PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barry Beaner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beaner
vs
Wolf

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

176 cm
24
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Beaner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beaner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beaner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wolf pinned against the cage. Wolf gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beaner closes the distance and clinches up with Wolf, looking for a takedown. Beaner pushes Wolf against the cage but Wolf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Wolf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beaner, pushing him back against the cage.

Wolf jumps guard and drags Beaner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Beaner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beaner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beaner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolf is keeping the position for now.
Beaner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wolf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wolf is proving hard to escape from.

Beaner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wolf is looking to stand up but Beaner isn't so interested in that idea.
Beaner is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolf has wrist control.
Beaner prevents Wolf from getting back to his feet.

Wolf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beaner defends well.
Beaner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolf is keeping the position for now.
Beaner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wolf managing to control the position.
Wolf looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolf, not yet.
Wolf is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Wolf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looking to control.
Beaner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beaner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wolf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beaner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Wolf clinches up against the cage.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as Beaner controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wolf fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Beaner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf fails with an attempt to clinch.

Wolf looking to score a takedown here. Beaner is defending well but Wolf drives through and ends up in Beaner's guard.
Wolf controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Beaner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beaner is trying to keep Wolf in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Wolf dominated that round.
That's time! Beaner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beaner tries to clinch but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beaner is fending him off so far but Wolf persists. Nope, Beaner circles away and we're back to standing.
Beaner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wolf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Wolf closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Beaner's guard.
Wolf passes into half guard.
Beaner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Wolf seems to be looking for submissions.
Beaner is staying active underneath Wolf, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyler Wolf has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaner wants to get back to full guard.
Beaner wants to control but Wolf is keeping busy.
Beaner is looking for a sweep. Wolf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wolf wants to get back to his feet.
Beaner is refusing to be controlled, as Wolf sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wolf walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beaner fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Beaner as he connects with a hook.
Beaner wants to clinch up but Wolf keeps it at a distance.
Beaner stuffs the takedown.
Beaner throws a lazy body kick

and Wolf moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Wolf jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaner tries to free his leg and advance position but Wolf is retaining full guard.
Beaner 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.
Beaner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Wolf is working an open guard so Beaner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolf tries to bum rush Beaner with a series of wild strikes but Beaner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beaner misses with a two punch combination.
Barry Beaner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolf shoots in but Beaner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barry Beaner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Wolf.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beaner as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wolf.
Beaner closes the distance and clinches up with Wolf, looking for a takedown. Beaner pushes Wolf against the cage but Wolf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaner throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
Beaner tries to clinch but Wolf is having none of it.

Wolf rushes Beaner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wolf is trying to stall.
Beaner is trying to break the clinch but Wolf has him pressed against the cage.
Wolf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Wolf gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Beaner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyler Wolf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Beaner tries for a takedown but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wolf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beaner is defended easily by Wolf.
Beaner cracks Wolf with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beaner lands a nice shot that snaps Wolf's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beaner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Beaner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wolf shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wolf controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wolf decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Beaner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wolf misses with a body kick.
Wolf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beaner pinned against the cage. Beaner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beaner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beaner scores with a nice right hand.
Beaner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wolf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beaner somewhat.
Beaner misses with a low kick.

Beaner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Wolf decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wolf tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beaner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wolf somewhat.
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!
Beaner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wolf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf fails with the takedown.
Beaner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolf circles away.
No luck for Beaner with that takedown attempt.
Wolf tries for a takedown but Beaner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Beaner stuffs the takedown.
Beaner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beaner shoots in for a takedown but Wolf shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Wolf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wolf avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf connects with a knee to the head.

Wolf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wolf looking to score a takedown here. Beaner is defending well but Wolf drives through and ends up in Beaner's guard.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Beaner keeps moving.
Wolf might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Beaner haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wolf throws a big right hand that misses.
Barry Beaner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Wolf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wolf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wolf winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wolf!