PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Buhler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade has chosen Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III as his entrance music. Wayne Wade acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Buhler
vs
Wade

198 cm
31
265 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

205 cm
31
282 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Buhler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Wade!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buhler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wade scrambles back to his feet.
Buhler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Buhler checks a leg kick.
Buhler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Buhler misses its intended target.
Wade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buhler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Buhler checks a leg kick.
Buhler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Buhler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Wade connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Marco Buhler has been cut.
Buhler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buhler checks a low kick from Wade.
Wade throws a low kick but Buhler moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buhler. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buhler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wayne Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wade, as that shot connected.
A big right from Buhler misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Wade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wade throws a series of punches but Buhler avoids them all with ease.
Buhler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buhler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Wade pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buhler back to the cage. Wade follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Buhler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Buhler is looking to counter punch.
Buhler checks a leg kick.
Buhler misses with an uppercut
and Wade counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Buhler is rocked!
Buhler cracks Wade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wade throws a leg kick
and Buhler counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buhler misses with a body shot.
Buhler checks a leg kick.
Buhler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Buhler.
Buhler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Buhler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Wade throws out a leg kick but Buhler moves out of range and Wade only half commits.
Wade lands a jab to the head.

Marco Buhler's cut is getting worse.
Wade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a leg kick
letting Buhler counter with a right hand.
Buhler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Buhler moves away and avoids it.
Wade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oh Buhler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Wade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wade lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Buhler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buhler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wade lands a right hook to the body.
Buhler swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Wade lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Buhler seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab, jab by Wade - just one landing.
Wade throws a leg kick
and Buhler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Buhler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buhler misses with a left hand
and Wade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buhler.
A little feinted left hand from Buhler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Buhler takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Buhler swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Buhler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Wade connects with a looping right hand.
Wade throws a low kick but Buhler avoids it.
Buhler checks a low kick from Wade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a jab.
Buhler checks a low kick from Wade.
Buhler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Buhler is out of range.
Wade misses with a low kick as Buhler jumps back.
Buhler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Buhler missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wade misses with a straight left.
Wade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buhler is looking to wear down Wade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Buhler got wobbled bad by a big combination! Wade presses forward with punches and knees until Buhler stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Buhler closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Wade!
In his post fight interview, Wayne Wade started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.