PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shananigan Lurendrejer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. Antoine Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wallace
vs
Lurendrejer

175 cm
31
204 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brute

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shananigan Lurendrejer!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lurendrejer moves away.

Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.

Lurendrejer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace takes a swing at Lurendrejer's ribcage but misses.
Antoine Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Lurendrejer is just out of range.
Lurendrejer blocks a jab.
Wallace throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lurendrejer counters with an outside leg kick.
Lurendrejer shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lurendrejer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Lurendrejer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Wallace looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lurendrejer passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lurendrejer trying to control from half guard but Wallace is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wallace is trying is best to control the position here.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wallace preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wallace regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wallace controlling the position.
Lurendrejer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace trying to control the position.
Lurendrejer wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
Lurendrejer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Wallace has an active guard here but Lurendrejer has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer throws a strike but Wallace avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace trying to control the position here.
Wallace bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lurendrejer's guard.
Lurendrejer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lurendrejer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wallace postures up in Lurendrejer's guard and throws a big left but Lurendrejer blocks it.
Lurendrejer tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallace trying to control but Lurendrejer is working from the bottom.
Wallace won't allow Lurendrejer to sweep him here.
Wallace scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lurendrejer looking for a sweep. Not yet Lurendrejer, not yet.
Lurendrejer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lurendrejer managing to control the position.
Lurendrejer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wallace.
Lurendrejer controls Wallace momentarily but Wallace frees himself.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but Lurendrejer is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Lurendrejer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Wallace bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wallace trying to control the position but Lurendrejer is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Wallace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Wallace.
Lurendrejer is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The strikes coming from Wallace are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Antoine Wallace will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lurendrejer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Lurendrejer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lurendrejer lands a front kick.
Lurendrejer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lurendrejer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lurendrejer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace scores with a hook to the body. Lurendrejer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lurendrejer.
Wallace checks a leg kick.
Lurendrejer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wallace swivels and escapes.
Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lurendrejer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lurendrejer blocks a jab.
Lurendrejer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer throws a front kick aimed at Wallace's knee but Wallace avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a lazy uppercut
and Lurendrejer counters with a nice leg kick.
Wallace checks a low kick from Lurendrejer.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lurendrejer manages to avoid it.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lurendrejer moves away.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Lurendrejer is just out of range.
Lurendrejer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wallace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lurendrejer somewhat.
Antoine Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shananigan Lurendrejer.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Lurendrejer connects with a leg kick. Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Lurendrejer.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lurendrejer manages to avoid it.
Lurendrejer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wallace back to the cage. Lurendrejer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lurendrejer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wallace is out of range and Lurendrejer settles back down.
Lurendrejer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wallace defends it nicely.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lurendrejer defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallace wants it to stay on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wallace.
Wallace scores with a jab.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lurendrejer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wallace is defended easily by Lurendrejer.
Wallace misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lurendrejer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lurendrejer is in Wallace's guard.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Lurendrejer is proving a slippery customer.
Wallace is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lurendrejer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Lurendrejer from controlling successfully.
Shananigan Lurendrejer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wallace is trying to keep Lurendrejer in close.

We're going to have a standup here because Antoine Wallace wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wallace lands a glancing blow to the side of Lurendrejer's head.

Lurendrejer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wallace was covering up waiting for the punch and Lurendrejer finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer lands a couple of digs.

Wallace looking for a guillotine here but Lurendrejer defends easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lurendrejer throwing strikes but missing.
Lurendrejer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lurendrejer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lurendrejer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lurendrejer is in close to Wallace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shananigan Lurendrejer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice cross by Wallace.
Lurendrejer throws a nice head kick!
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Wallace blocks the leg kick.
Lurendrejer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lurendrejer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wallace as he jumps to the side.
Lurendrejer throws a leg kick which misses Wallace's front leg but catches the back leg as Wallace tries to avoid it.
Wallace lands an overhand right.
Wallace is looking to wear down Lurendrejer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lurendrejer misses with a leg kick.
Wallace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wallace takes a swing at Lurendrejer's ribcage but misses.
Lurendrejer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lurendrejer throws a low kick but Wallace avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lurendrejer was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Lurendrejer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wallace misses with a left hand
and Lurendrejer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lurendrejer moves away.
Wallace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lurendrejer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lurendrejer cracks the inside of Wallace's front leg.
Shananigan Lurendrejer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lurendrejer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wallace's waist but Wallace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lurendrejer off to one side.
Lurendrejer cracks the inside of Wallace's front leg.
Wallace tries to clinch up but Lurendrejer circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Lurendrejer fails with a takedown attempt.
Antoine Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shananigan Lurendrejer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lurendrejer momentarily.
Wallace misses with a body punch
and Lurendrejer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lurendrejer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lurendrejer slips under a jab from Wallace.
Lurendrejer throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lurendrejer moves away.
Lurendrejer connects with a leg kick. Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wallace tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lurendrejer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wallace somewhat.
Good work by Wallace as he checks the leg kick.
Wallace sizes up Lurendrejer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lurendrejer throws a low kick but Wallace avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to clinch but Lurendrejer moves out of range.
Lurendrejer swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Lurendrejer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wallace's calf.

Lurendrejer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lurendrejer cracks Wallace with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Lurendrejer keeps moving and retains side control.
Lurendrejer wants to control for a moment but Wallace uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Wallace is trying to maintain the position but Lurendrejer is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer 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 moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace is really struggling to control Lurendrejer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lurendrejer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lurendrejer preventing the sweep.
Lurendrejer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lurendrejer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lurendrejer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lurendrejer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lurendrejer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shananigan Lurendrejer.
I think Lurendrejer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shananigan Lurendrejer!
Shananigan Lurendrejer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.