PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wynn Adberson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Adberson
vs
Welch

165 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wynn Adberson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Welch!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Adberson misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adberson swats away the attempt to clinch by Welch.
Welch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Welch wants to clinch.

Welch gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Adberson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Adberson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Welch's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Welch keeping full guard, as Adberson tries to pass.
Adberson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Adberson 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.
Adberson thows a big elbow that misses.
Adberson is looking to work some ground and pound but Welch has wrist control.
Adberson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adberson is looking to work some ground and pound but Welch has wrist control.

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.
Adberson preventing the sweep.
Adberson thows a big elbow that misses.
Welch is trying to control the position but Adberson postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Welch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Adberson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Welch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adberson throwing strikes but missing.
Adberson throws and elbow that misses. Welch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adberson's guard. Nice move by Welch!
Welch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adberson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Welch's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adberson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Welch's head.
Adberson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adberson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adberson throws a big right hand that misses.
Adberson throws a strike but Welch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Welch won't allow Adberson to sweep him here.

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.
Adberson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adberson passes to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adberson lands a big shot there that rocks Welch but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wynn Adberson dominated that 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.
Edward Welch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adberson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Welch manages to avoid it.
Welch shoots and misses

and Adberson counters with a single leg into guard. Welch didn't expect that.
Adberson tries to free his leg and advance position but Welch is retaining full guard.
Adberson cracks Welch with a solid left hand.
Adberson passes Welch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Adberson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adberson wants to advance to full mount but Welch doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Adberson is pushing down on Welch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Welch is fighting to maintain full guard but Adberson has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adberson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adberson misses with a head shot. Welch uses the momentum to regain guard.
Adberson throwing strikes but missing.
Adberson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Welch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adberson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Adberson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Welch is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adberson passes Welch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Welch tries to roll over but Adberson keeps him under control.
Adberson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adberson working over Welch with some ground and pound. Welch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adberson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adberson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Welch's head.
Adberson wants to free his trapped foot but Welch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Welch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adberson.
Adberson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Welch taking some punishment here, with Adberson in his half guard.
Welch gets full guard.
Welch is breathing heavily.
Adberson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adberson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adberson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Welch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Welch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adberson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adberson landing with the ground and pound.
Adberson landing some decent shots from guard.
Adberson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Welch is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adberson keeps the fight on the outside.

Adberson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Welch napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Welch takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Welch on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Welch is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Welch is looking to reverse the position.
Adberson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Welch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Welch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Adberson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adberson is trying to ground and pound but Welch uses the momentary lack of control by Adberson to regain half guard.
Adberson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adberson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Welch regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Adberson.
Adberson slips nicely into half guard.
Welch is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Welch kicks off Adberson and gets to his feet.
Adberson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Welch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adberson throws a body punch but Welch moves out of range.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adberson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Welch.
Adberson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Welch.

Adberson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Welch was covering up waiting for the punch and Adberson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Adberson stands up over Welch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adberson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adberson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adberson is pushing down on Welch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Welch is fighting to maintain full guard but Adberson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Adberson is looking to advance position but Welch won't allow it.
Adberson drops an elbow to the side of Welch's head.
Adberson wants to pass the guard but Welch is defending well.
Wynn Adberson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adberson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Adberson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Edward Welch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Wynn Adberson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adberson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wynn Adberson!