PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Linwood Wolfe (ranked 25329 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Johnson (ranked 5286 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Wolfe
vs
Johnson

178 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linwood Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wolfe, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson tries to circle away but Wolfe has him pinned against the cage.
Wolfe throws an elbow but it misses.

Johnson pulls guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Wolfe from controlling successfully.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Wolfe postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Wolfe controlling him for the moment.
Wolfe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wolfe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Wolfe postures up.
Wolfe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfe throwing strikes but missing.
Wolfe working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Wolfe postures up.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wolfe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolfe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wolfe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wolfe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolfe postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Wolfe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolfe landing some decent shots from guard.
Wolfe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolfe is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfe is stalling in the full guard.
Wolfe works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wolfe trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Wolfe landing some decent shots from guard.
Wolfe scoring with some ground and pound.
Wolfe with a nice head shot there.
Wolfe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wolfe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wolfe cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Wolfe throwing strikes but missing.
Wolfe trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolfe preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe content to stall in guard here.
Wolfe lands a couple of digs.
Wolfe postures up.
Wolfe landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolfe is one step ahead there.
Wolfe throwing strikes but missing.

Wolfe drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Wolfe off! Wolfe jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Wolfe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolfe is one step ahead there.
Wolfe chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wolfe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wolfe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Wolfe from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolfe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolfe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wolfe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolfe.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolfe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Wolfe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wolfe trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Linwood Wolfe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolfe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wolfe tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wolfe to the ground. Wolfe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wolfe pinned against the cage. Wolfe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wolfe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Linwood Wolfe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wolfe.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Wolfe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolfe but Wolfe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Wolfe pushes him off.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Wolfe sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wolfe lands a head kick!
Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Wolfe gets a clinch.
Wolfe stalls.
Wolfe stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed

and Wolfe counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wolfe throws an elbow but misses.
Wolfe is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wolfe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wolfe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Wolfe pulls Johnson into guard.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Wolfe is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wolfe to get the leverage.

Wolfe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Wolfe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wolfe trying to control the pace.

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.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wolfe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Wolfe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wolfe throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Johnson gets to his feet. Wolfe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wolfe.
Charles Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe keeps the fight on the outside.
Wolfe feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolfe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Linwood Wolfe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson shoots and misses

and Wolfe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wolfe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Wolfe.
Wolfe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson tries to roll over but Wolfe keeps him under control.
Linwood Wolfe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolfe wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Wolfe thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Wolfe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Wolfe.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson tries to roll over but Wolfe keeps him under control.
Wolfe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wolfe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Wolfe lands strikes from half guard.
Wolfe controlling the action here.
Johnson is controlling Wolfe's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two 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.
Wolfe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wolfe is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Wolfe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnson tries to clinch up

and Wolfe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!

Johnson sneaks out the side door and pushes Wolfe away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson wants to clinch

and Wolfe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Wolfe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wolfe with a nice head shot there.
Wolfe with a flurry of punches that miss.

Wolfe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wolfe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wolfe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wolfe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolfe landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wolfe postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Wolfe lands a couple of elbows.
Wolfe chips away with some ground and pound.

Wolfe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Johnson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wolfe, into his guard.

Wolfe pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Wolfe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.

Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Charles Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linwood Wolfe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wolfe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Linwood Wolfe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolfe 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Linwood Wolfe!