PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhengqiu Chin (ranked 25002 p4p, 25021 weight class) and Tommo Wolfe (ranked 657 p4p, 673 weight class). Chin comes to the ring accompanied by Chinese Boxing Rhythm. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Chin
vs
Wolfe

179 cm
26
215
0 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
200
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zhengqiu Chin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommo Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin throws a hook but Wolfe avoids it easily.
Chin moves out of range of the strikes.
Chin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chin falls off balance throwing a combination

so Wolfe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wolfe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Wolfe gets to his feet - Chin follows without any prompting.
Wolfe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wolfe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wolfe's head.
Wolfe tries to bum rush Chin with a series of wild strikes but Chin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chin looks to throw a body kick
and Wolfe counters with a series of strikes. Chin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wolfe looks for a takedown but Chin sprawls well.

Wolfe gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin working hard to break the clinch.

Chin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolfe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chin backs up against the ropes.
Chin misses with a body kick.

Chin clinches with his opponent.
Wolfe has had enough of the clinch but Chin keeps him there for the moment.
Chin has had enough of the clinch but Wolfe keeps him there for the moment.

Chin breaks from the clinch.
Wolfe tries to bum rush Chin with a series of wild strikes but Chin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chin wants to clinch.
Wolfe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wolfe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wolfe fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolfe circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin darts in trying to clinch
and Wolfe counters with a one-two to the body.
Wolfe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolfe throws a combination that misses
and Chin counters with a two punch combo.
Wolfe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolfe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolfe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chin circles away quickly and effectively.
Chin throws a nice looking combination but Wolfe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolfe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wolfe misses with the combination.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe misses with a few strikes there.
Chin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolfe circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolfe misses with a takedown
and Chin counters with a one-two to the body.
Zhengqiu Chin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommo Wolfe.
Chin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wolfe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chin throws a nice looking combination but Wolfe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolfe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chin with a body shot.
Wolfe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wolfe counters with a one-two to the body.
Chin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfe tries to clinch but Chin is having none of it.
Chin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Wolfe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chin, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is trying to pull guard but Chin turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Chin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wolfe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chin after a bit of a struggle.
Chin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wolfe trying to stall but Chin improves his position.
Chin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wolfe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chin is defending well.
Chin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wolfe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wolfe is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Wolfe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wolfe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chin tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolfe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolfe throws a counter combo.
Wolfe keeps the fight on the outside.
Chin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Wolfe closes the distance and pushes Chin back into the ropes.
Chin tries to break free but Wolfe pushes him back against the ropes.
Chin can't break the clinch.
Chin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wolfe wants to take the fight to the mat but Chin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Chin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Wolfe.
Chin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chin.
A clash of legs there as Wolfe blocks the low kick.
Wolfe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a takedown but Chin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wolfe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wolfe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a series of punches but Chin moves out of range.

Chin moves into range and clinches up with Wolfe.
Wolfe tries to break free but Chin pushes him back against the ropes.
Chin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chin.
Chin working hard to break the clinch.

Wolfe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chin dodges the punch combination from Wolfe.
Wolfe swats away the attempt to clinch by Chin.
Despite the aggression on Wolfe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wolfe darts in looking for a takedown but Chin gets double underhooks and turns Wolfe into the ropes.
Zhengqiu Chin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommo Wolfe.
Chin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chin closes the distance but Wolfe moves to the side
and Wolfe counters with a nice uppercut.
Tommo Wolfe seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chin looks to land a combination but Wolfe avoids it well.
Chin fails to land with a series of punches.
As Chin backs off Wolfe throws a huge counter combo but Chin manages to avoid it all.
Wolfe looks to land a combination. Chin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wolfe misses with a two punch combination.
Wolfe tries to bum rush Chin with a series of wild strikes but Chin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chin is looking to counter the offense by Wolfe and move into the clinch.
Zhengqiu Chin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chin.
Chin closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Wolfe to counter with a crisp jab.
Chin avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe misses with a series of wild punches.
Chin swings for the body but Wolfe moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Wolfe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chin wants to clinch
and Wolfe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolfe shoots in for a double leg but Chin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wolfe slips a straight right by Chin.

Wolfe has managed to clinch.
Wolfe is trying to break the clinch but Chin has him pressed against the ropes.
Wolfe trying to land knees to the body.

Chin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolfe lands with a nice combination. Chin backs away looking to recover.
Wolfe lands with an overhand left.
Wolfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin tries to clinch up but Wolfe circles away and keeps his distance.
Wolfe slips a jab and a cross from Chin.
Chin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Wolfe misses.
Chin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wolfe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Wolfe clinches with his opponent.
Wolfe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wolfe is breathing heavily.
Chin scores with a shoulder strike.
Chin wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolfe won't allow it.
Chin wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolfe won't allow it.
Wolfe tries to pull guard but Chin won't allow it.
Chin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wolfe's defenses.
Chin is trying to break the clinch but Wolfe is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tommo Wolfe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Chin throws a body punch but Wolfe moves out of range.
Wolfe throws a right hand that Chin ducks under and follows up with a left that Chin also avoids with ease.
Chin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Wolfe gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chin tries to break free but Wolfe pushes him back against the ropes.
Chin can't find room to land a body shot as Wolfe controls the action.
Chin can't find room to land a body shot as Wolfe controls the action.
Chin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chin prevents it.

Chin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Wolfe both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Chin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin misses with a series of wild punches.

Wolfe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wolfe is pushing down on Chin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chin is fighting to maintain full guard but Wolfe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wolfe moves nicely into side control.
Wolfe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Wolfe is working to tighten his grip on Chin's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Chin has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wolfe is really squeezing tight and eventually Chin passes out! Wolfe breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tommo Wolfe!
Tommo Wolfe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.