PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Wade
vs
Mori

175 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akio Mori!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mori drops his hands momentarily and Wade takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mori doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good shot there by Wade.
Nice body punch from Wade.
Wade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Wade is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mori sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot by Wade.
Mori lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Mori.

Mori closes the distance and clinches.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade managing to block the knees to the body from Mori.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wade misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mori.
Mori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wade wants to break free but Mori has control.
Wade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mori tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Mori back against the cage.
Wade tries for a takedown but Mori manages to get underhooks.

Wade gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mori regains guard.
Wade is standing up over Mori. Mori looks to escape but Wade dives into side control.

Mori is trying to control Wade's posture but Wade avoids it.
Mori is looking to regain half guard here but Wade keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade in the domination position with Mori hanging on.
Wade working away.
Wade wants to control but Mori is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mori is trying to improve his position.
Mori is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade scoring with punches from side control.
Mori is looking for a sweep.
Wade tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wade has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wade lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mori down.
Mori is trying to improve his position.
Wade landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori is looking for a sweep.
Mori struggling a bit here.
Wade misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wade lands a few punches from side control.
Mori is looking for a sweep.
Wade trying to control the position but Mori is working away.
Mori wants to control but Wade postures up.
Mori is not content to let Wade control the position.
Mori struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mori is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Mori is trying to control Wade's posture but Wade avoids it.
Check out the look on Wade's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mori is trying to improve his position.
Mori wants to get back to his feet but Wade drags him back down.
Wade trying to control the position but Mori is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Wade dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big right from Wade misses.
Mori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mori avoids the body shot from Wade.
Mori walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wade takes a swing at Mori's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Wade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wade takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mori.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Mori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Mori.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade lands the left hand.
Mori misses with an uppercut
and Wade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mori.
Wade avoids the body shot from Mori.
Mori throws out a powerful jab.

Mori fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wade, pushing him back against the cage.
Mori has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mori trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Mori on the inside.
Wade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wade scores with a shoulder strike.
Mori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade misses with a punch to the body.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mori landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Mori.
Wade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wade lands a hook that snaps the head of Mori backwards.
Wade misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Wade.
Wade lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mori.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Mori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mori trying to land knees to the body.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Mori.
Wade digs a right hand underneath Mori's ribcage. Mori let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mori blocks a body shot from Wade.
Wade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akio Mori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wade's face.
Wade is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mori backwards.
Mori lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori presses Wade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Mori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Mori lands with a short shot to the head.
Mori missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wade.
Mori throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Mori misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wade.
Mori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mori lands with a right to the head.
Mori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wade.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Mori.
Wade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mori can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mori tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
Mori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mori lands a nice shot to the body.
Mori lands with a left to the head.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mori's elbow.
Wade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mori has him pressed against the cage.
Wade tries a body shot but Mori blocks it.
Mori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wade blocks it with crossed arms.
Wade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wade takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Wade.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mori missing with knees to the body.
Mori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mori misses with the head strike.
Mori tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Mori back against the cage.
Wade misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Akio Mori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wade throws a lazy right hand but Mori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Wade as he connects with a hook.
Jeremy Wade is winning the standup battle so far.
Mori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wade scores with a body shot.
Wade slips a straight right by Mori.
Wade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mori throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Wade seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade moves forwards but Mori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wade slips a jab from Mori.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wade stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wade scores with a punch to the head.
A jab lands there for Wade.
Mori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wade.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Mori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeremy Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mori dodges the punch combination from Wade.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
Mori tries to counter with a clinch but Wade shakes him off and moves away.
Mori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mori takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mori wants to counter with a clinch but Wade pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mori was well out of range. Poor timing from Wade.
Wade throws a jab but it's blocked by Mori.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mori! But no joy.
Mori blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mori stuffs the takedown.
Mori wants to counter with a clinch but Wade pushes him away.
Mori throws a looping overhand right but Wade ducks down to avoid it.
Wade throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Wade.
Wade lands an overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mori, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade scores with a jab to the head.
Wade lunges at Mori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mori's hand.

Mori closes the distance and clinches.
Mori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Mori.
Mori landing knees to the body.
Wade slows down the pace here.
Mori landing knees to the head.

It looks like Jeremy Wade has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mori working Wade over with knees to the body.
Mori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mori tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Mori back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mori prevents a body shot from Wade.
Mori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mori blocks an uppercut.
Mori can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Mori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wade is defending well for now.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mori trying to land knees to the body.
Mori missing with knees to the body.
Mori misses with a punch to the body.

Wade breaks from the clinch.
Wade throws a series of punches but Mori moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wade 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

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