PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Wardle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriel Angelus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Wardle
vs
Angelus

175 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Wardle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uriel Angelus!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wardle throws a right and a left that Angelus avoids nicely.
Angelus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wardle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angelus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wardle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wardle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Angelus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice defenses there by Wardle.
Danga de danga de dang - Wardle scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Wardle.
Wardle misses with a few strikes there.
Angelus misses with a series of wild punches.
Angelus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wardle stuffs the takedown.

Wardle clinches up against the cage.
Wardle is looking to break free of the clinch but Angelus has double underhooks.

Angelus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wardle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Angelus counters with a low kick, right behind Wardle 's knee.
Wardle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Angelus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wardle is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Wardle has closed the distance and engaged Angelus in a clinch.
Angelus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Angelus.
Angelus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wardle wants to break free but Angelus has control.
Angelus jumps guard but Wardle stands there with Angelus around his waist. Angelus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nick Wardle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uriel Angelus.

Angelus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Angelus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wardle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Angelus counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wardle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Angelus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Angelus shoots for a double leg takedown but Wardle sprawls well. He's pushed Angelus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wardle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Angelus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Angelus.
Wardle misses with a combination
and Angelus counters with a nice body kick.
Wardle misses with a double jab
and Angelus counters with a low kick, right behind Wardle 's knee.
Wardle is breathing heavily.
Angelus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wardle counters with a left and a right that stings Angelus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wardle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Angelus counters with a flying knee. Nice.

It looks like Nick Wardle has been cut.
Angelus misses with a wild combination.
Angelus darts in trying to clinch
and Wardle counters with a left and a right that stings Angelus.
Angelus tries to clinch up
and Wardle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Angelus tries to clinch up
and Wardle counters with a three punch combo that has Angelus backing up. Angelus nods at Wardle to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Angelus has his takedown stuffed

and Wardle counters by clinching up.
Angelus is looking to control Wardle's arms but Wardle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Angelus has his back to the cage.

Angelus pulls guard.
Angelus has a closed guard, preventing Wardle from standing up.
Wardle trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Uriel Angelus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Wardle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wardle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Angelus fails with the takedown
and Wardle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wardle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Angelus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Uriel Angelus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Angelus shoots and misses
and Wardle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wardle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Angelus counters with a nice leg kick.
Wardle misses with a combination
and Angelus counters with a series of strikes. Wardle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wardle misses with a double jab
and Angelus counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wardle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Angelus counters with a shoot takedown. Wardle fights it but they end up in guard.
Wardle wants to stand up but Angelus is controlling him.

Angelus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Angelus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wardle wants to stand up but Angelus is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wardle is working an open guard so Angelus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Angelus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Wardle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nick Wardle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uriel Angelus.
Angelus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wardle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wardle wants to get back to striking at distance but Angelus won't allow it.
Wardle can't break the clinch.
Wardle wants to break free but Angelus has control.
Wardle wants to get back to striking at distance but Angelus won't allow it.
Wardle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wardle tries to break the clinch but Angelus is controlling the position.
Angelus prevents Wardle from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelus looking for a takedown.
Angelus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wardle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wardle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angelus has him pressed against the cage.
Angelus keeps control of Wardle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Angelus tries to land knees in the clinch but Wardle avoids the damage to the body.
Wardle is looking to break free of the clinch but Angelus has double underhooks.
Wardle wants to break free but Angelus has control.
Angelus is looking to break free of the clinch but Wardle has double underhooks.
Angelus is trying to maintain a safe position but Wardle gets an underhook and turns Angelus into the cage.
Angelus is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Wardle has denied him.
Wardle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelus prevents Wardle from breaking the clinch.
Angelus tries to land a knee to the head but Wardle blocks with his arms.
Wardle can't break the clinch.
Wardle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wardle is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Angelus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wardle prevents Angelus from breaking the clinch.
Angelus looking for a takedown.
Angelus tries to stall but Wardle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wardle is looking to break free of the clinch but Angelus has double underhooks.
Wardle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Angelus.

Angelus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wardle misses with a leg kick
and Angelus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wardle's knee momentarily.
Wardle throws a combination that misses
and Angelus counters with a left and a right that stings Wardle.
Wardle throws a front kick aimed at Angelus's knee but Angelus avoids it well.
Wardle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Angelus counters with an inside leg kick.
Wardle misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriel Angelus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Wardle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wardle throws a combination that misses
and Angelus counters with a leg kick.
Wardle's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wardle duly obliges.
Wardle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Angelus counters with a nice uppercut.
Angelus tries for a takedown but Wardle circles away easily
and Wardle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Angelus thuds his shin into the meat of Wardle's side.
Wardle misses with a double jab
and Angelus counters with a good low kick that Wardle was not able to check.
Wardle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Angelus looks to clinch

and Wardle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee calls for Angelus to work.
Angelus jumps guard but Wardle stands there with Angelus around his waist. Angelus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Angelus manages to break the clinch.
Wardle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Angelus counters with a body kick.
Wardle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Angelus counters with an outside leg kick.
Wardle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Angelus has his takedown stuffed
and Wardle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nick Wardle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uriel Angelus.
Angelus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wardle tries to avoid it but Angelus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wardle to the ground. Wardle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wardle misses with a double jab
and Angelus counters with a low kick, right behind Wardle 's knee.
Nick Wardle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Angelus fails with the takedown
and Wardle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Angelus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Angelus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wardle counters with a straight right hand.
Wardle misses with the combination.
Angelus misses with a takedown
and Wardle counters with a left and a right that stings Angelus.
Angelus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wardle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wardle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Angelus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelus doesn't manage to clinch there - Wardle circles away.
Wardle throws a combination that misses
and Angelus counters with a left and a right that stings Wardle.
Angelus fails with a takedown attempt.
Wardle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Angelus counters with a head kick. That will keep Wardle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wardle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Angelus counters with a solid body kick.
Wardle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Angelus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wardle really felt that one!
Wardle misses with a combination
and Angelus counters with a body kick that stops Wardle in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Angelus or perhaps it was just good defense by Wardle which made him look bad.
Wardle throws a combination that misses
and Angelus counters with a series of strikes. Wardle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wardle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Angelus in his tracks.
Angelus cracks Wardle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wardle misses with a straight left.
Angelus shoots for a double leg takedown but Wardle sprawls well. He's pushed Angelus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nick Wardle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wardle misses with a double jab
and Angelus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wardle throws a combination that misses
and Angelus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Angelus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel Angelus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Angelus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriel Angelus!