PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blyer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye Of The Tiger. Wolf has chosen Primus: John the Fisherman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blyer
vs
Wolf

185 cm
30
210 lbs
20 - 20 - 1

189 cm
31
215 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Brute

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 20 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf staying out of range there.
Blyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Blyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolf throws out the jab.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Blyer.
Wolf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blyer misses with a looping left.
Wolf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolf slips a straight right by Blyer.
Wolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blyer.
Blyer throws a lazy right hand but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Wolf changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blyer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Wolf looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wolf looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blyer is avoiding damage well.
Blyer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wolf lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blyer down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf 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.
Wolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wolf looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blyer is avoiding damage well.
Wolf working the ground and pound but Blyer is defending the strikes.
Blyer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wolf working the body and head with strikes.
Blyer is trying to get back to his feet.
Wolf wants to control but Blyer is keeping him busy.
Blyer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wolf asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wolf works to advance to full mount. Blyer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf tries to control but Blyer wriggling away.

Wolf looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wolf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blyer?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf lands a big elbow.
Wolf trying to control but Blyer is having none of it.
Blyer taking shots to the head.
Wolf tries to control but Blyer wriggling away.
Wolf raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf unloads with some shots from mount but Blyer bucks and avoids them well.
Wolf working Blyer over with strikes here.
Wolf working the ground and pound effectively.
Wolf throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wolf in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blyer trying desperately to get to his feet.
Blyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolf on the ground.
Wolf looking to finish with strikes here!
Wolf lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf lands a big elbow.

Blyer is rocked!
Blyer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throwing strikes here but Blyer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wolf throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wolf with shots to the head and body - Blyer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Blyer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blyer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blyer seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolf lands a big shot there that rocks Blyer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blyer blocking the ground and pound.
Wolf thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wolf landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolf misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wolf tries to control but Blyer wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Wolf 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.

A telegraphed right hand from Blyer misses the target.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Wolf avoids nicely.
Blyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blyer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rocky Blyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolf throws a head kick that Blyer semi-blocks.
Wolf cracks Blyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blyer blocks the body kick.
A jab from Blyer misses.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Wolf avoids nicely.
Wolf walks into a stiff left hand from Blyer.

Blyer gets caught flat footed, as Wolf shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Blyer has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf wants to control from the top but Blyer keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer wants to stand and escape but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf trying to control but Blyer is working from the bottom.
Blyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf throws a big elbow that misses.
Blyer wants to get back to his feet but Wolf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Blyer keeps moving.
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Blyer has wrist control.
Wolf loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blyer wants to stand but Wolf is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looking to pass the guard.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Blyer keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blyer has momentary wrist control but Wolf slips an elbow through the middle.
Blyer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blyer keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blyer is keeping the position for now.
Blyer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wolf throws a big elbow that misses.
Wolf throws a strike but Blyer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blyer being controlled here momentarily.
Wolf manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wolf tries to control but Blyer wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Wolf there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wolf misses with a head shot.
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 Blyer's face.
Wolf working Blyer over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyer wants to get back to his feet.
Wolf postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blyer looks a forlorn figure.
Wolf lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Blyer out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Wolf goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny Wolf!
An out of breath Johnny Wolf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.