PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Wolffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Gardan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Know your enemy" - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wolffe
vs
Gardan

190 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
201 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

[MMABR]FALCON CLOTHING[†]
[MMABR]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Wolffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Gardan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolffe misses the shot to the body.
Wolffe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gardan.
Gardan throws a push kick but Wolffe slaps the foot to one side.
Gardan tries to land a leg kick but Wolffe saw it coming and moves away.
Wolffe misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gardan.
Gardan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gardan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolffe.
Wolffe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gardan slips under a jab from Wolffe.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wolffe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gardan - the referee stops the clock and Wolffe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gardan. Wolffe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gardan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wolffe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gardan was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolffe.
Gardan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolffe.
Wolffe misses with a hook.
Wolffe throws out a loose jab but Gardan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolffe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gardan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gardan throws a low kick but Wolffe avoids it.
Wolffe throws out a loose jab but Gardan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolffe looks to throw the jab but Gardan is out of range.
Wolffe misses with a double jab
and Gardan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomas Wolffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardan moves forwards but Wolffe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wolffe throws a good cross that connects.
Wolffe throws a hook to the side of Gardan's head but Gardan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolffe throws a leg kick
and Gardan counters with a low kick, right behind Wolffe 's knee.
Wolffe is breathing heavily.
Gardan misses with an uppercut.
Gardan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gardan feints and then cracks Wolffe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wolffe down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardan tries to clinch but Wolffe moves out of range.
Gardan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gardan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Gardan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gardan lands in his opponent's guard.
Gardan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gardan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gardan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gardan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wolffe defending well though.
Gardan thows a huge punch but Wolffe dodges it nicely.
Gardan prevents Wolffe from standing back up.
Gardan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wolffe loads up on a big right hand but Gardan slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Wolffe blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolffe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Gardan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wolffe to the mat! Wolffe manages to get full guard.
Gardan stops Wolffe from standing up.
Gardan stays in close to Wolffe's body and controls the position.
Wolffe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gardan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gardan thows a big elbow that misses.

Wolffe pushes Gardan off and gets back to his feet.
Crunch! Gardan slams his shin into Wolffe's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gardan gets a clinch.
Gardan missing with knees to the body.
Gardan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolffe avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Wolffe as the two fighters clinch.
Gardan is trying to drag Wolffe to the mat but Wolffe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wolffe looking to slow down the pace here.
Gardan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolffe blocks it with crossed arms.
Gardan misses with some punches.
Wolffe takes an elbow to the temple.
Wolffe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardan letting Wolffe take a breather here.

Wolffe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wolffe.
Wolffe misses with a combination

and Gardan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wolffe won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardan is looking to take a break and control but Wolffe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolffe wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laurent Gardan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gardan throws a nice outside leg kick.

Wolffe moves into the clinch.
Wolffe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wolffe tries to break free but Gardan pushes him back against the cage.
Wolffe gets through Gardan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolffe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wolffe cracks Gardan with a nice body shot.
Wolffe gets through Gardan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolffe managing to block the knees to the body from Gardan.
Wolffe stalls.
Wolffe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wolffe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gardan's face.
Wolffe tries to break free but Gardan pushes him back against the cage.
Gardan takes a shot to the head.
Gardan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardan avoids a wild elbow strike from Wolffe.
Wolffe missing with knees to the body.
Gardan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolffe avoids the damage to the body.

Wolffe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gardan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gardan is breathing heavily.
Wolffe wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolffe tries to clinch but Gardan moves out of range.
Wolffe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gardan counters with a nice leg kick.
Thomas Wolffe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolffe looks to throw the jab but Gardan is out of range.

Wolffe moves into range and clinches up with Gardan.
Wolffe managing to block the knees to the body from Gardan.
Gardan misses with an elbow over the top.
Gardan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wolffe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gardan looking to throw knees to the head but Wolffe is blocking nicely.
Gardan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolffe avoids the damage to the body.
Gardan looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Wolffe.
Gardan connects with a knee to the head.
Wolffe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gardan.
Gardan avoiding damage as Wolffe throws knees to the body.
Gardan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Wolffe.
Wolffe tries a knee to the head but Gardan blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolffe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wolffe.
Wolffe pushes Gardan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolffe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wolffe tries to land knees in the clinch but Gardan avoids the damage to the body.
Wolffe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gardan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wolffe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wolffe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wolffe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gardan takes a shot to the head.
Gardan trying to land knees to the body.
Wolffe managing to block the knees to the body from Gardan.
Good body shot from Wolffe.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gardan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wolffe.
Wolffe trying to land knees to the body.
Wolffe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gardan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Wolffe.
Gardan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolffe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gardan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gardan keeps control of Wolffe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wolffe presses Gardan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wolffe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Wolffe.
Wolffe is trying to break the clinch but Gardan is controlling him.
Wolffe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gardan stalling in the clinch but Wolffe improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gardan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wolffe's brow.
Wolffe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wolffe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gardan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gardan has Wolffe pressed against the cage, preventing Wolffe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wolffe tries to land a knee to the head but Gardan blocks with his arms.
Wolffe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gardan backwards.
Wolffe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wolffe lands a left hand.
Gardan throws an elbow but it misses.
Wolffe is leaning against Gardan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gardan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wolffe blocking some punches.
Wolffe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wolffe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wolffe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolffe blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolffe lands a body punch in the clinch.

Wolffe manages to break the clinch.
Wolffe scores with a nice head shot.
Wolffe wants to clinch.
Wolffe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wolffe connects with the punch.
Wolffe misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wolffe.
Wolffe tries to clinch but Gardan moves away

and Gardan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wolffe!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolffe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wolffe is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Wolffe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wolffe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gardan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wolffe misses with a hook to the body
and Gardan counters with a big head kick but Wolffe shrugs it off.
Wolffe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gardan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Wolffe clinches with his opponent.
Wolffe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gardan or not.
Gardan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wolffe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gardan has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolffe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gardan misses with a knee to the head.
Wolffe lands a knee to the body.
Wolffe lands a nice uppercut.
Wolffe missing with knees to the body.
Wolffe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wolffe scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wolffe looking to stall.
Wolffe digs a right hand into Gardan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gardan's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolffe.
Wolffe unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolffe managing to block the knees to the body from Gardan.
Wolffe lands a hook that snaps the head of Gardan backwards.
Good body shot from Wolffe.
Stalling in the clinch from Wolffe.
Wolffe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wolffe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gardans head.
Gardan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wolffe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wolffe wants to get back to striking at distance but Gardan won't allow it.

Wolffe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wolffe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas Wolffe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gardan.
Gardan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wolffe misses the shot to the body.
Wolffe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wolffe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gardan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gardan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gardan misses the shot to the body.

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.
Wolffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wolffe scores with a jab to the head.
Wolffe misses with a hook. Gardan ducked under it nicely.
Wolffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolffe looks to land a combination but Gardan avoids it well.
Gardan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wolffe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wolffe lands a nice hook to Gardan's body. Gardan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wolffe lands a jab.
Wolffe lands a nice hook to Gardan's body. Gardan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wolffe tries to clinch up but Gardan circles away and keeps his distance.
Wolffe fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolffe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laurent Gardan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolffe tries to clinch up.
Wolffe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gardan's head.
Gardan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolffe.
Wolffe throws a lazy right hand but Gardan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gardan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gardan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wolffe misses with a body shot.
Gardan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolffe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gardan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wolffe's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolffe wants to get back to his feet but Gardan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Laurent Gardan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gardan with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wolffe wriggles free and stands up.
Wolffe misses the jab.
Wolffe blocks a leg kick.
Gardan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gardan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wolffe as he jumps to the side.
A big left from Gardan misses.
Wolffe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolffe doesn't manage to clinch there - Gardan circles away.
Wolffe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gardan.
Gardan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Wolffe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wolffe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

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