PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh comes to the cage accompanied by Lets Have A War. Hood is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whistle Robin. On his way into the cage it seems that TJ Welsh has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily TJ Welsh seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Welsh
vs
Hood

190 cm
20
199 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

183 cm
34
193 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robin Hood!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Welsh closes the distance and clinches.
Hood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Hood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hood stalling in the clinch.
Welsh fails to pull guard.
Welsh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hood prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hood moves into the clinch.

Hood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hood misses with a leg kick.
Welsh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hood. Hood obviously looking to wear him down.
Hood misses with a low kick.
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Welsh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Welsh misses with a takedown
and Hood counters with a body kick that stops Welsh in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh tries to clinch but Hood is having none of it.
Welsh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Welsh shoots in but no luck this time.
Welsh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hood counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No luck for Welsh with that takedown attempt.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Welsh pushes him off.
Welsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Welsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Hood sprawls well. He's pushed Welsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hood moves into the clinch.
Hood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Welsh prevents Hood from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is looking to control Hood's arms but Hood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Welsh has his back to the cage.
Welsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Robin Hood has been cut.

Hood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hood has Welsh up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hood manages to break the clinch.
Welsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Hood circles away.
Welsh is looking to clinch but Hood is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Hood.
Welsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hood, right into the meat.
Welsh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Welsh tries to clinch up but Hood circles away and keeps his distance.
Hood stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is looking to clinch.
Hood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Hood moves into range and clinches up with Welsh.
Hood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Hood.
Welsh stalling the fight.

Hood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hood sprawls well. Hood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Welsh gets slowly back to his feet.
That kick from Hood tenderised Welsh's leg. Welsh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Welsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hood avoids it really well and circles away.
Hood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh shoots for a takedown but Hood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Welsh with that takedown attempt.

Welsh moves into range and clinches up with Hood.

Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welsh fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hood sprawls well. Hood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Welsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Welsh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hood drives through and clinches with Welsh against the cage.
Welsh is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Hood dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Welsh with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hood moves into the clinch.
Welsh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Hood breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Welsh or perhaps it was just good defense by Hood which made him look bad.
Welsh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hood circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Welsh moves in looking to clinch but Hood pushes him off.
Welsh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hood misses with a low kick as Welsh jumps back.
TJ Welsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hood darts in and clinches Welsh up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Hood.
Welsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Welsh tries to clinch up but Hood circles away and keeps his distance.
Welsh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hood defends it nicely.
Robin Hood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hood. That's going to slow Welsh down.
Robin Hood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Welsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hood pinned against the cage. Hood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Welsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hood tries to avoid it but Welsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hood to the ground. Hood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Welsh thinking.
Welsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hood.
Welsh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hood thumps Welsh with a low kick.

Hood darts in and clinches Welsh up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Welsh backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hood tries to break free but Welsh pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hood is looking to break free of the clinch but Welsh has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hood.

Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hood but Hood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Hood tries to sprawl out of it but Welsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Welsh blocks a head kick by Hood.
Welsh tries to clinch up.

Hood closes the distance and clinches.
Hood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Welsh is keeping busy.
Hood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Welsh has him pressed against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Welsh. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Hood manages to break the clinch.
Hood is looking to slow Welsh down with leg kicks.
Hood scores with a jab to the body.
Hood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hood tests Welsh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welsh moves in looking to clinch but Hood pushes him off.
Welsh tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welsh moves out of range of the leg kick from Hood.
Welsh dives in and grabs Hood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hood pushes down on Welsh's head and hops out.
Welsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hood pinned against the cage. Hood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hood tries to clinch there but Welsh circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Hood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Welsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Welsh tries to clinch there but Hood circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Welsh.
Hood fails to land with a series of punches.
Hood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Welsh.
Hood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt

and Hood counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welsh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hood after a bit of a struggle.

Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welsh wants to clinch up but Hood keeps it at a distance.
Hood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown but Hood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Hood darts in and clinches Welsh up against the cage.
Robin Hood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Welsh taking a breather.
Welsh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh trying to stall but Hood improves his position.
Hood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hood breaks from the clinch.
Welsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hood.
TJ Welsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welsh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hood tries to clinch up but Welsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Welsh avoids the head kick by Hood.
Hood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hood scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh tries for a takedown but Hood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hood scores with a jab to the head.
Welsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Welsh.

Hood moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hood.
Hood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hood stalling.
Welsh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hood prevents it.

Hood breaks from the clinch.
Hood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hood misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown but Hood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Welsh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Welsh is looking to clinch but Hood is avoiding it.

Welsh clinches up with Hood and pushes him back against the cage.

Hood breaks the clinch.
Hood stuffs the takedown attempt from Welsh. Welsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Welsh has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Welsh.

Hood rushes Welsh and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hood manages to break the clinch.
Welsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hood.
TJ Welsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Welsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hood is fending him off so far but Welsh persists. Nope, Hood circles away and we're back to standing.

Hood moves into range and clinches up with Welsh.
Welsh misses with a knee strike.

Hood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Hood slams his shin into Welsh's torso.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Hood tries to sprawl out of it but Welsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hood rushes Welsh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robin Hood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Hood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Hood!