PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Beliy (ranked 328 p4p, 385 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 41 p4p, 51 weight class). Beliy comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. Wade is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Bleeding. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beliy
vs
Wade

175 cm
33
160
24 - 17 - 0

175 cm
39
163
36 - 24 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sasha Beliy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 3, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beliy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Beliy works the jab nicely.
Beliy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wade checks it well.
Morgan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beliy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beliy blocks a leg kick.
Wade moves out of range of the strikes.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Beliy slips a jab and a cross from Wade.
Wade has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wade takes one to the side of the head.
Wade slips under a jab.
Beliy defending well as Wade loads up on a big left hand.
Beliy lands with a kick to the temple. Wade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wade throws a looping overhand right but Beliy ducks down to avoid it.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Wade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade avoids the head kick by Beliy.
Beliy misses with a straight left.
Beliy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Beliy lands a body shot.
Wade throws a wild body kick that Beliy sees coming a mile off.
And Beliy counters with a quick kick to the body but Wade blocks it.
Beliy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beliy is looking to counter punch.
Beliy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wade misses with a hook
letting Beliy counter with a right hand.
Beliy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wade checks it well.
A head kick misses from Beliy.
Wade misses with a hook
and Beliy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beliy moves away.
Wade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wade 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.
Wade blocks a head kick by Beliy.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Beliy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wade misses with a hook. Beliy ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Beliy.
Beliy blocks a jab.
Beliy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wade's head backwards.
Wade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade is looking to score with low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beliy throws a jab but it's blocked by Wade.
Beliy slips a jab from Wade.
Beliy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beliy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beliy moves away from the strike by Wade.
Beliy lands a slapping body shot.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
Beliy ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
No joy there for Wade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beliy.
Wade scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Beliy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wade doesn't seem phased though.
Beliy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beliy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beliy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beliy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Wade misses with a double jab.
Beliy cracks a nice hook into Wade's ribs.
Wade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beliy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wade.
Beliy throws a leg kick but Wade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Beliy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wade connects with an inside leg kick.
Beliy with a hook.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Beliy is out of range.
Beliy tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Beliy loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Beliy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beliy feints and then cracks Wade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wade down.
Beliy misses with a body shot.
Beliy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Beliy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wade lands with a hook. Beliy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beliy finds it's way round the side to connect with Wade's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beliy connects with a right hand. Wade shakes it off.
Wade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beliy ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Beliy looks to land a body kick but Wade moved away.
Beliy works the jab nicely.
Wade throws a right hand that misses
and Beliy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beliy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Beliy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beliy misses with a low kick.
Wade slips a jab from Beliy.
Wade misses with a hook.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Beliy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beliy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wade at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Beliy.
Wade tries to work over Beliy's front leg with a kick but Beliy checks it.
Beliy checks a low kick from Wade.
Beliy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wade connects with the punch.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Beliy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wade swings for the body but Beliy moves out of range.
A lazy left from Wade finds it's target.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Beliy's head but Beliy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beliy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beliy tests Wade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beliy lands with a nice body punch.
Wade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wade throws a hook but Beliy blocks it.
Wade just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBeliy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Beliy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beliy. That did some damage!
Beliy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sasha Beliy is winning the standup battle so far.
Wade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beliy.
Wade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beliy connects with an inside leg kick.
Beliy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beliy duly obliges.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Beliy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beliy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wade looks to land a combination but Beliy avoids it well.
Nice shot by Beliy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade works over Beliy's head and body with a nice combination.
Beliy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Wade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beliy doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wade. That's going to slow Beliy down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beliy.
Beliy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Beliy.
Wade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beliy lands a nice shot that snaps Wade's head back.
Beliy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wade is out of range.
Beliy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Beliy digs a good body shot into Wade's ribs.
Wade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wade.
Beliy is looking for a counter combo.
Wade has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wade throws a chopping leg kick but Beliy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beliy lands with a kick to the temple. Wade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wade throws a leg kick that is checked

and Beliy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Beliy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Beliy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beliy misses with an uppercut. Wade saw that one coming.
Beliy sizes up Wade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wade tries to score with a low kick but Beliy moves his leg out of the way.
Beliy connects with a high kick.
Wade stuns Beliy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beliy misses with a leg kick.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Wade misses.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Beliy counters with a nice leg kick.
Beliy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wade can do to turn this around?
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Beliy moves away and avoids it.
Beliy misses with a body shot.
Wade blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Beliy.
Wade blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Beliy.
Beliy delivers a nice body kick.
A big left from Wade misses.
Beliy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beliy slips a jab and a cross from Wade.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Wade.
Beliy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on Beliy's shoulder, as Beliy tries to avoid the shot.
Wade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beliy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wade's head.
Beliy throws a leg kick that misses.
Wade checks a low kick from Beliy.
Wade sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch combination from Wade misses.
Beliy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beliy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wade takes a step back to recover.
Beliy stuns Wade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beliy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beliy slips under a jab from Wade.
Beliy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beliy.
Beliy is looking to chop away at Wade's legs.
Beliy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beliy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beliy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beliy slips a straight right by Wade.
Wade tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade with a jab.
Wade avoids the head kick by Beliy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beliy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wade checks a low kick from Beliy.
Wade throws out a loose jab but Beliy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beliy.
Wade drops his hands momentarily and Beliy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beliy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Beliy moves away and avoids it.
Beliy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Beliy moves out of range of the body kick from Wade.
It looked like Beliy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wade.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beliy.
Beliy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beliy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beliy scores with a hook.
Beliy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beliy punishes Wade's body with a nice straight punch.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beliy.
A good leg kick by Wade.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beliy misses with a few strikes there.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beliy connects with a body shot that sends Wade's belly button to the back.
Beliy slips under a jab from Wade.
Beliy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Beliy dominated that second round.
That's time! Beliy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Beliy.
Beliy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beliy scores with a decent looking hook.
Beliy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Beliy misses.
Wade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Beliy staying out of range there.
Wade misses with an uppercut.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beliy tests Wade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beliy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wade.
Wade takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beliy is able to avoid easily.
Beliy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Beliy cracks a nice hook into Wade's ribs.
Beliy thumps Wade with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beliy.
Wade connects with a single shot there.
Beliy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy throws a leg kick but Wade checks it.
Wade throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beliy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beliy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Good standup being displayed there by Beliy as he connects with a hook.
Wade takes a swing at Beliy's ribcage but misses.
Wade throws a nice looking combination but Beliy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Beliy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Beliy.
Beliy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beliy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWade.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Beliy's head but Beliy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beliy scoring well with a low kick there.
Beliy throws a looping overhand right but Wade ducks down to avoid it.
Wade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wade blocks a head kick by Beliy.
Beliy tests Wade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Beliy blocks the low kick.
Good shot there by Beliy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beliy.
Morgan Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a hook but Beliy blocks it.
Wade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beliy connects with an inside leg kick.
Beliy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beliy throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade throws a leg kick but Beliy checks it.
Wade thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Beliy blocks the low kick.
Wade tries a head kick but it misses.
Beliy digs a good body shot into Wade's ribs.
Beliy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Beliy misses with a few strikes there.
Wade throws a jab when Beliy was well out of range.
Wade throws the kick towards the body but Beliy avoids it.
Wade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wade throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Beliy.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wade walks into a stiff left hand from Beliy.
A slow jab from Beliy misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Beliy.
Wade staying out of range there.
Wade misses with a hook. Beliy ducked under it nicely.
Wade throws a leg kick but Beliy checks it.
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beliy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beliy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wade misses with a head kick.
Wade lands a lovely overhand right.
Wade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beliy. Beliy obviously looking to wear him down.
Beliy thuds a left hand into Wade's body.
Wade misses with an uppercut
enabling Beliy to counter with a crisp jab.
Wade connects with a crisp jab.
Beliy on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Beliy is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Beliy.
Oh Beliy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade cracks Beliy with a hook to the temple - Beliy is on wobbly legs here! Wade swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Beliy falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Wade wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Morgan Wade!
Morgan Wade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Sasha Beliy spoke after the fight, saying 'Its tough to beat a Stepdad!'.