PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Wolfen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marion Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobretti has chosen Frank Sinatra - Fly me to the moon as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Wolfen
vs
Cobretti

192 cm
32
218 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

199 cm
33
215 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wes Wolfen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marion Cobretti!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobretti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cobretti wants to clinch.

Cobretti moves into the clinch.
Wolfen prevents Cobretti from breaking the clinch.
Cobretti tries to break the clinch but Wolfen is controlling the position.
Wolfen lands a shoulder strike.
Wolfen stalling.
Cobretti is looking to break free of the clinch but Wolfen has double underhooks.
Wolfen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wolfen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Wolfen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

Cobretti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobretti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cobretti throws a nice looking combination but Wolfen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Wolfen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cobretti doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobretti.
Cobretti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wolfen throws a series of punches but Cobretti avoids them all with ease.

Wolfen has closed the distance and engaged Cobretti in a clinch.
Wolfen misses with some punches.
Wolfen taking a breather.
Cobretti misses with a body punch.
Cobretti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wolfen has him pressed against the cage.
Wolfen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cobretti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wolfen lands with a short shot to the head.
Wolfen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wolfen pushes Cobretti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobretti is trying to break the clinch but Wolfen is controlling him.
Wolfen has Cobretti pressed against the cage, preventing Cobretti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cobretti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolfen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cobretti is trying to push Wolfen away but Wolfen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wolfen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cobretti pushes off an throws an elbow but Wolfen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wolfen is working Cobretti over against the cage.
Wolfen misses with a punch to the body.
Cobretti wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolfen won't allow it.
Cobretti is trying to break the clinch but Wolfen has him pressed against the cage.
Cobretti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wolfen has him pressed against the cage.
Cobretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Wolfen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wolfen cracks the inside of Cobretti's front leg.
Wolfen punishes Cobretti's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Wolfen coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen throws a right and a left that Cobretti avoids nicely.
Cobretti throws a low kick but Wolfen avoids it.

Cobretti tries to keep at a distance but Wolfen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wolfen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wolfen lands an elbow just above Cobretti 's eye.
Wolfen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short left from Wolfen.
Cobretti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wolfen pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Cobretti successfully pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wolfen wants to pass the guard but Cobretti is keeping the position.
Wolfen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolfen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cobretti lands a decent shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen preventing the sweep.
Cobretti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Cobretti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfen is looking to work some ground and pound but Cobretti has wrist control.
Cobretti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolfen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolfen wants to control from the top but Cobretti keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wolfen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cobretti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wolfen defends well.

Cobretti has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wolfen doesn't defend quickly enough and Cobretti has managed to lock this one up! Can Wolfen escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cobretti on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marion Cobretti!
Marion Cobretti is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marion Cobretti thanked Cyclone Nutrition Company for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).