PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ali Oubaali (ranked 3426 p4p, 353 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 3871 p4p, 378 weight class). Oubaali's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Belsunce Breakdown. Wade has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Oubaali
vs
Wade

182 cm
29
175 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

175 cm
33
163 lbs
24 - 16 - 3

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Oubaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oubaali is looking to clinch.
Wade misses with an uppercut. Oubaali saw that one coming.
Wade lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oubaali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oubaali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wade takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Morgan Wade has been cut.
Oubaali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oubaali doesn't manage to clinch there - Wade circles away.
Oubaali backing away here, and Wade unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wade throws a leg kick that misses.
Wade swings for the body but Oubaali moves out of range.
Wade lands a nice looking body shot.
Wade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oubaali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oubaali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oubaali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oubaali's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oubaali darts in and clinches Wade up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.

Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan Wade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Wade.
Wade lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oubaali will feel that in the morning.
Oubaali tries to clinch up but Wade circles away and keeps his distance.
Wade slips a jab and a cross from Oubaali.
Wade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oubaali tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wade throws a wild body kick that Oubaali sees coming a mile off.
Wade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Wade. Beautiful body shot.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Oubaali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade throws a wild body kick that Oubaali sees coming a mile off.
Oubaali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oubaali moves away from the strike by Wade.

Oubaali instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wade manages to break the clinch.
Oubaali blocks a jab.
Oubaali is looking to counter the offense by Wade and move into the clinch.
Oubaali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wade lands with a good body shot.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Oubaali closes the distance but Wade moves to the side
and Oubaali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on Oubaali's shoulder, as Oubaali tries to avoid the shot.

Oubaali gets a clinch.
Wade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Wade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Oubaali gets a clinch.
Wade wants to break free but Oubaali has control.
Oubaali keeps control of Wade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oubaali displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wade up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Wade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Wade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wade throws a nice inside leg kick.

Oubaali forces Wade back against the ropes and clinches.
Oubaali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oubaali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oubaali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oubaali tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oubaali swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Wade manages to break the clinch.
Wade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oubaali tries to clinch up.
Oubaali throws a wild body kick that Wade sees coming a mile off.
Oubaali is looking to clinch but Wade is avoiding it.
Morgan Wade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oubaali tries to clinch but Wade moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Wade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oubaali doesn't seem phased though.
Oubaali steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wade. That one must have hurt.
Wade jabs at Oubaali's body.
Oubaali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Oubaali takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wade breaks the clinch.
Wade swats away the attempt to clinch by Oubaali.
Wade catches Oubaali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oubaali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oubaali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wade swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wade closes the distance and clinches.
Oubaali has Wade pressed against the ropes, preventing Wade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oubaali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good shot there by Wade.
Wade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oubaali's sensitive parts.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wade. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wade works Oubaali's body with a nice hook.
Ali Oubaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wade gets tackled into the ropes by Oubaali. Oubaali maintains the clinch.

Wade breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Oubaali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wade breaks from the clinch.
Oubaali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oubaali looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
Oubaali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oubaali tries to clinch but Wade moves out of range.
Oubaali wants to clinch.
Wade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oubaali takes a step back to recover.
Wade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oubaali wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
Oubaali tries to clinch up.
Wade looks to land a body kick but Oubaali moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Wade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Morgan Wade's cut.
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.

Oubaali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Wade.
Oubaali seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oubaali wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
Wade connects with a body shot that sends Oubaali's belly button to the back.
Oubaali tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wade, right into the meat.
Oubaali wants to clinch.
Wade tries a quick counter leg kick but Oubaali is wise to it.
Wade misses with a body shot.
Oubaali takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oubaali wants to clinch.
Oubaali ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Wade throws a wild body kick that Oubaali sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oubaali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wade throws the kick towards the body but Oubaali avoids it.
It looked like Oubaali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Wade.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Oubaali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oubaali is looking to clinch.
Oubaali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Oubaali misses the target.
Morgan Wade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oubaali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oubaali slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Oubaali tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oubaali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wade lands a really nice looking cross but Oubaali seems unphased.
Wade feints and then cracks Oubaali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oubaali down.
Oubaali is looking to clinch.
Wade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oubaali.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade cracks Oubaali with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oubaali lands a really nice looking cross but Wade seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Wade.
Wade throws a jab when Oubaali was well out of range.

Oubaali gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oubaali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ali Oubaali has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Wade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali Oubaali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wade swats away the attempt to clinch by Oubaali.
Oubaali wants to clinch.
Oubaali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wade circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oubaali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oubaali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Wade!
After winning the bout, Morgan Wade thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Ali Oubaali had this to say: 'Thank'.