PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanom Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by Advanced Training! from the movie Kick Boxer!. Wolfe has chosen Immortal Technique- Internally Bleeding as his entrance music. Jesse Wolfe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jaa
vs
Wolfe

172 cm
29
155 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

178 cm
25
159 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanom Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa dives in and grabs Wolfe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wolfe pushes down on Jaa's head and hops out.
Jaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jaa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wolfe throws a big shot that misses.
Jaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolfe.
Wolfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Wolfe loads up on a big right hand but Jaa slips the punch.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown.
Wolfe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Good standup being displayed there by Wolfe as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wolfe can pounce on him.
Wolfe looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.

Jaa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wolfe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaa trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
Wolfe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolfe wants to sweep here but Jaa controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe trying to control the position.
Jaa stopping the sweep attempt from Wolfe.
Jaa wants to pass the guard but Wolfe is keeping the position.
Jaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolfe has wrist control.
Wolfe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa postures up in Wolfe's guard and throws a big left but Wolfe blocks it.
Jaa trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa passes Wolfe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wolfe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaa.
Jaa wants to pass the guard but Wolfe is defending well.
Jaa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wolfe!
Jaa wants to control the pace but Wolfe is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jaa raining down shots from the mount!
Jaa tries to control but Wolfe wriggling away.
Jaa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wolfe because Jaa loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaa avoids the attempt from Wolfe to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jaa scoring with strikes but Wolfe is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wolfe has his takedown stuffed
and Jaa counters with a low kick, right behind Wolfe 's knee.
Wolfe misses with a hook.

Jaa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wolfe sprawls well initially but Jaa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jaa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wolfe!
Jaa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jaa throws some wild stikes that Wolfe manages to avoid easily.
Jaa looking to control but Wolfe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jaa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wolfe hang on?
Tanom Jaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolfe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jaa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wolfe can't escape the position.
Jaa punching from mount but Wolfe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jaa punching from mount but Wolfe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wolfe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Jaa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wolfe is bucking up trying to escape but Jaa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jaa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Wolfe is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa looking to ground and pound but Wolfe is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wolfe is still in real trouble! Can Jaa finish him?
Jaa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wolfe is looking to escape.
Wolfe seems to have recovered his senses.
Jaa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jaa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wolfe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wolfe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jaa.
Jaa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jaa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jaa unloads with some shots from mount but Wolfe bucks and avoids them well.
Jaa with the ground and pound from mount.
Jaa looking to finish with strikes here!
Jaa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wolfe is breathing heavily.
Jaa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jaa thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jaa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jaa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolfe manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Wolfe, under a barage of strikes from Jaa.
Jaa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolfe keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanom Jaa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wolfe is defended easily by Jaa.
Jaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolfe.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Wolfe pushes him off.
Wolfe misses the shot to the body.
Wolfe throws a low kick but Jaa avoids it.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Jaa drives through with a takedown into Wolfe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaa wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Wolfe looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolfe, not yet.
Jaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolfe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jaa looking to pass the guard.
Tanom Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolfe can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jaa throwing strikes but missing.
Wolfe keeping moving, preventing Jaa from controlling successfully.
Jaa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wolfe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tanom Jaa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wolfe slaps away a takedown attempt from Jaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolfe.
Wolfe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wolfe sprawls well. Wolfe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jaa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanom Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolfe.
Wolfe slips a jab and a cross from Jaa.
Jaa staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Wolfe is avoiding it.
Wolfe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfe connects with a body shot that sends Jaa's belly button to the back.
A big left from Wolfe misses.
Nice takedown defense from Wolfe. No joy for Jaa on that attempt.

Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Wolfe.
Wolfe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jaa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jaa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jesse Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jaa scores with a takedown into Wolfe's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanom Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanom Jaa!
Tanom Jaa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.