Wallace working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fister has passed into half guard!
Wallace pushes Fister off looking to stand but Fister dives back in and keeps control.
Fister is looking to advance position but Wallace won't allow it.
Fister not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Fister is controlling well.
Fister is tying to control. Wallace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fister tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wallace knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wallace with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fister to score with a decent uppercut.

Wallace gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fister is one step ahead there.
Fister is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Wallace had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fister is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wallace Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fister's back instead.

Wallace has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fister trying to control the action but Wallace just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wallace is looking for the choke from the back position but Fister is controlling his hands well.

Fister defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wallace's arms.

Wallace looking for the choke from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fister is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wallace gets his way!
Fister rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fister trying to control but Wallace postures up.
Wallace wants to stand up but Fister is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wallace is working for a submission of some sort.

Wallace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marsellus Wallace 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.

Wallace shoots in for a takedown but Fister shows good takedown defense.

Fister instigates a clinch.
Wallace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fister manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Fister lands a takedown into guard.
Fister seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wallace is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wallace is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fister dives into side control.
Wallace manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.

Wallace looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fister throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Fister is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace trying to hold on to Fister's head to control him but Fister postures up.

Wallace looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wallace doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Fister counters by clinching up.

Fister tightens his grip and picks Wallace up, before dumping him to the ground. Wallace manages to land in guard.
Fister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fister trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Fister is proving a slippery customer.
Fister throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely.
Fister sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fister slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fister is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wallace is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wallace is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Wallace looking for submissions off his back.
Fister is trying to control the action in half guard but Wallace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fister.

Fister 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 trying to stand.
Fister trying to control from half guard but Wallace is working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fister.
Wallace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fister is trying to move to mount but Wallace reverses beautifully and ends up in Fister's guard.
Marsellus Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Fister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace wants to pass the guard but Fister is keeping the position.
Fister trying to control the position here.

Fister throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fister has his foot on Wallace's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wallace works his way back into a safe position though.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fister swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wallace wants to stand but Fister has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Fister looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Wallace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Wallace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fister keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace wants to get up but he can't break Fister's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Wallace gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt

and Fister counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Twisted Fister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marsellus Wallace.
Fister throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely.
Fister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wallace's guard.
Fister works his way into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fister has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fister looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twisted Fister dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Fister has managed to clinch.

Fister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fister drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fister trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.

Fister drops back looking for a leg! Wallace is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wallace manages to kick Fister off! Fister jumps back into Wallace's guard.
Wallace looking to control.
Fister looking to pass the guard.
Fister thows a big elbow that misses.
Fister pushes down on Wallace's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Wallace looking for submissions off his back.
Fister trying to control from half guard but Wallace is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Fister circles away easily

and Fister counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fister is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Fister is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallace defending well though.
Fister frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wallace wants to hold on but Fister pushes him away.
Fister tries to control but Wallace wriggling away.

Fister is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wallace is surviving well by controlling Fister's body position as best he can.
Wallace manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Wallace is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fister pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Wallace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fister is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wallace!
Wallace's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Fister tries to control but Wallace wriggling away.
Wallace is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fister throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wallace because Fister loaded up on that one.
Wallace is trying to escape the mount.

Fister is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wallace can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Fister working for a guillotine from mount but Wallace is in no mood to give up.

Wallace defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fister.
Fister looking to finish Wallace with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wallace!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fister prevents Wallace from getting the reversal.
Fister wants to control the pace but Wallace is squirming around nicely.
Wallace is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fister moves to the back position.
Wallace is in bad spot here.
Fister struggling to land strikes to the head as Wallace covers up.
Wallace tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Wallace is trying desperately to improve position.
Wallace manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fister prevents Wallace from improving his position.

Fister is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fister trying to control from half guard but Wallace is working away.
Fister not doing much here.
Wallace tries to roll over but Fister keeps him under control.
Fister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallace defending well though.
Fister trying to control from half guard but Wallace is working away.
Fister not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Fister scores a takedown into full mount!
Wallace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Twisted Fister showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fister has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twisted Fister!