PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Mounstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Welch
vs
Mounstar

184 cm
19
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Mounstar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welch tries to clinch but Mounstar moves out of range.
Mounstar wants to land a leg kick but Welch is out of range.
Mounstar stuffs the takedown attempt from Welch. Welch gets slowly back to his feet.

Welch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Welch gets to his feet - Mounstar follows without any prompting.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mounstar.

Welch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mounstar sprawls well initially but Welch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Welch wants to stand up but Mounstar has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mounstar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Welch stands up out of the half guard.
Mounstar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mounstar keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch is looking to clinch but Mounstar is avoiding it.
Welch tries to clinch but Mounstar moves out of range.
Mounstar swats away the attempt to clinch by Welch.
Welch is looking to clinch.
Welch has a takedown stuffed.
Welch doesn't manage to clinch there - Mounstar circles away.
Welch tries to clinch up.

Welch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mounstar throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Mounstar is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mounstar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Welch decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Welch moves in looking to clinch but Mounstar pushes him off.
Welch tries to clinch but Mounstar moves out of range.
Welch wants to clinch up but Mounstar keeps it at a distance.
Welch tries to clinch there but Mounstar circles away.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch but Mounstar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Welch moves in looking to clinch but Mounstar pushes him off.
Welch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mounstar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Welch manages to avoid it.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mounstar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Welch dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Welch tries to clinch but Mounstar moves out of range.
Welch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mounstar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mounstar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Welch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mounstar misses with a wild body shot.
Welch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mounstar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mounstar as he avoids it easily.
Welch wants to clinch up but Mounstar keeps it at a distance.
Welch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Welch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch tries to clinch there but Mounstar circles away.
Welch fails with a takedown attempt.
Welch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mounstar is fending him off so far but Welch persists. Nope, Mounstar circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welch slips under a jab from Mounstar.
Welch tries to clinch up but Mounstar circles away and keeps his distance.
Welch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mounstar throws out the jab.
Welch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Welch wants to clinch.
Jeremy Welch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mounstar misses with a two punch combination.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch but Mounstar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Welch.

Welch stands up.
Welch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mounstar as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mounstar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Welch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mounstar but Mounstar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mounstar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mounstar keeps the fight on the outside.
Welch tries to clinch there but Mounstar circles away.
Mounstar tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mounstar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Welch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welch tries to clinch up but Mounstar circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mounstar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mounstar stuffs the takedown.
Mounstar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Welch tries to clinch up but Mounstar circles away and keeps his distance.
Mounstar throws a jab when Welch was well out of range.
Welch wants to clinch up but Mounstar keeps it at a distance.
Welch tries to clinch but Mounstar moves out of range.
Welch tries to clinch up.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mounstar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch but Mounstar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Welch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mounstar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Welch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mounstar tries to avoid it but Welch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mounstar to the ground. Mounstar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welch tries to clinch up but Mounstar circles away and keeps his distance.
Welch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Welch tries to clinch but Mounstar is having none of it.
Hugo Mounstar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch but Mounstar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Welch tries to clinch but Mounstar is having none of it.
Welch tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeremy Welch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welch tries to clinch there but Mounstar circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Mounstar really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Welch tries to clinch up but Mounstar circles away and keeps his distance.
Mounstar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mounstar looks to land a combination but Welch avoids it well.
Welch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mounstar as he jumps to the side.
Mounstar misses with a hook. Welch ducked under it nicely.
Welch shoots in looking for a takedown. Mounstar tries to sprawl out of it but Welch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mounstar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mounstar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch tries to clinch there but Mounstar circles away.
Mounstar throws a right hand that Welch ducks under and follows up with a left that Welch also avoids with ease.
Welch tries to clinch but Mounstar moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch tries to clinch but Mounstar is having none of it.
Welch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Welch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mounstar!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Welch stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Welch checks the leg kick.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mounstar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Welch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mounstar swats away the attempt to clinch by Welch.
Mounstar keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch tries to clinch up.
Welch tries to clinch there but Mounstar circles away.
Mounstar misses with an uppercut.
Mounstar keeps the fight on the outside.
Welch tries to clinch but Mounstar moves out of range.
Welch moves in looking to clinch but Mounstar pushes him off.
Welch moves in looking to clinch but Mounstar pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mounstar keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welch fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welch has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Welch had his way with Hugo Mounstar in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mounstar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeremy Welch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Welch tries to clinch there but Mounstar circles away.
Welch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mounstar pinned against the cage. Mounstar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mounstar misses with a double jab.
Mounstar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mounstar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Welch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mounstar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welch is looking to clinch but Mounstar is avoiding it.
Welch is looking to clinch but Mounstar is avoiding it.
Welch tries to clinch there but Mounstar circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch moves in looking to clinch but Mounstar pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welch is looking to clinch but Mounstar is avoiding it.
Mounstar misses with a looping left.
Welch wants to clinch.
Welch wants to clinch up but Mounstar keeps it at a distance.
Welch shoots in for a double leg but Mounstar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mounstar keeps the fight on the outside.
Welch is looking to clinch but Mounstar is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Welch moves in looking to clinch but Mounstar pushes him off.

Welch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mounstar missing with punches from the bottom.
Mounstar misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Welch decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mounstar stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mounstar tries a head kick but it misses.
Mounstar throws a wild body kick that Welch sees coming a mile off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welch shoots in and drives through. Mounstar sprawls well.
Welch is looking to clinch.
Hugo Mounstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Welch tries to clinch there but Mounstar circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Welch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Welch 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Welch!