PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hurai Land (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Wessel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Land's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Por Ti Volare. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Land
vs
Wessel

182 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Forbidden Apple

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, Hurai Land!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Wessel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Land fails in his attempt to clinch.
Land fails with an attempt to clinch.
Land tries to clinch but Wessel moves out of range.

Land changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wessel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Land blocks the strikes from Wessel.
Wessel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wessel tries to buck Land off but Land is having none of it.
Wessel is not content to let Land control the position.
Wessel is looking to reverse the position.
Wessel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Land. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Land lands a nice forearm strike.
Wessel tries to bench press Land off him but Land keeps the position.
Wessel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wessel wants to control but Land is keeping busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Wessel scores a takedown into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Land is looking to improve his position but Wessel isn't that keen on the idea.
Wessel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wessel throwing strikes here but Land is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wessel with shots to the head and body - Land looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wessel thowing shots but they're missing.
Land tries to lock up and control but Wessel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Land working to try and regain half guard.
Wessel tries to control but Land wriggling away.
Land tries to reverse the position but Wessel maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wessel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Land because Wessel loaded up on that one.
Land is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Land is squirming around, avoiding Wessel's attempts to control the action.
Wessel avoids the attempt from Land to control.
Land can't escape the position.
Wessel thowing shots but they're missing.
Wessel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land tries to reverse the position but Wessel maintains control.
Wessel with the ground and pound from mount.
Wessel landing punches.

Land is rocked!
Wessel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Wessel.
Land wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wessel avoids the attempt from Land to control.
Land is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Land that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Land is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wessel trying to control but Land is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wessel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Land blocking the ground and pound.
Wessel won't let Land get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Wessel thowing shots but they're missing.
Land can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Land really wants to buck Wessel off and get back to his feet.
Wessel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wessel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Land is squirming around, avoiding Wessel's attempts to control the action.
Wessel prevents Land from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Wessel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Land fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wessel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Land misses with a takedown

and Wessel counters with a single leg into guard. Land didn't expect that.
Wessel with a nice head shot there.
Wessel throwing strikes from guard but Land blocks nicely.
Land trying to keep a closed guard but Wessel is proving a slippery customer.
Wessel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Land is proving hard to escape from.
Wessel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wessel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Land escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wessel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wessel pushing down on Land's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wessel is trying to control the action in half guard but Land is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Land regains full guard. Nicely done.

Wessel stands up and waves to Land to follow him.
Wessel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wessel duly obliges.
Wessel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Wessel clinches up with Land and pushes him back against the cage.
Land keeps control of Wessel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Land is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wessel is trying to break the clinch but Land has him pressed against the cage.
Wessel managing to block the knees to the body from Land.
Wessel lands with a short shot to the head.
Land tries to pull guard but Wessel won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hurai Land. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Land missing with knees to the body.

Wessel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Land wants to clinch
and Wessel counters with a nice body shot.

Wessel closes the distance and clinches.
Wessel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Land breaks from the clinch.
Wessel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Land.
Wessel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wessel swinging wilding here.
Wessel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hurai Land is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Wessel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Wessel clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wessel is trying to maintain a safe position but Land gets an underhook and turns Wessel into the cage.
Wessel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Land is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Land goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wessel prevents it.
Land misses with a knee to the head.
Land tries a body shot but Wessel blocks it.
Land wants a takedown.

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

and Wessel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Land's guard now.
Land seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Land manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wessel is looking to improve his position but Land isn't that keen on the idea.

Land swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hurai Land!