PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by F...k off!!!!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wolf's choice of entrance music: No Spiritual Surrender. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Doe
vs
Wolf

198 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vincent Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
Wolf throws a body kick that misses.

Doe clinches with his opponent.
Doe blocks a body shot from Wolf.
Wolf lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doe or not.
Wolf lands a knee to the head.
Doe misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Doe jumps into guard, dragging Wolf to the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wolf prevents Doe from getting back to his feet.
Wolf not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but Doe blocks nicely.

Doe 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe trying to control the position.
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Doe has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wolf slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Vincent Wolf hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doe as he jumps to the side.
Vincent Wolf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a body kick that misses.
Wolf throws a nice looking combination but Doe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wolf looks for the body kick but Doe saw that one coming.
Wolf wants to land a leg kick but Doe is out of range.
Wolf misses with a low kick as Doe jumps back.
Wolf misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Wolf as Doe shoots in.
Wolf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolf tests Doe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wolf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.
Doe is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wolf sprawls well. Wolf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doe gets slowly back to his feet.
Doe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doe 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 scores with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wolf.
Doe slips under a jab.
Wolf will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wolf loads up on a big right hand but Doe slips the punch.
Doe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Wolf throws a leg kick but Doe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wolf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Doe has Wolf up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wolf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolf pushes Doe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wolf throws an elbow but it misses.
Wolf lands an uppercut.
Wolf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doe's face.

It looks like Joe Doe has been cut.
Wolf tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wolf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf gets through Doe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Wolf crunches a lovely knee into Doe's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Wolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Doe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Doe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wolf, right into the meat.

Doe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Doe wants to take a breather but Wolf is having none of it.
Doe prevents Wolf from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wolf is trying to maintain the position but Doe is very close to passing his half guard.
Wolf tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Doe has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Wolf regains half guard.
Doe trying to control the action but Wolf is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf wants to improve his position but Doe is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf wants to control but Doe is keeping busy.
Doe prevents Wolf from improving his position.
Wolf trying to get back to full guard but Doe takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe content just to control the position here.
Wolf is trying desperately to improve position.
Doe avoids the attempt from Wolf to control.
Wolf reaches up to try and control the position but Doe seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Wolf rolls and tries to escape and now Doe has his back!
Wolf looking very determined here, making life difficult for Doe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Doe not allowing Wolf to control his hands.

Doe seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Wolf's chin but Wolf turns very nicely into Doe's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Wolf.
Doe looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vincent Wolf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Doe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Doe blocks a low kick nicely.
Wolf looks to throw the jab but Doe is out of range.
Joe Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Doe.
Vincent Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf is looking to clinch.
Wolf wants to land a leg kick but Doe is out of range.
Wolf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doe.
Wolf works Doe's body with a nice hook.
Wolf throws a leg kick but Doe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Wolf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doe slips a jab and a cross from Wolf.
Nice takedown defense from Wolf. No joy for Doe on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolf throws a hook but Doe blocks it.

Wolf clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolf.
Wolf missing with knees to the body.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the head but Doe blocks with his arms.
Wolf is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Doe tries to work over Wolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doe avoids it.
Wolf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Doe managing to block the knees to the body from Wolf.
Wolf taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Wolf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wolf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wolf digs a right hand underneath Doe's ribcage. Doe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wolf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
Wolf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wolf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wolf scores with a shot to the side of Doe's head.
Wolf presses Doe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wolf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doe avoids a wild elbow strike from Wolf.
Wolf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
Wolf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doe blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Doe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wolf has him pressed against the cage.
Doe wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolf won't allow it.
Wolf lands with a right to the head.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doe avoids it.
Wolf has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
Wolf tries to land knees in the clinch but Doe avoids the damage to the body.
Wolf manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Wolf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wolf misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wolf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wolf digs a right hand underneath Doe's ribcage. Doe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wolf controlling the action here for a moment.
Wolf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolf lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Wolf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolf landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolf working Doe over with knees to the body.
Wolf lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doe or not.
Joe Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolf lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Wolf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wolf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Wolf!
During a confident post fight interview, Vincent Wolf thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.