PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Wolter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Iron is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slippin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wolter
vs
The Iron

173 cm
21
152 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
150 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Pitt Nutrition (3x158 2x159 products)

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonas Wolter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John The Iron!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolter cracks The Iron with a good jab.
The Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Iron.
Wolter throws a leg kick but The Iron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wolter misses with a kick to the body.
The Iron slips under a jab.
Wolter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Iron slips a jab and a cross from Wolter.
Wolter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wolter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Iron is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Wolter misses.
Wolter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolter.
Wolter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Iron.
The Iron checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wolter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. The Iron's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolter wants to slow The Iron down by chopping away at his legs.
Wolter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wolter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Iron eats them both and turns towards Wolter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Iron slips a jab from Wolter.
Wolter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Iron.
Wolter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Iron.
Wolter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Iron.
Wolter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Iron circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolter wants to slow The Iron down by chopping away at his legs.
Jonas Wolter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolter misses with a hook.
Wolter looks to land a left hand but The Iron moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolter.
The Iron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolter.
The fighters circling - Wolter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Iron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolter lands a nice shot that snaps The Iron's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Wolter. Those never looked like landing.
The Iron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Wolter - just one landing.
Wolter lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Iron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolter misses with a few strikes there.
Jonas Wolter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Iron moves away from the strike by Wolter.
Nice cross by Wolter.
The Iron defending well as Wolter loads up on a big left hand.
Wolter misses with a hook. The Iron ducked under it nicely.
Wolter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Iron.
Wolter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolter misses with a straight right.
Wolter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Iron.
A big right from Wolter misses.
The Iron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wolter tries to bum rush The Iron with a series of wild strikes but The Iron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolter misses with a straight right.
Wolter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Iron blocks a head kick by Wolter.
Wolter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Iron.
Nice cross by Wolter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolter throws a looping overhand right but The Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Wolter misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wolter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wolter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wolter, as that shot connected.
Wolter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Iron slips under a jab.
Wolter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Iron manages to avoid it.
Wolter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Iron.
Wolter throws a head kick but The Iron moves out of range.
Wolter lands a jab.
The Iron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolter.
Wolter throws a lazy right hand but The Iron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Iron defending well as Wolter loads up on a big left hand.
Wolter looks to throw the jab but The Iron is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolter misses with the combination.
Wolter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Iron circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolter misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Wolter.
Jonas Wolter is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolter throws a hook but The Iron avoids it easily.
Wolter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Iron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolter throws out the jab.
A jab from Wolter misses.
The Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolter misses with a body shot.
Wolter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by The Iron.
A leg kick checked by The Iron.
Wolter loads up on a big right hand but The Iron slips the punch.
The Iron has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wolter throws an overhand right that lands on The Iron's shoulder, as The Iron tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Wolter.
A leg kick checked by The Iron.
The Iron avoids a kick to the body.
Wolter throws a right hand that misses

and The Iron counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wolter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Iron lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Iron thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Iron postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wolter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Iron working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wolter's head.
Wolter managing to control the position.
The Iron landing with the ground and pound.
The Iron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Iron scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

The Iron drops back looking for a leg! Wolter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wolter manages to kick The Iron off! The Iron jumps back into Wolter's guard.
The Iron is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wolter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Iron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Iron's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron is working Wolter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wolter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Iron scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wolter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Iron on the ground.
The Iron distracts Wolter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

The Iron drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Iron jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wolter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolter looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Iron's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wolter wants to sweep here but The Iron controlling him for the moment.
The Iron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Iron works over Wolter with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The Iron drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Iron jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wolter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wolter controls The Iron momentarily but The Iron frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jonas Wolter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wolter throws a nice looking combination but The Iron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolter misses with a looping left.
Wolter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Iron.
Wolter throws a jab when The Iron was well out of range.
Wolter throws a hook but The Iron avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Iron checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as The Iron blocks the leg kick.
Wolter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Iron moves out of range as Wolter strikes.
Wolter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Iron slips a jab from Wolter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolter.
Wolter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolter misses the jab.
The Iron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolter.
Wolter looks to throw the jab but The Iron is out of range.
John The Iron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolter misses with a two punch combination.
Wolter throws the left hand but The Iron avoids the punch easily.
Wolter misses with an uppercut. The Iron saw that one coming.
Wolter misses with an uppercut.
Wolter throws a solid leg kick but The Iron takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wolter.
The Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolter.
The Iron slips under a jab from Wolter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolter jabs The Iron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wolter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wolter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wolter throws a leg kick that is checked

and The Iron counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wolter!
John The Iron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Iron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wolter, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Iron is working Wolter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wolter is looking to regain half guard here but The Iron keeps moving and retains side control.

The Iron is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wolter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wolter struggling a bit here.
The Iron landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron working the ground and pound.
The Iron is chipping away with strikes.
Wolter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

The Iron is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wolter has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Iron scores with punches from side control.

The Iron working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wolter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The Iron tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The Iron looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolter tries to bench press The Iron off him but The Iron keeps the position.

The Iron working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wolter taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Iron landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wolter tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The Iron is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wolter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

The Iron tries for a kimura but Wolter is defending well.
Jonas Wolter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The Iron is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wolter has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
John The Iron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wolter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Wolter!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonas Wolter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.