PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad's entrance music is The Joker. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: N.S.. On his way into the cage it seems that Juan Tamad has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Juan Tamad seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tamad
vs
Wilson

184 cm
29
200 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

189 cm
33
198 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson lands a nice shot that snaps Tamad's head back.
Wilson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tamad takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Tamad cracks the inside of Wilson's front leg.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tamad.
Tamad looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Wilson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tamad thows a leg kick but Wilson checks it
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson tries to clinch up but Tamad circles away and keeps his distance.
Tamad avoids a kick to the body.

Tamad tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tamad blocks an uppercut.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamad controls his hands.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson misses with the head strike.

Tamad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Tamad misses
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Tamad drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tamad cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tamad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tamad throws a big right hand that misses.
Tamad stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Tamad landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad postures up.
Tamad throwing strikes but missing.
Tamad won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Wilson keeps trying to improve his position.
Wilson trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tamad.
Wilson is pulling down on Tamad's head to control his posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Wade Wilson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tamad's hands.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Tamad throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Wilson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tamad dives in and scores a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tamad is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controlling the pace.
Wilson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tamad!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad tries to hold on but Wilson postures up.
Wilson looking to control but Tamad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Juan Tamad will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wilson tries to land a leg kick but Tamad saw it coming and moves away.
Juan Tamad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamad.

Wilson gets caught napping as Tamad dives in and scores a takedown. Wilson manages to retain guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tamad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Juan Tamad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tamad working some strikes from top position.
Wilson seems keen to control Tamad's posture.
Wilson is trying to keep Tamad in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tamad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson working a defensive guard but Tamad manages to pass into side control anyway.
Tamad working the head and body with strikes.
Wilson is trying to improve his position.
Wilson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tamad is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Tamad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Tamad in his half guard.
Tamad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tamad thows a huge punch but Wilson dodges it nicely.
Tamad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tamad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Wilson controlling the position well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tamad lands a nice short elbow.
Wilson trying to hold on to Tamad's head to control him but Tamad postures up.
Wilson is trying to control but Tamad manages to pass to mount!
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson wants to control but Tamad is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad landing strikes from the mount.
Wilson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wilson gets full guard.
Tamad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson looking to control but Tamad passes into half guard.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson is trying to keep Tamad in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to control the position but Tamad says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tamad preventing the sweep.
Wilson looking to control.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Tamad slips an elbow through the middle.
Tamad tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Tamad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson looking to control.
Tamad chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tamad won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Tamad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Tamad dominated that second round.
That's time! Tamad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Tamad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wilson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tamad swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson counters with an outside leg kick.
Wilson checks a leg kick.
Wilson takes one on the button.
Tamad misses with a jab to the body
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tamad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Tamad throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Tamad tries to land a leg kick but Wilson saw it coming and moves away.
Tamad thows a leg kick but Wilson checks it
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Wilson pushes Tamad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tamad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Tamad.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Tamad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tamad blocks an uppercut.
Tamad wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Wilson works on Tamad's body with a couple of short punches.

Tamad gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson is looking to control Tamad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilson avoid being mounted?
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamad.
Wade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilson.
Tamad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson has his hands on Tamad's head, controlling the position.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wilson has Tamad pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Wade Wilson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wilson throws a front kick aimed at Tamad's knee but Tamad avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Tamad throws a right hand that misses
and Wilson counters with a body kick.
Tamad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tamad misses with an uppercut
and Wilson counters with a body kick.
Juan Tamad is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Tamad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tamad throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Tamad moved away.
Tamad thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Tamad.

Wilson pushes Tamad up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tamad.
Tamad is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Tamad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Juan Tamad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad prevents a body shot from Wilson.

Tamad breaks the clinch.
Wilson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad misses with a low kick.
Tamad avoids the head kick by Wilson.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wade Wilson.
I think Tamad 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juan Tamad!
Our winner, Juan Tamad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Wade Wilson was interviewed post fight and said 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.