PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald De Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Muffins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harald De Wolfe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Wolfe
vs
Muffins

177 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harald De Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Muffins!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Wolfe fails to land the takedown.
De Wolfe keeps the fight on the outside.
Muffins tries to clinch but De Wolfe is having none of it.
De Wolfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muffins moves away.
De Wolfe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Wolfe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muffins doesn't manage to clinch there - De Wolfe circles away.

De Wolfe scores a takedown into full mount!
Muffins prevents De Wolfe from taking his back.

De Wolfe goes for an armbar but Muffins turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Muffins.
Muffins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Wolfe working for a triangle but Muffins defends it easily.
Muffins content to stall in guard here.

Muffins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muffins trying to control but De Wolfe is working from the bottom.

Muffins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Muffins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muffins throws the left hand but De Wolfe avoids the punch easily.
De Wolfe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas Muffins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Wolfe circles away from the clinch attempt.

Muffins darts in and clinches De Wolfe up against the cage.
De Wolfe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Wolfe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harald De Wolfe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muffins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Wolfe tries to pull guard but Muffins holds him up against the cage and eventually De Wolfe drops back down to his feet.
Muffins misses with a knee to the head.
De Wolfe is trying to maintain a safe position but Muffins gets an underhook and turns De Wolfe into the cage.
De Wolfe jumps guard but Muffins stands there with De Wolfe around his waist. De Wolfe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muffins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Wolfe is looking to break free of the clinch but Muffins has double underhooks.
Muffins prevents De Wolfe from breaking the clinch.
De Wolfe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muffins smiles and moves away.
Muffins tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Wolfe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Muffins.

It looks like Harald De Wolfe has been cut.
De Wolfe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muffins tries to clinch up but De Wolfe circles away and keeps his distance.

De Wolfe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Muffins!
Muffins avoids a series of strikes thrown by De Wolfe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muffins doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

De Wolfe moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Muffins has worked his arm free - good work by Muffins!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Wolfe trying to control the action but Muffins is working from the bottom.

De Wolfe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muffins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Muffins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harald De Wolfe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Muffins drives through and clinches with De Wolfe against the cage.
De Wolfe jumps guard but Muffins stands there with De Wolfe around his waist. De Wolfe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muffins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Wolfe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muffins is keeping busy.
De Wolfe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muffins blocks it with crossed arms.
De Wolfe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Muffins unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Wolfe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muffins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Muffins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muffins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muffins misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muffins tries to land a knee to the head but De Wolfe blocks with his arms.
Muffins misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muffins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muffins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Wolfe jumps guard but Muffins stands there with De Wolfe around his waist. De Wolfe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harald De Wolfe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Muffins on the inside.
Muffins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Wolfe is keeping busy.
Muffins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Muffins tries a knee to the head but De Wolfe blocks it.
De Wolfe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muffins smiles and moves away.
Muffins misses with a series of wild punches.
Muffins throws out a loose jab but De Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Wolfe shoots in and drives through. Muffins sprawls well.
Muffins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Muffins tries to close the distance and clinch but De Wolfe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muffins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

De Wolfe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muffins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Muffins is staying active underneath De Wolfe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

De Wolfe is working for a kimura but Muffins is defending it quite comfortably.
Muffins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Wolfe.
Muffins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Muffins gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wolfe looking to sit in guard and control but Muffins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Wolfe keeping moving, preventing Muffins from controlling successfully.
De Wolfe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muffins is one step ahead there.

Muffins got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Wolfe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Muffins has managed to get both his arms back between De Wolfe's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

De Wolfe is looking for a triangle but Muffins pushes his legs off easily.

De Wolfe looking for a guillotine here but Muffins defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Wolfe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Muffins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Muffins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harald De Wolfe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De Wolfe keeps the fight on the outside.
Muffins tries to clinch there but De Wolfe circles away.
De Wolfe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muffins.

De Wolfe scores a takedown into full mount!

De Wolfe moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Muffins has worked his arm free - good work by Muffins!
Muffins tries to bench press De Wolfe off him but De Wolfe keeps the position.

De Wolfe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

De Wolfe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Wolfe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muffins wants to control but De Wolfe postures up.

De Wolfe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Muffins has escaped the position, nice work there.

De Wolfe tries for a kimura but Muffins is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

De Wolfe swings around for an armbar but Muffins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into De Wolfe's guard.
Muffins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

De Wolfe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Muffins stacks De Wolfe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Muffins!

Muffins decides to stand back up. Muffins steps back and let's De Wolfe get back to his feet.

Muffins clinches with his opponent.
Muffins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Wolfe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muffins stalls.
De Wolfe tries to score a body lock takedown but Muffins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muffins just leaning against De Wolfe, taking a breather.
Muffins lands an elbow inside that De Wolfe shrugs off.
Muffins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Wolfe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muffins connects with a knee to the head.

Harald De Wolfe's cut is getting worse.
Muffins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muffins tries to land a knee to the head but De Wolfe blocks with his arms.
Muffins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muffins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muffins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Wolfe blocks it with crossed arms.
Harald De Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muffins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Muffins looking to throw knees to the head but De Wolfe is blocking nicely.

De Wolfe decides to pull guard.

De Wolfe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

De Wolfe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Muffins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Muffins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wolfe working a defensive guard here.
Muffins sitting in guard here, content to control.

De Wolfe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thomas Muffins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

De Wolfe looking for a guillotine here but Muffins defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Muffins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muffins 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Muffins!