PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Wolfman (ranked 2482 p4p, 1868 weight class) and Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 311 p4p, 237 weight class). Sturridge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gimmie The Loot - By: The Notorious BIG. Klaus Wolfman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Wolfman
vs
Sturridge

193 cm
32
212
9 - 13 - 0

188 cm
35
218
19 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaus Wolfman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Sturridge misses the target.
Sturridge scores with a nice strike.
Wolfman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sturridge walks into a jab.

It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Sturridge has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wolfman. That's going to slow Sturridge down.
Sturridge scores with a head kick. Wolfman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wolfman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sturridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolfman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Wolfman misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturridge misses with an uppercut
and Wolfman counters with a low kick, right behind Sturridge 's knee.
Sturridge slips a jab and a cross from Wolfman.
Wolfman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wolfman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sturridge doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolfman staying out of range there.
Wolfman swings for the body but Sturridge moves out of range.
Wolfman cracks Sturridge with a good jab.
Wolfman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wolfman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sturridge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Klaus Wolfman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Sturridge is rocked!
Wolfman moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolfman fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturridge! But no joy.
Sturridge takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sturridge throws a hook but Wolfman avoids it easily.
Wolfman tries to move into range but Sturridge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wolfman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sturridge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sturridge let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wolfman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wolfman tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturridge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wolfman.
Wolfman with a nice calf kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Sturridge finds it's target.
A low kick from Wolfman misses
and Sturridge counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolfman misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfman misses with a head kick.
Sturridge checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Sturridge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wolfman is looking to chop away at Sturridge's legs.
Wolfman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturridge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge avoids the body shot from Wolfman.
Sturridge might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wolfman scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Sturridge.
Good exchange - Wolfman coming out on top.
Sturridge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wolfman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sturridge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sturridge scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturridge lands a high kick!
Sturridge misses with a body shot.
Wolfman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturridge.
Sturridge throws a looping overhand right but Wolfman ducks down to avoid it.
Wolfman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturridge.
Sturridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolfman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolfman swings for the body but Sturridge moves out of range.
Wolfman scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfman blocks a jab.
Wolfman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturridge! But no joy.
Sturridge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sturridge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Sturridge.
Wolfman lands with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sturridge lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wolfman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wolfman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wolfman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sturridge on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Sturridge misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Wolfman misses.
Wolfman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturridge thuds his right hand into Wolfman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wolfman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturridge can pounce on him.

Wolfman rushes Sturridge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wolfman fails to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Wolfman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolfman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sturridge moves out of range as Wolfman throws a body kick.
Sturridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolfman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sturridge throws a leg kick but Wolfman moved away.
Sturridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturridge cracks a nice hook into Wolfman's ribs.
Wolfman misses the jab.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut.
Wolfman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wolfman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wolfman looks to throw the jab but Sturridge is out of range.
Sturridge throws a lazy right hand but Wolfman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolfman tries to clinch but Sturridge is having none of it.
Wolfman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolfman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sturridge takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturridge throws a looping overhand right but Wolfman ducks down to avoid it.
Wolfman ducks under a wild hook from Sturridge.
Wolfman connects with a body shot that sends Sturridge's belly button to the back.
Wolfman dips to his left and cracks Sturridge with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Klaus Wolfman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Sturridge's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sturridge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wolfman misses with a hook. Sturridge ducked under it nicely.
Wolfman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sturridge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wolfman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wolfman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolfman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolfman avoids the body shot from Sturridge.
Nice defenses there by Sturridge.
Sturridge lands with an uppercut that bounces Wolfman off the cage and back into range.
Wolfman misses with a leg kick
letting Sturridge counter with a right hand.
Sturridge throws a big shot that misses.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut.
Wolfman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturridge misses with a double jab.
Sturridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolfman.
Wolfman lands with a good body shot.
Sturridge misses the shot to the body.
Wolfman feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfman tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturridge throws the left hand but Wolfman avoids the punch easily.
Wolfman blocks a jab.
Wolfman misses the shot to the body.
Sturridge misses with a straight left.
Isaiah Sturridge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolfman slips a jab from Sturridge.
Sturridge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolfman ducks right into an uppercut from Sturridge.
Sturridge misses the jab.
A jab from Sturridge misses.
Wolfman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wolfman is looking to slow Sturridge down with leg kicks.
Sturridge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolfman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wolfman lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolfman misses the jab.
Wolfman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolfman connects with the punch.
Sturridge throws a leg kick which misses Wolfman's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolfman tries to avoid it.
A big right from Wolfman misses.
Sturridge checks a leg kick nicely.
Sturridge appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wolfman lands with a nice body punch.
Wolfman looks to land a left hand but Sturridge moved out of range nicely.
Wolfman punishes Sturridge's body with a nice straight punch.
Sturridge misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Wolfman.
Sturridge lands with a shot to the body.
Wolfman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sturridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturridge throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sturridge misses the target.
A big right from Sturridge misses.
Sturridge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge throws the left hand but Wolfman avoids the punch easily.
Sturridge blocks a leg kick.
Sturridge flicks out a counter leg kick but Wolfman steps away.
Sturridge feints and then cracks Wolfman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wolfman down.
Sturridge takes one on the button.
Wolfman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Wolfman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wolfman tries to throw a body punch but Sturridge avoids it by throwing Wolfman back against the cage.
Wolfman misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sturridge.
Sturridge looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sturridge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolfman blocks it with crossed arms.
Wolfman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sturridge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolfman can't find room to land a body shot as Sturridge controls the action.
Wolfman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wolfman misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wolfman as Sturridge tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sturridge just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wolfman's brow.
Sturridge misses with an elbow strike.
Sturridge scores with a hook to the body.
Sturridge throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolfman scores with a hook to the body.
Sturridge throws an elbow that misses.
Wolfman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wolfman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sturridges head.
Wolfman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sturridge blocks an elbow strike from Wolfman.
Wolfman looking to slow down the pace here.
Wolfman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Wolfman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wolfman blocks an elbow strike from Sturridge.
Wolfman can't find room to land a body shot as Sturridge controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Klaus Wolfman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Sturridge's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sturridge avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sturridge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wolfman lands a really nice looking cross but Sturridge seems unphased.
Wolfman blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Wolfman misses its intended target.
Wolfman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sturridge scores with a jab to the body.
Wolfman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wolfman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sturridge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wolfman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolfman.
Sturridge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolfman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturridge lands a glancing blow to the side of Wolfman's head.
Wolfman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Wolfman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Wolfman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturridge tries to land a knee to the head but Wolfman blocks with his arms.
Sturridge pushes off an throws an elbow but Wolfman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Sturridge breaks from the clinch.
Wolfman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturridge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wolfman.
An inside leg kick from Sturridge misses.
Sturridge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wolfmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Sturridge misses.
Sturridge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sturridge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut
and Wolfman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Sturridge.
Wolfman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wolfman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolfman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sturridge attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Wolfman.
Wolfman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturridge. Sturridge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sturridge is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolfman finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wolfman is looking to chop away at Sturridge's legs.
Sturridge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sturridge seems to have recovered his senses.
Sturridge throws a body shot but no joy.
Klaus Wolfman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sturridge throws a lazy uppercut
and Wolfman counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolfman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sturridge's head backwards.
Wolfman's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Sturridge staying out of range there.
Sturridge lunges at Wolfman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wolfman's hand.
Wolfman lands a jab to Sturridge's midsection.
Sturridge throws a looping overhand right but Wolfman ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sturridge or perhaps it was just good defense by Wolfman, which made it look bad.
Sturridge misses with a head kick.
Wolfman throwing a counter right hand but Sturridge manages to avoid it.
Wolfman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturridge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wolfman swivels and escapes.
Wolfman keeps Sturridge at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolfman.
Sturridge looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sturridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolfman is looking for a counter combo.
Wolfman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sturridge can do to turn this around?
Wolfman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfman blocks a jab.
Wolfman tries to clinch up.
Wolfman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturridge throws a low kick but Wolfman moves out of range easily.
Wolfman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wolfman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sturridge's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for Wolfman.
Wolfman lands a jab to the nose.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wolfman.
Isaiah Sturridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sturridge misses with a hook
and Wolfman counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolfman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sturridge.
Sturridge ducks right into an uppercut from Wolfman.
Wolfman misses with a kick to the body.
Wolfman connects with a right hand. Sturridge shakes it off.
Sturridge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wolfman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sturridge has time to react.
Sturridge takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfman scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge misses with a wild body shot.
Wolfman scores with a jab to the body.
Wolfman moves out of range of the body kick.
Sturridge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wolfman.
Wolfman throws a nice head kick!
Wolfman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sturridge.
Sturridge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sturridge lands a jab to the head.
Sturridge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wolfman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wolfman connects with a looping right hand.
Wolfman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturridge throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolfman.
Sturridge throws a leg kick
enabling Wolfman to counter with a crisp jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sturridge.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Wolfman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolfman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Klaus Wolfman!
After the fight, Klaus Wolfman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.