PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warwick Wolverton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Damage
vs
Wolverton

194 cm
19
272 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

196 cm
19
278 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Van Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Warwick Wolverton!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolverton tries to bum rush Damage with a series of wild strikes but Damage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Damage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wolverton, pushing him back against the ropes.

Wolverton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Damage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolverton wants to control from the top but Damage keeps moving.
Wolverton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Damage is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Damage is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Damage gets back to half guard.
Damage taking some punishment here, with Wolverton in his half guard.
Damage is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wolverton scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolverton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolverton is trying to control the action in half guard but Damage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Damage is in trouble now - Wolverton has advanced to mount!
Wolverton misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Damage is squirming around, avoiding Wolverton's attempts to control the action.
Wolverton lands a big elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Poor strikes thrown by Wolverton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BOOM! Wolverton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Damage tries to hold on but Wolverton postures up.
Wolverton working the ground and pound effectively.
Damage tries to reverse the position but Wolverton maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolverton landing strikes from the mount and Damage is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wolverton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
A nice elbow there by Wolverton.

Damage is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Wolverton.
Wolverton throws some wild stikes that Damage manages to avoid easily.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Wolverton! Damage is hurt baaadly! Wolverton is firing away with more strikes - Damage is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Warwick Wolverton!