PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kogos (ranked 1101 p4p, 544 weight class) and Aaron Wolf (ranked 146 p4p, 76 weight class). Aaron Wolf has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paulo Kogos's chin.

Kogos
vs
Wolf

188 cm
32
222
21 - 15 - 1

202 cm
39
216
38 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aaron Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf misses with a looping left.
Wolf moves out of range of the strikes.
Kogos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Kogos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wolf at a distance.
Kogos looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolf is just out of range.
A jab from Kogos finds it's way through Wolf's defenses.

It looks like Aaron Wolf has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf defending well as Kogos loads up on a big left hand.
Wolf replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kogos blocks it well.
Kogos misses with a two punch combination.
Wolf tries a quick counter leg kick but Kogos is wise to it.
Kogos lands with a cross.
Kogos tries to clinch up but Wolf circles away and keeps his distance.
Wolf lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
Wolf misses with a head kick.
It looked like Kogos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wolf is looking to land body kicks.
Kogos slips under a jab.
Kogos is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kogos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wolf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Wolf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kogos doesn't seem phased though.

Kogos clinches.
Wolf lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf lands an uppercut.
Kogos stalling in the clinch.
Kogos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolf avoids it.
Kogos scores with a nice hook to the head.

Kogos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've been hearing that Kogos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kogos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kogos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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

Wolf working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kogos has passed into half guard!
Kogos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kogos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kogos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kogos prevents Wolf from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is looking to control Kogos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolf avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kogos lands a nice short elbow.
Kogos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wolf trying to control but Kogos postures up.
Kogos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kogos lands with a punch from half guard.
Kogos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Kogos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wolf misses with a body shot.
Kogos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wolf sprawls and moves away.

Kogos moves into the clinch.
Wolf connects with a knee to the head.
Wolf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wolf working aggressively here.

Kogos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wolf clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wolf grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

That has opened up Aaron Wolf's cut even more.
Kogos scores with punches and elbows.

Aaron Wolf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Wolf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paulo Kogos!
Paulo Kogos got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
In defeat, Aaron Wolf stepped up to the mic, saying 'Get Over Here ! '.