PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Can Tun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Welds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tun
vs
Welds

175 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

WIN! Nutritional Co. - RJ - PREÇO JUSTO!

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Combat Pro Design

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Can Tun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Welds!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Welds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Welds showed some decent athleticism there.
Tun looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Welds working the head and body with strikes.
Welds looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Welds lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Welds connects with a nice short shot to Tun's temple.
Welds drops an elbow to the side of Tun's head.
Ground and pound from Welds.
Welds drops an elbow to the side of Tun's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welds working Tun over with strikes.
Tun taking some punishment here, with Welds in his half guard.
Welds seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Welds lands with a punch from half guard.
Welds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tun has hold of Welds's hands but Welds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Welds is pressing down on Tun's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tun is holding on for now.
Tun taking some punishment here, with Welds in his half guard.
Welds looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Welds lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Welds working the head and body with strikes.
Tun has hold of Welds's hands but Welds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Welds scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Welds connects with a nice short shot to Tun's temple.
Tun wants to get back to full guard.
Welds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Welds works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tun is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Welds's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tun is not content to let Welds control the position.
Tun is working to avoid the ground and pound but Welds connects with a decent elbow.
Welds working the body and head with strikes.
Welds scores with punches from side control.
Tun is working to avoid the ground and pound but Welds connects with a decent elbow.
Welds lands a nice forearm strike.
Tun tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Welds's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tun tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tun tries to break free.
Welds lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Tun hold on?!
Welds scores with strikes from the back.
Welds scores with punches from the back.
Welds is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Welds is punishing Tun with strikes - can he finish him?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welds scores with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welds is looking to control Tun but Tun is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Welds throwing damaging strikes from the back! Tun could be in trouble here!
Welds lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Welds lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Tun looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tun covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Welds is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tun. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Welds softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Welds dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Welds shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Welds looking to finish Tun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tun!
Danny Welds has got the better of the ground game so far.
Welds cracks Tun with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Welds raining down shots from the mount!
Welds scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tun?
Tun throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Welds has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tun's face.
Tun wants to control but Welds is having none of it.
Welds dominating with strikes here.
Welds with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welds has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tun's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welds landing punches.
Tun taking shots to the head.
Welds lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tun hang on?
Welds dominating with strikes here.
Welds tries to control but Tun wriggling away.
Tun taking shots to the head.
Welds with a couple of short strikes.
Welds landing shots from mount.
Welds landing strikes from the mount and Tun is in trouble!
Tun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Welds lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tun is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welds looking to finish Tun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tun!
Welds trying to control but Tun is having none of it.
Welds looking to finish Tun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tun!
Tun is working to get back to half guard.
Welds looking to finish Tun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tun!
Welds in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Welds postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tun looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Welds cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tun is trying desperately to improve position.
Welds looking to finish Tun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tun!
Welds scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tun?
Welds controlling from the full mount.
Tun working to try and regain half guard.
Welds looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Welds looking to finish Tun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tun!
Welds is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tun can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Welds scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Welds lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Welds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Welds cracks Tun with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Welds connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tun keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Welds with good strikes from the mount here!
Welds has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Welds with a couple of short strikes.
Tun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tun working to try and regain half guard.
Welds lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Welds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Welds scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Welds creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Welds is chipping away with strikes.
Welds working the ground and pound.
Welds working the ground and pound from side control.
Welds landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Welds landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Welds lands some shots froms side control.
Tun is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tun wants to get back to his feet.
Tun wants to improve his position but Welds is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Welds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welds working the head and body with strikes.
Welds looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Welds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Welds scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Welds there.
Tun wants to control but Welds is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Welds.
Welds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Welds thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tun to regain full guard.
Tun wants to stand up but Welds is controlling him.
Tun trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Welds shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Welds is stalling here. Tun is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Welds seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tun has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Tun decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Welds closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Welds creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welds landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Welds working the head with strikes.
Welds scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tun struggling a bit here.
Welds working the ground and pound.
Welds scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tun taking punishment in the form of punches.
Welds scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tun to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Tun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Welds lands a few punches from side control.

That's four 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.
Welds trying to control the action but Tun is working from the bottom.
Tun gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tun has hold of Welds's hands but Welds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Welds working over Tun with some ground and pound. Tun looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Welds throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Welds is working away from the top position though.
Welds working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Welds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tun defending well though.
Can Tun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Welds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Welds is nestled in close to Tun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Welds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Welds 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Welds!