PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Biernat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Biernat's choice of entrance music: Aleja Gwiazd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Wallace
vs
Biernat

167 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karol Biernat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Biernat.

It looks like Max Wallace has been cut.
Wallace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Biernat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wallace as he jumps to the side.
Biernat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallace appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Biernat circles away easily
and Biernat counters with a right hand to the body.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Biernat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Biernat circles away easily
and Biernat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wallace at a distance.
Wallace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Biernat throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Biernat tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace feinted with a counter takedown.
Biernat misses with a head kick.
Wallace appears to be looking for a big counter.
Biernat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Biernat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallace tries to counter with a takedown but Biernat is quick to defend against it.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Biernat swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wallace clinches up with Biernat and pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Biernat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wallace.
Wallace lands a nice elbow.
Biernat avoids the elbow strike from Wallace, against the cage.
Wallace misses with an elbow over the top.
Wallace lands an elbow inside that Biernat shrugs off.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Biernat won't allow it.
Wallace is trying to pull guard but Biernat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Biernat is pressed up against the cage. Wallace has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Biernat down to the mat. Biernat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wallace blocks a head kick by Biernat.
Wallace appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Biernat tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biernat throws a right and a left that both miss.

Biernat drives through and clinches with Wallace against the cage.
Biernat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Biernat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Biernat shoots for a takedown but Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wallace half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Biernat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Biernat throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Biernat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wallace sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wallace attempts a counter takedown but Biernat avoids it well and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biernat throws the kick towards the body but Wallace avoids it.
Wallace is looking to counter the offense by Biernat and move into the clinch.

Biernat closes the distance and clinches.

Biernat jumps guard and drags Wallace to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Biernat throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wallace trying to control but Biernat is working from the bottom.

Biernat working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Biernat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Wallace's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Biernat moves into the clinch.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Biernat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace trying to land knees to the body.
Biernat blocks an elbow strike from Wallace.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wallace just misses with a elbow thrown towards Biernat's brow.
Wallace jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Biernat walks away with a smile on his face. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Biernat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Biernat swinging wildly here.
Biernat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wallace pushes Biernat up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biernat's elbow.
Wallace keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Biernat's efforts to push away.
Biernat drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wallace tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wallace throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biernat with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Biernat manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Biernat wants to stand but Wallace is controlling the position.
Wallace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Wallace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wallace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control but Biernat is working from the bottom.
Biernat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wallace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Biernat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wallace postures up in Biernat's guard and throws a big left but Biernat blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wallace rushes Biernat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Biernat walks away with a smile on his face. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biernat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biernat cracks Wallace with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Biernat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Biernat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been informed that Biernat has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Wallace has managed to clinch.
Wallace can't get the takedown.
Biernat jumps guard but Wallace stands there with Biernat around his waist. Biernat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Biernat blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace trying to land knees to the body.
Biernat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallace looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Max Wallace has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.

Biernat pulls guard successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Biernat has control of Wallace's left arm, preventing Wallace from doing any damage.

Biernat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.

Biernat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wallace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wallace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Biernat manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Biernat jumps guard and drags Wallace to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biernat has control of Wallace's left arm, preventing Wallace from doing any damage.
Biernat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Biernat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Wallace's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wallace has his takedown stuffed
and Biernat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Biernat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Biernat has Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Biernat pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biernat keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat controlling Wallace's posture.
Biernat throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Biernat keeps moving.
Biernat throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Biernat has Wallace pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wallace checks the leg kick nicely there.

Wallace moves into range and clinches up with Biernat.
Biernat takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wallace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Biernat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Biernat jumps guard.
Wallace is fighting to break Biernat's control of his arms but Biernat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wallace throwing strikes from guard but Biernat blocks nicely.
Biernat keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Wallace drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wallace jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Biernat uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Biernat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Biernat tries to get set, Wallace tries to push him back and clinch up but Biernat manages to avoid the attempt.
Biernat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Wallace is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to clinch but Biernat moves away
and Biernat counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Wallace! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Biernat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karol Biernat!
Karol Biernat tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.