PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes to the cage accompanied by Bury Your Dead. Wade has chosen Are You Ready? as his entrance music. Thomas Wade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davidson
vs
Wade

175 cm
28
163 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

195 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ric Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Wade!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson tries to bum rush Wade with a series of wild strikes but Wade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wade shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davidson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davidson throws a jab when Wade was well out of range.
Wade with a poor takedown
and Davidson counters with a straight right hand.
Wade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davidson to score with a decent uppercut.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with a takedown attempt
and Davidson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ric Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Wade.
Wade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wade is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Davidson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wade.

Wade closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wade throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Davidson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Davidson struggling a bit here.
Davidson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Davidson tries to improve position but can't.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet but Wade drags him back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Davidson down.
Wade lands some shots froms side control.
Davidson tries to buck Wade off but Wade is having none of it.

Wade thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Davidson sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is trying to get back to full guard.

Davidson has one foot on Wade's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Davidson lands with a slapping head kick.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
Davidson misses with a looping right.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson looks to land a left hand but Wade moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davidson pinned against the cage. Davidson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davidson misses with a shot to the body

and Wade counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Davidson pushes Wade off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wade tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davidson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wade somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davidson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davidson throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davidson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade has his takedown stuffed
and Davidson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davidson defends it nicely.
Wade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davidson counters with a one-two to the body.
Ric Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Wade.
Wade doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davidson counters with a head kick. That will keep Wade thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wade with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davidson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade defending well as Davidson loads up on a big left hand.
Wade has his takedown stuffed
and Davidson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wade is breathing heavily.
Davidson throws a big shot that misses.
Wade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davidson.
Ric Davidson is winning the standup battle so far.
Davidson misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wade.
Davidson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Wade moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ric Davidson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Davidson gets caught napping as Wade dives in and scores a takedown. Davidson manages to retain guard.
Davidson pulls Wade in close to prevent any damage.
Davidson wants to stand but Wade is controlling the position.
Wade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Davidson looking for a guillotine here but Wade defends easily.
Davidson controls Wade momentarily but Wade frees himself.
Wade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davidson is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
Davidson has his hands on Wade's head, controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wade passes Davidson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Davidson punching from the bottom.
Wade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thomas Wade has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davidson is looking to improve his position.
Wade passes to full mount!
Ric Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade scoring with strikes but Davidson is staying in there.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet.
Davidson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade lands a heavy elbow.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet.
Davidson tries to hold on but Wade pushes him away.
Wade lands a nice shot to the head.
Davidson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wade landing strikes from the mount.

Davidson is rocked!
Wade postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Davidson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Wade around the waist but Wade pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Wade is the winner by TKO! Wade jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Wade!
After the big win, Thomas Wade made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Untouchable Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.