PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihail An (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wolfe
vs
An

178 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonard Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mihail An!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wolfe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An wants to control but Wolfe postures up.
An is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wolfe working the strikes but An uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Wolfe thows a huge punch but An dodges it nicely.
An keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wolfe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
An regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wolfe.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wolfe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wolfe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wolfe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches An napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wolfe throws an elbow but An slips to the side and avoids it well.
An is trying to get back to half guard.
An is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The strikes coming from Wolfe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wolfe working the ground and pound but An is defending the strikes.
An taking a bit of punishment here - Wolfe scoring with strikes.
Wolfe is trying to ground and pound but An uses the momentary lack of control by Wolfe to regain half guard.
Wolfe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe with the ground and pound but An uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wolfe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
An is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolfe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolfe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wolfe throws a strike but An rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
An connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolfe keeping moving, preventing An from controlling successfully.
Wolfe controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wolfe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wolfe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
An tries to free his leg and advance position but Wolfe is retaining full guard.
An looks gassed!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

An shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wolfe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An won't allow Wolfe to sweep him here.
An throwing strikes from guard but Wolfe blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfe wants to sweep but no luck.
An looking to pass the guard.
An stopping the sweep attempt from Wolfe.
Wolfe is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Wolfe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wolfe has his takedown stuffed
and An counters with a good low kick that Wolfe was not able to check.
Leonard Wolfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolfe fails with the takedown
and An counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wolfe's knee momentarily.

Wolfe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

An manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wolfe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and An connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard Wolfe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wolfe has time to react.
Wolfe misses with a looping right.
Wolfe with a lazy takedown attempt
letting An counter with a right hand.
Wolfe has his takedown stuffed
and An connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe misses with a hook to the body
and An counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
An has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An blocks a jab.
No luck for An with that takedown attempt.
An fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
An fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolfe fails with the takedown
and An counters with a thumping low kick.
Wolfe with a poor takedown
and An counters with an inside leg kick.
Wolfe shoots and misses
and An counters with a two punch combo.
Leonard Wolfe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe takes a body punch but keeps moving.

An moves into the clinch.

An has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wolfe regains guard immediately.
An cracks Wolfe with a solid left hand.
An trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
An throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolfe wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and An is now in half guard.
Wolfe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wolfe tries to get out of the position.
An not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe blocking the ground and pound attempt from An.
An throwing shots but Wolfe is blocking nicely.

An is working for a kimura but Wolfe is defending it quite comfortably.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wolfe tries for a takedown but An circles away easily
and An counters with a two punch combo.
Wolfe shoots and misses
and Wolfe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolfe with a poor takedown
and An counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by An!
Wolfe misses with a body shot
and An counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wolfe throws a sloppy body shot
and An counters with a right hand to the body.
An uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolfe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wolfe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and An counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An lands a slapping body shot.

An feints and as Wolfe raises his hands in defense, An changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wolfe wants to sweep but no luck.
An is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolfe has wrist control.
An not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

An is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mihail An showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt
and An counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wolfe throws an overhand right that lands on An's shoulder, as An tries to avoid the shot.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with An but An pushes him off and we're back to square one.

An shoots in and bounces Wolfe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wolfe working a defensive guard here.
An with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wolfe controls An momentarily but An frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe looking to hit a scissor sweep but An is one step ahead there.
Wolfe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for An on the ground.
An missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolfe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wolfe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
An throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolfe looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolfe, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wolfe misses the shot to the body.

Wolfe drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
An avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe working some strikes from top position.
Wolfe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wolfe is working An over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
An utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolfe landing some decent shots from guard.
Wolfe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. An swivels though and keeps the full guard.
An is trying to keep Wolfe in close.
An preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolfe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolfe with a nice head shot there.
An has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wolfe throws a strike but An rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
An stopping the sweep attempt from Wolfe.
An trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wolfe's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
An throwing strikes but missing.
Wolfe trying to control the position.
An wants to stand but Wolfe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wolfe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Wolfe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wolfe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Wolfe!