PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Wolford (ranked 5030 p4p, 5212 weight class) and Tyler Veal (ranked 499 p4p, 506 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wolford
vs
Veal

171 cm
19
173
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
181
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Threads of Fate

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Wolford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Veal!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veal looks to land a combination. Wolford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Rodney Wolford has been cut.
Wolford swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Veal counter with a right hand.
Veal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolford throws out the jab.
Veal takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Veal. That snapped Wolford's head back.
Veal moves away from the strike by Wolford.
Wolford misses the jab.
Veal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wolford at a distance.
Veal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolford moves away.
Wolford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veal punishes Wolford's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Veal.
Veal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wolford throws a body punch but Veal moves out of range.
Wolford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veal.
Wolford lunges at Veal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Veal's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Veal.
Veal takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from Veal finds it's target.
Veal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Veal cracks Wolford with an open hand slap.

Wolford shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wolford trying to control the action but Veal is working from the bottom.
Wolford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Veal on the ground.
Wolford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wolford looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wolford is nestled in close to Veal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolford stops Veal from getting back to his feet.
Wolford lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wolford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Veal keeps working.
Wolford is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Veal taking some punishment here, with Wolford in his half guard.
Wolford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolford drops an elbow to the side of Veal's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolford not doing much here.

Veal looking for submissions off his back.
Veal taking some punishment here, with Wolford in his half guard.
Wolford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wolford working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wolford is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wolford trying to control the action but Veal is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Veal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolford.
Wolford looking to sit in guard and control but Veal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Veal throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolford has his hands on Veal's head, controlling the position.
Veal postures up in Wolford's guard and throws a big left but Wolford blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyler Veal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodney Wolford's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice shot lands for Veal.
Veal lands with a straight right. Wolford didn't see that one coming.
Wolford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Veal can pounce on him.
Wolford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolford.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wolford checks a leg kick.
Wolford throwing a counter right hand but Veal manages to avoid it.
Veal misses the shot to the body.
Wolford attempts a counter takedown but Veal avoids it well and moves away.
Veal tests Wolford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick lands for Veal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Veal catches Wolford right on the button with a cross.
Wolford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veal manages to avoid it.
Wolford throws a body shot but no joy.
Veal avoids the body shot from Wolford.
Wolford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veal wants to counter the offense by Wolford and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Veal. Beautiful body shot.
Veal misses with a leg kick

and Wolford counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wolford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Veal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wolford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Veal wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wolford is now in half guard.
Wolford prevents Veal from improving his position.
Wolford working Veal over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolford lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Veal.
Wolford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolford preventing the sweep.
Wolford seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wolford trying to control but Veal is working from the bottom.
Veal working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Veal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wolford postures up.

Veal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wolford defends it easily.
Rodney Wolford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Veal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wolford controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Veal cracks Wolford with a good jab.
Veal misses with a low kick.
Wolford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyler Veal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolford scores with a nice strike.
Wolford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolford throws out the jab.
Wolford misses with a right hand
and Veal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyler Veal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Veal takes the fight into the clinch.
Wolford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolford swings wildly with an uppercut but Veal uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Veal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodney Wolford's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Veal keeps the fight on the outside.
Veal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolford.
Wolford walks into a jab.
Wolford swings for the body but Veal moves out of range.
Wolford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Veal tries to clinch but Wolford moves out of range.
Veal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolford was well out of range. Poor timing from Veal.
Veal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolford scores with a jab to the body.
Veal throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Wolford misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veal feints and then cracks Wolford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wolford down.
A left lands for Veal.
Veal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolford doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veal manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wolford bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Veal tries to improve position but can't.
Wolford working away.
Wolford controlling the position.
Wolford landing strikes.
Wolford taking a breather here.
Wolford cracks Veal with a big elbow.
Wolford working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veal takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Wolford is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Veal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Veal takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Veal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wolford working the head with strikes.
Veal is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolford cracks Veal with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veal gets back to half guard.
Wolford lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolford stalling.
Veal has hold of Wolford's hands but Wolford slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wolford is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Veal wants to control but Wolford is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wolford in particular looking to stall.

Veal looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Veal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rodney Wolford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Veal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wolford landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Wolford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Veal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Veal!
Rodney Wolford spoke after the fight, saying 'I just didn't see that coming. Veal sure is an athlete and a great fighter, props man.'.