PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade has chosen Jizz In My Pants as his entrance music. Gary Wade told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sato
vs
Wade

168 cm
21
154 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

176 cm
22
151 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Wade!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Wade misses.
Wade cracks Sato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Wade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sato counters with a shoot takedown. Wade fights it but they end up in guard.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Wade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wade has his hands on Sato's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato thows a big elbow that misses.
Sato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sato.
Sato 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.
Sato throwing strikes from guard but Wade blocks nicely.
Sato is standing up over Wade. Wade looks to escape but Sato dives into side control.
Sato landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wade tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sato wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sato trying to control the action but Wade is working from the bottom.
Sato working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wade is trying to get back to his feet.
Sato throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sato tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wade avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sato.
Wade managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sato.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sato connects with a crisp jab.
Sato digs a good body shot into Wade's ribs.
Wade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sato misses with a hook to the body
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wade tries to avoid it but Sato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wade to the ground. Wade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sato staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wade wants it to stay on the feet.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wade.
Sato walks into a straight right hand from Wade.
Sato takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumina Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade lands a nice shot that snaps Sato's head back.
Sato misses with a straight right.
Wade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Wade takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Wade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rumina Sato dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wade lands with a right hand.
Wade throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Wade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wade leaves Sato with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sato lands with a shot to the body.
Wade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Wade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
Rumina Sato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wade scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wade.
Wade closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sato throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Wade moved out of range nicely.
Wade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sato counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sato.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sato is looking to work some ground and pound but Wade has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sato is controlling him.
Sato wants to control from the top but Wade keeps moving.
Sato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wade keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wade scores with a jab to the body.
Wade misses with a few strikes there.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wade.
Sato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sato avoids the head kick by Wade.
Wade fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato avoids the body shot from Wade.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wade throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wade.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sato backs up against the cage.
Wade misses with a body shot.
Sato swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Wade to counter with a crisp jab.
Sato avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wade throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Sato doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wade counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Wade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wade tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wade tries to score with a low kick but Sato moves his leg out of the way.
Sato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Wade does no damage.
Wade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sato in his tracks.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wade scores with a body shot.
Sato is looking to wear down Wade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Wade.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Wade. No joy for Sato on that attempt.
Gary Wade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato misses with a takedown attempt
and Wade counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumina Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sato throws a combination. Wade tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Wade moves away from the strike by Sato.
Wade walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
Wade lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato misses with the combination.
Wade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato misses with a body shot
and Wade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
A left and a right from Wade both land. Nice combination.
Wade stalks Sato and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sato's face. Sato staggers backwards, shaken.

Sato is rocked!
Sato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wade.
Oh Sato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sato drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato won't allow Wade to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato seems to have got his legs back now.
Sato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wade wants to stand but Sato is controlling the position.
Sato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wade trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.

Sato drives through and clinches with Wade against the cage.

Sato successfully pulls guard.
Wade wants to stand and escape but instead Sato has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Wade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wade has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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