PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wolfpack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wolf
vs
Rashid

205 cm
23
273 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mo Rashid!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf throws a series of punches but Rashid moves out of range.
Wolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rashid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wolf as he avoids it easily.
Wolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolf swinging wilding here.
Wolf misses with the combination.
Rashid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Wolf gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rashid controlling from the top position.
Rashid keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Wolf is looking to stand up but Rashid isn't so interested in that idea.
Rashid is stalling in the full guard.
Wolf is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rashid preventing the sweep.
Rashid trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Rashid seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rashid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rashid is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rashid 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.
Rashid trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Wolf has his hands on Rashid's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wolf being controlled here, momentarily.
Rashid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rashid lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rashid showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wolf knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rashid on the ground.
Rashid is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rashid trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rashid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wolf's head.
Rashid advances position into side control!
Check out the look on Rashid's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rashid sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wolf is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rashid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wolf is trying to improve his position.
Wolf is working hard here to advance position.
Rashid lands some shots froms side control.
Wolf stops Rashid from passing to mount.
Wolf is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rashid taking a breather here.
Rashid lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wolf is looking to reverse the position.
Rashid misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wolf is looking to regain half guard here but Rashid keeps moving and retains side control.

Rashid has an Americana. Wolf didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rashid is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rashid hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mo Rashid!