PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Redoak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Robert Wolf has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Robert Wolf seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Wolf
vs
Redoak

210 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brent Redoak!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf darts in looking for a takedown but Redoak gets double underhooks and turns Wolf into the cage.
Wolf is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Redoak is defending well.
Wolf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Redoak pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wolf fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Redoak to the ground. Wolf is now in Redoak's guard.
Redoak wants to sweep here but Wolf controlling him for the moment.
Redoak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Redoak trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redoak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wolf manages to get himself to full guard.

Redoak trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redoak passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Redoak looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Redoak blocks the strikes from Wolf.
Wolf is staying active underneath Redoak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolf tries to get to full guard but Redoak has control of the leg.
Wolf knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Redoak on the ground.
Wolf lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Wolf on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wolf tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Redoak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wolf is looking to improve his position.
Wolf trying to control from the bottom.
Redoak working Wolf over with strikes.
Wolf tries to get to full guard but Redoak has control of the leg.
Redoak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Redoak wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Redoak shoots in for a double leg but Wolf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Redoak shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Redoak was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redoak is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolf is looking to get back to his feet here but Redoak is keeping cool and he's managed to take Wolf's back.
Wolf tries to escape the position.
Redoak is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Redoak is landing with strikes. Wolf can't take much more of this.
Wolf wants to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf prevents Redoak from getting a body triangle.
Redoak gets his hands free as Wolf looks to control.
Wolf is trying to break free.
Wolf just trying to survive but Redoak is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Redoak trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wolf tries to roll but Redoak sticks to his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Redoak's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Redoak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wolf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Redoak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redoak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolf.
Wolf dives in and grabs Redoak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Redoak pushes down on Wolf's head and hops out.
Wolf tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Redoak defends well and Wolf ends up having to push Redoak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Redoak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Redoak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Redoak lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wolf throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Redoak chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redoak with a nice head shot there.
Redoak wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf trying to control the position.
Redoak wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Wolf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Redoak wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Wolf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Redoak.
Wolf wants to sweep here but Redoak controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Redoak trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Wolf decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wolf lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wolf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Redoak's head.
Redoak works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wolf throws an elbow that misses. Redoak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wolf's guard. Nice move by Redoak!

Wolf tries to strike from the bottom.
Redoak is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redoak passes Wolf's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wolf is not content to let Redoak control the position.
Redoak content to control rather than advance.
Wolf flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wolf is trying to stand up here but Redoak is controlling him well.
Redoak works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wolf tries to hold on but Redoak pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redoak working Wolf over with strikes here.
Wolf is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Redoak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wolf's face.
Wolf is squirming around, avoiding Redoak's attempts to control the action.
Redoak connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redoak with good strikes from the mount here!
Redoak looking to control but Wolf is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wolf throwing hammer fists to the chest of Redoak. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Redoak 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redoak.
Wolf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wolf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redoak.

Wolf shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Redoak napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wolf working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Redoak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redoak can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redoak is not content to let Wolf control the position.
Wolf postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redoak is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wolf's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Redoak tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redoak is pressing down on Wolf's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but Redoak blocks nicely.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but Redoak blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Redoak is on top in guard.

Redoak lands a couple of digs.
Wolf controls Redoak momentarily but Redoak frees himself.
Wolf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redoak trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redoak distracts Wolf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wolf throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Redoak cracks Wolf with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redoak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolf trying to control the position.
Redoak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wolf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Redoak stays in close to Wolf's body and controls the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf shoots in but Redoak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolf misses the target.
Wolf shoots in looking for a takedown but Redoak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wolf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Redoak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Redoak showed some decent athleticism there.
Redoak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolf keeps working.
Redoak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolf controlling the position well.
Wolf flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Brent Redoak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Redoak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. Redoak connects with a nice short shot to Wolf's temple.
Wolf punching from the bottom.
Redoak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolf keeps working.
Redoak has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redoak with shots to the head and body - Wolf looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Redoak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Redoak 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Brent Redoak!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Brent Redoak!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Brent Redoak!

Brent Redoak wins by unanimous decision!