PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Wolfe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Phillips
vs
Wolfe

186 cm
20
191 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
194 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaleb Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wolfe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Wolfe is working for a kimura but Phillips is defending it quite comfortably.
Phillips wants to control but Wolfe is keeping busy.
Phillips wants to improve his position but Wolfe is controlling well.
Wolfe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Wolfe is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Phillips has managed to free his arm - good work.

Wolfe is looking for a kimura but Phillips is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wolfe to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Wolfe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Wolfe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Phillips's guard.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Phillips controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control but Wolfe is having none of it.
Phillips controlling from the full mount.
Wolfe is working to get back to half guard.
Phillips tries to control but Wolfe wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wolfe swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Wolfe is working to get back to half guard.

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.
Wolfe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wolfe tries to hold on but Phillips postures up.
Wolfe is trying desperately to improve position.
Phillips controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wolfe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Wolfe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Phillips throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolfe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Phillips throws a wild body kick that Wolfe sees coming a mile off.
Phillips moves out of range as Wolfe strikes.
Phillips throws a front kick aimed at Wolfe's knee but Wolfe avoids it well.
Wolfe scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Kaleb Phillips has been cut.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Wolfe.
Wolfe shoots for a takedown but Phillips saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolfe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Wolfe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Wolfe misses with a double jab.
Wolfe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolfe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
Phillips lunges at Wolfe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wolfe's hand.
Jab by Phillips.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolfe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolfe throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolfe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wolfe.

Wolfe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wolfe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phillips is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wolfe is controlling him.
Wolfe works over Phillips with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolfe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolfe stopping the sweep attempt from Phillips.
Wolfe is working Phillips over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wolfe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolfe is looking to work some ground and pound but Phillips has wrist control.

Wolfe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Phillips dives on top into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe has a closed guard, preventing Phillips from standing up.
Wolfe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wolfe looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolfe, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfe trying to keep a closed guard but Phillips is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolfe tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Wolfe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wolfe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Phillips misses the target.
Phillips misses with a shot to the body
and Wolfe counters with a series of strikes. Phillips will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phillips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolfe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolfe ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Wolfe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaleb Phillips'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. This is the final round!

Phillips throws a hook but Wolfe avoids it easily.
Wolfe throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Wolfe misses with a two punch combination.
Phillips moves away from the strike by Wolfe.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phillips misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wolfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolfe throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Wolfe.
Phillips misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Wolfe does it's job there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips looks for the body kick but Wolfe saw that one coming.
Phillips bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Phillips throws a lazy head kick
letting Wolfe counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips slips under a jab from Wolfe.
Kaleb Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolfe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown but Phillips shows good takedown defense.
Wolfe misses with a few strikes there.
Wolfe misses with a double jab
and Phillips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolfe lands a with a good body shot.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phillips tries to avoid it but Wolfe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phillips to the ground. Phillips escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wolfe blocks a jab.
Wolfe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wolfe throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolfe misses with the combination.
Wolfe lands a jab to Phillips's midsection.
Wolfe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wolfe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolfe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wolfe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a head kick. That will keep Wolfe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wolfe throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolfe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Wolfe jabs Phillips right on the nose. Phillips blinks but takes it well.
Wolfe lands a nice shot to the body.
Wolfe lands an overhand right.

Phillips is rocked!
Wolfe dances in with a quick combination. Phillips is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Wolfe snaps Phillips's head back. Phillips stumbles backwards against the cage. Wolfe steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Phillips's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Phillips just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dakota Wolfe!