PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennie Briscoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Briscoe's entrance music is Law & Order. A fine choice. Wolf has chosen Primus- "John the Fisherman" as his entrance music. Lennie Briscoe had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Briscoe
vs
Wolf

190 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lennie Briscoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Wolf!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Wolf looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Briscoe!

Wolf is working for a guillotine from mount but Briscoe frees his head quite easily.
Briscoe working to try and regain half guard.

Wolf is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Briscoe is surviving well by controlling Wolf's body position as best he can.
Wolf lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Wolf there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wolf lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf raining down shots from the mount!
Wolf with shots to the head and body - Briscoe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wolf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Briscoe?

Wolf has hold of Briscoe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Briscoe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
A nice elbow there by Wolf.
Briscoe is trying desperately to improve position.
Wolf lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Briscoe?
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!
Wolf scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Briscoe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wolf.
Wolf lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wolf lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wolf is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Briscoe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Briscoe tries to get out of the position.
Wolf unloading with bombs!
Wolf is landing with some decent strikes but Briscoe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wolf looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wolf postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Briscoe looks a forlorn figure.

Briscoe is rocked!
Briscoe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wolf scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wolf looking to finish Briscoe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Briscoe!
Briscoe is breathing heavily.
Wolf has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Briscoe's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Briscoe looks a forlorn figure.

Wolf wants to finish this one by submission but Briscoe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wolf.

Wolf working for a guillotine from mount but Briscoe is in no mood to give up.
Briscoe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolf on the ground.
Briscoe taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf landing punches.
Briscoe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wolf tries to control but Briscoe wriggling away.
Briscoe is desperately trying to improve his position but Wolf has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wolf cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Briscoe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wolf lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Briscoe hang on?
Wolf looking to control but Briscoe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Wolf dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wolf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Briscoe looks for a takedown but Wolf sprawls well.
Wolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Wolf with that takedown attempt.
Briscoe fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Wolf misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf throws a shot from downtown. Briscoe moves away and avoids it.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briscoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
Briscoe fails with the takedown
and Wolf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennie Briscoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf misses with a straight left.
Wolf swings for the body but Briscoe moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briscoe moves in looking to clinch but Wolf pushes him off.
Briscoe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Briscoe tries to clinch but Wolf is having none of it.
Briscoe slips a straight right by Wolf.
A slow jab from Wolf misses its intended target.
Briscoe blocks the body kick.
Wolf misses with a right hand

and Briscoe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wolf keeping control of the position.
Johnny Wolf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wolf gets back to full guard.
Wolf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Briscoe.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolf managing to control the position.
Wolf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Briscoe manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Briscoe wants to stand and escape but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wolf scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wolf 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 passes Briscoe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Briscoe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wolf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Briscoe's head.
Wolf perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Briscoe is staying active underneath Wolf, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolf trying to pass the guard but Briscoe defending well.
Wolf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolf lands a nice short elbow.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolf thows a huge punch but Briscoe dodges it nicely.
Wolf seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wolf perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Wolf is looking for a kimura here.
Wolf is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Briscoe thows a leg kick but Wolf checks it

and Wolf counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wolf scoring with some ground and pound.
Wolf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Briscoe has momentary wrist control but Wolf slips an elbow through the middle.
Wolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wolf controlling from the top position.
Wolf cracks Briscoe with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Briscoe wants to stand up but Wolf is controlling him.
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf forces his way into half guard.
Wolf controlling the pace.

Wolf wants to work for an arm triangle but Briscoe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wolf working the head and body with strikes.
Wolf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Briscoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolf.
Wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Briscoe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wolf cracks Briscoe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wolf trying to control but Briscoe is having none of it.
Wolf unloading with bombs!
Wolf working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf looking to finish Briscoe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Briscoe!
Wolf landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Briscoe taking shots to the head.
Wolf lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Briscoe has left one of his arms exposed and Wolf doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Briscoe screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Wolf!