PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taong Grasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grasa has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Taong Grasa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Grasa
vs
Wade

195 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taong Grasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Wade!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grasa tries to clinch there but Wade circles away.
Grasa is breathing heavily.
Grasa wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.

Wade scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wade controls the position from side control.
Wade working the ground and pound from side control.
Wade has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grasa being controlled for a moment.
Wade working the ground and pound.
Wade controls the position.
Wade landing a few strikes.
Wade staying calm.
Wade working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Grasa's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wade lands a few punches from side control.
Wade works to advance to full mount. Grasa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wade lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade working Grasa over with strikes here.
Wade takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wade lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grasa hang on?

Taong Grasa's cut is getting worse.
Wade controlling from mount.
Grasa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wade on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Taong Grasa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wade sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wade with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tyler Wade just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wade shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wade slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Wade is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wade is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wade keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Wade has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tyler Wade just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wade shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Wade connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wade content just to control the position here.
Wade has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grasa's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grasa really wants to buck Wade off and get back to his feet.
Wade looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grasa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Wade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taong Grasa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wade shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grasa as he avoids it easily.
Wade swats away the attempt to clinch by Grasa.
Horrible takedown by Wade or perhaps it was just good defense by Grasa which made him look bad.
Taong Grasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Wade.
Grasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grasa wants to clinch.
Grasa wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wade shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grasa is trying to defend but Wade finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade prevents Grasa from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Wade.
Wade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grasa is trying to stand back up but Wade is controlling him

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Wade shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wade showed some decent athleticism there.
Grasa is trying to stand.
Grasa has hold of Wade's hands but Wade slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wade dominating with strikes here.
Wade scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wade working the ground and pound effectively.
Wade controlling from the full mount.
Wade working Grasa over with strikes here.
Wade working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wade landing shots from mount.
Tyler Wade has got the better of the ground game so far.
BOOM! Wade connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wade takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wade lands with some strikes.
Grasa is bucking up trying to escape but Wade cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wade lands with some strikes.
Wade tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Wade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taong Grasa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Grasa. No joy for Wade on that attempt.
Grasa tries to clinch but Wade is having none of it.
Grasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grasa tries to clinch up but Wade circles away and keeps his distance.
Grasa wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.

Wade closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wade lands in his opponent's guard.
Wade chips away with some ground and pound.
Wade with a nice head shot there.
Wade stays in close to Grasa's body and controls the position.
Grasa wants to stand up but Wade is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grasa is looking to stand up but Wade isn't so interested in that idea.
Wade is stalling in the full guard.
Wade won't allow Grasa to get back to his feet.
Wade controls from within his opponent's guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tyler Wade just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wade swats away the attempt to clinch by Grasa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grasa tries to clinch up but Wade circles away and keeps his distance.
Wade swats away the attempt to clinch by Grasa.
Wade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grasa wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.

Wade closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grasa did well to prevent Wade getting side control.
Wade is controlling the pace.
Grasa is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wade is taking a breather. Grasa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wade stops Grasa from getting back to his feet.
Wade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grasa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grasa is trying to stand back up but Wade is controlling him
Wade seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wade wants to pass the guard but Grasa is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wade trying to control the pace.
Wade working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grasa won't allow Wade to pass to mount.
Grasa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wade performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grasa is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wade winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

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