PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takuya Wada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wada
vs
Crim

171 cm
19
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takuya Wada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Crim!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wada tries to clinch up but Crim circles away and keeps his distance.
Crim throws the kick towards the body but Wada avoids it.
Wada throws a head kick that misses.
Wada throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crim.

Wada moves into the clinch.
Wada is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Wada breaks the clinch.
Wada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Wada moves into the clinch.

Wada has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Crim clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Crim wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Wada.
Crim looks gassed!
Crim trying to control but not successfully.
Wada controlling from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wada.
Crim is taking damage to the body and head.
Wada is hanging on to Crim's back as he tries to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wada has good solid back control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crim is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
I would not like to be Crim right now.
Wada is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crim trying to get back to his feet but Wada is in full control for now.
Wada controlling from the back.
Crim tries to roll but Wada sticks to his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Wada is hanging on to Crim's back as he tries to escape.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Wada controlling the positon.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Takuya Wada just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Crim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wada is fending him off so far but Crim persists. Nope, Wada circles away and we're back to standing.

Wada takes the fight into the clinch.
Wada is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wada has Crim pushed against the ropes.
Wada tries to land a knee to the head but Crim blocks with his arms.
Crim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wada is keeping busy.
Crim tries to pull guard but Wada holds him up against the ropes and eventually Crim drops back down to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crim avoiding damage as Wada throws knees to the body.
Wada keeps control of Crim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wada gets underhooks to prevent Crim's takedown attempt.
Takuya Wada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Crim.
Crim avoiding damage as Wada throws knees to the body.
Crim has had enough of the clinch but Wada keeps him there for the moment.
Wada managing to block the knees to the body from Crim.

Wada lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wada content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Wada stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Wada takes the fight into the clinch.
Wada avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wada.
Wada holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crim stops a takedown attempt from Wada.

Wada breaks from the clinch.
Wada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wada drives through and clinches with Crim against the ropes.
Wada trying to stall but Crim improves his position.
Crim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Wada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Wada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wada lands a body punch.
Wada tries a knee to the head but Crim blocks it.
Crim is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wada scores a nice knee to the body.
Crim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crim tries for a takedown but Wada manages to get underhooks.
Crim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Wada is trying to trip Crim. He has hold of a leg but Crim is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wada persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Crim looking to control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wada prevents Crim from getting back to his feet.
Crim trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Crim has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wada has passed into side control.
Crim is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wada taking a breather here.
Crim is looking to regain half guard here but Wada keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takuya Wada dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Crim throws the kick towards the body but Wada avoids it.
Takuya Wada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crim tries to clinch but Wada moves out of range.
Wada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crim swats away the attempt to clinch by Wada.
Wada dodges the punch combination from Crim.
Wada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wada tries to clinch but Crim moves out of range.

Wada closes the distance and clinches.
Wada lands a knee to the body.
Crim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wada prevents Crim from breaking the clinch.
Wada lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wada drags the fight down to the ground.
Wada has a closed guard, preventing Crim from standing up.

Wada wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wada clinches up with Crim and pushes him back against the ropes.

Crim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wada moves out of range of the body kick.

Crim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Crim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wada is looking to escape.
Wada gets back to half guard.
Wada wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crim moves into full mount! Wada won't be happy about that!
Crim thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Crim looking to control but Wada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wada holds on to Crim as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Wada is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crim is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wada can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Crim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wada is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Crim.
Poor strikes thrown by Crim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim controlling the pace for now.
Crim wants to control the pace but Wada is squirming around nicely.
Wada is looking to improve his position but Crim isn't that keen on the idea.
Crim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wada is looking to escape.
Wada tries to reverse the position but Crim maintains control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crim won't let Wada get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Wada bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wada preventing the sweep.
Crim looking to control.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crim looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wada puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Crim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crim wants to control the action here but instead Wada manages to pass to full mount!
Crim is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Wada avoids the attempt from Crim to control.
Crim is trying desperately to improve position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wada controlling from mount.
Crim is looking to improve his position but Wada isn't that keen on the idea.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crim trying desperately to get to his feet.
Crim tries to lock up and control but Wada gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crim wants to control but Wada is having none of it.
Crim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takuya Wada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wada tries to control but Crim wriggling away.
Thomas Crim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crim working to try and regain half guard.
Crim is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wada wants to control the pace but Crim is squirming around nicely.
Crim throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wada. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Takuya Wada.
Well Wada has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 20:17
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 19:19
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 20:17

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Takuya Wada!