PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Bandridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf's entrance music is JMT- Blood Runs Cold. A fine choice. Bandridge has chosen 6 pack of beer- Hank 3 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wolf
vs
Bandridge

176 cm
22
184 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
185 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bandridge!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bandridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bandridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Bandridge misses with a wild combination.
Bandridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Wolf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bandridge has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandridge manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Wolf misses.
Wolf's corner calls for a 1-2. Wolf obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bandridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolf.
Bandridge misses with the combination.
Wolf misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf lands a jab to Bandridge's midsection.
Wolf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wolf stuns Bandridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wolf connects with a crisp jab.
Wolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandridge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Robert Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Bandridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandridge misses with a double jab.
Wolf lands with a nice body punch.
Brad Bandridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf thuds his right hand into Bandridge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wolf cracks Bandridge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandridge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wolf cracks Bandridge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandridge is just out of range.
Bandridge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Wolf shoots in but Bandridge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looks like Wolf has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wolf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bandridge moves out of range as Wolf strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is looking to clinch but Bandridge is avoiding it.

Wolf has closed the distance and engaged Bandridge in a clinch.
Wolf digs a right hand underneath Bandridge's ribcage. Bandridge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bandridge has had enough of the clinch but Wolf keeps him there for the moment.
Wolf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bandridge's efforts to push away.
Bandridge wants to stall.
Wolf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Wolf.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wolf misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wolf lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wolf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wolf lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Wolf.
Bandridge takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf misses with a body punch.
Wolf lands with a left to the head.
Bandridge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wolf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wolf pushes Bandridge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wolf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wolf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bandridges head.
Wolf tries a body shot but Bandridge blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Wolf dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wolf throws a shot from downtown. Bandridge moves away and avoids it.
Bandridge stuffs the takedown.
Wolf takes a swing at Bandridge's ribcage but misses.
Bandridge avoids the body shot from Wolf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Bandridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Wolf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wolf.
Wolf fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bandridge counters with a one-two to the body.
Wolf lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandridge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wolf counters with a right hand to the body.
Bandridge misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wolf scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bandridge looks to land a right hand but Wolf moved out of range.
Wolf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bandridge's hands.
Wolf goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Wolf misses its intended target.
Wolf lands a body shot.
A big right from Wolf misses.
Bandridge looks to throw the jab but Wolf is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Bandridge saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Bandridge does a little dance to reset his feet.

Wolf instigates a clinch.
Wolf lands a left hand.
Wolf prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wolf presses Bandridge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Bandridge fails to land.
Wolf tries to work over Bandridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolf scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Wolf.
Bandridge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge tries to stall but Wolf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wolf lands a hook that snaps the head of Bandridge backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wolf is leaning against Bandridge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wolf pushes Bandridge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bandridge is breathing heavily.
Bandridge takes an elbow to the temple.
Bandridge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bandridge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wolf fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Wolf shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wolf tries to pass to full mount but Bandridge defends it.
Bandridge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wolf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bandridge gets back to full guard.
Bandridge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandridge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolf is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bandridge keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandridge looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wolf puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Wolf 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!

Bandridge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brad Bandridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolf lands a jab to the nose.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandridge manages to avoid it.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandridge manages to avoid it.
Wolf is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bandridge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wolf lands a slapping body shot.
Wolf misses with a hook
and Bandridge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Wolf clinches up with Bandridge and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wolf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandridge wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wolf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wolf lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wolf.
Still in the clinch, Wolf scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Wolf.
Bandridge wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from Wolf as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wolf as Bandridge tries to tie him up.
Wolf pushes Bandridge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Wolf.
Wolf presses Bandridge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wolf lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wolf lands a left hand.
Bandridge is working for takedown but Wolf is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bandridge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolf keeps control of Bandridge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wolf gets through Bandridge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bandridge.
Wolf is struggling to control the position.
Wolf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bandridge gets underhooks to prevent Wolf's takedown attempt.
Wolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bandridge backwards.
Wolf digs a right hand into Bandridge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bandridge's gas tank.
Wolf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bandridges head.
Wolf lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is stalling here.
Bandridge tries for a takedown but Wolf manages to get underhooks.
Bandridge looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Wolf - that landed with a thud.
Bandridge is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wolf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Bandridge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bandridge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolf circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandridge manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Bandridge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge lands with an overhand left.
Bandridge throws a series of punches but Wolf avoids them all with ease.
Bandridge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolf misses with a hook.
Wolf swings for the body but Bandridge moves out of range.
Wolf misses with a straight right.
Wolf lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf throws a shot to the body.
Wolf lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Wolf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Wolf!
Robert Wolf thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Brad Bandridge spoke after the fight, saying 'I must have really underestimated you Good fuckin Job.'.