PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Idle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Idle's choice of entrance music: O fortuna. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

vs
Idle

185 cm
20
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wade Idle!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idle fails in his attempt to clinch.
uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Idle.

drives through and clinches with Idle against the cage.
Idle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

manages to break the clinch.
Idle misses with a head kick.

Idle moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Idle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Idle scores with a shot to the body.
tries to clinch up but Idle circles away and keeps his distance.
Idle circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Idle does no damage.

Idle drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Idle sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Idle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on , up you get!
is breathing heavily.
tries to clinch up

and Idle counters by moving into the clinch.
Idle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
missing with knees to the body.
stops a takedown attempt from Idle.

Idle breaks from the clinch.
avoids a punch combination nicely.
Idle misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idle throws out a leg kick but moves out of range and Idle only half commits.
clobbers Idle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and duly obliges.
Idle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

breaks the clinch.
scores with a nice body kick.
misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from , right into the meat.
moves in looking to clinch but Idle pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
tries a knee to the head but Idle blocks it.
Idle goes for a takedown in the clinch but prevents it.
has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Idle.
Idle looking for a takedown.
looking to throw knees to the head but Idle is blocking nicely.
Idle has pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from .
Idle avoiding damage as throws knees to the body.
Idle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Idle breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Idle closes the distance but moves to the side

and counters by clinching up.
Idle has pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Idle can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from .

manages to break the clinch.
throws a series of strikes that have Idle backpedaling.
is looking to clinch.
Wade Idle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Idle letting take a breather here.
prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

lands a slapping body shot.
is looking to clinch but Idle is avoiding it.
Idle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Idle.

Idle pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Idle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Idle on the ground.
wants to stand but Idle has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Idle has his feet on 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

has taken the fight to the clinch.

Idle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
throws a combination that misses
and Idle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Idle on the side of the head.
Idle avoids the head kick by .
throws a series of strikes that have Idle backpedaling.
tries to clinch but Idle moves out of range.
tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
looks to clinch
and Idle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A low kick from Idle is predictable there
and counters with a left and a right that stings Idle.
Idle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Idle throws a body kick that misses.
Idle clinches but breaks the clinch
and counters with a one-two to the body.
scores with a hook to the body. Idle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
looks to land a left hand but Idle moved out of range nicely.
swinging wilding here.
Idle misses with a double jab

and counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

manages to break the clinch.
throws a combination that misses
and Idle counters with a stiff right hand.
Idle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. tries to avoid it but Idle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag to the ground. escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
darts in trying to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Idle counters with a stiff right hand.

gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
keeps control of Idle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Idle misses

and counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tries to clinch but Idle moves out of range.
stalks Idle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Idle's face. Idle staggers backwards, shaken.
tries to clinch but Idle is having none of it.
throws a right hand that Idle ducks under and follows up with a left that Idle also avoids with ease.
Idle throws a sloppy head kick

and counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by .

breaks the clinch.
Idle tries to clinch but moves away
and counters with a left and a right that stings Idle.
swings and misses with a hook to the body.
is winning the standup battle so far.
Idle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as blocks the leg kick.
Idle misses with a double jab

and counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

moves in looking to clinch but Idle pushes him off.
Idle walks into a left hand.
A low kick from Idle is predictable there

and holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
is pressed up against the cage. Idle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag down to the mat. avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
tries to close the distance and clinch but Idle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Idle.
fails in his attempt to clinch.
misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idle tries a low kick but avoids it.
closes the distance looking to clinch
and Idle counters with a good low kick that was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Idle throws a quick inside leg kick.
misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Idle throws a nice looking combination but bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Idle closes this distance looking for a takedown but circles away.
wants to clinch
and Idle counters with a slapping leg kick.
moves in looking to clinch but Idle pushes him off.
is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
lands with a thumping leg kick.
Idle closes the distance but moves to the side
and connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jab, jab by - just one landing.
is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
lands a slapping body shot.
tries to clinch up but Idle circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Idle misses
and makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Idle misses with a leg kick
and counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
scoring well with a low kick there.
Idle has a takedown stuffed.
has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Idle.

closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
landing knees to the body.
prevents Idle from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for .
lands a knee to the head.
landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
trying to land knees to the body.
Idle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Idle fails to pull guard.
unloads a knee to the mid-section. Idle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Idle takes a knee right on the jaw!

Idle breaks from the clinch.
Idle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
tries to clinch up but Idle circles away and keeps his distance.
Idle shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Idle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
tries to clinch but Idle is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Idle.
throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Idle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and counters with a body kick.
Idle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and counters by clinching up.
trying to land knees to the body.
Idle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Idle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wade Idle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Idle breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for , 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

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