PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Wolff (ranked 25086 p4p, 3626 weight class) and Carlos De Gracia (ranked 405 p4p, 288 weight class). Carlos De Gracia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wolff
vs
De Gracia

175 cm
26
150
1 - 3 - 0

173 cm
19
159
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Dangerous Nutrition

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ludwig Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos De Gracia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gracia lands a head shot.
Wolff is looking to chop away at De Gracia's legs.
Wolff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wolff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Gracia.
As De Gracia looks to move away, Wolff throws a big counter combo but De Gracia just gets out of the way.

Wolff drives through and clinches with De Gracia against the cage.
De Gracia prevents the takedown attempt.
Wolff stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Wolff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolff slips a jab from De Gracia.
Wolff throws a combination that misses
and De Gracia counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolff throws a combination that misses
and Wolff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from De Gracia finds it's target.

Wolff forces De Gracia back against the cage and clinches.
Wolff misses with a punch to the body.
De Gracia wants to stall.
Wolff tries to pull guard but De Gracia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wolff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Gracia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gracia throws a head punch that misses.
Wolff has De Gracia pressed against the cage.
Wolff fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Wolff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Gracia trying to control the position but instead, Wolff has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Gracia into the cage.
De Gracia gets underhooks to prevent Wolff's takedown attempt.
De Gracia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Gracia is pressed up against the cage. Wolff has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Gracia down to the mat. De Gracia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ludwig Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - De Gracia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Gracia scores with a hook.
Wolff tries to clinch
and Wolff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Gracia throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolff.
A lazy body kick from Wolff
and De Gracia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolff wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wolff throws a sloppy head kick
letting De Gracia counter with a right hand.
Wolff tries to clinch but De Gracia moves away
and De Gracia counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Gracia keeps the fight on the outside.
De Gracia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wolff on the side of the head.
De Gracia circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Gracia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wolff closes the distance and pushes De Gracia back into the cage.
Wolff is trying to pull guard but De Gracia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
De Gracia tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolff avoids the damage to the body.
Wolff stalling the fight.
De Gracia trying to control the position but instead, Wolff has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Gracia into the cage.

Wolff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Gracia 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolff throws a head kick that misses.
Wolff misses with a double jab
and De Gracia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gracia throws an overhand right that lands on Wolff's shoulder, as Wolff tries to avoid the shot.
Wolff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Gracia. That did some damage!
Wolff looks to clinch
and De Gracia counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolff closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Gracia counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolff has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Gracia scores with a jab to the body.
Wolff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Wolff has closed the distance and engaged De Gracia in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Gracia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wolff.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Wolff. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wolff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Gracia lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick by Wolff misses
and De Gracia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wolff rushes De Gracia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Gracia blocks a body shot from Wolff.
Wolff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Gracia walks away with a smile on his face. Wolff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff throws a head kick that misses
letting De Gracia counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Gracia lands with a straight right. Wolff didn't see that one coming.
Wolff tries to clinch
and Wolff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ludwig Wolff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wolff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolff darts in trying to clinch
and De Gracia counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolff darts in trying to clinch
and De Gracia counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Gracia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Gracia lands with a good body shot.
De Gracia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Gracia misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff throws a lazy uppercut
and De Gracia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolff closes the distance but De Gracia moves to the side
and De Gracia counters with a straight right hand.
Wolff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Gracia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos De Gracia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Wolff misses
and Wolff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolff throws a body kick that misses.
De Gracia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wolff with a body shot.
De Gracia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolff's hands.

Wolff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wolff jumps guard but De Gracia stands there with Wolff around his waist. Wolff gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Gracia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Wolff breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Gracia cracks Wolff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wolff wants to clinch but De Gracia slips to the side
and De Gracia counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Wolff misses
and De Gracia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff tries to clinch up
and De Gracia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wolff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Gracia counters with a left to the body.
We've been informed that De Gracia has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wolff throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wolff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Gracia.
Wolff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolff misses with a kick to the body
and De Gracia counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gracia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolff doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolff throws a combination that misses
enabling De Gracia to counter with a crisp jab.
De Gracia circles away from the clinch attempt
letting De Gracia counter with a right hand.
De Gracia lands a jab to Wolff's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff closes the distance but De Gracia moves to the side
enabling De Gracia to counter with a crisp jab.
Wolff misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and De Gracia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gracia missing with a left hand there. Wolff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolff misses with a combination
and De Gracia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Gracia swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolff.
De Gracia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carlos De Gracia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wolff tries to clinch
letting De Gracia counter with a right hand.
Wolff throws a leg kick
and De Gracia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wolff closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Gracia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolff moves away from the strike by De Gracia.
Wolff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carlos De Gracia seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Wolff takes the fight into the clinch.
De Gracia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolff is defending well for now.
Wolff is trying to drag De Gracia to the mat but De Gracia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Gracia wants to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos De Gracia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Gracia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos De Gracia!
Carlos De Gracia thanked the fans post fight for their support.