PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh comes to the cage accompanied by Wicked. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Welsh
vs
Pounder

199 cm
27
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

209 cm
22
230 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BLKOUT Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pounder!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder tries to work over Welsh's front leg with a kick but Welsh checks it.
Pounder throws a looping overhand right but Welsh ducks down to avoid it.
Welsh fails to land with a series of punches.
Pounder looks to score with a jab to the body but Welsh is just out of range.

Pounder scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pounder is pressing down on Welsh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Welsh is holding on for now.
Welsh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pounder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pounder's back!
Welsh is trying to stick to Pounder's back but Pounder is turning into Welsh. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Welsh's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pounder.
Welsh controls Pounder momentarily but Pounder frees himself.
Pounder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pounder is looking to work some ground and pound but Welsh has wrist control.
Pounder throwing strikes from guard but Welsh blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh trying to control the position.
Welsh wants to stand and escape but Pounder is having none of it.
Pounder thows a big elbow that misses.
Pounder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pounder throws a big right hand that misses.
Welsh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pounder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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.
Welsh trying to keep a closed guard but Pounder is proving a slippery customer.
Pounder with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pounder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pounder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Welsh working a defensive guard here.
Pounder pushing down on Welsh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pounder is working away from the top position though.
Pounder slips a nice elbow through Welsh's hands, connecting with Welsh's forehead.
Pounder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Welsh is looking to control Pounder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Welsh avoid being mounted?
Welsh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Welsh trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pounder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pounder thows a huge punch but Welsh dodges it nicely.
Pounder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Welsh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pounder wants to pass the guard but Welsh is defending well.
Pounder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ground Pounder dominated that round.
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.

Pounder just misses with a punch to the body.
Welsh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ground Pounder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welsh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Welsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pounder.
Pounder misses with a right hand
and Welsh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pounder swings away with a body shot that misses
and Welsh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pounder looks to score with a jab to the body but Welsh is just out of range.
A big left from Pounder misses.

Pounder closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Welsh to the mat! Welsh manages to get full guard.
Pounder tries to free his leg and advance position but Welsh is retaining full guard.
Pounder trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welsh controls Pounder momentarily but Pounder frees himself.
Pounder throwing strikes from guard but Welsh blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder is looking to work some ground and pound but Welsh has wrist control.
Welsh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Welsh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pounder thows a big elbow that misses.
Pounder prevents Welsh from getting back to his feet.
Pounder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Welsh is trying to hold Pounder in close to prevent damage but Pounder has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pounder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Welsh defending well though.
Welsh misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pounder lands with a punch from half guard.
Pounder is looking to take a break and control but Welsh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pounder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Welsh's head.
Welsh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pounder.

Pounder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Welsh is just riding it out for now. Pounder eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pounder throws a strike but Welsh avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Welsh trying to keep a closed guard but Pounder is proving a slippery customer.
Pounder landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pounder throws and elbow that misses. Welsh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pounder's guard. Nice move by Welsh!
Pounder wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Welsh stopping the sweep attempt from Pounder.
Pounder working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Welsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pounder keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ground Pounder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Welsh swinging wildly here.
Johnny Welsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Welsh misses with the combination.
Pounder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Welsh doesn't seem bothered though.
Pounder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Welsh avoids it really well and circles away.
Welsh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pounder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Welsh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice body punch from Welsh.
Pounder throws a jab but it's blocked by Welsh.
Welsh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Welsh misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Pounder misses its intended target.
Pounder thows a body shot but no joy.
Pounder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pounder scores with the left hand. Welsh knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder misses with a hook to the body
and Welsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pounder thinking.
Welsh swinging wildly here.
Pounder throws a leg kick that misses.
Pounder shoots in for a double leg but Welsh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Welsh throws a combination that misses
and Pounder counters with a right hand to the body.
Welsh tries to bum rush Pounder with a series of wild strikes but Pounder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Welsh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pounder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pounder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Welsh stalks Pounder and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pounder's face. Pounder staggers backwards, shaken.
Pounder avoids the body shot from Welsh.
Pounder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Welsh.
Welsh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pounder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Welsh. Those never looked like landing.
Welsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pounder.
Pounder misses with a looping left.
Johnny Welsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounder throws a big shot that misses.
Pounder slips a jab and a cross from Welsh.
Pounder misses the shot to the body.
Pounder dodges the punch combination from Welsh.
Pounder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Welsh.
Pounder dodges the punch combination from Welsh.
Pounder dodges the punch combination from Welsh.
Welsh misses with a combination
and Pounder counters with a stiff right hand.
Pounder misses with a hook
and Welsh counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welsh misses with a double jab
and Pounder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Welsh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pounder misses.
Pounder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Welsh misses with a combination

and Pounder counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pounder passes Welsh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pounder throwing shots but Welsh is blocking nicely.
Welsh trying to control here.
Pounder trying to mount his opponent but Welsh defends it.
Welsh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is trying to stand back up but Pounder is controlling him
Welsh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pounder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Welsh's head.
Pounder thows a huge punch but Welsh dodges it nicely.
Welsh manages to get to full guard.
Pounder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Welsh's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Welsh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pounder 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ground Pounder!