PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riessig Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Wagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Conan The Destroyer. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Slade
vs
Wagstaff

182 cm
24
219 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

193 cm
22
216 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riessig Slade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Wagstaff!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Wagstaff finds it's target.
Lester Wagstaff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wagstaff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wagstaff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wagstaff.
No joy there for Slade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagstaff moves away.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Wagstaff misses.
Wagstaff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wagstaff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slade swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagstaff.
Slade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wagstaff is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Slade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagstaff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wagstaff thuds his shin into the meat of Slade's side.
Wagstaff connects with a high kick.
Slade throws the left hand but Wagstaff avoids the punch easily.
Slade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slade lands a head shot.
Wagstaff loads up on a big right hand but Slade slips the punch.
Slade blocks a head kick by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff wants to clinch up but Slade keeps it at a distance.
Slade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff misses with a head kick.
Slade throws a low kick but Wagstaff avoids it.
Wagstaff tries to clinch up.
Wagstaff throws a leg kick
and Slade counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagstaff tries to clinch
and Slade counters with a good low kick that Wagstaff was not able to check.
Wagstaff throws a head kick but Slade moves out of range.
Slade thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
Slade swings for the body but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Slade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagstaff looks to clinch
and Slade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Wagstaff has closed the distance and engaged Slade in a clinch.
Slade has Wagstaff pushed against the cage.
Slade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff lands a body punch.
Slade wants to break free but Wagstaff has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wagstaff tries a body shot but Slade blocks it.
Wagstaff lands a body punch.
Slade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wagstaff stalling.
Wagstaff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slades head.
Wagstaff stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slade avoids it.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wagstaff throws an elbow but misses.
Wagstaff misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff just leaning against Slade, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slade blocks an elbow strike.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slade avoids it.
Wagstaff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slade avoiding damage as Wagstaff throws knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slade backwards.

Slade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slade misses with a two punch combination.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wagstaff looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slade checks a low kick from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses
and Slade counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lester Wagstaff will probably get the nod.
That's time! Slade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Slade circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Slade counter with a right hand.
Slade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slade moves out of range of the body kick from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slade.
Riessig Slade is winning the standup battle so far.
Wagstaff scores with a body shot.
Slade misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Slade misses the target.
Slade checks a low kick from Wagstaff.

Wagstaff clinches up with Slade and pushes him back against the cage.

Slade breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wagstaff. That's going to slow Slade down.
Wagstaff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slade.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slade.
Slade lands with an overhand left.
Wagstaff lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Wagstaff.
Slade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wagstaff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wagstaff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wagstaff misses with a low kick.
Wagstaff throws a leg kick but Slade sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wagstaff clinches but Slade breaks the clinch
and Slade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slade avoids the head kick by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff throws a leg kick
and Slade counters with a stiff right hand.
Wagstaff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slade counters with a left and a right that stings Wagstaff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slade sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick by Wagstaff misses
and Slade counters with a low kick, right behind Wagstaff 's knee.
Wagstaff throws a push kick but Slade slaps the foot to one side.
Wagstaff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slade throws a hook but Wagstaff avoids it easily.
Slade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riessig Slade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wagstaff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wagstaff misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade slips under a jab from Wagstaff.
Slade with a nice cross.
Wagstaff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wagstaff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick there by Wagstaff.
Slade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Slade blocks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slade checks a leg kick.
Wagstaff wants to clinch but Slade slips to the side
and Slade counters with a nice uppercut.
Slade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wagstaff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slade.
Wagstaff tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slade is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff defending well as Slade loads up on a big left hand.
Wagstaff misses with a hook.
A low kick from Wagstaff misses
and Slade counters with a three punch combo that has Wagstaff backing up. Wagstaff nods at Slade to acknowledge the strikes.
Wagstaff tries a head kick but it misses.
Wagstaff scores with the left hand. Slade knows he should have avoided that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wagstaff in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Slade lands a nice shot to the body.
Slade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wagstaff in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but Slade moves away
and Slade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wagstaff is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Slade.
Wagstaff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slade throws a lazy right hand but Wagstaff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wagstaff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wagstaff throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riessig Slade dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wagstaff closes the distance but Slade moves to the side
and Slade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wagstaff tries to clinch up
and Slade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wagstaff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses
and Slade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slade blocks a low kick nicely.
Wagstaff throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Slade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wagstaff throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wagstaff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wagstaff throws a hook to the side of Slade's head but Slade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagstaff.
Good work by Slade as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but Slade moves away
and Slade counters with a stiff right hand.
Slade tries to work over Wagstaff's front leg with a kick but Wagstaff checks it.
Wagstaff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slade.
Slade misses with a few strikes there.
Slade misses with a shot to the body

and Wagstaff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slade is trying to break the clinch but Wagstaff is controlling him.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wagstaff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wagstaff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Slade breaks the clinch.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slade.
Wagstaff misses with the body kick
and Slade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade throws a series of punches but Wagstaff avoids them all with ease.
Wagstaff misses with the body kick
and Slade counters with an inside leg kick.
Wagstaff waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Slade.
Wagstaff ducks under a wild hook from Slade.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses
and Slade counters with a right hand to the body.
Slade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagstaff manages to avoid it.
Slade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wagstaff takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slade scores with a nice head shot.
Wagstaff throws a leg kick
and Slade counters with a three punch combo that has Wagstaff backing up. Wagstaff nods at Slade to acknowledge the strikes.
Slade lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wagstaff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A low kick from Wagstaff misses
and Slade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wagstaff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Slade.
Wagstaff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slade throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Slade misses.
Slade connects with a right hand. Wagstaff shakes it off.
Wagstaff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wagstaff looks to clinch
and Slade counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wagstaff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wagstaff wants to clinch
and Slade counters with a one-two to the body.
Wagstaff tries to land a body kick
and Slade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Slade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wagstaff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wagstaff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wagstaff moves out of range of the strikes.
Wagstaff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wagstaff throws a shot from downtown. Slade moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riessig Slade clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wagstaff throws a sloppy head kick and Slade moves out of range easily.
Wagstaff misses with a head kick.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wagstaff lunges at Slade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slade's hand.
Slade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wagstaff counters with a leg kick.
Slade misses with an uppercut. Wagstaff saw that one coming.
Slade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagstaff was well out of range. Poor timing from Slade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagstaff connects with a solid leg kick.
Slade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wagstaff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Wagstaff
and Slade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slade lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff doesn't manage to clinch there - Slade circles away.
Slade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wagstaff lands a head kick. Slade smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wagstaff is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses
and Slade counters with an inside leg kick.
Wagstaff tries a head kick but it misses.
Wagstaff darts in trying to clinch
and Slade counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Slade does no damage.
Wagstaff tries to clinch
and Slade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slade just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Slade.
Slade lands with a nice combination. Wagstaff backs away looking to recover.
Wagstaff moves away from the strike by Slade.
Wagstaff throws a sloppy head kick and Slade moves out of range easily.
Slade misses with a two punch combination.
Wagstaff scores with a spinning back kick!
Wagstaff thows a leg kick but Slade checks it
and Slade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Slade misses with a wild body shot.
Wagstaff throws a chopping leg kick but Slade manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slade.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Wagstaff loads up on a big right hand but Slade slips the punch.
Slade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slade swinging wilding here.
Wagstaff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagstaff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Wagstaff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wagstaff avoiding damage.
Slade can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wagstaff wants to clinch
enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab.
Wagstaff bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wagstaff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wagstaff throws a leg kick which misses Slade's front leg but catches the back leg as Slade tries to avoid it.
Slade moves out of range of the body kick.
Slade misses with a wild body shot.
Wagstaff throws a shot from downtown. Slade moves away and avoids it.
Wagstaff avoids the body shot from Slade.
Wagstaff throws a lazy head kick
and Slade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Slade tries to keep at a distance but Wagstaff has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Riessig Slade will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wagstaff with a jab.
Wagstaff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wagstaff lands a high kick!
Wagstaff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slade throws a right and a left that Wagstaff avoids nicely.
Wagstaff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slade throws a nice looking combination but Wagstaff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagstaff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wagstaff tries to clinch up.
Slade throws a body punch but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Wagstaff closes the distance but Slade moves to the side
and Slade counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wagstaff thinking.
Wagstaff is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wagstaff.
Slade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wagstaff throws a sloppy head kick
and Slade counters with a one-two to the body.
Wagstaff tries to score with a low kick but Slade moves his leg out of the way.
Wagstaff walks into a stiff left hand from Slade.
Wagstaff darts in trying to clinch
and Slade counters with a series of strikes. Wagstaff will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wagstaff doesn't manage to clinch there - Slade circles away.
Slade scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wagstaff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagstaff manages to avoid it.
Wagstaff looks to throw a body kick
and Slade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Wagstaff.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Slade misses with a wild combination.
Wagstaff tries to clinch up.
Wagstaff lands with a kick to the temple. Slade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A telegraphed right hand from Slade misses the target.
Slade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Wagstaff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wagstaff wants to clinch
and Wagstaff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lester Wagstaff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade lands with a shot to the body.
Slade takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Slade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff wants to clinch but Slade slips to the side
and Slade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wagstaff's knee momentarily.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Wagstaff throws a body kick that misses.
Wagstaff misses with a body kick.
Wagstaff looks to clinch
and Slade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slade closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Slade misses with a leg kick
and Wagstaff counters with a thumping low kick.
Slade will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wagstaff darts in trying to clinch
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff throws a sloppy head kick
and Slade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Wagstaff is predictable there
and Slade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wagstaff tries to clinch up
and Slade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slade scores with a nice head shot.
Wagstaff pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riessig Slade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slade has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Riessig Slade!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Riessig Slade!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Riessig Slade!

Riessig Slade wins by unanimous decision!
Riessig Slade retains his light heavyweight title!