PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drottinn Hrothgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hrothgar's entrance music is The Howling Fjord. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hrothgar
vs
Wellington

220 cm
23
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Win Nutritional

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Drottinn Hrothgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Wellington!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington defending well as Hrothgar loads up on a big left hand.
Wellington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wellington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hrothgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wellington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hrothgar throws a hook but Wellington avoids it easily.
Wellington misses with the combination.
Wellington misses with a straight right.

Hrothgar forces Wellington back against the cage and clinches.
Hrothgar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hrothgar fails to land.
Hrothgar lands an uppercut.
Wellington is trying to force a seperation but Hrothgar has the dominant position.
Wellington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hrothgar has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hrothgar.
Hrothgar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wellington's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Hrothgar.

Hrothgar breaks from the clinch.
Hrothgar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hrothgar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellington tries to bum rush Hrothgar with a series of wild strikes but Hrothgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wellington with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Wellington 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrothgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wellington.
Hrothgar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hrothgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hrothgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hrothgar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hrothgar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hrothgar waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wellington.
Hrothgar misses with a looping left.
Wellington looks to land a combination. Hrothgar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hrothgar misses with a body shot.

Hrothgar moves into the clinch.
Hrothgar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wellingtons head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wellington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hrothgar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wellington.
Hrothgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Hrothgar as the two fighters clinch.
Wellington is trying to break the clinch but Hrothgar is controlling him.
Hrothgar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wellington or not.
Wellington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hrothgar has a couple of punches blocked by Wellington.
Wellington tries to circle away but Hrothgar has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar lands with a right to the head.

Hrothgar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hrothgar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wellington.
Wellington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hrothgar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hrothgar misses with a looping left.
Danga de danga de dang - Hrothgar scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wellington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wellington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Wellington.
Wellington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wellington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wellington looks to land a combination but Hrothgar avoids it well.
Hrothgar misses with an uppercut.
Hrothgar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wellington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hrothgar.
Hrothgar is looking to clinch.
Wellington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Hrothgar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hrothgar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar connects with a right hand. Wellington shakes it off.
Hrothgar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wellington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wellington keeps the fight on the outside.
Hrothgar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hrothgar is breathing heavily.
Wellington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hrothgar misses with an uppercut.
Wellington misses with a double jab.
Hrothgar scores with a jab. Wellington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hrothgar connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body punch from Wellington.
Wellington lands a nice looking body shot.
Wellington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wellington throws a combination that misses
and Hrothgar counters with a stiff right hand.
Wellington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wellington looks to land a combination but Hrothgar avoids it well.
Drottinn Hrothgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellington throws a series of punches but Hrothgar avoids them all with ease.
Wellington throws a nice looking combination but Hrothgar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wellington misses with a wild combination.
Hrothgar throws an overhand right that lands on Wellington's shoulder, as Wellington tries to avoid the shot.
Wellington cracks Hrothgar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wellington misses with a series of wild punches.
Hrothgar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wellington looks to land a combination but Hrothgar avoids it well.
Hrothgar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hrothgar misses with a hook.
Wellington throws a series of punches but Hrothgar avoids them all with ease.
Hrothgar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hrothgar takes a swing at Wellington's ribcage but misses.
Hrothgar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wellington.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington with a jab.
Hrothgar scores with a sloppy right hand. Wellington should have avoided that one.
Hrothgar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Hrothgar throws out a loose jab but Wellington uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drottinn Hrothgar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hrothgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hrothgar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wellington slips under a jab.
Hrothgar lands with an overhand left.
Wellington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hrothgar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hrothgar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hrothgar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wellington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hrothgar circles away quickly and effectively.
Wellington displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dexter Wellington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wellington stalks Hrothgar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hrothgar's face. Hrothgar staggers backwards, shaken.

Hrothgar is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hrothgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Hrothgar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wellington walks into a stiff left hand from Hrothgar.
Hrothgar seems to have got his legs back now.
Drottinn Hrothgar is winning the standup battle so far.
Wellington misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hrothgar looks to land a right hand but Wellington moved out of range.
Hrothgar lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wellington misses with a series of wild punches.
Hrothgar lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrothgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Wellington is just out of range.
Hrothgar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wellington scores with a jab.
Wellington swinging wilding here.
Hrothgar tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
Hrothgar tries to clinch there but Wellington circles away.
Wellington defending well as Hrothgar loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Hrothgar misses.
Hrothgar moves in looking to clinch but Wellington pushes him off.
Hrothgar tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
Wellington lands a jab to the head.
Wellington tests Hrothgar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wellington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hrothgar.
Wellington stuns Hrothgar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Wellington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar scores with a body shot.
Hrothgar lands a with a good body shot.
Hrothgar misses with a hook to the body
and Hrothgar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wellington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hrothgar moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hrothgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hrothgar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellington counters with a one-two to the body.
Wellington takes a swing at Hrothgar's ribcage but misses.
Wellington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hrothgar ducks right into an uppercut from Wellington.
Hrothgar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wellington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hrothgar wants to clinch.
Hrothgar avoids the body shot from Wellington.
Wellington just misses with a punch to the body.
Hrothgar darts in trying to clinch
and Wellington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington looks to land a left hand but Hrothgar moved out of range nicely.
Wellington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wellington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wellington swinging wilding here.
Wellington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hrothgar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hrothgar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wellington.
Wellington misses the jab.
Wellington connects with a crisp jab.
Wellington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hrothgar clinches but Wellington breaks the clinch
and Wellington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wellington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wellington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wellington tries to bum rush Hrothgar with a series of wild strikes but Hrothgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hrothgar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wellington throws a right and a left that Hrothgar avoids nicely.
Wellington swings for the body but Hrothgar moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar dodges the punch combination from Wellington.
Hrothgar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Wellington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wellington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wellington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hrothgar.
Hrothgar slips a jab and a cross from Wellington.
Wellington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wellington works over Hrothgar's head and body with a nice combination.
Hrothgar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wellington misses with a series of wild punches.
Wellington avoids the body shot from Hrothgar.
Wellington tries to bum rush Hrothgar with a series of wild strikes but Hrothgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hrothgar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wellington throws a series of punches but Hrothgar moves out of range.
Hrothgar misses with a wild body shot.
Wellington lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Wellington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wellington avoids the body shot from Hrothgar.
Hrothgar takes one to the chin there.
Hrothgar tries to clinch up
and Wellington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hrothgar moves in looking to clinch but Wellington pushes him off.
Hrothgar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellington counters with a straight right hand.
Hrothgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hrothgar scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Wellington coming out on top.
Hrothgar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wellington lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hrothgar takes a swing at Wellington's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Wellington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the body from Hrothgar misses
and Wellington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wellington tries to bum rush Hrothgar with a series of wild strikes but Hrothgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wellington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hrothgar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wellington.
Hrothgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wellington moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wellington swings for the body but Hrothgar moves out of range.
Hrothgar misses with a body punch
and Wellington counters with a three punch combo that has Hrothgar backing up. Hrothgar nods at Wellington to acknowledge the strikes.
Hrothgar throws a sloppy body shot
and Wellington counters with a straight right hand.
Wellington lands a head shot.
Wellington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wellington lands a jab to the nose.
Hrothgar tries to clinch but Wellington is having none of it.
Wellington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hrothgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hrothgar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wellington tries to bum rush Hrothgar with a series of wild strikes but Hrothgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wellington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Wellington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hrothgar defending well as Wellington loads up on a big left hand.
Hrothgar fails to land with a series of punches.
Hrothgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wellington circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar misses with a straight right.
Wellington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wellington throws a hook but Hrothgar avoids it easily.
Hrothgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wellington cracks Hrothgar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hrothgar misses with a jab to the body
and Wellington counters with a three punch combo that has Hrothgar backing up. Hrothgar nods at Wellington to acknowledge the strikes.
Wellington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hrothgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hrothgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wellington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wellington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hrothgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wellington just misses with a punch to the body.
Hrothgar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wellington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar throws a shot from downtown. Wellington moves away and avoids it.
Wellington stalks Hrothgar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hrothgar's face. Hrothgar staggers backwards, shaken.
Wellington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hrothgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wellington.
Hrothgar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wellington was well out of range. Poor timing from Hrothgar.
Wellington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hrothgar.
Wellington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hrothgar.
Hrothgar tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Hrothgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wellington swinging wilding here.
Hrothgar misses with a hook to the body
and Wellington counters with a nice uppercut.
Hrothgar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wellington lands a nice looking body shot.
Wellington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wellington misses with a series of wild punches.
Hrothgar waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wellington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington throws out a loose jab but Hrothgar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hrothgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hrothgar misses with a body shot.
Hrothgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wellington.
Hrothgar misses with a wild body shot.
Hrothgar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hrothgar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hrothgar tries to move into range but Wellington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hrothgar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hrothgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wellington sizes up Hrothgar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wellington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hrothgar moves away.
Hrothgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hrothgar digs a good hook to Wellington's body.
Wellington misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Wellington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wellington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Wellington!