PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jero Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grizzly Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf comes to the cage accompanied by schism. Grizzly Egan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wolf
vs
Egan

177 cm
20
169 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jero Wolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Egan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan misses with a double jab.
Egan misses with a few strikes there.
Egan throws a shot from downtown. Wolf moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Egan.
Sloppy strikes from Egan. Those never looked like landing.
Egan throws a nice looking combination but Wolf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolf throws a low kick but Egan moves out of range easily.
Good work by Egan as he checks the leg kick.
Wolf throws a hook to the side of Egan's head but Egan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolf misses with a body kick.
Wolf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolf misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wolf throws a body kick that misses.
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Egan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egan avoids the head kick by Wolf.
Wolf slaps away a takedown attempt from Egan, before circling back to the center of the mat.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Egan seems to be working for a kimura but Wolf defends the submission attempt.

Wolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Egan pulls his head out easily.
Wolf wants to get back to full guard.

Wolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Egan pulls his head out easily.
Egan throwing shots but Wolf is blocking nicely.
Wolf wants to control but Egan is keeping busy.
Egan with the ground and pound but Wolf uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Egan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wolf manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wolf won't allow Egan to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wolf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wolf working the body and head with strikes.
Egan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wolf's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wolf tries to pass the half guard into mount. Egan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Egan trying to control from the bottom.
Wolf working the head and body with strikes.
Wolf works his way into side control.
Wolf scoring with punches from side control.
Wolf working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Egan is trying to control Wolf's posture but Wolf avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wolf kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wolf 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 scoring with punches from side control.
Wolf working the body and head with strikes.
Egan tries to bench press Wolf off him but Wolf keeps the position.

Wolf looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egan tries to buck Wolf off but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf throws a strike aimed at the side of Egan's head but Egan avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egan is looking for a sweep.
Egan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Egan is looking for submissions but instead, Wolf has regained full guard.
Wolf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Egan's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wolf is working Egan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wolf is stalling in the full guard.
Wolf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Egan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wolf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wolf stopping the sweep attempt from Egan.
Egan looks gassed!

Wolf drops back looking for a leg! Egan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Egan manages to kick Wolf off! Wolf jumps back into Egan's guard.
Wolf wants to pass the guard but Egan is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jero Wolf dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Egan ducks right into an uppercut from Wolf.
Wolf looks to land a right hand but Egan moved out of range.
Wolf tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolf throws a sloppy head kick and Egan moves out of range easily.
Wolf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Egan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolf misses with a low kick.
Egan tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egan throws a right and a left that Wolf avoids nicely.
Wolf swings for the body but Egan moves out of range.
Egan throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf slips a jab and a cross from Egan.
Egan throws a right and a left that Wolf avoids nicely.
Egan tries to bum rush Wolf with a series of wild strikes but Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wolf 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 Egan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Egan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Egan misses with a takedown attempt - Wolf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wolf lands with a hook. Egan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Egan misses.
Wolf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Egan throws a lazy right hand but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolf.
Egan slips a jab from Wolf.
Grizzly Egan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Egan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wolf stops a takedown attempt from Egan.

Egan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wolf is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Egan to the mat. Egan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Egan keeps moving.
Egan looking to control but Wolf passes into half guard.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolf lands a nice short elbow.
Egan wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Wolf.
Egan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Egan is looking to control Wolf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Egan avoid being mounted?
Egan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Egan trying to control here.

Wolf is working for a submission of some sort.
Wolf throwing shots but Egan is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Egan is staying active underneath Wolf, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolf is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Wolf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Egan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wolf.
Egan is looking for a sweep. Wolf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wolf throwing shots but Egan is blocking nicely.
Wolf trying to control from half guard but Egan is working away.
Egan is trying to maintain the position but Wolf is very close to passing his half guard.
Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolf lands strikes from half guard.

That's four 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.
Egan wants to improve his position but Wolf is controlling well.
Egan punching from the bottom.

Wolf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wolf prevents Egan from improving his position.
Egan moves into full guard.
Egan can't keep his opponent in guard - Wolf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Egan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Egan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Egan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wolf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jero Wolf dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wolf stuffs the takedown attempt from Egan. Egan gets slowly back to his feet.
Egan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolf but Wolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Egan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wolf as he jumps to the side.
Jero Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grizzly Egan.
Wolf misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Egan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wolf's guard now.

Wolf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Egan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wolf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Egan is one step ahead there.

Wolf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Egan defends well.
Egan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Egan wants to get up but he can't break Wolf's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wolf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Egan forces his way into half guard.
Wolf trying to hold on to Egan's head to control him but Egan postures up.
Wolf works his way to full guard. Good work.

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

Wolf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Egan trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Egan tries to pass.
Egan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Egan is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolf has wrist control.
Egan wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Egan throwing strikes but missing.
Egan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolf manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf dominating with strikes here.
Egan wants to hold on but Wolf pushes him away.
Egan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wolf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wolf is landing with some decent strikes but Egan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wolf controlling the pace for now.
Egan taking shots to the head.
Egan wants to control but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf landing strikes from the mount and Egan is in trouble!
Jero Wolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wolf scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf lands a heavy elbow.
Wolf breaks from Egan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wolf landing strikes, looking to finish!

Egan is rocked!
Wolf loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Egan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Wolf land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Wolf stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jero Wolf!
Jero Wolf is the new welterweight champion!