PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes to the cage accompanied by System of a down - This cocaine make me feel like I'm on this song. Kane Wade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wade
vs
Blair

186 cm
22
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

197 cm
25
192 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Crazy Monkey Nutrition
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Wade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Blair gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wade to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wade might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blair is looking to stand up but Wade isn't so interested in that idea.
Wade trying to control but Blair is working from the bottom.
Wade working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blair is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wade connects with a couple of short punches.
Wade is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blair wants to get back to his feet but Wade passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair is trying to get back to full guard.
Wade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blair is not content to let Wade control the position.
Wade works his way into full mount!
Wade controlling the position easily from mount.
Wade misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Wade looking for a guillotine from mount but Blair is having none of it.

Wade looking to secure an arm triangle but Blair defends it well.
Wade with good strikes from the mount here!

Wade looking for a guillotine from mount but Blair is having none of it.
Blair manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Blair is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blair can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wade seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blair has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wade is working away from the top position though.
Wade trying to pass the guard but Blair defending well.
Blair wants to get back to his feet.
Wade trying to control the action but Blair is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blair cracks Wade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A jab from Blair does it's job there.
Blair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Blair throws the left hand but Wade avoids the punch easily.
Jimmy Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blair lands a two punch combo.
Wade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Blair scores with a jab.
Wade moves forwards but Blair connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blair has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wade slips a jab from Blair.
Wade slips under a jab from Blair.

Wade closes the distance and clinches.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wade creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blair's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blair throws a hook but Wade avoids it easily.
Blair connects with the punch.
Wade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blair is fending him off so far but Wade persists. Nope, Blair circles away and we're back to standing.
Blair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade throws a right and a left that Blair avoids nicely.
Blair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blair avoids it really well and circles away.
Wade tries to clinch but Blair moves out of range.
Blair throws a looping overhand right but Wade ducks down to avoid it.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Blair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blair scores with a three punch combo!
Blair scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wade walks into a left hand.
Wade takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jimmy Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blair throws a series of punches but Wade moves out of range.
Blair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wade throws a jab but it's blocked by Blair.
Blair uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wade has time to react.
Blair scores with the left hand. Wade knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Blair.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Blair throws a series of punches but Wade moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wade.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Blair.
Jab by Blair.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with the combination.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimmy Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wade lands a jab.
Blair works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blair fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wade fails to land the takedown.
Blair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blair scores with a jab to the head.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wade takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade slips under a jab from Blair.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Blair lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Wade shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Blair is defending against the submission attempts here by Wade.
Blair is not content to let Wade control the position.
Wade has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wade stops Blair from getting back to his feet.
Wade wants to take a breather but Blair is having none of it.
Blair really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blair to regain full guard.
Wade pushing down on Blair's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Blair is refusing to be controlled, as Wade sits in half guard.
Blair wants to get back to his feet.
Wade is nestled in close to Blair, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blair with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blair makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blair.
Wade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Blair 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!

Blair misses the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wade.
Blair lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Wade.
Blair throws a series of punches but Wade moves out of range.
Blair has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wade finds it's way round the side to connect with Blair's head.
Wade doesn't manage to clinch there - Blair circles away.
Jimmy Blair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blair throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blair stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade throws the left hand but Blair avoids the punch easily.
Blair lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Blair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wade walks into a jab.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
Wade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Wade moved out of range.
Wade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Blair does no damage.
Wade looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Blair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Blair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wade sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Wade gets a clinch.
Wade lands with a right to the head.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
Wade tries to score a body lock takedown but Blair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade lands with a left to the head.
Wade misses with an elbow strike.
Wade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wade gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blair.
Wade lands a body punch.
Wade tries for a takedown but Blair manages to get underhooks.
Blair is trying to force a seperation but Wade has the dominant position.
Wade is working for takedown but Blair is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wade keeps control of Blair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wade lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Blair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blair stops a takedown attempt from Wade.
Blair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wade is trying to drag Blair to the mat but Blair just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wade tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blair just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wade has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries to land knees in the clinch but Blair avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blair tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blair gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wade.
Wade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blair is keeping busy.
Blair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Wade drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wade has Blair pressed against the cage.
Wade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blair prevents it.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kane Wade did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Blair works the jab nicely.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Wade needs to keep his hands up - Blair had a free shot at his head there.
Blair misses with a double jab.
Donk. Blair catches Wade right on the button with a cross.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wade tries to clinch but Blair is having none of it.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Blair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wade is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blair throws a right hand that Wade ducks under and follows up with a left that Wade also avoids with ease.
Wade slips a jab from Blair.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Blair.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blair.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Blair misses with a wild combination.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
A punch combination from Wade misses.
Wade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wade tries to clinch up.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wade counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Wade.
Blair stops a takedown attempt from Wade.
Wade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blair's efforts to push away.
Wade working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blair has had enough of the clinch but Wade keeps him there for the moment.
Wade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blair avoids it.
Blair tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
Wade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blair tries to break the clinch but Wade is controlling the position.
Wade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blair gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blair is trying to force a seperation but Wade has the dominant position.
Blair blocks the elbow strike.
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blair tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
Wade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Wade is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
Wade lands a nice uppercut.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wade just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blair's brow.
Wade fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blair.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade lands a shoulder strike.
Blair wants to break free but Wade has control.
Wade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blair avoids it.
Wade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blair gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blair gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wade has Blair pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blair manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blair is looking to break free of the clinch but Wade has double underhooks.
Wade is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blair avoids a wild elbow strike from Wade.

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.
Blair blocks an uppercut.
Blair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blair's efforts to push away.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blair's elbow.
Blair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Wade prevents Blair from breaking the clinch.
Wade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blair gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blair blocks an uppercut.
Wade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blair prevents it.
Wade keeps control of Blair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blair wants to stall.
Wade trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Blair dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Blair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
Wade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Wade does it's job there.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade lands a nice hook to Blair's body. Blair takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wade.
Blair is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blair scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circle momentarily. Blair darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Blair both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Blair does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair scores with a jab to the body.
Blair misses with a wild combination.
Wade throws the left hand but Blair avoids the punch easily.
Blair moves out of range of the strikes.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination

so Wade counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blair wants to get back to his feet but Wade is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wade not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wade is one step ahead there.
Wade tries to free his leg and advance position but Blair is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair has Wade pulled in close to control his posture.
Wade sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blair's guard.
Blair pushes Wade off looking to stand but Wade dives back in and keeps control.
Wade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wade seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blair does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blair is not content to let Wade control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Blair's head but Blair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blair scores with a jab to the head.
Wade slips a jab from Blair.
Blair misses with the combination.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Blair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wade shoots for a double leg takedown but Blair sprawls well. He's pushed Wade's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blair stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blair fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blair lunges at Wade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wade's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Wade darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Blair makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wade takes one to the chin there.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Blair moves away from the strike by Wade.
Good shot there by Blair.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blair throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Wade misses.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kane Wade.
I think Wade 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Wade!
Kane Wade retains his middleweight title!