PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damon Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Ansley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ansley's choice of entrance music: Californai Love. 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
Ansley

180 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damon Wade !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremiah Ansley!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ansley scores with a leg kick.
Ansley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wade throws a combination. Ansley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Jeremiah Ansley has been cut.
Ansley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wade .
Wade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ansley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wade circles away quickly and effectively.
Ansley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Wade . Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by Ansley.

Ansley moves into the clinch.
Ansley letting Wade take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade goes for a takedown attempt but Ansley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damon Wade . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wade shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ansley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ansley is trying to control Wade 's posture but Wade avoids it.
Wade in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ansley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ansley is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Wade manages to get to full guard.
Ansley throwing strikes but missing.
Wade is breathing heavily.
Ansley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ansley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ansley tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wade .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ansley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ansley thows a huge punch but Wade dodges it nicely.
Ansley not doing much here.
Ansley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ansley is looking to take a break and control but Wade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Jeremiah Ansley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wade shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ansley as he avoids it easily.
Ansley shoots in and drives through. Wade sprawls well.
Wade has a takedown stuffed.

Ansley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wade napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wade prevents Ansley from improving position.
Ansley is looking to take a break and control but Wade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ansley advances nicely into full mount.
Ansley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wade is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ansley with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremiah Ansley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Ansley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ansley gets the takedown into side control.

Ansley decides to stand back up. Ansley steps back and let's Wade get back to his feet.
Ansley misses with a takedown attempt - Wade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Wade closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wade lands in his opponent's guard.
Ansley throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Wade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ansley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wade manages to get himself to full guard.
Wade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ansley on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ansley trying to control the position from guard on top but Wade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ansley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wade kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wade has Ansley pulled in close to control his posture.

Ansley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wade looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wade looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wade !
Ansley regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ansley moves into full guard.
Ansley wants to stand up but Wade is controlling him.
Ansley is breathing heavily.
Ansley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jeremiah Ansley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ansley holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws and elbow that misses. Ansley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wade 's guard. Nice move by Ansley!
Ansley cracks Wade with a solid left hand.
Ansley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremiah Ansley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ansley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wade 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wade duly obliges.

Ansley is rocked!

Wade dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Ansley has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Damon Wade !