PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blade Wolf (ranked 4862 p4p, 3560 weight class) and Kilian Piper (ranked 530 p4p, 450 weight class). Kilian Piper has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wolf
vs
Piper

172 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
175
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blade Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kilian Piper!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piper moves away.

Piper takes the fight into the clinch.

Piper jumps into guard, dragging Wolf to the mat.
Piper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
Wolf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Piper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wolf might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wolf with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Piper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wolf throws a strike but Piper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf wants to stand up but Piper is controlling him.
Piper trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Wolf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Piper wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Piper won't allow Wolf to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Piper gets to his feet. Wolf looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Piper looks for a takedown but Wolf sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Wolf misses its target.
Wolf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wolf attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wolf as he avoids it easily.
Blade Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilian Piper.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piper blocks a head kick by Wolf.
A slow jab from Wolf misses its intended target.
Wolf throws a hook to the side of Piper's head but Piper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolf throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper avoids the head kick by Wolf.
Nice takedown defense from Wolf. No joy for Piper on that attempt.
Wolf throws a push kick but Piper slaps the foot to one side.
Piper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Good leg kick by Piper.
Piper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolf is fending him off so far but Piper persists. Nope, Wolf circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolf misses with a leg kick.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piper was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
Wolf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Piper.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Wolf backs off Piper throws a huge counter combo but Wolf manages to avoid it all.
Wolf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolf throws a low kick, looking for Piper's leg but Piper calmly moves out of range.
Wolf tries to land a front kick but Piper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolf is looking to wear down Piper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Piper moves in looking to clinch but Wolf pushes him off.
Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolf throws a head kick that misses.
Piper wants to clinch.
Piper tries to clinch but Wolf moves out of range.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolf throws a sloppy body shot
letting Piper counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blade Wolf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wolf misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wolf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Piper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wolf.
Piper scoring well with a low kick there.
Wolf throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.
Kilian Piper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piper fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolf lands a nice shot that snaps Piper's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf throws a half hearted mid kick.
Piper tries to counter with a clinch but Wolf shakes him off and moves away.
Wolf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piper can do to turn this around?
Piper throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Wolf counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Piper is looking to get back to is feet but Wolf passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Piper prevents Wolf from moving into mount.
Piper manages to get back to half guard.
Wolf working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper is trying to control but can't.
Wolf missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wolf lands with a punch from half guard.
Piper trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piper's head.
Piper moves into full guard.
Wolf postures up.
Wolf throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blade Wolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but Piper blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Piper has wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wolf throws a push kick but Piper slaps the foot to one side.
Piper thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wolf if he has to take too many more of those.
Piper shoots in but no luck this time.
Wolf thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wolf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Piper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Piper checks a leg kick nicely.
Piper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wolf takes a swing at Piper's ribcage but misses.
Piper checks a low kick from Wolf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Piper instigates a clinch.

Wolf wants the takedown. Piper is fighting it off but Wolf persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Piper's guard against the cage.
Wolf looking to pass the guard.
Wolf 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.

Wolf drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Piper manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wolf has Piper in his guard.

Wolf wants to stand up but Piper is controlling him.

Wolf scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blade Wolf dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wolf throws a leg kick that is checked

and Piper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wolf wants to get back to his feet.
Piper passes to full mount!
Wolf is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Piper wants to control the pace but Wolf is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf wants to get back to his feet.
Piper tries to control but Wolf wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Piper is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wolf to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wolf shrugs it off.

Wolf wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Piper has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Wolf taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kilian Piper!
A victorious Kilian Piper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.