PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Urahara
vs
Stelzer

183 cm
36
180 lbs
28 - 21 - 3

192 cm
34
173 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 28 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kisuke Urahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfram Stelzer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urahara throws out a loose jab but Stelzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urahara takes one on the button.
Urahara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stelzer.
Urahara feinted with a counter takedown.

Urahara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stelzer wants to sweep but no luck.
Urahara wants to control from the top but Stelzer keeps moving.

Stelzer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urahara is looking to work some ground and pound but Stelzer has wrist control.

Stelzer has his foot on Urahara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Urahara works his way back into a safe position though.
Urahara trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stelzer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Urahara is looking for a triangle but Stelzer pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelzer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stelzer distracts Urahara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Urahara lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Urahara wants to control from the top but Stelzer keeps moving.
Urahara trying to move into half guard but instead Stelzer has managed to sweep!

Urahara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stelzer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stelzer looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Urahara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stelzer defends it easily.
Stelzer trying to control but Urahara is working from the bottom.
Stelzer lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stelzer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stelzer wants to control from the top but Urahara keeps moving.
Urahara looking to control.

Urahara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Urahara has an active guard here but Stelzer has managed to pass into half guard.
Urahara gets back to full guard.
Urahara controls Stelzer momentarily but Stelzer frees himself.
Stelzer wants to control from the top but Urahara keeps moving.
Urahara is pulling down on Stelzer's head. It's preventing any offense from Stelzer, at least for the moment.
Stelzer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stelzer trying to control but Urahara is working from the bottom.
Stelzer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stelzer distracts Urahara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Urahara is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stelzer with a nice head shot there.
Stelzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Urahara working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stelzer has passed into half guard!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stelzer in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfram Stelzer 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.

Urahara blocks the body kick.
Urahara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Urahara connects with an inside leg kick.
Stelzer slips under a jab.
Stelzer tries to bum rush Urahara with a series of wild strikes but Urahara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Urahara attempts a counter takedown but Stelzer avoids it well and moves away.
Stelzer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Urahara finds it's way round the side to connect with Stelzer's head.
Stelzer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Urahara.
Urahara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Urahara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Urahara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Stelzer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Urahara on his heels. He'll look to pass Urahara's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urahara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wolfram Stelzer has got the better of the ground game so far.

Urahara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stelzer defends it easily.
Stelzer working some strikes from top position.
Stelzer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara is trying to control the position but Stelzer postures up.
Stelzer wants to control from the top but Urahara keeps moving.

Urahara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Urahara trying to keep a closed guard but Stelzer is proving a slippery customer.
Stelzer wants to control from the top but Urahara keeps moving.
Stelzer throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stelzer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Urahara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stelzer defends it easily.

Urahara is looking for a triangle here but Stelzer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Urahara stops Stelzer from passing to mount.
Urahara manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Urahara tries to get to full guard but Stelzer has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stelzer lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Urahara in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Urahara tries to hold on but Stelzer pushes him away.
The referee warns Urahara that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Urahara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stelzer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stelzer working Urahara over with strikes here.
Stelzer raining down shots from the mount!
Stelzer prevents Urahara from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urahara is squirming around, avoiding Stelzer's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stelzer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Stelzer is working for a guillotine from mount but Urahara frees his head quite easily.
Stelzer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Urahara is looking to escape.
Urahara tries to reverse the position but Stelzer maintains control.
Stelzer looking to finish Urahara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Urahara!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfram Stelzer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Urahara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stelzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urahara manages to avoid it.
Stelzer throws a front kick that sends Urahara stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Urahara.
Stelzer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stelzer connects with an inside leg kick.
Urahara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stelzer's calf.

Stelzer instigates a clinch.
Stelzer misses with some punches.
Stelzer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urahara blocks an uppercut.
Stelzer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Urahara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urahara lands a left hand.

Urahara wants the takedown. Stelzer is fighting it off but Urahara persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Stelzer's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urahara looking to sit in guard and control but Stelzer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Urahara trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelzer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Urahara has an active guard here but Stelzer has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stelzer lands a nice short elbow.
Stelzer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Stelzer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stelzer is stalling here. Urahara is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stelzer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Urahara has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Urahara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stelzer keeps working.
Kisuke Urahara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stelzer is trying to control Urahara's posture but Urahara avoids it.
Stelzer is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara wants to control but Stelzer is keeping him busy.
Stelzer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Urahara.
Wolfram Stelzer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stelzer is trying to control Urahara's posture but Urahara avoids it.
Urahara fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stelzer isn't going anywhere.
Stelzer is looking to regain half guard here but Urahara keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Urahara throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Urahara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stelzer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Urahara working the body and head with strikes.

Urahara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stelzer, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Urahara goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stelzer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Urahara but great work by Stelzer.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wolfram Stelzer.
Well Stelzer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfram Stelzer!
An intense looking Wolfram Stelzer took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I requested this match because I hadn't fought in several months. Much respect to my opponent for taking it, and I will face the top contender next.'.