PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Wolff (ranked 5856 p4p, 25237 weight class) and Johnny Liew (ranked 371 p4p, 387 weight class). Johnny Liew is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Wolff
vs
Liew

175 cm
25
150
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
148
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ludwig Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Liew!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liew tries to bum rush Wolff with a series of wild strikes but Wolff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolff throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Liew counter with a right hand.
Wolff tries to close the distance and clinch but Liew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wolff rushes Liew and presses him up against the cage.

Wolff decides to pull guard.
Wolff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liew looking to sit in guard and control but Wolff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Liew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wolff decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Wolff darts in and clinches Liew up against the cage.
Liew throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liew tries to circle away but Wolff has him pinned against the cage.
Wolff tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Liew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolff seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Liew lands a two punch combo.

Liew has Wolff up against the cage in a clinch.
Liew looking for a takedown.

Wolff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wolff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liew wants to counter the offense by Wolff and move into the clinch position.
Wolff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liew cracks Wolff with an open hand slap.

Wolff darts in and clinches Liew up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liew is trying to drag Wolff to the mat but Wolff just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Liew wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolff won't allow it.
Wolff is trying to pull guard but Liew turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolff tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Wolff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liew tries for a takedown but Wolff manages to get underhooks.
Wolff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wolff has Liew pressed against the cage, preventing Liew from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wolff wants to break free but Liew has control.
Liew scores with a shoulder strike.
Liew prevents a takedown attempt there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liew drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wolff gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wolff tries to pull guard but Liew holds him up against the cage and eventually Wolff drops back down to his feet.
Wolff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liew just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wolff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liew lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolff tries for a takedown but Liew manages to get underhooks.
Wolff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liew tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liew tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wolff tries to pull guard but Liew forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Liew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liew is trying to pull guard but Wolff turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Wolff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Liew forces Wolff back against the cage and clinches.
Wolff prevents the takedown attempt.
Liew looks winded!
Liew wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolff won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Liew dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wolff with the inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Liew. That snapped Wolff's head back.
Liew moves in looking to clinch but Wolff pushes him off.
Liew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolff was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Liew keeps the fight on the outside.
Wolff wants to clinch.
Wolff swats away the attempt to clinch by Liew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Liew both land. Nice combination.
Liew avoids the head kick by Wolff.
Liew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liew slips under a jab from Wolff.
Wolff throws a leg kick
and Liew counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wolff throws a quick counter head kick but Liew was just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Liew.
Wolff is looking to clinch.

Liew rushes Wolff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wolff is working for takedown but Liew is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wolff fails to pull guard.
Wolff's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Liew manages to break the clinch.
Ludwig Wolff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liew has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wolff.
Liew moves out of range of the leg kick from Wolff.
Liew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnny Liew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolff misses with a head kick.

Liew closes the distance and clinches.
Wolff is trying to pull guard but Liew has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Wolff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liew working hard to break the clinch.
Liew throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liew lands an uppercut.

Liew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wolff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Liew clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff fails to pull guard.
Liew throws a head punch that misses.

Wolff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liew misses with a two punch combination.
Liew is breathing heavily.

Wolff moves into the clinch.
Liew fails to pull guard.

Wolff pulls Liew into guard.
Wolff has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Liew looking to sit in guard and control but Wolff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wolff stands and steps away. Liew gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wolff tries to clinch but Liew moves out of range.
Liew misses with a wild combination.
Wolff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liew connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wolff momentarily.
Wolff wants to clinch up but Liew keeps it at a distance.
Liew misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Wolff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Liew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wolff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liew tries to counter by closing the distance.

Liew instigates a clinch.
Wolff wants a takedown but no success here.
Liew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Liew manages to break the clinch.
Wolff throws a predictable looking body shot

and Liew counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liew.
Liew prevents the takedown attempt.
Liew prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Wolff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolff is trying to pull guard but Liew turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wolff tries to score a body lock takedown but Liew shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Liew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liew pushes Wolff up against the cage in a clinch.
Liew jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wolff walks away with a smile on his face. Liew gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Liew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wolff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wolff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolff fails to pull guard.
Liew has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wolff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Liew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liew lands a shoulder strike.
Liew using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Wolff pulls guard successfully.
Wolff controls Liew momentarily but Liew frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wolff working for a triangle but Liew defends it easily.
Liew wants to get up but he can't break Wolff's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Liew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wolff has Liew pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wolff is thwarting Liew's attempts to control the position.
Ludwig Wolff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolff controlling the pace.
Wolff is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Liew!
Wolff controlling his opponent.
Wolff looking to finish Liew with some ground and pound. This is bad for Liew!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liew working to try and regain half guard.
Liew tries to hold on but Wolff pushes him away.
Wolff tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Wolff looking for a guillotine from mount but Liew is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wolff working for a submission but Liew is keeping him at bay.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Liew.
I've got Liew 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Liew!