PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Steven Wallace has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Wallace
vs
Velasquez

173 cm
26
225 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
19
244 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Velasquez swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Velasquez slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Velasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velasquez slips under a jab.
Velasquez moves out of range as Wallace strikes.
Velasquez tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace cracks a nice hook into Velasquez's ribs.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses
and Wallace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Wallace.
Velasquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Velasquez looks gassed!
Wallace misses with a straight right.
Velasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wallace thuds a left hand into Velasquez's body.
Velasquez avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Velasquez moved out of range nicely.
Wallace is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Velasquez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Velasquez loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wallace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Velasquez momentarily.
No joy there for Velasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace punishes Velasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Wallace is looking to wear down Velasquez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch lands to the side of Velasquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Velasquez on the side of the head.
Wallace lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Velasquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Wallace.
A shot to the liver by Wallace. Beautiful body shot.
Velasquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Velasquez is rocked!
Wallace walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Velasquez drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Wallace swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Velasquez's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Wallace!