PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Toth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wallace
vs
Toth

178 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

SAVE A FIGHTER

Tokyo Foundation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Toth!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wallace gets caught flat footed, as Toth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wallace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Toth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wallace wants to stand up but Toth is controlling him.
Wallace tries to strike from the bottom.
Toth stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.

Toth decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wallace, up you get!
Wallace scores with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Toth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches up with Toth, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes Toth against the cage but Toth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Toth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toth avoids the body shot from Wallace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toth closes the distance and clinches.
Wallace can't get the takedown.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Toth manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Toth tightens his grip and picks Wallace up, before dumping him to the ground. Wallace manages to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wallace is on top in guard.
Wallace stands up over Toth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Toth pushes Wallace off and gets back to his feet.
Toth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Wallace.
Toth tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toth dives in and grabs Wallace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes down on Toth's head and hops out.
Toth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toth circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toth tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
A big left from Toth misses.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Toth sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wallace shoots in but no luck this time.

Wallace tries to sprawl but Toth drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Toth gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Wallace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toth swivels and escapes.
Toth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallace.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toth rushes Wallace and presses him up against the cage.
Toth has Wallace pressed against the cage.
Toth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wallace goes for a takedown attempt but Toth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toth on the side of the head.

Wallace shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wallace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toth keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking to sit in guard and control but Toth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Toth works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Toth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Toth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Toth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Toth moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Toth tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.

Toth tries to sprawl but Wallace drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Toth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Toth looking for a guillotine here but Wallace defends easily.
Wallace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Toth's head.
Wallace working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toth's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wallace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wallace postures up in Toth's guard and throws a big left but Toth blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wallace defends well.
Toth is breathing heavily.
Wallace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Toth wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.

Wallace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Toth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wallace has managed to get both his arms back between Toth's legs - danger averted.
Wallace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Toth's head.
Wallace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Toth keeps moving.

Toth has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wallace off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toth.
Wallace lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wallace drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Toth regains half guard.
Toth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wallace working over Toth with some ground and pound. Toth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wallace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wallace seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Toth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wallace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wallace lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 wants to take a breather but Toth is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wallace lands a nice short elbow.
Toth has hold of Wallace's hands but Wallace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wallace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toth keeps working.
Ground and pound from Wallace.
Toth is trying to get back to full 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 knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Toth on the ground.
Wallace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wallace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wallace working Toth over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wallace lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wallace scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Toth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Wallace.
Toth wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy.
Wallace working Toth over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wallace lands a nice short elbow.
Wallace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Wallace dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Toth.
Wallace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice takedown defense from Toth. No joy for Wallace on that attempt.
Wallace throws a shot to the body.
Toth tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Toth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Toth.
Toth swinging wildly here.
Toth tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Wallace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Wallace throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Toth tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wallace is in Toth's guard.
Toth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace can't escape the position.
Wallace wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Toth is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Wallace is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Toth!