PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Minakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III . Minakov has chosen МС DONI ft Тимати - Б as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wade
vs
Minakov

205 cm
30
282 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

187 cm
25
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitaly Minakov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minakov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Vitaly Minakov has been cut.
Minakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Minakov dodges the punch combination from Wade.
Wade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Minakov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Minakov closes the distance and clinches.
Wade takes an elbow to the temple.
Minakov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wade is defending well for now.
Wade stalling the fight.
Minakov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wade blocks it with crossed arms.
Wade blocks an elbow strike from Minakov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minakov tries to land knees in the clinch but Wade avoids the damage to the body.
Wade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Minakov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wade.
Wade avoiding damage as Minakov throws knees to the body.
Minakov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Minakov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.

That has opened up Vitaly Minakov's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minakov looking to throw knees to the head but Wade is blocking nicely.
Minakov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wade's efforts to push away.
Minakov tries to land a knee to the head but Wade blocks with his arms.
Minakov is looking to control Wade's arms but Wade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Minakov has his back to the cage.
Wade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Minakov looks winded!
With the fighters up against the cage, Minakov throws an elbow but misses.
Minakov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Minakov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wade is pushing Minakov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wade lands a left hand.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minakov backwards.
Minakov tries to land a knee to the head but Wade blocks with his arms.
Minakov tries a knee to the head but Wade blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a left hand.

The cut above Vitaly Minakov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Minakov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wade blocks it with crossed arms.
Minakov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Minakov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Minakov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wade drops Minakov with a beautiful combination! Minakov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wade is looking for the KO!

Minakov is rocked!
Wade digs a good hook to Minakov's body.
Minakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Wade finish him?
Wade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wade drops Minakov with a big left hand! Minakov is injured, injured bad! Wade jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Wade!
Wayne Wade decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.