PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lychan wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lychan wolf has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bomber
vs
wolf

194 cm
22
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

196 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Bomber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, lychan wolf!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bomber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bomber showed some decent athleticism there.
wolf is refusing to be controlled, as Bomber sits in half guard.
Bomber stops wolf from getting back to his feet.
Bomber is thwarting wolf's attempts to control the position.
Bomber seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
wolf tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Bomber is looking for a kimura here.

Bomber seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

wolf makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bomber.
wolf tries to clinch but Bomber is having none of it.
lychan wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as wolf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
wolf tries to clinch up.
wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bomber is breathing heavily.
Bomber slips a jab and a cross from wolf.
Bomber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bomber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and wolf counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
wolf tries to clinch but Bomber moves out of range.
wolf fails with an attempt to clinch.
wolf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bomber slips a jab and a cross from wolf.
wolf moves in looking to clinch but Bomber pushes him off.
Bomber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wolf fails with an attempt to clinch.
wolf doesn't manage to clinch there - Bomber circles away.
wolf tries to clinch there but Bomber circles away.
wolf throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Duke Bomber has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
wolf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
wolf tries to clinch up.
wolf throws a head kick but Bomber moves out of range.
Bomber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
wolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bomber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in wolf's guard.
wolf controls Bomber momentarily but Bomber frees himself.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wolf has control of Bomber's left arm, preventing Bomber from doing any damage.
Let's hope that wolf has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
wolf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
wolf seems keen to control Bomber's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bomber prevents wolf from getting back to his feet.
wolf is trying to keep Bomber in close.
Bomber being controlled here momentarily.

Despite being in the dominant position, lychan wolf just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
wolf scores with a push kick.
wolf is looking to clinch.
lychan wolf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
wolf scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
wolf wants to clinch but Bomber slips to the side

and Bomber counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

wolf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
wolf lands a nice hook to Bomber's body. Bomber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bomber circles away from the clinch attempt.
wolf misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lychan wolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duke Bomber'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.

wolf's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and wolf duly obliges.
Bomber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
wolf wants to clinch.
Bomber fails to land the takedown.
wolf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bomber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
wolf tries to clinch up but Bomber circles away and keeps his distance.
wolf moves away from the strike by Bomber.
wolf wants to clinch up but Bomber keeps it at a distance.
wolf fails with an attempt to clinch.
wolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
wolf tries to land a front kick but Bomber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - wolf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bomber keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wolf tries to clinch there but Bomber circles away.
wolf scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bomber keeps the fight on the outside.
wolf is looking to clinch but Bomber is avoiding it.
wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bomber.
wolf tests Bomber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
wolf swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bomber fails in his attempt to clinch.
wolf clinches but Bomber breaks the clinch

and Bomber counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bomber.
wolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
wolf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bomber is defending well for now.
Bomber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
wolf misses with an elbow strike.

Bomber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bomber dives in and grabs wolf's left leg, looking for a takedown. wolf pushes down on Bomber's head and hops out.

wolf takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wolf tries a knee to the head but Bomber blocks it.
wolf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
wolf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Bomber manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
wolf trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bomber's guard.
wolf controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wolf won't allow Bomber to sweep him here.
Bomber trying to keep a closed guard but wolf is proving a slippery customer.
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.

Bomber is working an open guard so wolf takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
wolf throws a good cross that connects.
wolf wants to clinch

and Bomber moves into the clinch.
wolf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bomber 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 Duke Bomber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
wolf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
wolf moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
wolf looks to land a combination. Bomber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
wolf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bomber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
wolf tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lychan wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duke Bomber'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. This is the final round!

Bomber moves forwards but wolf connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - wolf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
wolf looks to clinch

and Bomber counters with a takedown into side control.
wolf manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bomber's best efforts.
wolf looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bomber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
wolf is trying to control but can't.
Bomber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bomber is trying to control. wolf wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
wolf controlling the position well.
wolf tries to kick Bomber off but Bomber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wolf trying to control but Bomber postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
wolf tries to clinch up

and Bomber counters with a nice double leg into side control. wolf won't be happy with that.
Bomber trying to control the position but wolf is working away.
wolf is trying to improve his position.
Bomber wants to control but wolf is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wolf struggling a bit here.
wolf avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bomber.
Bomber wants to control but wolf is keeping him busy.
Bomber tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bomber trying to control the position but wolf is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
wolf wants to clinch but Bomber slips to the side

and Bomber counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
wolf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
wolf controlling the position.
wolf keeping moving, preventing Bomber from controlling successfully.
Duke Bomber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
wolf wants to get back to his feet but Bomber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bomber trying to control but wolf is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

wolf uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bomber tries to close the distance and clinch but wolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
wolf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
wolf throws a nice looking combination but Bomber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
wolf clinches but Bomber breaks the clinch

and Bomber counters by moving into the clinch.
wolf throws a knee to the head but misses.

wolf breaks from the clinch.
wolf wants to clinch up but Bomber keeps it at a distance.
Bomber tries to clinch but wolf moves out of range.
Bomber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
wolf lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duke Bomber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
lychan wolf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
wolf dodges the punch combination from Bomber.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Bomber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think wolf has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... lychan wolf!