PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Redd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wolf
vs
Redd

170 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Redd!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wolf counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Redd tries to land a knee to the head but Wolf blocks with his arms.
Redd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Redd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wolf tries to score a body lock takedown but Redd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Wolf turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Redd avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wolf.
Redd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wolf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wolf in side control, throwing shots but Redd defends.
Wolf in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wolf.
Wolf working the ground and pound from side control.
Redd managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wolf.
Wolf cracks Redd with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wolf looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Redd is avoiding damage well.
Wolf postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Redd takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wolf scoring with punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Redd can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf scoring with punches from side control.
Wolf lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Redd down.

Wolf stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Redd sprawls well. Redd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wolf gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolf shoots in for a double leg but Redd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redd wants to clinch

and Wolf decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Redd's guard.
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 lands a couple of elbows.
Redd keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.

Redd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Redd looks winded!
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Redd has wrist control.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
Wolf throws a strike but Redd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redd wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wolf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolf trying to pass the guard but Redd defending well.
Wolf wants to take a breather but Redd is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Wolf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wolf shoots for a double leg takedown but Redd sprawls well. He's pushed Wolf's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Redd tries to clinch but Wolf moves away

and Wolf counters with a single leg into guard. Redd didn't expect that.

Redd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wolf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wolf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wolf in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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 working the head with strikes.
Wolf cracks Redd with a big elbow.
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!
Redd takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Redd is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wolf looks up at the clock and then as Redd takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wolf smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wolf scoring with punches from side control.
Wolf landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Redd some visible discomfort.
Wolf lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Redd takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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 working the head with strikes.
Hugo Wolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolf scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Redd to see if he's OK.
Redd takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wolf scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Redd to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wolf lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wolf cracks Redd with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Redd is rocked!
Wolf connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Redd some visible discomfort.
Redd is still in real trouble! Can Wolf finish him?
Wolf works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wolf is chipping away with strikes.
Redd taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wolf landing a few strikes.
Redd seems to have recovered his senses.
Wolf wants to control but Redd is keeping him busy.
Wolf connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Redd some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wolf working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redd can do to turn this around?
Redd takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Redd is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolf connects with a decent elbow.
Wolf lands a nice forearm strike.

Wolf decides to stand back up. Wolf steps back and let's Redd get back to his feet.
No luck for Wolf with that takedown attempt.

Wolf closes the distance and pushes Redd back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Redd walks away with a smile on his face. Wolf gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redd tries to clinch up

and Wolf counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wolf has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Redd is trying to keep an underhook but Wolf manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Redd is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wolf scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Redd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Wolf is working for a submission of some sort.
Redd taking some punishment here, with Wolf in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Wolf dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Wolf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Redd tries to clinch
and Wolf counters with a series of strikes. Redd will be more careful next time no doubt.
Redd closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wolf counters with a single leg into guard. Redd didn't expect that.
Wolf is working Redd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolf connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Redd has wrist control.
Wolf works over Redd with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf landing with the ground and pound.
Redd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Redd keeps moving.
Wolf is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wolf is pushing down on Redd's leg trying to pass to half guard. Redd is fighting to maintain full guard but Wolf has managed to sneak the leg through.

Wolf stands up and beckons Redd to join him on the feet.

Wolf drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolf connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Redd keeps moving.
Wolf is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Redd is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wolf is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wolf scoring with some ground and pound.
Redd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wolf is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wolf stands and steps away. Redd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Redd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Redd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolf throws out a loose jab but Redd uses good head movement to avoid it.

Redd tries to sprawl but Wolf drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wolf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolf working Redd over with strikes.
Wolf thows a huge punch but Redd dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Wolf there.
Wolf working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redd tries to kick Wolf off but Wolf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wolf connects with a nice short shot to Redd's temple.
Nice strikes from Wolf there.
Wolf slips a nice elbow through Redd's hands, connecting with Redd's forehead.
Redd has hold of Wolf's hands but Wolf slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolf lands a nice short elbow.
Wolf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hugo Wolf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Redd taking some punishment here, with Wolf in his half guard.
Felix Redd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redd is looking to control Wolf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Redd avoid being mounted?
Wolf working over Redd with some ground and pound. Redd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Wolf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Hugo Wolf!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Hugo Wolf!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Hugo Wolf!

Hugo Wolf wins by unanimous decision!