PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Townsend
vs
Wolf

183 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

167 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Townsend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Townsend closes the distance and clinches.

Townsend successfully pulls guard.
Townsend controlling Wolf's posture.
Townsend trying to control the position.
Townsend seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Wolf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wolf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Townsend keeping full guard, as Wolf tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Townsend escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wolf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Wolf avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Townsend is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Townsend really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wolf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Townsend's guard.
Townsend trying to control but Wolf postures up.
Townsend is refusing to be controlled, as Wolf sits in half guard.

Wolf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Townsend has managed to free his arm - good work.

Townsend is defending against the submission attempts here by Wolf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wolf seems to be looking for submissions.
Wolf trying to pass the guard but Townsend defending well.
Townsend is trying to maintain the position but Wolf is very close to passing his half guard.

Wolf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Townsend has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wolf slips a nice elbow through Townsend's hands, connecting with Townsend's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands with a punch from half guard.
Wolf passes to side control.
Townsend struggling a bit here.
Wolf wants to control for a moment but Townsend uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Townsend looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wolf is keen to just control but Townsend is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend wants to get back to full guard.

Townsend actively working from the bottom here.

Townsend has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Wolf escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Wolf!
Townsend is breathing heavily.

Wolf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wolf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Wolf is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Townsend is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wolf goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Townsend has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wolf but great work by Townsend.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Wolf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Townsend takes one to the side of the head.
Wolf scores with a nice body kick.
Townsend wants to clinch.
Wolf lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henry Townsend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wolf gets caught napping as Townsend dives in and scores a takedown. Wolf manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wolf throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Townsend escapes and throws Wolf's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wolf struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wolf tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Townsend will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wolf taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Wolf that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wolf wants to hold on but Townsend pushes him away.
Wolf is trying to escape the mount.
Wolf wants to control but Townsend is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend lands a big elbow.
Townsend cracks Wolf with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wolf wants to control but Townsend is having none of it.
Wolf is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Townsend is staying active.
Wolf can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf gets back to half guard.
Townsend knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolf on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Townsend lands a nice short elbow.

Wolf looking for submissions off his back.
Townsend slips a nice elbow through Wolf's hands, connecting with Wolf's forehead.
Wolf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Townsend working over Wolf with some ground and pound. Wolf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wolf trying to hold on to Townsend's head to control him but Townsend postures up.

Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend lands with a punch from half guard.
Wolf wants to get back to full guard but Townsend has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wolf takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wolf tries to buck Townsend off but Townsend is having none of it.

Townsend is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wolf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Townsend dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Townsend drives through with a takedown into Wolf's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Townsend makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolf wants to sweep but no luck.

Wolf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Wolf working for a triangle but Townsend defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Townsend missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend lands a couple of digs.

Wolf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Townsend landing with the ground and pound.

Wolf looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Townsend scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wolf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henry Townsend overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Townsend scoring with some ground and pound.
Wolf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wolf controlling Townsend's posture.
Townsend trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wolf trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend throws a big elbow that misses.
Townsend with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Townsend is in close to Wolf's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Townsend working some strikes from top position.
Townsend makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Townsend scoring with some ground and pound.
Townsend has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Wolf has his feet on Townsend's thighs here. He's pushed Townsend off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Townsend screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Wolf!