PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jizz In My Pants. Ivan Ko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ko
vs
Wade

225 cm
25
156 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

176 cm
25
156 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 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 attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ko slips under a jab.
Wade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wade throws a wild body kick that Ko sees coming a mile off.
Ko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ko.
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch but Wade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wade lands a glancing blow to the side of Ko's head.
Ko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wade.
Wade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wade takes a swing at Ko's ribcage but misses.
Wade misses with a body kick.
Ko lands with a good body shot.
Ko misses the shot to the body.
Wade scoring well with a low kick there.
Ko avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wade, pushing him back against the cage.
Wade scores a nice knee to the body.
Ko can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Ko lands with a short shot to the head.
Ko can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ko tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Ko back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ko taking a breather.
Ko working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Ko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wades head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ko scores with a shoulder strike.
Wade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wade digs a right hand into Ko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ko's gas tank.
Ko lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Wade.

Ko manages to break the clinch.
Ko tries to clinch up
and Wade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Wade finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ko on the side of the head.
Ko moves out of range as Wade strikes.
Ko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Ko is out of range.
Ko throws the left hand but Wade avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ko misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Wade.
Wade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body punch from Wade.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wade can pounce on him.
Wade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ko thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Wade dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice straight punches there by Wade. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wade.
Ko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Ko.
Ko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gary Wade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wade throws a body kick that misses.
Ko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ko misses the shot to the body.
Ko misses with a jab to the body
and Wade counters with a stiff right hand.

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

Ko manages to break the clinch.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Ko's head but Ko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko moves out of range as Wade throws a body kick.
Wade throws a body punch but Ko moves out of range.
Wade scores with a leg kick.
Ko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ko throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Wade.
Ko thows a body shot but no joy.
Wade swings for the body but Ko moves out of range.
Wade thows a body shot but no joy.
Ko tries to clinch there but Wade circles away.
Ko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Ko swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Wade.
Ko wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
Wade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ko's head.
Wade misses with a few strikes there.
Ko throws a right and a left that Wade avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade misses with a kick to the body.
Wade sizes up Ko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a hook but Ko avoids it easily.
Wade misses with a body shot.
Ko misses with a body shot.

Ko clinches up against the cage.
Wade blocks a body shot from Ko.
Wade misses with a hook to the ribs.

Wade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade connects with a solid leg kick.
Wade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ko misses with a double jab
and Wade counters with a nice body kick.
Wade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Ko needs to keep his hands up - Wade had a free shot at his head there.
Ko is looking to wear down Wade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ko misses with a combination
and Wade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ko misses with a wild body shot.
Ko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ko. That did some damage!
Ko misses with a shot to the body
and Wade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade fakes the leg kick and cracks Ko in the body.
Wade cracks the inside of Ko's front 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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wade keeps the fight on the outside.
Ko misses with a wild body shot.
Ko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Ko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wade avoids the body shot from Ko.
Wade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wade throws a body punch but Ko moves out of range.
Ko is looking to clinch but Wade is avoiding it.
Wade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wade lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Ko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wade throws a one two combo.
Wade jabs Ko right on the nose. Ko blinks but takes it well.
Wade feints and then cracks Ko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ko down.
Wade throws out a loose jab but Ko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Ko lands.
Ivan Ko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ko just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
Ivan Ko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wade.
Wade thuds a left hand into Ko's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wade lands a leg kick that knocks Ko off balance momentarily.
Ko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wade smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ko tries to clinch
letting Wade counter with a right hand.
Wade scores with a sloppy right hand. Ko should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick there by Wade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ko is out of range.
Ko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ko. That did some damage!
Ko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ko tries to clinch up.
Ko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gary Wade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wade lands with a kick to the temple. Ko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ko swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Ko takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Wade throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Ko does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Ko.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wade!
Wade thuds a left hand into Ko's body.
Wade throws out a powerful jab.
Wade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wade lunges at Ko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ko's hand.
Wade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ko momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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