PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hester
vs
Wolfe

185 cm
22
213 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
229 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, MC Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heinrich Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hester looks to land a combination. Wolfe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab by Hester.
Wolfe has a takedown stuffed.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a takedown. Hester tries to sprawl out of it but Wolfe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
MC Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinrich Wolfe.
Wolfe tries for a takedown but Hester sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hester keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hester misses with a leg kick.
Wolfe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hester finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hester as he avoids it easily.
Wolfe tries for a takedown but Hester sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wolfe looks gassed!
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hester throws a one two combo.
Hester misses with the combination.
Hester goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hester looks to land a combination but Wolfe avoids it well.
Hester throws a series of punches but Wolfe avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wolfe.
Wolfe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hester pinned against the cage. Hester gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wolfe walks into a stiff left hand from Hester.
MC Hester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolfe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wolfe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a takedown. Hester tries to sprawl out of it but Wolfe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolfe slips a jab and a cross from Hester.
Wolfe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hester is fending him off so far but Wolfe persists. Nope, Hester circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Hester as Wolfe shoots in.
Hester jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wolfe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Hester misses.
Hester scores with a three punch combo!

Wolfe is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester cracks Wolfe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wolfe is still on wobbly legs! Can Hester finish him?
Wolfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hester as he avoids it easily.
Hester rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolfe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolfe seems to have recovered his senses.

Wolfe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wolfe tries to free his leg and advance position but Hester is retaining full guard.

Wolfe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wolfe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Wolfe drops back looking for a leg! Hester is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hester manages to kick Wolfe off! Wolfe jumps back into Hester's guard.

Hester uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Hester. No joy for Wolfe on that attempt.
Wolfe shoots in for a double leg but Hester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wolfe looks for a takedown but Hester sprawls well.
Hester misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hester swivels and escapes.
Wolfe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hester is fending him off so far but Wolfe persists. Nope, Hester circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolfe has a takedown stuffed.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown but Hester shows good takedown defense.
Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt - Hester sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wolfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hester stuffs the takedown attempt from Wolfe. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet.
Hester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hester misses with the combination.
A combination from Hester does no damage.
Hester throws a series of punches but Wolfe avoids them all with ease.
Wolfe shoots for a takedown but Hester saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wolfe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wolfe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wolfe looks for a takedown but Hester sprawls well.
Hester tries to work over Wolfe's front leg with a kick but Wolfe checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester throws a right hand that Wolfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolfe also avoids with ease.
Wolfe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wolfe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hester scores with the left hand. Wolfe knows he should have avoided that one.
Hester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hester lands a really nice looking cross but Wolfe seems unphased.
Hester lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Hester there.
Hester is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wolfe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hester is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wolfe tries for a takedown but Hester sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hester throws a right hand that Wolfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolfe also avoids with ease.
Hester fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hester throws a right hand that Wolfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolfe also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Hester. No joy for Wolfe on that attempt.
Hester throws a series of strikes that have Wolfe backpedaling.
Nice takedown defense from Hester. No joy for Wolfe on that attempt.
Wolfe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hester swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MC Hester dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wolfe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hester as he avoids it easily.
Wolfe shoots in but Hester avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolfe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
MC Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinrich Wolfe.
Wolfe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
MC Hester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolfe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hester throws a sloppy head kick and Wolfe moves out of range easily.
Hester misses with a two punch combination.
Hester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wolfe.
Wolfe shoots in but Hester avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolfe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Hester.
Hester keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right-left combo lands from Hester.
Hester throws a right and a left that Wolfe avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wolfe shoots for a takedown but Hester saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown but Hester shows good takedown defense.
Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hester.
Wolfe has a takedown stuffed.
Good work by Wolfe as he checks the leg kick.
Hester looks to land a left hand but Wolfe moved out of range nicely.
Hester looks to land a combination but Wolfe avoids it well.
Hester keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wolfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hester.
MC Hester is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolfe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hester circles away.
Hester misses with a low kick.
Wolfe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a takedown. Hester tries to sprawl out of it but Wolfe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hester but Hester pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hester throws a right hand that Wolfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolfe also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe shoots for a double leg takedown but Hester sprawls well. He's pushed Wolfe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wolfe shoots in but Hester avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolfe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hester is fending him off so far but Wolfe persists. Nope, Hester circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a takedown. Hester tries to sprawl out of it but Wolfe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Hester. No joy for Wolfe on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Wolfe or perhaps it was just good defense by Hester which made him look bad.
Hester throws the kick towards the body but Wolfe avoids it.
Hester misses with a low kick as Wolfe jumps back.
Horrible takedown by Wolfe or perhaps it was just good defense by Hester which made him look bad.
Wolfe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hester circles away.
Hester throws a one two combo.
Nice takedown defense from Hester. No joy for Wolfe on that attempt.
Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt - Hester sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hester. No joy for Wolfe on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester stuffs the takedown.
Wolfe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hester tries to avoid it but Wolfe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hester to the ground. Hester escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hester misses with a double jab.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hester as he jumps to the side.
Wolfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hester.
Wolfe looks for a takedown but Hester sprawls well.
Hester stuffs the takedown attempt from Wolfe. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet.
Hester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hester misses with a few strikes there.
Hester scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hester cracks Wolfe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wolfe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hester swivels and escapes.
Wolfe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hester as he jumps to the side.
Hester throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hester throws a chopping leg kick but Wolfe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester tries to work over Wolfe's front leg with a kick but Wolfe checks it.
Hester connects with a body shot.
Hester throws a series of punches but Wolfe avoids them all with ease.
Hester misses with a wild combination.
Wolfe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hester's waist but Hester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wolfe off to one side.
Hester scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hester lands with a nice combination. Wolfe backs away looking to recover.
Hester misses with a low kick.
Wolfe shoots in for a double leg but Hester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wolfe shoots in and drives through. Hester sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wolfe.
Horrible takedown by Wolfe or perhaps it was just good defense by Hester which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Hester.
Wolfe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hester swivels and escapes.
Hester stuffs the takedown attempt from Wolfe. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet.
Hester throws a series of punches but Wolfe moves out of range.
Wolfe shoots in and drives through. Hester sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MC Hester dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wolfe slips under a jab.
Hester stuffs the takedown attempt from Wolfe. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Wolfe or perhaps it was just good defense by Hester which made him look bad.
Wolfe shoots in but Hester avoids the takedown attempt easily.
MC Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinrich Wolfe.
Hester keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hester stuffs the takedown attempt from Wolfe. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet.
Hester throws a right hand that Wolfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolfe also avoids with ease.
Wolfe looks for a takedown but Hester sprawls well.
Hester looks to land a combination but Wolfe avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hester's waist but Hester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wolfe off to one side.
Hester closes the distance and lands a one-two.
An inside leg kick from Hester misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hester slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wolfe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice takedown defense from Hester. No joy for Wolfe on that attempt.
Wolfe fails with the takedown.
Wolfe looks for a takedown but Hester sprawls well.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolfe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hester tries to bum rush Wolfe with a series of wild strikes but Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hester misses with a two punch combination.
Wolfe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Hester.
Hester lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wolfe backs up against the cage.
Hester scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Hester misses.
Hester lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolfe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hester pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolfe is out of range and Hester settles back down.
Wolfe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Hester. No joy for Wolfe on that attempt.
Hester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wolfe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wolfe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wolfe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolfe manages to avoid it.
Hester misses with a low kick as Wolfe jumps back.
Hester motions for Wolfe to come forward. Hester throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hester lands a nice hook to Wolfe's body. Wolfe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wolfe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hester tries to avoid it but Wolfe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hester to the ground. Hester escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donk. Hester catches Wolfe right on the button with a cross.
Hester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wolfe fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wolfe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hester's waist but Hester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wolfe off to one side.
Hester fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wolfe is out of range.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Wolfe with that takedown attempt.
Wolfe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hester is fending him off so far but Wolfe persists. Nope, Hester circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolfe looks for a takedown but Hester sprawls well.
Hester listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wolfe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hester is fending him off so far but Wolfe persists. Nope, Hester circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolfe dodges the punch combination from Hester.
Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wolfe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hester is fending him off so far but Wolfe persists. Nope, Hester circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolfe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wolfe shoots in and drives through. Hester sprawls well.
Wolfe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hester's waist but Hester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wolfe off to one side.
A nice combination there by Hester.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester is looking to score with low kicks.
A combination from Hester does no damage.
Wolfe shoots for a takedown but Hester saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hester lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wolfe.
Hester swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolfe tries for a takedown but Hester sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hester fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolfe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Hester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hester throws a series of punches but Wolfe moves out of range.
Hester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolfe can do to turn this around?
Wolfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolfe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hester's waist but Hester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wolfe off to one side.
Hester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heinrich Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolfe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hester's waist but Hester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wolfe off to one side.
Wolfe throws a right hand that Hester ducks under and follows up with a left that Hester also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
MC Hester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hester, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MC Hester!