PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes into the arena with Jizz In My Pants blaring out of the sound system. Kage comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Warriors" by Kymani Marley kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wade
vs
Kage

176 cm
21
151 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

169 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Hell's Kitchen Clothing

Sweet-Tooth Supplements

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Kage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Kage misses the target.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wade throws the left hand but Kage avoids the punch easily.
Kage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Kage blocks the leg kick.
Wade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kage was well out of range. Poor timing from Wade.
Wade cracks a nice hook into Kage's ribs.
Wade misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kage's head backwards.
Wade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Wade misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage slips under a jab from Wade.
Wade scores with a jab to the body.
Wade throws a right hand that Kage ducks under and follows up with a left that Kage also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Wade as he connects with a hook.
Wade swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kage to counter with a crisp jab.
Wade walks into a jab.
Wade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Kage misses with a double jab.
Good work by Kage as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with a double jab
and Kage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gary Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wade's corner calls for a 1-2. Wade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wade throws a looping overhand right but Kage ducks down to avoid it.
Gary Wade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wade misses with a wild combination.
Wade throws a combination that misses
and Kage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kage moves out of range as Wade strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage moves away from the strike by Wade.
Wade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Kage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kage dodges the punch combination from Wade.
Kage loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Kage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab 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.
Kage misses with a hook.
Wade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wade throws a combination that misses
and Kage counters with a nice uppercut.
Wade swinging wildly here.
Kage throws a hook but Wade avoids it easily.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Kage moves away and avoids it.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
Kage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Wade dominated that round.
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.

Wade misses the shot to the body.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Kage is out of range.
Wade misses with a combination
and Kage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wade thinking.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Kage's head but Kage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Kage moves away and avoids it.
Wade moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade misses with a shot to the body
and Kage counters with a stiff right hand.
Kage slips a jab and a cross from Wade.
Gary Wade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Wade misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Kage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kage.
Kage staying out of range there.
Kage avoids the body shot from Wade.
Wade scores with a jab to the head.
Kage slips under a jab.
Wade scores with a one two! Kage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wade misses with a combination
and Wade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage cracks Wade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wade looks to land a left hand but Kage moved out of range nicely.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Kage is out of range.
Wade lands a really nice looking cross but Kage seems unphased.
Kage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wade looks to land a left hand but Kage moved out of range nicely.
Kage ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Wade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wade throws a right and a left that Kage avoids nicely.
Kage takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Wade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kage.
Wade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kage.
Wade throws the left hand but Kage avoids the punch easily.
Wade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Wade does no damage.
A slow jab from Wade misses its intended target.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Wade.
Kage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wade misses with a double jab
and Kage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kage blocks a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kage lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gary Wade will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Wade misses its intended target.
Wade throws a combination that misses
and Kage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kage.
Wade throws a combination that misses
and Kage counters with a left to the body.
Wade misses with a body shot
and Kage counters with a left and a right that stings Wade.
Wade punishes Kage's body with a nice straight punch.
Wade throws a combination that misses
letting Kage counter with a right hand.
A big left from Wade misses.
Wade throws out a loose jab but Kage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade misses with a combination
and Kage counters with a left and a right that stings Wade.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wade walks into a stiff left hand from Kage.
Kage slips a jab from Wade.
Kage works the jab nicely.
Gary Wade is winning the standup battle so far.
Wade misses with a combination
and Kage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wade misses with a hook. Kage ducked under it nicely.
Kage slips under a jab.
Wade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wade.
Wade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Wade cracks Kage with an open hand slap.
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Wade throws a combination that misses
and Kage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Kage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wade tries to bum rush Kage with a series of wild strikes but Kage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kage counters with a one-two to the body.
Wade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wade lunges at Kage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kage's hand.
Kage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wade misses with a combination
and Kage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gary Wade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kage throws a big shot that misses.
Wade throws a combination that misses
and Wade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kage counters with a right hand to the body.
Wade misses with a double jab
and Kage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kage circles away quickly and effectively.
Wade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wade misses with a double jab
letting Kage counter with a right hand.
Luke Kage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Kage.
Wade throws a body punch but Kage moves out of range.
Kage blocks a low kick nicely.
Wade defending well as Kage loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luke Kage.
Well Wade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Wade!