PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Epic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Epic Man will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wolf
vs
Man

170 cm
22
158 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
149 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

KO Clothing

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Epic Man!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man tries to clinch but Wolf moves out of range.
Man swings for the body but Wolf moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been hearing reports that Wolf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Man closes the distance and clinches.
Wolf takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wolf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wolf blocks an uppercut.
Man lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Man.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man avoiding damage.
Man is looking to control Wolf's arms but Wolf gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man has his back to the cage.
Wolf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Wolf controls the action.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolf avoids it.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf blocks a body shot from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wolf up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man is struggling to control the position.
Wolf is working for takedown but Man is calmly controlling the position for now.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
Wolf goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wolf.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Wolf pushes him off.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Man enables Wolf to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Man manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Man keeping full guard, as Wolf tries to pass.
Man has his hands on Wolf's head, controlling the position.
Wolf postures up.
Man throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Wolf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wolf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Epic Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Man.
Wolf shoots for a takedown but Man saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wolf tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and Wolf ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Wolf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Wolf avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Man tries to work over Wolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man pushes Wolf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
A body shot lands from Man.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wolf blocks a body shot from Man.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Wolf blocks with his arms.
Man pushes Wolf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man leaning against his opponent.
Wolf is looking to take this one to the mat.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.

Wolf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Man.
Man wants to stall.
Man lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Wolf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man tries to stall but Wolf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Wolf.
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wolf is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Epic Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Wolf decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Man trying to hold on to Wolf's head to control him but Wolf postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man wants to control but Wolf is keeping busy.
Wolf trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to get to full guard but Wolf has control of the leg.
Wolf working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wolf is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wolf throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wolf 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.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolf is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Man is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolf content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wolf lands strikes from half guard.
Wolf is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Man wants to control but Wolf is keeping busy.
Wolf takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolf.
Wolf prevents Man from improving his position.
Wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wolf wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolf.
Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolf moves into full mount! Man won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf cracks Man with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wolf looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!

Man is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf lands with some strikes.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Wolf finish him?
Wolf prevents Man from getting the reversal.
Wolf is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Man goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Wolf!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hugo Wolf!
During a confident post fight interview, Hugo Wolf thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.