PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sadia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Sadia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sadia
vs
Carlson

182 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Sadia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wade Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sadia misses with the combination.
Sadia wants to clinch.
No luck for Sadia with that takedown attempt.
Carlson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sadia swings for the body but Carlson moves out of range.

Carlson darts in and clinches Sadia up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Carlson successfully pulls guard.
Sadia wants to stand but Carlson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carlson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sadia manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sadia trying to control the position.
Sadia wants to stand up but Carlson is controlling him.

That's two 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.
Carlson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sadia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carlson is one step ahead there.
Sadia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carlson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Sadia keeps moving.
Sadia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Carlson!
Carlson gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson controlling the position for now.
Carlson is staying active underneath Sadia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carlson gets full guard.
Carlson trying to keep a closed guard but Sadia is proving a slippery customer.
Carlson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sadia has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sadia has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Carlson dominated 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.

Carlson rushes Sadia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Carlson breaks the clinch.
Carlson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sadia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carlson at a distance.
A combination from Sadia does no damage.

Carlson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carlson showed some decent athleticism there.
Sadia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sadia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Sadia keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sadia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Carlson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Carlson trying to control the pace.
Carlson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Carlson blocks the strikes from Sadia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carlson is looking to take a break and control but Sadia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, Wade Carlson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sadia throws a right hand that Carlson ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlson also avoids with ease.

Sadia forces Carlson back against the cage and clinches.

Sadia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carlson slips a jab and a cross from Sadia.
Sadia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carlson doesn't seem bothered though.
Sadia throws a nice looking combination but Carlson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sadia tests Carlson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Sadia.
Sadia misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sadia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carlson at a distance.
Carlson takes one to the chin there.
Sadia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sadia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sadia tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Carlson counters by clinching up.
Sadia has had enough of the clinch but Carlson keeps him there for the moment.
Carlson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sadia controls his hands.
Sadia is leaning against Carlson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sadia wants to stall.
Carlson tries to pull guard but Sadia won't allow it.
Sadia can't break the clinch.
Sadia digs a right hand into Carlson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlson's gas tank.
A short right from Sadia on the inside.

Carlson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mike Sadia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sadia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sadia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sadia has had enough of the clinch but Carlson keeps him there for the moment.
Sadia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sadia lands a body shot.
Sadia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sadia has had enough of the clinch but Carlson keeps him there for the moment.
Carlson lands a shot to the body.

Carlson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sadia uses from the top position.
Sadia trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadia thows a big elbow that misses.
Carlson trying to keep a closed guard but Sadia is proving a slippery customer.
Sadia wants to control from the top but Carlson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Sadia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sadia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sadia.
Sadia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlson.
Sadia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlson lands a head kick!
Sadia throws a right and a left that both miss.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Carlson.
Sadia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Carlson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Carlson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sadia is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carlson is controlling him well.
Sadia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sadia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carlson in particular looking to stall.

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.
Sadia is trying to get back to full guard.
Carlson prevents Sadia from standing back up.

Carlson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sadia to get to his feet.
Sadia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sadia throws a series of strikes that have Carlson backpedaling.

Sadia clinches with his opponent.
Carlson avoiding damage.
Sadia lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sadia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carlson manages to break the clinch.
Carlson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Sadia scores with a four punch combination!
Sadia misses with a jab, cross combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carlson lands a shoulder strike.
Sadia wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlson won't allow it.
Sadia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sadia prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carlson.
Sadia is looking to break free of the clinch but Carlson has double underhooks.
Sadia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sadia lands a body shot.
Sadia wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlson won't allow it.
Sadia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carlson backwards.

Sadia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Sadia coming out on top.

Carlson is rocked!
Sadia is looking to wear down Carlson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadia tries to clinch but Carlson moves out of range.
Carlson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sadia finish him?
Carlson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sadia is looking to clinch but Carlson is avoiding it.

Sadia forces Carlson back against the cage and clinches.
Carlson seems to have recovered his senses.
Carlson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sadia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Carlson breaks the clinch.
Sadia misses with a few strikes there.
Sadia wants to clinch

and Carlson counters by moving into the clinch.
Carlson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Carlson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sadia tries to clinch up but Carlson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sadia blocks a head kick by Carlson.
Sadia looks to land a left hand but Carlson moved out of range nicely.

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 Mike Sadia.
I think Sadia 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Sadia!