PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junes Saki (ranked 4853 p4p, 4141 weight class) and Bruce Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saki
vs
Wolfe

183 cm
21
155
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
20
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junes Saki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe throws a lazy right hand but Saki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolfe tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolfe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saki can pounce on him.
Wolfe throws a series of strikes that have Saki backpedaling.
Wolfe throws a leg kick
and Saki counters with a thumping low kick.
Wolfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saki.
A punch combination from Saki misses.
Wolfe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saki.
Saki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolfe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Saki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Saki is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wolfe misses with a body shot.
Bruce Wolfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saki misses with an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saki.
Wolfe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wolfe swats away the attempt to clinch by Saki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wolfe defends it nicely.
Wolfe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saki slips under a jab from Wolfe.
Wolfe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saki ducks under a wild hook from Wolfe.
Wolfe misses with a wild body shot.
Saki tries for a takedown but Wolfe circles away easily
and Wolfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junes Saki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfe throws a jab but it's blocked by Saki.
Saki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolfe throws out the jab.
Saki misses with a few strikes there.
Saki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a shot to the body.
Saki is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfe jabs Saki right on the nose. Saki blinks but takes it well.
Wolfe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wolfe throws a head kick but Saki moves out of range.
Saki looks to land a combination but Wolfe avoids it well.
Wolfe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Saki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wolfe throws a sloppy head kick and Saki moves out of range easily.
Saki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses.
Wolfe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wolfe lands with a good body shot.
Saki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wolfe connects with a jab.
Oh Saki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolfe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saki wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe just misses with a punch to the body.
Saki seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolfe throws a head kick but Saki moves out of range.
Wolfe lands a jab.
Saki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolfe moves away.
Saki with a nice calf kick.
Bruce Wolfe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Wolfe.
Wolfe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wolfe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wolfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolfe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolfe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saki at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe cracks Saki with an open hand slap.
Saki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wolfe avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saki avoids the head kick by Wolfe.
Saki ducks under a wild hook from Wolfe.
Saki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saki wants to clinch.
A head kick by Saki misses

and Wolfe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Wolfe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wolfe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saki tries to clinch up.
Wolfe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Wolfe misses.
Saki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wolfe cracks a nice hook into Saki's ribs.
Saki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saki walks into a stiff left hand from Wolfe.
An inside leg kick from Wolfe misses.
Saki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wolfe.
Saki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe lands with an overhand left.
Wolfe slaps away a takedown attempt from Saki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wolfe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolfe tries to work over Saki's front leg with a kick but Saki checks it.
Wolfe lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfe throws a leg kick but Saki sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki avoids the head kick by Wolfe.
Saki shoots in for a takedown but Wolfe shows good takedown defense.
Wolfe lands a head shot.
Nice body punch from Wolfe.
Bruce Wolfe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolfe throws a head kick but Saki moves out of range.
Wolfe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Wolfe.
Junes Saki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saki moves out of range of the body kick.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Wolfe. Those never looked like landing.
Saki closes the distance and clinches up with Wolfe, looking for a takedown. Saki pushes Wolfe against the cage but Wolfe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junes Saki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfe connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe connects with a right hand. Saki shakes it off.
Wolfe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saki.
Saki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saki shoots in and drives through. Wolfe sprawls well.
Wolfe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saki is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Saki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Saki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfe wants to slow Saki down by chopping away at his legs.
Saki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wolfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Saki is just out of range.
Saki takes one to the side of the head.
Saki drops his hands momentarily and Wolfe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wolfe connects with the punch.
Wolfe works Saki's body with a nice hook.
Good work by Saki as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Wolfe does no damage.
Saki throws a big counter combination but Wolfe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wolfe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Saki.
Wolfe lands a two punch combo.
Wolfe cracks Saki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wolfe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wolfe slips under a jab from Saki.
Wolfe throws out a leg kick but Saki moves out of range and Wolfe only half commits.
Saki moves forwards but Wolfe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wolfe throws a head kick but Saki moves out of range.
Wolfe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wolfe works Saki's body with a nice hook.
Saki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wolfe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saki shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Saki. Those never looked like landing.
Saki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wolfe just misses with a punch to the body.
Saki walks into a straight right hand from Wolfe.
Wolfe tests Saki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wolfe cracks Saki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wolfe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saki was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolfe.
Saki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saki wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Saki tries to clinch but Wolfe moves out of range.
Wolfe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wolfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wolfe pinned against the cage. Wolfe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wolfe misses with an uppercut.
Wolfe lands a slapping body shot.
Saki misses with a double jab.
Wolfe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wolfe wants it to stay on the feet.
Wolfe wants to counter the offense by Saki and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wolfe as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junes Saki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfe dips to his left and cracks Saki with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Wolfe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe connects with an inside leg kick.
Saki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saki throws a leg kick but Wolfe checks it.
Saki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wolfe lands a right hook to the body.
Wolfe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wolfe scores with a nice strike.
Wolfe throws a leg kick but Saki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wolfe misses with the combination.
Jab by Wolfe.
Saki walks straight into a right hand from Wolfe - that's dropped him! Wolfe jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Saki from any more punishment! Saki complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce Wolfe!