PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jai White (ranked 4001 p4p, 3433 weight class) and Chris Welch (ranked 513 p4p, 459 weight class). The key to victory for Jai White has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

White
vs
Welch

190 cm
25
194
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
195
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jai White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Welch!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White moves into the clinch.

Welch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White moves in looking to clinch but Welch pushes him off.
Welch throws a big counter head kick but White avoids it with no problem.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Welch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Welch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Welch thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
Welch not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Welch prevents White from improving his position.
Welch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Welch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Welch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.
White trying to control from the bottom.
White tries to roll over but Welch keeps him under control.
Welch uses his free foot to push down on White's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for White.
Welch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Jai White has been cut.
Welch controlling from the full mount.
White is looking to improve his position but Welch isn't that keen on the idea.
Welch content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control but Welch is having none of it.
White blocking the ground and pound.
Welch looking to finish White with some ground and pound. This is bad for White!
Welch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Welch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Welch is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. White is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. White flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Welch anticipates the leg and manages to get behind White and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Welch slips an arm under White chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Welch has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Welch is squeezing on White like an anaconda would it's prey. White fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Welch!