PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Cafiero (ranked 2222 p4p, 2207 weight class) and Jorg Wegner (ranked 290 p4p, 286 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cafiero
vs
Wegner

205 cm
20
245
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
280
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

30th Century Beer Store

Advance Sport Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlo Cafiero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorg Wegner!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wegner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cafiero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wegner tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Cafiero gets caught flat footed, as Wegner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wegner stopping the sweep attempt from Cafiero.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wegner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wegner looking to pass the guard.
Cafiero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wegner.
Wegner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wegner throws an elbow that misses. Cafiero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wegner's guard. Nice move by Cafiero!

Wegner throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cafiero has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cafiero looking to pass the guard.
Wegner tries to strike from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cafiero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wegner is striking from the bottom but Cafiero uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Cafiero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wegner has hold of Cafiero's hands but Cafiero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wegner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cafiero scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cafiero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cafiero wants to control but Wegner is keeping him busy.
Cafiero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wegner misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wegner tries to get to full guard but Cafiero has control of the leg.
Wegner keeps trying to improve his position.
Wegner scores with a few weak punches.
Wegner lands with a few short shots to the body.
Cafiero drops an elbow to the side of Wegner's head.
Cafiero passes to full mount!
Cafiero lands a heavy elbow.
Wegner taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Cafiero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wegner tries to reverse the position but Cafiero maintains control.
Cafiero punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wegner is in a horrible position here. Cafiero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cafiero working the ground and pound effectively.
Cafiero lands with some strikes.
Cafiero lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Cafiero.
Wegner working to try and regain half guard.
Cafiero lands a couple of good shots and Wegner has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wegner is in bad spot here.
Cafiero is looking to control Wegner but Wegner is wriggling around and keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Wegner's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cafiero wants to control but Wegner is keeping busy.
Cafiero is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Wegner up.
Wegner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wegner tries to roll but Cafiero sticks to his back.
Cafiero is landing with strikes. Wegner can't take much more of this.
Cafiero lands a shot to the head.
Cafiero scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Wegner is looking for a way out.
Cafiero scores with punches from the back.
I really don't envy Wegner right now.
Cafiero is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Wegner up.
Cafiero wants to control but Wegner is keeping busy.
Cafiero lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Will Cafiero go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wegner takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wegner wants to escape the position.
Wegner covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Cafiero trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Wegner doesn't escape.
A lull in the action here.
Cafiero has Wegner flattened out and is raining down punches.
Cafiero keeps control of the position as Wegner tries to break free.
Cafiero lands shots from the back.
You can see the frustration on Wegner's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cafiero lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Cafiero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cafiero throws a series of punches but Wegner moves out of range.
Wegner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cafiero was well out of range. Poor timing from Wegner.
Wegner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wegner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cafiero.
Cafiero attempts a counter takedown but Wegner avoids it well and moves away.
Wegner throws a jab when Cafiero was well out of range.
Wegner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cafiero was well out of range. Poor timing from Wegner.

Cafiero is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wegner's half guard.
Wegner is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Wegner taking some punishment here, with Cafiero in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wegner tries to roll over but Cafiero keeps him under control.
Wegner tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wegner misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cafiero blocks the strikes from Wegner.
Cafiero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cafiero is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wegner is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Wegner is trying desperately to improve position.
Cafiero 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.
Wegner flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cafiero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wegner can do to turn this around?
Cafiero punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Jorg Wegner has been cut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cafiero here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wegner regains half guard.
Wegner is staying active underneath Cafiero, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cafiero blocks the strikes from Wegner.
Wegner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wegner has hold of Cafiero's hands but Cafiero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wegner taking some punishment here, with Cafiero in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wegner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wegner is refusing to be controlled, as Cafiero sits in half guard.
Cafiero is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wegner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cafiero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wegner wants to get back to full guard.
Cafiero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cafiero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wegner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wegner strikes from the bottom but Cafiero passes into mount!
Cafiero landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wegner flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wegner tries to reverse the position but Cafiero maintains control.
Wegner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cafiero lands a nice shot to the head.
Wegner working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Cafiero connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cafiero landing strikes from the mount.
Cafiero unloading with bombs!
Wegner swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
A nice elbow there by Cafiero.
Cafiero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wegner?
Cafiero working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cafiero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wegner looks a forlorn figure.
Cafiero is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wegner throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cafiero. What's that going to do exactly?
Wegner throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cafiero. What's that going to do exactly?
Cafiero is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That has opened up Jorg Wegner's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cafiero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wegner's face.

The cut above Jorg Wegner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cafiero looking to finish Wegner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wegner!
Wegner is squirming around, avoiding Cafiero's attempts to control the action.
Cafiero landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cafiero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wegner looks a forlorn figure.

Jorg Wegner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jorg Wegner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlo Cafiero!
Carlo Cafiero is the new heavyweight champion!
Carlo Cafiero made sure to mention his sponsor, 30th Century Beer Store in his post fight interview.