PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Wolverine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jason the warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolverine comes to the cage accompanied by I stand Alone - Godsmack. jason the warrior struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wolverine
vs
the warrior

178 cm
22
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Logan Wolverine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jason the warrior!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wolverine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Wolverine gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolverineis looking to pass into half guard but the warrior pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now the warrior is in guard.
the warrior passes into half guard.
the warrior thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
the warrior trying to control the action but Wolverine is working from the bottom.
Wolverine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wolverine.
Wolverine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wolverine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed the warrior's head.
Wolverine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolverine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wolverine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
the warrior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wolverine scores with a couple of nice shots.
the warrior is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolverine tries to stand and escape but the warrior is controlling the position.
the warrior wants to improve his position but Wolverine is controlling well.
the warrior wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
the warrior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
the warrior looks gassed!

Wolverine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

the warrior jumps guard.
Wolverine trying to control the position from guard on top but the warrior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolverine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wolverine wants to pass the guard but the warrior is keeping the position.
the warrior has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wolverine thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolverine works over the warrior with some ground and pound from guard.
Wolverine is in close to the warrior's body, working some short punches and elbows.
the warrior keeping moving, preventing Wolverine from controlling successfully.
Wolverine distracts the warrior with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wolverine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of the warrior's head.
Wolverine stands up over the warrior, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Wolverine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wolverine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
the warrior is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
the warrior wants to get back to his feet but Wolverine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wolverine looking to pass the guard.
the warrior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
the warrior controls Wolverine momentarily but Wolverine frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wolverine is looking to clinch but the warrior is avoiding it.
the warrior looks for a takedown but Wolverine sprawls well.
Wolverine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolverine moves out of range as the warrior throws a body kick.
the warrior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
the warrior shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Logan Wolverine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jason the warrior.

Wolverine has managed to clinch.
the warrior has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wolverine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
the warrior fails to pull guard.
the warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Wolverine.
the warrior jumps guard but Wolverine stands there with the warrior around his waist. the warrior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
the warrior is pressed up against the cage. Wolverine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag the warrior down to the mat. the warrior avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Wolverine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wolverine advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
the warrior is trying to escape the mount.
the warrior is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wolverine looking to finish the warrior with some ground and pound. This is bad for the warrior!

Wolverine is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, the warrior has managed to escape the submission attempt.
the warrior tries to reverse the position but Wolverine maintains control.
the warrior wants to hold on but Wolverine pushes him away.
Wolverine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wolverine landing strikes, looking to finish!
the warrior tries to reverse the position but Wolverine maintains control.
the warrior wants to control but Wolverine is having none of it.
Wolverine pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wolverine punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wolverine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. the warrior looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Wolverine dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

the warrior looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Wolverine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. the warrior sprawls well initially but Wolverine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wolverine thows a huge punch but the warrior dodges it nicely.
Wolverine slips a nice elbow through the warrior's hands, connecting with the warrior's forehead.
the warrior wants to control but Wolverine is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Wolverine is looking for a kimura but the warrior is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wolverine to get the leverage.

Wolverine decides to stand up.

Wolverine feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wolverine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolverine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wolverine passes the warrior's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Wolverine stands up and beckons the warrior to join him on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
the warrior dodges the punch combination from Wolverine.

Wolverine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
the warrior is looking to sweep but instead, Wolverine has passed into half guard.
Wolverine moves into full mount! the warrior won't be happy about that!
Wolverine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. the warrior looks a forlorn figure.
Wolverine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wolverine looking to finish the warrior with some ground and pound. This is bad for the warrior!
Wolverine working the warrior over with strikes here.
Wolverine working the warrior over with strikes here.
the warrior takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

the warrior is rocked!
the warrior working to try and regain half guard.
the warrior is still in real trouble! Can Wolverine finish him?

Wolverine with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
the warrior regains half guard.
the warrior seems to have recovered his senses.
the warrior is looking for a sweep. Wolverine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
the warrior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wolverine scores with a couple of nice shots.
the warrior manages to get to full guard.
Wolverine is looking to work some ground and pound but the warrior has wrist control.
Wolverine tries to free his leg and advance position but the warrior is retaining full guard.
the warrior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolverine.
Wolverine wants to control from the top but the warrior keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wolverine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
the warrior moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolverine keeps the fight on the outside.

Wolverine clinches.

Wolverine pulls the warrior into guard.
the warrior passes Wolverine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wolverine wants to control but the warrior is keeping busy and won't allow it.

the warrior is working for a submission of some sort.
Wolverine is looking for a sweep. the warrior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wolverine misses with some strikes from the bottom.
the warrior tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wolverine controls his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
the warrior shoots and misses

and Wolverine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
the warrior is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wolverine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Logan Wolverine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jason the warrior.

Wolverine gets a trip takedown into half guard.
the warrior wants to control but Wolverine is keeping busy.
Wolverine is looking to advance position but the warrior won't allow it.
Wolverine is keen to just control but the warrior is a slippery customer.
Wolverine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wolverine working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Logan Wolverine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
the warrior is looking to control Wolverine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can the warrior avoid being mounted?
Wolverine slips a nice elbow through the warrior's hands, connecting with the warrior's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolverine working the head and body with strikes.

Wolverine is looking for a kimura but the warrior is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wolverine to get the leverage.
the warrior trying to control but Wolverine postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Wolverine dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

the warrior with a poor takedown

and Wolverine counters by clinching up.
the warrior tries to pull guard but Wolverine won't allow it.
the warrior jumps guard but Wolverine stands there with the warrior around his waist. the warrior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Logan Wolverine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jason the warrior.

Wolverine gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
the warrior lands a decent shot there.
the warrior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
the warrior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolverine trying to control but the warrior is working from the bottom.
Wolverine looking to pass the guard.
Wolverine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
the warrior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wolverine tries to free his leg and advance position but the warrior is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolverine wants to clinch up but the warrior keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wolverine rushes the warrior and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

the warrior jumps into guard, dragging Wolverine to the mat.
Wolverine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. the warrior is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolverine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
the warrior is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wolverine is controlling him.
the warrior looking to control.

the warrior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

the warrior is looking for a triangle but Wolverine pushes his legs off easily.

the warrior has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Wolverine should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, the warrior has tightened it up now! Wolverine should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). jason the warrior!