PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chu Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Wolve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chris Wolve enters the cage!

Park
vs
Wolve

185 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chu Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Wolve!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolve misses with an attempted mid kick.

Wolve moves into the clinch successfully.

Park breaks the clinch.
Park is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Park doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolve circles away.

Wolve forces Park back against the cage and clinches.

Wolve jumps guard and drags Park to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wolve is looking to stand back up but Park counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wolve.
Park is looking to take a break and control but Wolve is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Wolve actively working from the bottom here.
Wolve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Park is trying to control the action in half guard but Wolve is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park lands strikes from half guard.
Park prevents Wolve from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolve won't allow Park to pass to mount.
Park wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolve keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Park is going to stand back up.
Wolve is staying active underneath Park, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wolve can do anything to dispel that myth.
Park stops Wolve from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Park.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolve is trying to maintain the position but Park is very close to passing his half guard.
Wolve should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Park not doing much here.
Wolve wants to get back to full guard but Park has passed into side control.
Park controlling the position.
Park misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wolve tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park lands an elbow.
Park trying to control the position but Wolve is working away.
Wolve tries to buck Park off but Park is having none of it.
Park trying to control the position but Wolve is working away.
Park has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wolve is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Wolve can't do much from the bottom here.
Wolve is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park cracks Wolve with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Wolve's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Park has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
No luck for Park with that takedown attempt.

Park scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wolve really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Park. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolve controlling the position well.
Wolve trying to control but Park postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chu Park dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Park's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Park duly obliges.
Wolve shoots in and drives through. Park sprawls well.
Wolve leaves Park with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Park dives in and grabs Wolve's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wolve pushes down on Park's head and hops out.
Park is looking to clinch but Wolve is avoiding it.
Wolve swats away the attempt to clinch by Park.
Wolve wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Park looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Park tries to clinch

and Wolve counters with a nice double leg into side control. Park won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Park manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolve moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Park throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolve utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Wolve is looking for a triangle but Park pushes his legs off easily.
Park trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Park missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Park's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Wolve looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Park will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wolve keeping moving, preventing Park from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park is working Wolve over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Wolve looking for a guillotine here but Park defends easily.
Park with a flurry of punches that miss.
Park wants to control from the top but Wolve keeps moving.
Wolve looking to control but Park passes into half guard.
Wolve trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park prevents Wolve from improving his position.
Park wants to control but Wolve is keeping him busy.
Wolve is trying to maintain the position but Park is very close to passing his half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Chu Park just wasn't active enough.
Wolve slaps away a takedown attempt from Park, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chu Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wolve.
A punch combination from Wolve misses.

Wolve looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Park!
Wolve is breathing heavily.
Wolve controlling the position easily from mount.
Park can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolve takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Park blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chris Wolve will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wolve shoots in looking for a takedown but Park manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wolve's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wolve shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Park sprawls well. Park wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wolve gets slowly back to his feet.
Park is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wolve sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Park fails to land the takedown.
Wolve fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chu Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Wolve.
Park shoots in for a takedown but Wolve shows good takedown defense.
Park shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wolve as he avoids it easily.
Wolve shoots for a double leg takedown but Park sprawls well. He's pushed Wolve's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Park moves to clinch but Wolve breaks away
and Wolve makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolve swats away the attempt to clinch by Park.
Chu Park is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolve fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolve on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Park. Park obviously looking to wear him down.
Park has his takedown stuffed

and Wolve counters by clinching up.
Wolve trying to land knees to the body.
Park is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wolve gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wolve managing to block the knees to the body from Park.

Wolve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolve.

Wolve drives through with a takedown into guard.
Park has his hands on Wolve's head, controlling the position.
Wolve trying to control the position from guard on top but Park is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolve slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolve wants to lay and pray for a moment but Park keeps working.
Wolve laying and praying for a moment but Park takes advantage and regains half guard.
Wolve wants to take a breather but Park is having none of it.
Park tries to get to full guard but Wolve has control of the leg.
Park is pressing down on Wolve's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolve postures up in Park's guard and throws a big left but Park blocks it.
Wolve looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wolve pushing down on Park's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Park is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Park is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Wolve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wolve 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chris Wolve!