PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Terasenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade's entrance music is The Bleeding. A fine choice. Terasenko has chosen Our Last Night - Same Old War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Morgan Wade has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Wade
vs
Terasenko

175 cm
19
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Sin City Allstars

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morgan Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conrad Terasenko!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Terasenko moves into the clinch.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Terasenko controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terasenko.
Terasenko misses with a body punch.
Terasenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wade misses with the head strike.
Terasenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terasenko digs a right hand into Wade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wade's gas tank.
Wade throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Terasenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Wade tries a knee to the head but Terasenko blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Terasenko.
Wade misses with a knee to the head.
Terasenko prevents a body shot from Wade.
Wade misses with some punches.
Terasenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wade seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Terasenko can turn it around.
Terasenko lands a body punch.
Terasenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terasenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Wade looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wade trying to land knees to the body.
Wade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Terasenko on the inside.
Terasenko tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Terasenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wade's elbow.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terasenko's elbow.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wade working aggressively here.
Terasenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wade tries to land knees in the clinch but Terasenko avoids the damage to the body.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terasenko's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade trying to land knees to the body.
Terasenko blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Terasenko.
Terasenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Terasenko lands a left hand.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Terasenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terasenko lands a shoulder strike.
Wade misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Wade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terasenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Terasenko tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Wade prevents a body shot from Terasenko.
A short uppercut from Terasenko.
Terasenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Terasenko lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade prevents a body shot from Terasenko.
Terasenko scores with a shot to the side of Wade's head.
Terasenko lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terasenko.
Wade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Terasenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Terasenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wade misses with a knee strike.
Wade lands an elbow that stopped Terasenko in his tracks for a moment.
Wade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wade misses with a knee strike.
Wade tries a body shot but Terasenko blocks it.
Terasenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Terasenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wades head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terasenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
Terasenko prevents a body shot from Wade.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Terasenko.
Wade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Terasenko as Wade tries to tie him up.
Terasenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terasenko tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terasenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terasenko blocking some punches.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Terasenko.
Wade tries a body shot but Terasenko blocks it.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terasenko lands with a light punch inside.
Wade prevents a body shot from Terasenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Terasenko has closed the distance and engaged Wade in a clinch.
Terasenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terasenko scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Terasenko - that landed with a thud.
Wade working aggressively here.

Wade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Wade's head coaches at Brutal Force Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wade lands with a nice body kick.
Terasenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wade throws a head kick but Terasenko moves out of range.
Wade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Terasenko rushes Wade and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Terasenko.
Terasenko pushes Wade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terasenko is leaning against Wade and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Terasenko avoiding damage as Wade throws knees to the body.
Terasenko misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade.
Terasenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terasenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Terasenko presses Wade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Terasenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Terasenko can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terasenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Terasenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Terasenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Terasenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Terasenko.
Wade tries a knee to the head but Terasenko blocks it.

Wade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terasenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terasenko 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terasenko misses with a looping right.
Wade throws a jab when Terasenko was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Terasenko!
Wade loads up on a big right hand but Terasenko slips the punch.
Terasenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wade walks into a left hand.
Terasenko 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.
Wade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Terasenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Terasenko forces Wade back against the cage and clinches.
Terasenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terasenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Terasenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Wade trying to control the position but instead, Terasenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wade into the cage.
Wade missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terasenko tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Terasenko back against the cage.
Terasenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Terasenko blocking some punches.
Wade tries a body shot but Terasenko blocks it.
Terasenko lands with a right to the head.
Wade misses with a knee to the head.
Wade tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terasenko.
A left hand lands to the body for Terasenko.
Terasenko blocking some punches.
Wade misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terasenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Terasenko lands a body punch.
Terasenko works on Wade's body with a couple of short punches.
Terasenko pushes Wade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wade.
Terasenko blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terasenko.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Terasenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terasenko lands a nice uppercut.
Wade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Terasenko pushes Wade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terasenko blocks a body shot from Wade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conrad Terasenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Terasenko misses with a few strikes there.
Conrad Terasenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terasenko misses with a two punch combination.
Wade throws a head kick that misses.

Terasenko rushes Wade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Terasenko lands a shoulder strike.
Terasenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
A shot in the inside from Terasenko.
A short body shot lands from Terasenko as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Terasenko.
A short right from Terasenko.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Terasenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terasenko lands a left hand.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Terasenko scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is looking to control Terasenko's arms but Terasenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wade has his back to the cage.
Terasenko has Wade pressed against the cage, preventing Wade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wade tries a knee to the head but Terasenko blocks it.
Terasenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Terasenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Terasenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terasenko works on Wade's body with a couple of short punches.
Terasenko scores with a hook to the body.
Wade pushes off an throws an elbow but Terasenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terasenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terasenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terasenko blocks an elbow strike.
Terasenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terasenko lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terasenko's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Terasenko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terasenko can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Wade missing with knees to the body.
Wade tries to stall but Terasenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Wade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terasenko digs a right hand into Wade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wade's gas tank.
Terasenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terasenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Terasenko.
Wade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Terasenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Terasenko.
Wade trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade has had enough of the clinch but Terasenko keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Terasenko.
Terasenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wade misses with some punches.
Terasenko has Wade pressed against the cage, preventing Wade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Terasenko lands a body punch.
Terasenko lands a body shot.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Terasenko.
Terasenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wades head.
Terasenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Terasenko lands a shot to the body.
Wade tries to land a knee to the head but Terasenko blocks with his arms.
Terasenko avoiding damage as Wade throws knees to the body.
Terasenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morgan Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terasenko tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terasenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Terasenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wade tries a body shot but Terasenko blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terasenko.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Terasenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wade has had enough of the clinch but Terasenko keeps him there for the moment.
Terasenko digs a right hand into Wade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wade's gas tank.
Conrad Terasenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wade throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Terasenko.
Conrad Terasenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Terasenko blocking some punches.
Terasenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terasenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wade misses with a knee to the head.
Wade pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conrad Terasenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Terasenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conrad Terasenko!
Conrad Terasenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.