PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Wellwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson comes into the arena with Emeth - Telesis blaring out of the sound system. Vince Wellwood is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Svensson
vs
Wellwood

180 cm
21
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Svensson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Wellwood!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wellwood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Svensson tries to avoid it but Wellwood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Svensson to the ground. Svensson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Svensson misses with a straight right.
Svensson misses with a straight right.
Svensson cracks Wellwood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Svensson misses the target.
Wellwood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big right from Svensson misses.
Svensson misses with a hook. Wellwood ducked under it nicely.
Wellwood ducks right into an uppercut from Svensson.

Wellwood is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Svensson misses.
Svensson misses with an uppercut. Wellwood saw that one coming.

Wellwood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Wellwood get's back to his feet.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Wellwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Svensson throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wellwood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frank Svensson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Wellwood.
Wellwood looks gassed!
Svensson misses with an uppercut. Wellwood saw that one coming.
Svensson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wellwood.
A big right from Svensson misses.
Svensson looks to throw the jab but Wellwood is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws out a loose jab but Wellwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Svensson.
Wellwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svensson throws out the jab.
Wellwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
Wellwood slips under a jab from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a straight left.
Wellwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frank Svensson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Wellwood gets a takedown into half guard.
Wellwood prevents Svensson from standing back up.
Wellwood winds up and cracks Svensson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Svensson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wellwood slips a nice elbow through Svensson's hands, connecting with Svensson's forehead.
Svensson is trying to stand up here but Wellwood is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Wellwood.
Wellwood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wellwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.

Wellwood closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Wellwood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Svensson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wellwood working the ground and pound from side control.
Wellwood prevents Svensson from escaping the position.

Wellwood stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wellwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Svensson as Wellwood shoots in.
Svensson throws a jab when Wellwood was well out of range.
Svensson misses with a hook. Wellwood ducked under it nicely.
Svensson throws a jab when Wellwood was well out of range.
Svensson misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellwood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Svensson missing with a left hand there. Wellwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svensson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Wellwood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Wellwood decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wellwood looks for a takedown but Svensson sprawls well.
Wellwood slips a straight right by Svensson.
Wellwood moves out of range of the strikes.
Wellwood throws a front kick that sends Svensson stumbling back into the cage.
Wellwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
Wellwood shoots in but no luck this time.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Wellwood's shoulder, as Wellwood tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson misses with a straight right.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
A big right from Svensson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellwood shoots for a double leg takedown but Svensson sprawls well. He's pushed Wellwood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Svensson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Wellwood.

Wellwood drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Wellwood stands up from Svensson's guard - Wellwood perhaps looking for a knockout.
Svensson misses with a hook.
Wellwood tries for a takedown but Svensson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Svensson misses.
No luck for Wellwood with that takedown attempt.
Wellwood shoots in for a takedown but Svensson shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svensson throws a looping overhand right but Wellwood ducks down to avoid it.

Wellwood drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wellwood is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Svensson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vince Wellwood will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wellwood moves out of range of the strikes.
Wellwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svensson throws out the jab.
Wellwood tries for a takedown but Svensson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Wellwood scores with a takedown into Svensson's guard.
Wellwood stops Svensson from standing up.
Wellwood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Svensson wants to stand but Wellwood is controlling the position.
Wellwood looking to pass the guard.

Wellwood drops back looking for a leg! Svensson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Svensson manages to kick Wellwood off! Wellwood jumps back into Svensson's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Svensson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wellwood is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wellwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wellwood blocks a jab.
Svensson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wellwood lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wellwood, as that shot connected.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Wellwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Wellwood moves away and avoids it.
Wellwood connects with a crisp jab.
Svensson loads up on a big right hand but Wellwood slips the punch.
Svensson connects with a right hand. Wellwood shakes it off.
Wellwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
Frank Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Wellwood with that takedown attempt.
Wellwood needs to keep his hands up - Svensson had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wellwood slips under a jab.
Wellwood shoots in but Svensson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frank Svensson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Wellwood.
Wellwood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Svensson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Svensson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Svensson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!

Wellwood scores a takedown into full mount!
Svensson tries to buck Wellwood off but he can't manage it.
Wellwood lands a heavy elbow.
Svensson is in a horrible position here. Wellwood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wellwood with a couple of short strikes.
Svensson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wellwood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Svensson hang on?
Svensson wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson 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.
Vince Wellwood has got the better of the ground game so far.

Wellwood has hold of Svensson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Svensson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet.

Svensson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wellwood.
Wellwood scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Svensson?
Wellwood postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Svensson looks a forlorn figure.
Svensson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four 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.
Wellwood working Svensson over with strikes here.
Wellwood lands a nice shot to the head.

Wellwood is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Svensson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Svensson is in a horrible position here. Wellwood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Svensson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A telegraphed right hand from Svensson misses the target.
Wellwood ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
No joy there for Wellwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wellwood defending well as Svensson loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wellwood.

Wellwood closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wellwood lands in his opponent's guard.
Svensson is looking to stand up but Wellwood isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Wellwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Wellwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svensson misses the jab.
Svensson throws the left hand but Wellwood avoids the punch easily.

Wellwood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wellwood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Wellwood is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Svensson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet.

Wellwood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Svensson sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wellwood is pressing down on Svensson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Svensson is holding on for now.
Svensson pushes Wellwood off looking to stand but Wellwood dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson is trying to escape back to his feet but Wellwood uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wellwood is chipping away with strikes.

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

Svensson throws Wellwood to one side and escapes!
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Wellwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Svensson misses.

Wellwood decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Svensson is trying to stand up here but Wellwood is controlling him well.

Wellwood looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Wellwood is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Svensson has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wellwood.
Svensson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Svensson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Svensson is trying to escape back to his feet but Wellwood uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Svensson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wellwood is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Svensson throws a hook but Wellwood blocks it.
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Svensson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wellwood sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wellwood feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet but Wellwood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Svensson pushes Wellwood off and scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Wellwood shoots in looking for a takedown. Svensson tries to sprawl out of it but Wellwood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Svensson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wellwood fails with the takedown.
Frank Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svensson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wellwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Svensson misses with a looping right.

Svensson gets caught flat footed, as Wellwood shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Svensson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Svensson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Svensson has his foot on Wellwood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wellwood works his way back into a safe position though.

Svensson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wellwood stops Svensson from standing up.

Svensson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wellwood advances position into side control!
Svensson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wellwood is controlling him well.

Wellwood is trying to get an arm triangle but Svensson is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson tries to escape but Wellwood is in control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Wellwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wellwood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Wellwood!
Vince Wellwood is the new welterweight champion!