PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reizander Casa de Valle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casa de Valle has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Wade
vs
Casa de Valle

190 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reizander Casa de Valle!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wade darts in and clinches Casa de Valle up against the cage.

Wade manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Wade wriggles free and stands up.
Wade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Casa de Valle.
Casa de Valle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Casa de Valle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Casa de Valle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wade blocks a low kick nicely.
Casa de Valle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Casa de Valle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wade scores with a takedown into Casa de Valle's guard.
Wade slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wade connects with a couple of short punches.
Casa de Valle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Casa de Valle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wade defends well.
Casa de Valle looks gassed!
Wade chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wade gets to his feet - Casa de Valle follows without any prompting.

Wade shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wade showed some decent athleticism there.
Wade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Casa de Valle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wade lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wade seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Casa de Valle is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jim Wade!