PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Clubbed To Death by Rob Dougan. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Hawke was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Wallace
vs
Hawke

175 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Hawke!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke with a poor takedown

and Wallace decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hawke's guard.

Hawke has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wallace 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 Hawke.
Check out the look on Wallace's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hawke tries to bench press Wallace off him but Wallace keeps the position.

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!
Wallace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hawke takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace taking a breather here.
Wallace throws an elbow but Hawke slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace working the ground and pound but Hawke is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hawke takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hawke takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wallace landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Wallace working the ground and pound.
Wallace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Hawke's face as Wallace controls the position.
Check out the look on Wallace's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawke being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wallace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Wallace is trying to get an arm triangle but Hawke is defending well.
Wallace looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hawke is avoiding damage well.
Wallace in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wallace is chipping away with strikes.
Wallace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hawke can't do much from the bottom here.
Hawke is trying to get back to half guard.
Hawke looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke taking a bit of punishment here - Wallace scoring with strikes.
Wallace connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hawke some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Hawke's face as Wallace controls the position.
Wallace scores with punches from side control.

Wallace is trying to get an arm triangle but Hawke is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hawke to see if he's OK.

Wallace is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hawke has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace cracks Hawke with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hawke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hawke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wallace working the body and head with strikes.

Wallace looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wallace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Wallace working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawke takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoine Wallace dominated that round.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wallace misses with a straight right.
Wallace misses with a double jab.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Wallace and Hawke goes tumbling to the canvas! Wallace follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Hawke is rocked!
Antoine Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Wallace is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hawke is still in real trouble! Can Wallace finish him?
Wallace thows a huge punch but Hawke dodges it nicely.
Hawke seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wallace slips a nice elbow through Hawke's hands, connecting with Hawke's forehead.

Wallace is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wallace is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace wants to take a breather but Hawke is having none of it.
Wallace drops an elbow to the side of Hawke's head.
Wallace uses his free foot to push down on Hawke's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hawke.
Wallace lands a big elbow.
Wallace working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wallace connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wallace takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hawke is breathing heavily.
Wallace lands a big shot to the head and Hawke winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Antoine Wallace!