PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John MacBurgh (ranked 6692 p4p, 4902 weight class) and Nick Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Wellington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

MacBurgh
vs
Wellington

187 cm
18
180
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John MacBurgh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacBurgh defends it nicely.
Wellington with a nice cross.
MacBurgh stuffs the takedown.

Wellington shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. MacBurgh is trying to defend but Wellington finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wellington stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

MacBurgh actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington tries to stand and escape but MacBurgh is controlling the position.
Wellington working the head and body with strikes.
MacBurgh keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
MacBurgh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wellington is working away from the top position though.

MacBurgh actively working from the bottom here.

MacBurgh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

MacBurgh looking for submissions off his back.

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.

Wellington is working for a kimura but MacBurgh is defending it quite comfortably.

MacBurgh actively working from the bottom here.
MacBurgh throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
MacBurgh throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacBurgh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wellington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacBurgh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wellington trying to control but MacBurgh is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacBurgh darts in looking for a takedown but Wellington gets double underhooks and turns MacBurgh into the cage.
Wellington is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

MacBurgh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John MacBurgh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Wellington.
Wellington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington has a takedown stuffed.
Wellington has a takedown stuffed.
MacBurgh misses with a takedown attempt
and Wellington counters with a left and a right that stings MacBurgh.
Wellington connects with a nice looking jab.
MacBurgh with a lazy takedown attempt

and Wellington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wellington is thwarting MacBurgh's attempts to control the position.
MacBurgh is breathing heavily.

Wellington decides to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wellington looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

MacBurgh is looking for a triangle but Wellington pushes his legs off easily.
MacBurgh trying to control the position.
Wellington trying to control but MacBurgh is working from the bottom.
MacBurgh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MacBurgh tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

MacBurgh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wellington trying to control the position from guard on top but MacBurgh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MacBurgh working for a triangle but Wellington defends it easily.
Wellington wants to control from the top but MacBurgh keeps moving.
Wellington is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
MacBurgh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

MacBurgh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wellington doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wellington manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now MacBurgh is on top in guard.

Wellington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wellington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
MacBurgh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wellington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacBurgh is pushing down on Wellington's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wellington is fighting to maintain full guard but MacBurgh has managed to sneak the leg through.
MacBurgh has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wellington tries to hold on but MacBurgh postures up.

MacBurgh wants to finish this one by submission but Wellington is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from MacBurgh.
Wellington tries to hold on but MacBurgh pushes him away.
Wellington tries to reverse the position but MacBurgh maintains control.
John MacBurgh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, MacBurgh has taken his back.
MacBurgh is trying to stick to Wellington's back but Wellington is turning into MacBurgh. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in MacBurgh's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wellington.
MacBurgh controlling the position.

MacBurgh working for a triangle but Wellington defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wellington is looking to stand up but MacBurgh won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wellington trying to control the position from guard on top but MacBurgh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John MacBurgh dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

MacBurgh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Wellington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like Wellington is going to stand back up.
MacBurgh is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

MacBurgh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
MacBurgh moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
MacBurgh wants to sweep but no luck.

Wellington is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! MacBurgh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! MacBurgh has escaped and now he's on top!

Wellington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

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.
MacBurgh passes into half guard.
MacBurgh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wellington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
MacBurgh drops an elbow to the side of Wellington's head.
Wellington is trying to control but MacBurgh passes into side control!

MacBurgh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
MacBurgh working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacBurgh content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

MacBurgh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

MacBurgh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
MacBurgh is staying tight to Wellington's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wellington is looking for a sweep.
MacBurgh working away.

MacBurgh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no MacBurgh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wellington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
John MacBurgh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think MacBurgh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John MacBurgh!
After winning the bout, John MacBurgh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.