PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Barnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilles Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilles Wolfe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barnard
vs
Wolfe

181 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Horacio Barnard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gilles Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnard has his takedown stuffed

and Wolfe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wolfe.
Wolfe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wolfe throws a strike but Barnard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wolfe pulls Barnard in close to his closed guard and prevents Barnard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barnard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnard wants to stand but Wolfe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wolfe managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Barnard trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolfe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Horacio Barnard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barnard tries for a takedown but Wolfe circles away easily

and Wolfe counters with a single leg into guard. Barnard didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfe looking to pass the guard.
Barnard looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe scoring with some ground and pound.
Wolfe trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolfe with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolfe works over Barnard with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnard is breathing heavily.
Wolfe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnard is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wolfe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolfe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wolfe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnard's head.
Wolfe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Barnard is rocked!
Wolfe arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Barnard's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gilles Wolfe!
Gilles Wolfe decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.