PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Wolfman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Wolfman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Stevenson
vs
Wolfman

176 cm
27
182 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Wolfman!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
Wolfman looks to land a combination but Stevenson avoids it well.

Stevenson feints and as Wolfman raises his hands in defense, Stevenson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Wolfman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolfman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolfman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wolfman controls Stevenson momentarily but Stevenson frees himself.
Wolfman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stevenson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stevenson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stevenson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolfman wants to get back to his feet but Stevenson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stevenson trying to control but Wolfman is working from the bottom.
Wolfman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevenson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stevenson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wolfman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevenson's guard.
Wolfman wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
Stevenson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wolfman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Stevenson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wolfman defends well.
Wolfman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolfman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stevenson trying to control the position.
Wolfman wants to stand but Stevenson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wolfman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to keep Wolfman in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolfman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wolfman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
Wolfman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stevenson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stevenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolfman.
Wolfman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevenson throws a good cross that connects.
Wolfman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfman. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Wolfman avoids them all with ease.

Stevenson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stevenson grinds an elbow into Wolfman's temple.
Wolfman dodges the ground and pound from Stevenson.
Wolfman parries the strikes from Stevenson easily there. Stevenson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wolfman to escape.
Stevenson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wolfman is avoiding damage well.

Stevenson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
The ground and pound from Stevenson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wolfman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stevenson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stevenson wants to take a breather but Wolfman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Stevenson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Stevenson dominated that round.
That's time! Stevenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wolfman throws a sloppy body shot
and Stevenson counters with a left to the body.
Stevenson misses with a combination
and Wolfman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wolfman takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
Wolfman throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Wolfman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wolfman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Wolfman falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stevenson counters with a takedown into side control.

Wolfman sneaks out the side door and pushes Stevenson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolfman throws a series of strikes that have Stevenson backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfman just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfman. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolfman throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stevenson counters with a three punch combo that has Wolfman backing up. Wolfman nods at Stevenson to acknowledge the strikes.
Wolfman misses with a body punch
and Stevenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolfman throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevenson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolfman is fending him off so far but Stevenson persists. Nope, Wolfman circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolfman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Stevenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Wolfman.
Wolfman lands an overhand right.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Wolfman.
Wolfman misses with the combination.
Robert Wolfman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Wolfman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolfman stuns Stevenson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
Wolfman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Wolfman throws a right and a left that Stevenson avoids nicely.
Wolfman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stevenson rather than just go for the knockout.
Stevenson stuns Wolfman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Wolfman does no damage.
Wolfman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wolfman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevenson looks to land a combination. Wolfman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Wolfman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolfman cracks Stevenson with an open hand slap.
Wolfman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Wolfman throws a series of punches but Stevenson avoids them all with ease.
Stevenson thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Stevenson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wolfman's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wolfman is on top in guard.
Wolfman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wolfman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stevenson is proving hard to escape from.
Stevenson working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Wolfman from controlling successfully.
Stevenson is pulling down on Wolfman's head. It's preventing any offense from Wolfman, at least for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Corey Stevenson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wolfman swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Wolfman misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolfman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stevenson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wolfman misses with a combination

and Stevenson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stevenson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robert Wolfman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
Stevenson jabs Wolfman right on the nose. Wolfman blinks but takes it well.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
No joy there for Wolfman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wolfman misses with a double jab
and Stevenson counters with a left and a right that stings Wolfman.
Wolfman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
Wolfman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolfman throws a series of punches but Stevenson avoids them all with ease.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolfman circles away.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolfman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corey Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wolfman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolfman throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Wolfman moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Stevenson there.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wolfman counters with a stiff right hand.
Stevenson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
Wolfman scores with a hook to the body. Stevenson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wolfman lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfman looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson is just out of range.
A big left from Wolfman misses.
A lazy left from Stevenson finds it's target.
Wolfman jabs Stevenson right on the nose. Stevenson blinks but takes it well.
Stevenson misses with a body shot
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolfman thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolfman.
Wolfman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stevenson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wolfman scores with a hook to the body. Stevenson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wolfman blocks a leg kick.
Wolfman slips a jab from Stevenson.
Wolfman misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Corey Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolfman throws a series of punches but Stevenson avoids them all with ease.
Stevenson takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolfman misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolfman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolfman looks to land a combination. Stevenson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stevenson lands with an uppercut that bounces Wolfman off the cage and back into rage.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robert Wolfman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevenson thuds his right hand into Wolfman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wolfman checks a leg kick.
Wolfman cracks Stevenson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wolfman throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
Wolfman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevenson counters with a good low kick that Wolfman was not able to check.
Wolfman missing with a left hand there. Stevenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wolfman misses with a combination
and Stevenson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Wolfman - just one landing.
Wolfman misses with a combination
and Stevenson counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Stevenson lands.
Wolfman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevenson momentarily.
Stevenson throws a lazy right hand but Wolfman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Stevenson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Stevenson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wolfman has worked his arm free - good work by Wolfman!
Wolfman manages to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Wolfman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wolfman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Wolfman!