PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Ludwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludwig comes into the arena with Wasp - I wanna be somebody blaring out of the sound system. Wade has chosen Jizz In My Pants as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gary Wade was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ludwig
vs
Wade

168 cm
21
151 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Ludwig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Wade!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade keeps the fight on the outside.
Wade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ludwig.
Ludwig takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ludwig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wade thows a body shot but no joy.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Ludwig is out of range.
Ludwig throws a looping overhand right but Wade ducks down to avoid it.
Wade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ludwig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wade dodges the punch combination from Ludwig.
Wade thows a body shot but no joy.
Wade checks a low kick from Ludwig.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ludwig.
Ludwig misses with a wild combination.
Ludwig looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ludwig throws a sloppy body shot
and Wade counters with a left to the body.
Wade lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wade cracks Ludwig with a good jab.
Ludwig throws a combination that misses
and Wade counters with a nice uppercut.
Wade misses with a low kick.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Ludwig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ludwig wants to clinch

and Wade decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ludwig's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wade is looking to advance position but Ludwig has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wade is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ludwig has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ludwig throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ludwig can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wade is looking to escape.
Wade regains half guard.
Ludwig thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ludwig thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ludwig not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ludwig.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ludwig wants to free his trapped foot but Wade is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ludwig stops Wade from getting back to his feet.
Wade is not content to let Ludwig control the position.
Wade tries to get to full guard but Ludwig has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ludwig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Wade counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ludwig trying to control but Wade postures up.
Wade scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wade controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wade stuns Ludwig with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wade misses with a takedown attempt
and Ludwig counters with an outside leg kick.
Ludwig throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ludwig swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Wade misses with a head kick.
Ludwig slips a jab from Wade.
Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ludwig moves in looking to clinch but Wade pushes him off.

Ludwig feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig stops Wade from standing up.
Ludwig trying to control the position from guard on top but Wade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ludwig drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wade looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wade looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wade!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ludwig can't do much from the bottom here.
Wade trying to control the action but Ludwig is working from the bottom.
Ludwig is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Ludwig wants to control but Wade postures up.
Ludwig is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wade's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wade is nestled in close to Ludwig, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ludwig wants to improve his position but Wade is controlling well.
Wade works his way into side control.
Wade trying to control the action but Ludwig is working from the bottom.
Wade is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade wants to take a breather but Ludwig manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Wade.
Wade stops Ludwig from standing up.
Wade trying to control but Ludwig is working from the bottom.
Ludwig is trying to keep Wade in close.
Ludwig tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wade walks into a straight right hand from Ludwig.
Jay Ludwig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Wade.
Wade scores with a nice right hand.

Ludwig gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wade must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ludwig is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wade pushes down on Ludwig's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wade landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ludwig is not content to let Wade control the position.
Ludwig tries to get to full guard but Wade has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Wade 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wade scores with a decent looking hook.
Wade bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ludwig's head backwards.
A right-left combo lands from Wade.
Wade throws a looping overhand right but Ludwig ducks down to avoid it.
Wade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice cross by Ludwig.
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but Ludwig is just out of range.
Ludwig takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ludwig moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig throws a combination that misses
and Wade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ludwig gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wade counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Wade finds it's way through Ludwig's defenses.
Wade scores with a one two! Ludwig had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ludwig tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wade counters with a two punch combo.
Wade throws a series of punches but Ludwig moves out of range.
Ludwig throws a combination that misses

and Wade counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ludwig won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wade is chipping away with strikes.
Ludwig taking a bit of punishment here - Wade scoring with strikes.
Wade trying to control the position but Ludwig is working away.
Ludwig is looking for a sweep.
Wade working away.
Wade lands an elbow.

Wade is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ludwig knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Wade's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig is not content to let Wade control the position.
Wade might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ludwig kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wade controlling from side mount.
Gary Wade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wade trying to control the action but Ludwig is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gary Wade.
Ludwig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Wade fails with the takedown.
Wade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jay Ludwig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wade with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ludwig misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ludwig takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Wade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wade 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Wade!