PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Badridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gambit Wolverine (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.

Badridge
vs
Wolverine

191 cm
29
194 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

165 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Badridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gambit Wolverine!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badridge misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badridge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badridge throws a right and a left that both miss.

Badridge drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wolverine keeping moving, preventing Badridge from controlling successfully.
Badridge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolverine is keeping the position for now.
Badridge trying to control but Wolverine is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badridge wants to pass the guard but Wolverine is keeping the position.
Badridge engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolverine wants to stand and escape but Badridge is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Barry Badridge.
Wolverine misses with a body shot.
Badridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wolverine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wolverine thows a body shot but no joy.

Badridge clinches up with Wolverine and pushes him back against the cage.
Wolverine can't break the clinch.

Badridge gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wolverine regains guard.
Badridge pushes down on Wolverine's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Badridge prevents Wolverine from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badridge throwing shots but Wolverine is blocking nicely.
Badridge looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Badridge moves nicely into side control.
Wolverine is looking to get back to his feet here but Badridge is keeping cool and he's managed to take Wolverine's back.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Badridge working for a choke but Wolverine is defending well.

Wolverine defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Badridge's arms.
Badridge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Badridge is persistently looking for the submission but Wolverine is defending it well.
Badridge cracks Wolverine with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Wolverine from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wolverine fending off the submission attempt from Badridge.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Badridge controlling the positon.
Wolverine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Badridge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Badridge thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Badridge looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Badridge dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wolverine thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Badridge.
A punch combination from Badridge misses.
Wolverine throws a hook but Badridge blocks it.
Badridge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Badridge scores with a punch to the head.
Wolverine throws a lazy right hand but Badridge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolverine misses the target.

Wolverine gets caught flat footed, as Badridge shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Badridge advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolverine dodges the ground and pound from Badridge.
Badridge trying to control the position but Wolverine is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Badridge wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wolverine, who protects the arm well.
Badridge is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Badridge tries for a kimura but Wolverine is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Badridge tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Badridge has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wolverine prevents Badridge from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Badridge looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Badridge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolverine keeps working.
Badridge tries to move to mount but Wolverine blocks the move with his legs.
Badridge is staying tight to Wolverine's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Badridge working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Badridge wants to control but Wolverine is keeping him busy.
Badridge tries to move to mount but Wolverine blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badridge wants to control but Wolverine is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Badridge dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Badridge tries to clinch there but Wolverine circles away.
Wolverine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gambit Wolverine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolverine lands a right hook to the body.
Wolverine misses the shot to the body.
Wolverine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badridge moves away.
Wolverine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Badridge rather than just go for the knockout.
Badridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolverine just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolverine tries to bum rush Badridge with a series of wild strikes but Badridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolverine misses the shot to the body.
Wolverine dodges the punch combination from Badridge.
Wolverine swings for the body but Badridge moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wolverine blocks the elbow strike.
Badridge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolverine backwards.
Badridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badridge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wolverine's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Badridge on the inside.
Badridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Gambit Wolverine has been cut.
Badridge lands an uppercut.
Wolverine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wolverine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wolverine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Badridge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badridge moves away from the strike by Wolverine.
Wolverine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Badridge circles away quickly and effectively.
Badridge scores with a one two! Wolverine had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wolverine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gambit Wolverine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badridge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wolverine misses with an uppercut. Badridge saw that one coming.
A combination from Wolverine does no damage.
Badridge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wolverine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badridge defending well as Wolverine loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolverine misses with a body shot
and Badridge counters with a stiff right hand.

Badridge instigates a clinch.
Badridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Badridge lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badridge.
Badridge lands with a right to the head.
Wolverine tries to break free but Badridge pushes him back against the cage.
Wolverine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badridge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wolverine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Badridge lands an elbow that stopped Wolverine in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wolverine is trying to push Badridge away but Badridge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Wolverine.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badridge.
Wolverine can't break the clinch.
Badridge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wolverine gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolverine tries to break the clinch but Badridge is controlling the position.
Badridge is trying to maintain a safe position but Wolverine gets an underhook and turns Badridge into the cage.
Badridge misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Badridge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Badridge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wolverine's defenses.

Badridge has hold of one of Wolverine's legs. Wolverine is fighting the takedown attempt but Badridge gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Badridge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badridge sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badridge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolverine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Barry Badridge wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wolverine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolverine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badridge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badridge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Badridge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolverine can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Badridge closes the distance and pushes Wolverine back into the cage.
Wolverine is trying to break the clinch but Badridge has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badridge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Badridge pushes Wolverine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badridge lands a damaging elbow.
Gambit Wolverine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barry Badridge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badridge's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

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 Barry Badridge.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Badridge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Badridge!
Barry Badridge decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.