PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfe comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wolfe
vs
Griffith

188 cm
24
198 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
193 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolfe.

Wolfe gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfe throwing strikes but Griffith manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Griffith working away.
Wolfe throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Griffith has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A shot to the body from Wolfe misses
and Griffith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wolfe throws a one two combo.
Griffith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wolfe.
Griffith throws a wild body kick that Wolfe sees coming a mile off.
Forrest Griffith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wolfe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Griffith is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wolfe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Griffith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wolfe cracks Griffith with a big right hand but Griffith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wolfe postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffith is pushing Wolfe's head away, looking to escape. Wolfe manages to hold on to the position though.
Wolfe in side control, throwing shots but Griffith defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Griffith tries to escape but Wolfe is in control.

Wolfe has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Griffith is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Wolfe yanks on the arm and Griffith is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Wolfe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dakota Wolfe!