PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Antunes (ranked 6086 p4p, 194 weight class) and Hex Wolfe (ranked 6087 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Antunes
vs
Wolfe

185 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphael Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hex Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe looks for a takedown but Antunes sprawls well.

Antunes shoots in and bounces Wolfe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Antunes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antunes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Antunes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe controls Antunes momentarily but Antunes frees himself.
Antunes landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antunes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wolfe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wolfe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Antunes controls the pace.
Antunes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Antunes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wolfe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antunes tries to get to full guard but Wolfe has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Antunes pushes Wolfe off and gets back to his feet.

Antunes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Antunes showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Antunes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Antunes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is trying to stand back up but Antunes is controlling him
Antunes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wolfe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Antunes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Antunes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Antunes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Antunes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Antunes is nestled in close to Wolfe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Wolfe is rocked!
Wolfe tries to get to full guard but Antunes has control of the leg.
Antunes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wolfe is still in real trouble! Can Antunes finish him?
Antunes scores with a big shot! Wolfe's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Wolfe! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Antunes!