PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aoki
vs
Wolf

178 cm
30
181 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

175 cm
27
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf jabs at Aoki's body.
Aoki scores with a decent looking hook.
Wolf tries for a takedown but Aoki circles away easily

and Aoki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wolf is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wolf wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf is looking to improve his position.
Wolf regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wolf wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Wolf is retaining full guard.
Wolf throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Aoki landing some decent shots from guard.
Aoki preventing the sweep.
Wolf is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throwing strikes but missing.
Aoki pushing down on Wolf's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wolf tries to get to full guard but Aoki has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf is staying active underneath Aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aoki is looking to advance position but Wolf won't allow it.
Wolf is looking to improve his position.

Wolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aoki pulls his head out easily.
Wolf is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Wolf is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Wolf looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aoki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aoki lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf is staying active underneath Aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolf wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Aoki working Wolf over with strikes.
Wolf moves into full guard.

Aoki 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.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf wants to sweep here but Aoki controlling him for the moment.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Wolf is keeping the position.
Wolf wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.

Aoki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aoki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Wolf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aoki defends it easily.
Aoki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wolf's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Aoki stopping the sweep attempt from Wolf.
Aoki forces his way into half guard.
Wolf slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Wolf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aoki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolf has wrist control.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolf is keeping the position for now.
Aoki won't allow Wolf to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wolf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wolf.
Wolf lands the left hand.
Tatsuya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aoki as he avoids it easily.
Dave Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki leaves Wolf with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tatsuya Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Wolf.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown but Aoki shows good takedown defense.
Wolf with a lazy takedown attempt

and Aoki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aoki slips nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wolf with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wolf is breathing heavily.
Wolf is not content to let Aoki control the position.
Wolf is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tatsuya Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Aoki.

Wolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aoki pulls his head out easily.
Aoki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wolf has hold of Aoki's hands but Aoki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wolf is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aoki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wolf is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aoki working Wolf over with strikes.

Wolf is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki prevents Wolf from improving his position.
Wolf is still in real trouble! Can Aoki finish him?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aoki lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wolf can't escape the position.
Aoki unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Wolf wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Aoki celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsuya Aoki!
Tatsuya Aoki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.