PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Welker
vs
Thompson

185 cm
23
192 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

184 cm
23
194 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wes Welker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Welker's head but Welker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Welker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Welker off to one side.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Welker.
Welker thows a body shot but no joy.
Welker works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Welker moves away from the strike by Thompson.

Welker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Welker tries to pass.
Welker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Welker stops Thompson from standing up.
Welker postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Welker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Welker 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.
Welker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Welker.
Welker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson throws a push kick but Welker slaps the foot to one side.
Welker looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Welker moves out of range.
Welker slips a jab from Thompson.
Welker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Welker throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Welker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wes Welker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson walks into a left hand.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Welker misses with a body shot.

Welker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Welker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Welker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Welker scores with a jab to the head.
Welker shoots for a takedown but Thompson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Welker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Welker has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Welker misses with some punches.

Welker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Welker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Welker moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Welker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Welker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Welker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Welker instigates a clinch.

Welker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson slips under a jab from Welker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Welker swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Welker takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Welker loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Brandon Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson tries to bum rush Welker with a series of wild strikes but Welker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Welker moves out of range easily.
Welker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Welker cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Welker swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Welker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wes Welker 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.

Welker doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Thompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Welker throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Welker.
Welker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Welker lands a right hook to the body.
Welker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Welker is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thompson wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
Thompson throws a hook but Welker avoids it easily.
Thompson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Welker throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Welker misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Welker is defended easily by Thompson.
Welker throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.

Welker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Welker isn't so interested in that idea.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Welker tries to pass.
Welker forces his way into half guard.

Welker 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.
Thompson is trying to stand up here but Welker is controlling him well.
Thompson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Welker trying to mount his opponent but Thompson defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thompson!

Welker is going olschool here, as he tries to force Thompson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thompson shrugs it off.
Welker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thompson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Welker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Welker working for a guillotine from mount but Thompson is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Welker is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Thompson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Thompson!
Welker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Welker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Welker's legs - danger averted.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Welker is proving hard to escape from.
Thompson won't allow Welker to sweep him here.

Thompson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Welker, up you get!
Wes Welker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welker throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Welker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Welker throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wes Welker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Welker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Welker clinches but Thompson breaks the clinch
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Welker looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Welker moved out of range nicely.
Welker scores with a jab to the body.
Welker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Welker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Welker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
Welker misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Welker.
Welker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson slips a straight right by Welker.
Welker is looking to clinch.
Thompson slips under a jab from Welker.

Thompson gets a clinch.

Welker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Welker scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Welker!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson thows a leg kick but Welker checks it
and Welker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Welker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Welker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.

Welker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thompson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Welker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Welker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Welker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thompson throwing short punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Welker 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Welker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to stand and escape but Welker is having none of it.
Welker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Welker is working hard here to advance position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Welker is looking to clinch.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Welker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Welker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Welker throws a combination that misses
and Welker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welker thows a body shot but no joy.
Wes Welker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Welker takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Welker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Welker throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Welker moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Brandon Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Welker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Welker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Welker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Welker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Welker 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Welker!