PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Penzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wallace
vs
Penzer

185 cm
23
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
34
200 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Aspire Nutrition
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Penzer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penzer scoring well with a low kick there.
Penzer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace ducks right into an uppercut from Penzer.
Penzer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wallace is able to avoid easily.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Wallace 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like William Wallace has been cut.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Penzer is just out of range.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penzer feints a counter leg kick.
Penzer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wallace. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Penzer.
Penzer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Penzer throws the kick towards the body but Wallace avoids it.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Wallace punishes Penzer's body with a nice straight punch.
Wallace is looking to wear down Penzer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penzer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wallace.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penzer moves away.
Penzer throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzer lands the left hand.
Penzer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Penzer is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Penzer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penzer.
Penzer avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Penzer counters with a nice body shot.
Penzer clobbers Wallace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Penzer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Penzer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Penzer advances to half guard.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Wallace has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Penzer is thwarting Wallace's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penzer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penzer looks to land a strike but Wallace avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Penzer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penzer is looking to work some ground and pound but Wallace has wrist control.
Penzer stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Wallace looking to control.
Wallace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penzer.
Penzer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penzer lands a couple of digs.
Penzer trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace wants to sweep here but Penzer controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penzer wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Penzer throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Penzer postures up and lands a big shot to Wallace's brow.
Penzer throwing strikes but missing.
Penzer throwing strikes but missing.
Penzer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wallace's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penzer throws a strike but Wallace avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Penzer throws a big elbow that misses.
Wallace wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Penzer is now in half guard.
Penzer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wallace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penzer lands with a punch from half guard.
Wallace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penzer is nestled in close to Wallace, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Penzer wants to take a breather but Wallace is having none of it.
Penzer wants to pass to mount but Wallace is defending the position.
Penzer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Penzer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Wallace's cut.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Penzer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mario Penzer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penzer keeps Wallace at a distance using the push kick.
Penzer lands with a straight right. Wallace didn't see that one coming.
Penzer connects with a solid leg kick.
Wallace throws a sloppy body shot
and Penzer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wallace thinking.
Wallace throws a hook but Penzer blocks it.
Penzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penzer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penzer.
Penzer avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Penzer jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penzer throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penzer manages to avoid it.
Penzer scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penzer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wallace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wallace works the jab nicely.
Penzer dodges the punch combination from Wallace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penzer lands a jab to the nose.

William Wallace's cut is getting worse.
Penzer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallace.
Wallace swings for the body but Penzer moves out of range.
Penzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penzer thinks about the counter body kick.
Penzer lands with a straight right. Wallace didn't see that one coming.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penzer.
Wallace misses with a jab to the body
and Penzer counters with a two punch combo.

Wallace is rocked!
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
William Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace slips a jab and a cross from Penzer.
Wallace is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Penzer.
That kick from Penzer tenderised Wallace's leg. Wallace is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penzer 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 Penzer off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Penzer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Penzer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wallace lands a nice looking body shot.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penzer manages to avoid it.
Penzer throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
Wallace scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penzer. That's going to slow Wallace down.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Wallace throws a right hand that misses
and Penzer counters with an inside leg kick.
Penzer throws the kick towards the body but Wallace avoids it.
It looked like Wallace was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Penzer.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Penzer slips a straight right by Wallace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a jab-cross combination.
Wallace tries a low kick but Penzer avoids it.
Penzer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penzer misses with a low kick.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penzer was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penzer! But no joy.
Penzer moves out of range as Wallace strikes.
Penzer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wallace throws a sloppy body shot
and Penzer counters with an inside leg kick.
Penzer throws the kick towards the body but Wallace avoids it.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penzer circles away quickly and effectively.
Penzer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
Penzer checks a low kick from Wallace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wallace doesn't seem bothered though.
Penzer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penzer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wallace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wallace gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Wallace uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Penzer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Penzer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but Penzer persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
William Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Penzer.
Penzer doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penzer.
Penzer is breathing heavily.
Penzer throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Penzer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wallace on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Penzer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Wallace's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penzer is looking to clinch.
Wallace scores with a hook to the body. Penzer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wallace misses with a jab to the body
and Penzer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wallace lands a jab to Penzer's midsection.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Penzer's head but Penzer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penzer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Penzer misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penzer, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wallace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penzer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wallace's knee momentarily.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace clobbers Penzer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penzer has time to react.
Penzer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penzer manages to avoid it.
Penzer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Penzer misses with a leg kick
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Penzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Penzer.
Penzer feints and then cracks Wallace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallace down.
Wallace throws a body punch but Penzer moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penzer, right into the meat.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Penzer's head but Penzer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Penzer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
William Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Penzer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penzer moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penzer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Penzer lands.

Penzer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wallace napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Penzer keeps moving and retains side control.
Penzer taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penzer is continuing to stall.
Mario Penzer has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Penzer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
You can see the frustration on Wallace's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Wallace's face as Penzer controls the position.
Wallace is trying to get back to half guard.
Wallace is trying to escape the position but Penzer is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wallace is looking to reverse the position.
Penzer controls the position from side control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Penzer.
Wallace appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Penzer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penzer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Penzer scores with a takedown into Wallace's guard.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penzer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Penzer stands and throws Wallace's legs to the side, diving into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Penzer.
Well Penzer 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 Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Penzer!
Mario Penzer thanked the fans post fight for their support.