PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Leduc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leduc comes to the cage accompanied by Lose yourself. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Leduc
vs
Wallace

204 cm
23
289 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

187 cm
23
247 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Leduc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leduc moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Leduc throws a leg kick
and Wallace counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leduc thinking.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body.

Leduc drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Leduc lands a nice forearm strike.
Wallace isn't going anywhere.
Wallace takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Leduc postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wallace tries to improve position but can't.
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!
Leduc looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wallace is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Wallace's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wallace tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Leduc are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
Leduc misses with the ground and pound.
Wallace tries to bench press Leduc off him but Leduc keeps the position.
Wallace sneaks back into half guard.
Leduc trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.

Leduc 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 fighters are battling for position here. Wallace manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to control the position but Leduc postures up.
Leduc preventing the sweep.
Wallace controls Leduc momentarily but Leduc frees himself.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Leduc from controlling successfully.
Wallace pulls Leduc in close to prevent any damage.
Leduc will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leduc is in close to Wallace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Leduc from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is adopting a defensive guard.
Wallace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wallace is looking to advance position but Leduc won't allow it.
Leduc wants to get back to full guard.
Wallace wants to take a breather but Leduc is having none of it.
Leduc pushes Wallace off looking to stand but Wallace dives back in and keeps control.
Leduc is trying to get back to full guard.
Leduc trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leduc misses with a wild body shot.
Leduc throws a jab when Wallace was well out of range.
Leduc blocks the body kick.
Wallace tries a low kick but Leduc avoids it.
Wallace keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leduc missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace wants to slow Leduc down by chopping away at his legs.
Wallace misses with a jab to the body

and Leduc counters by moving into the clinch.
Leduc misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leduc throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Wallace.
Leduc misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Russell Wallace will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leduc takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace scores with a body shot.
Russell Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wallace, right into the meat.
Wallace connects with a looping right hand.
Leduc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wallace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Leduc is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wallace gets the takedown into side control.

Wallace is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leduc knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wallace cracks Leduc with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Leduc is looking for a sweep.
Wallace looking to control but instead Leduc has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Leduc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wallace looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wallace scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leduc tries to lock up and control but Wallace gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leduc working to try and regain half guard.
Leduc is working hard here to advance position.
Russell Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace tries to control but Leduc wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leduc is trying desperately to improve position.
Wallace looking to finish with strikes here!
Leduc holds on, trying desperately to control.

Wallace with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wallace avoids the attempt from Leduc to control.
Wallace lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leduc keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wallace wants to control the pace but Leduc is squirming around nicely.
Leduc is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wallace thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wallace lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leduc hang on?
Wallace trying to control but Leduc is having none of it.
Leduc is in a horrible position here. Wallace smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leduc tries to hold on but Wallace postures up.
Wallace with good strikes from the mount here!
Wallace lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wallace avoids the attempt from Leduc to control.
Wallace looking to control but Leduc is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wallace controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wallace moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Leduc has worked his arm free - good work by Leduc!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wallace misses with a leg kick.
Wallace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leduc fails with the takedown.

Wallace fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leduc sprawls well initially but Wallace persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Wallace is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leduc sees it coming and defends easily.
Wallace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leduc defending well though.
Wallace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leduc is looking to improve his position.
Wallace wants to take a breather but Leduc is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leduc moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Leduc wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Wallace is working Leduc over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leduc is on top in guard.

Wallace is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wallace controlling Leduc's posture.
Wallace controls Leduc momentarily but Leduc frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wallace throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Leduc escapes and throws Wallace's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wallace manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leduc keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leduc is trying to get back to full guard.
Wallace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leduc controlling the position well.
Russell Wallace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leduc trying to control from the bottom.
Wallace trying to control from Leduc's half guard. Leduc has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wallace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Russell Wallace hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wallace throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wallace finds it's way through Leduc's defenses.
Joe Leduc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leduc misses with a lunging right hand
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Leduc misses the target.
Leduc fails to land with a series of punches.
Leduc takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wallace.
Leduc throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leduc throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body.
Wallace misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wallace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Wallace!
An out of breath Russell Wallace thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.