PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jero Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Blur - Song 2. Wolf is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: schism. Jero Wolf is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

King
vs
Wolf

186 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
28
169 lbs
16 - 10 - 2

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jero Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wolf closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming King to the mat! King manages to get full guard.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wolf is controlling him.
Wolf wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wolf loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Wolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King wants to get back to his feet but Wolf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wolf landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolf on the ground.
Wolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King wants to stand and escape but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King wants to stand up but Wolf is controlling him.
King wants to get back to his feet but Wolf passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to kick Wolf off but Wolf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wolf thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolf working King over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wolf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King is trying to stand back up but Wolf is controlling him
King is breathing heavily.
Wolf thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Wolf there.
Wolf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wolf looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wolf throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Wolf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Wolf throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Wolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King is looking to escape.
Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wolf.
King taking some punishment here, with Wolf in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Wolf drops an elbow to the side of King's head.

King is rocked!
Wolf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Wolf decides to stand up.
Wolf lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jero Wolf 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.

King throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolf doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wolf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Wolf persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Wolf. Wolf gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jero Wolf.
Wolf has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
King is looking to chop away at Wolf's legs.
King takes a swing at Wolf's ribcage but misses.

King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wolf postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wolf working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jero Wolf has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
King wants to stand up but Wolf is controlling him.
King keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to get back to his feet but Wolf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
Wolf throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolf with a flurry of punches that miss.
King wants to get back to his feet but Wolf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf prevents King from getting back to his feet.
Wolf chips away with some ground and pound.
Wolf connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolf makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolf postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Wolf lands a couple of elbows.
Wolf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wolf wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Wolf looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Wolf scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jero Wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wolf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
King dodges the ground and pound from Wolf.
Wolf lands a nice forearm strike.
King taking a bit of punishment here - Wolf scoring with strikes.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolf connects with a decent elbow.
Wolf landing strikes.
King dodges the ground and pound from Wolf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolf connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Wolf's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wolf cracks King with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Wolf immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! King is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Wolf!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jero Wolf!
A victorious Jero Wolf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.