PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Wolford (ranked 1621 p4p, 2489 weight class) and Max House (ranked 222 p4p, 317 weight class). House has chosen HonestKey- Keep Fightin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wolford
vs
House

171 cm
26
173
8 - 10 - 0

178 cm
26
180
12 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Wolford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
House looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Wolford closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wolford lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wolford wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Wolford has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wolford stops House from standing up.
Wolford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. House is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolford passes House's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wolford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House controlling the position for now.
Wolford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wolford is thwarting House's attempts to control the position.
Wolford seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wolford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
House desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wolford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. House defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wolford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Wolford seems to be looking for submissions.
Wolford throwing shots but House is blocking nicely.
House controlling the position well.
House gets full guard.
House is trying to keep Wolford in close.
Wolford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as House works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House is trying to hold Wolford in close to prevent damage but Wolford has managed to pass into half guard.
Wolford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wolford trying to mount his opponent but House defends it.
House trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Wolford seems content to control.
House keeps control of the position for the meantime.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wolford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. House sees it coming and avoids it easily.
House tries to bum rush Wolford with a series of wild strikes but Wolford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. House tries to avoid it but Wolford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag House to the ground. House escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little jabbing left from House on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by House!

It looks like Rodney Wolford has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Wolford. That snapped House's head back.
Wolford misses with the combination.
House misses with a hook. Wolford ducked under it nicely.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolford was well out of range. Poor timing from House.

Wolford shoots in and bounces House off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolford is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wolford 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.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wolford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wolford wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
Wolford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. House swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wolford sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wolford wants to pass the guard but House is keeping the position.
Wolford passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wolford throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wolford working away.
Wolford is looking to take a break and control but House is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Wolford tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wolford misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on House's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wolford working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wolford takes a little break here. House wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wolford working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wolford wants to control but House is keeping him busy.
Wolford lands a nice forearm strike.
Wolford misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Wolford stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wolford working the head with strikes.
Wolford wants to control but House is keeping him busy.
Wolford throws a strike aimed at the side of House's head but House avoids it well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
House wants to control but Wolford postures up.
Wolford happy to just control the position for now.
Wolford misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wolford in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wolford happy to just control the position for now.
Wolford lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolford trying to control the position but House is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Wolford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Wolford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

House bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wolford's head.

Wolford closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. House did well to prevent Wolford getting side control.

House makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
House lands with a cross.
A jab from Wolford finds it's way through House's defenses.
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!
Wolford fails to land the takedown.
Wolford misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolford thinking.

Wolford shoots in and bounces House off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wolford postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House keeping moving, preventing Wolford from controlling successfully.
Wolford postures up.
Wolford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
House keeping full guard, as Wolford tries to pass.
Wolford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wolford is stalling in the full guard.
Wolford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wolford connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodney Wolford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolford trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolford postures up.
Wolford throws a big elbow that misses.
Wolford stands and throws House's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wolford looking to punish the body of his opponent here but House is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolford lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Wolford is trying to get an arm triangle but House is defending well.
House struggling a bit here.
House is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolford connects with a decent elbow.
House takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wolford landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wolford is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, House has escaped the position, nice work there.

Wolford is working to tighten his grip on House's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. House has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wolford is really squeezing tight and eventually House passes out! Wolford breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rodney Wolford!
In his post fight interview, Rodney Wolford started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.