PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Wolfen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tannen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 1885 Theme. The key to victory for Wes Wolfen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Wolfen
vs
Tannen

192 cm
23
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wes Wolfen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buford Tannen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfen with a nice cross.
Wolfen takes a swing at Tannen's ribcage but misses.
Tannen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolfen looks to land a left hand but Tannen moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolfen misses the target.
Tannen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wolfen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tannen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolfen.
Wolfen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tannen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolfen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tannen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No luck for Tannen with that takedown attempt.
Tannen misses with a body shot.
Wolfen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tannen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolfen throws a hook to the side of Tannen's head but Tannen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tannen misses with an uppercut.
Tannen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by Tannen.
Wolfen lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen throws a body punch but Wolfen moves out of range.
Wolfen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tannen.
Wolfen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tannen ducks under a wild hook from Wolfen.
Tannen misses the shot to the body.
Tannen lands a head shot.
Wolfen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tannen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolfen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tannen.
Wolfen throws a hook but Tannen avoids it easily.
Tannen looks to land a right hand but Wolfen moved out of range.
Wolfen motions for Tannen to come forward. Wolfen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tannen.
Good shot there by Wolfen.
Wolfen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tannen scores with a shot to the body.
Wolfen throws a shot from downtown. Tannen moves away and avoids it.
Tannen shoots in for a double leg but Wolfen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen throws a hook but Wolfen blocks it.
Wes Wolfen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tannen's head.
Wolfen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tannen.
Wes Wolfen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buford Tannen.
Tannen throws a body punch but Wolfen moves out of range.
Wolfen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tannen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolfen.
A big right from Tannen misses.
Donk. Wolfen catches Tannen right on the button with a cross.
Wolfen slips a jab and a cross from Tannen.
A big left from Tannen misses.
Wolfen misses the jab.
Tannen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolfen.
Wolfen swinging wildly here.
Wolfen moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolfen lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wolfen cracks Tannen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wolfen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wolfen misses with a shot to the body
and Tannen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tannen slips a jab from Wolfen.
Wolfen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wolfen misses with a wild body shot.
Wolfen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tannen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wolfen is breathing heavily.
Wolfen avoids the body shot from Tannen.
Wolfen throws a looping overhand right but Tannen ducks down to avoid it.
Wolfen misses with a body shot.
Wolfen misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Tannen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wolfen won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolfen is being controlled here.
Wolfen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tannen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wolfen defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen is not content to let Tannen control the position.
Tannen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tannen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wolfen defending well though.
Wolfen tries to get to full guard but Tannen has control of the leg.
Tannen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tannen tries to pass to full mount but Wolfen defends it.
Wolfen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wolfen tries to get out of the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wolfen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tannen manages to avoid it.
Wolfen slips under a jab from Tannen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tannen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wolfen avoids it really well and circles away.
Wolfen digs a good hook to Tannen's body.
Tannen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolfen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolfen avoids the body shot from Tannen.
Wolfen misses with a jab to the body
and Tannen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tannen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tannen lands a right hook to the body.
Tannen digs a good hook to Wolfen's body.
Tannen throws the left hand but Wolfen avoids the punch easily.
Wolfen staying out of range there.
Wolfen lands a nice looking body shot.
Tannen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wolfen looks to land a right hand but Tannen moved out of range.
Wolfen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tannen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolfen but Wolfen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wes Wolfen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buford Tannen.
A big left from Wolfen misses.
Tannen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wolfen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tannen scores with a jab to the head.

Wolfen is rocked!
Wolfen just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Wolfen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tannen circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Wolfen tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Tannen wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buford Tannen!