PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Icaro Asas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf has chosen Primus- "John the Fisherman" as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Asas
vs
Wolf

196 cm
27
204 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Icaro Asas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Wolf!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Asas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wolf's half guard.
Asas is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Asas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wolf moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asas throwing strikes from guard but Wolf blocks nicely.
Wolf manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Asas is trying desperately to improve position.
Wolf lands a big elbow.
Asas is looking to improve his position but Wolf isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asas taking shots to the head.
Wolf raining down shots from the mount!
Wolf scoring with strikes but Asas is staying in there.
Wolf breaks from Asas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Asas is looking to get to half guard.
Wolf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Asas?
Asas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wolf controlling the position easily from mount.
Wolf looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Asas hang on?
Asas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Asas wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wolf lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf raining down shots from the mount!
Asas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wolf controlling the position easily from mount.
Wolf unloading with bombs!
Wolf looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wolf is landing with some decent strikes but Asas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wolf is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Asas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Asas is rocked!
Wolf lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Asas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolf controlling his opponent.
Asas seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wolf breaks from Asas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Asas is looking to get to half guard.
Wolf breaks from Asas's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf working Asas over with strikes here.
Wolf landing strikes from the mount and Asas is in trouble!
Wolf looking to control but Asas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wolf landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Asas is desperately trying to improve his position but Wolf has a good base and remains in mount.
Asas tries to hold on but Wolf postures up.
Wolf with shots to the head and body - Asas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wolf scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wolf dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf with good strikes from the mount here!
Asas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wolf in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wolf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Asas?
Asas is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Wolf connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands a big shot there that rocks Asas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Wolf.
Wolf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wolf lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Wolf is working for a guillotine from mount but Asas frees his head quite easily.
Wolf looking to finish Asas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Asas!
Wolf prevents Asas from getting the reversal.
Asas tries to hold on but Wolf pushes him away.
Asas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Asas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Asas is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Asas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wolf lands a big shot there that rocks Asas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Wolf 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.

Wolf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Asas blocks the body kick.
Asas misses with a takedown
and Wolf counters with an inside leg kick.
Asas tries for a takedown but Wolf circles away easily
and Wolf counters with a nice low kick that buckles Asas's knee momentarily.
Asas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wolf counters with a body kick that stops Asas in his tracks momentarily.
Wolf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wolf lands a glancing blow to the side of Asas's head.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Wolf.
Wolf misses with a looping right.
Wolf motions for Asas to come forward. Wolf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asas blocks a head kick by Wolf.
Asas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wolf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro Asas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asas moves out of range as Wolf throws a body kick.
Asas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Asas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wolf has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnny Wolf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wolf wants to sweep but no luck.
Asas is fighting to break Wolf's control of his arms but Wolf is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wolf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Asas manages to get himself to full guard.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wolf tries to free his leg and advance position but Asas is retaining full guard.

Asas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wolf working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf distracts Asas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wolf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Asas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wolf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Asas tries to escape but Wolf is in control.
Wolf cracks Asas with a big elbow.
Wolf working the ground and pound.
Wolf connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Asas some visible discomfort.
Asas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolf connects with a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf is looking to take a break and control but Asas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Asas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wolf scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wolf scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Asas to see if he's OK.
Asas is looking for a sweep.
Wolf connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Asas some visible discomfort.
Wolf trying to control the position but Asas is working away.
Asas is being controlled here.
Wolf grinds an elbow into Asas's temple.
Wolf is putting a hurting on Asas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wolf in side control lands a decent elbow.
Asas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf working the ground and pound from side control.
Wolf working the ground and pound.
Wolf lands a decent elbow from side control.
Asas is looking to regain half guard here but Wolf keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wolf working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wolf landing strikes.
Wolf cracks Asas with a big elbow.
Wolf is chipping away with strikes.
Wolf lands a few punches from side control.

Wolf wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Asas, who protects the arm well.
Wolf scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Asas to see if he's OK.
Asas is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Asas keeps working.
Wolf creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Asas has his takedown stuffed
and Wolf counters with an inside leg kick.
Wolf bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asas's head backwards.
Asas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wolf counters with an inside leg kick.
Icaro Asas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asas is looking to clinch.
Asas with a poor takedown
and Wolf counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro Asas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asas tries for a takedown but Wolf circles away easily

and Wolf counters with a nice double leg into side control. Asas won't be happy with that.
Asas is trying to get back to his feet.

Wolf is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Asas looks calm but he's in trouble here. Wolf gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Asas is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Wolf lets go of the hold and Asas can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Wolf!