PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snake has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Snake
vs
Wolfe

184 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonard Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe just misses with a punch to the body.

Wolfe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Snake napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Snake is breathing heavily.
Wolfe landing strikes.
Wolfe controlling from side mount.
Wolfe prevents Snake from escaping the position.
Wolfe working the ground and pound from side control.
Wolfe controls the position.
Snake is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolfe connects with a decent elbow.
Wolfe looks up at the clock and then as Snake takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wolfe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Snake tries to bench press Wolfe off him but Wolfe keeps the position.
Wolfe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wolfe lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolfe working the body and head with strikes.

Snake is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oh Snake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolfe tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Snake seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolfe remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Snake is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolfe connects with a decent elbow.
Snake can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Wolfe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wolfe is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Snake's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wolfe is putting a hurting on Snake here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Snake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Snake is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolfe connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Wolfe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wolfe takes a little break here. Snake wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wolfe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Snake down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfe is working Snake over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wolfe lands an elbow.
Wolfe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Snake some visible discomfort.
Wolfe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wolfe scores with punches from side control.
Wolfe lands a nice forearm strike.
Wolfe lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfe lands a few punches from side control.
Wolfe working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Snake some visible discomfort.
Wolfe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolfe looks up at the clock and then as Snake takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wolfe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wolfe landing a few strikes.
Wolfe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Snake is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolfe wants to stand but Snake has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Wolfe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wolfe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Snake takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wolfe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wolfe is chipping away with strikes.
Wolfe tries to move to mount but Snake blocks the move with his legs.
Snake takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolfe scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe wants to control but Snake is keeping him busy.
Wolfe working away.
Wolfe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Snake down.
Wolfe tries to move to mount but Snake blocks the move with his legs.
Wolfe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wolfe cracks Snake with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wolfe lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wolfe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Snake down.
Wolfe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Snake's legs.
Wolfe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Snake takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Snake takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The referee asks Wolfe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wolfe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wolfe scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfe looks up at the clock and then as Snake takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wolfe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Leonard Wolfe has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe scoring with punches and elbows.
Wolfe working away.
Snake is being controlled here.
Wolfe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Snake on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wolfe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Snake some visible discomfort.
Wolfe controlling from side mount.
Wolfe lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wolfe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Snake tries to bench press Wolfe off him but Wolfe keeps the position.
Wolfe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Snake to see if he's OK.
Wolfe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wolfe working the ground and pound.
Wolfe working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snake is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolfe connects with a decent elbow.
Wolfe is looking to take a break and control but Snake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolfe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Snake some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Wolfe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Wolfe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Snake manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wolfe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wolfe scoring with some ground and pound.
Wolfe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolfe wants to stand but Snake is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wolfe with a nice head shot there.
Wolfe stands up over Snake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wolfe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolfe landing some decent shots from guard.
Wolfe is looking to stand up but Snake won't let him.
Wolfe wants to control from the top but Snake keeps moving.
Wolfe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wolfe content to stall in guard here.
Wolfe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wolfe cracks Snake with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Snake's head.
Wolfe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snake is keeping the position for now.
Snake wants to get back to his feet but Wolfe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wolfe trying to control but Snake is working from the bottom.
Wolfe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe controlling from the top position.
Wolfe scoring with some ground and pound.
Wolfe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wolfe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Snake trying to control the position.
Snake being controlled here, momentarily.
Leonard Wolfe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snake wants to sweep here but Wolfe controlling him for the moment.
Wolfe wants to get up but he can't break Snake's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wolfe wants to pass the guard but Snake is keeping the position.
Wolfe stays in close to Snake's body and controls the position.
Lucas Snake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Wolfe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wolfe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Wolfe!