PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Felton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Mimms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Felton
vs
Mimms

188 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Felton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wes Mimms!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mimms shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Felton sprawls well. Felton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mimms gets slowly back to his feet.
Felton throws a front kick aimed at Mimms's knee but Mimms avoids it well.

Mimms shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Felton is desperately trying to improve his position but Mimms has a good base and remains in mount.
Felton blocking the ground and pound.
Felton tries to hold on but Mimms postures up.
Felton is looking to get to half guard.
Mimms thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Felton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Felton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Felton tries to get out of the position.
Felton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Mimms goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Felton is on top in guard.

Mimms has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Felton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felton wants to control from the top but Mimms keeps moving.
Mimms looking for a sweep. Not yet Mimms, not yet.
Felton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Felton trying to control but Mimms is working from the bottom.
Mimms has momentary wrist control but Felton slips an elbow through the middle.
Mimms has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mimms looking for a sweep. Not yet Mimms, not yet.
Mimms trying to keep a closed guard but Felton is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Felton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Felton scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Wes Mimms has been cut.
Mimms fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mimms looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brett Felton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Mimms.
Mimms looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felton misses the shot to the body.
Felton scores with a jab.
Felton tries to clinch there but Mimms circles away.
Mimms avoids the head kick by Felton.
Mimms moves in looking to clinch but Felton pushes him off.
Felton looks to land a combination but Mimms avoids it well.
Felton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mimms throws a leg kick but Felton moved away.
Mimms circles away from the clinch attempt

and Mimms counters with a nice double leg into side control. Felton won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mimms working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felton defending against the ground and pound.
Mimms throws an elbow but Felton slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mimms misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Mimms.
Mimms landing strikes.
Felton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mimms off and has taken his back!
Felton trying to control.
Mimms looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mimms rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Felton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Felton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ground and pound from Felton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Felton lands a nice short elbow.
Mimms wants to control but Felton is keeping busy.
Felton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mimms is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Felton trying to control the action but Mimms is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mimms knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Mimms looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Felton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wes Mimms's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mimms closes this distance looking for a takedown but Felton circles away.

Felton rushes Mimms and presses him up against the cage.
Mimms misses with a hook to the ribs.

Mimms decides to pull guard.
Mimms can't keep his opponent in guard - Felton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Felton is thwarting Mimms's attempts to control the position.
Mimms has hold of Felton's hands but Felton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mimms is breathing heavily.
Felton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mimms keeps working.
Felton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mimms is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Felton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Felton's back!

Felton defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimms struggling to land strikes to the head as Felton covers up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felton just trying to survive but Mimms is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Mimms is looking for a choke. Felton gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Felton manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Felton preventing the sweep.
Felton chips away with some ground and pound.
Felton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Felton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Felton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mimms working a defensive guard here.
Felton wants to control from the top but Mimms keeps moving.

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.
Felton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Felton distracts Mimms with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Felton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mimms on the ground.
Felton wants to control from the top but Mimms keeps moving.
Felton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Felton wants to control from the top but Mimms keeps moving.
Felton scoring with punches to the head and body.

Mimms pushes Felton off and scrambles back to his feet.
Felton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Felton has Mimms up against the cage in a clinch.
Felton pushes off an throws an elbow but Mimms leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Felton is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimms prevents Felton from breaking the clinch.
Mimms is pressed up against the cage. Felton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mimms down to the mat. Mimms avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Felton wants to clinch

and Mimms counters by clinching up.
Felton can't break the clinch.

Felton breaks the clinch.
Mimms is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mimms dodges the punch combination from Felton.

Felton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Felton looking for a sweep. Not yet Felton, not yet.
Mimms throwing strikes from guard but Felton blocks nicely.
Mimms missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mimms postures up in Felton's guard and throws a big left but Felton blocks it.
Felton is trying to keep Mimms in close.

Mimms is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Felton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Felton has escaped and now he's on top!
Felton landing with the ground and pound.
Mimms has control of Felton's left arm, preventing Felton from doing any damage.
Felton won't allow Mimms to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brett Felton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wes Mimms's cut.
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.

Felton looks to land a combination. Mimms sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Felton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Felton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mimms, pushing him back against the cage.
Felton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Felton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Felton is trying to break the clinch but Mimms is controlling him.
Mimms drops down looking for an ankle pick but Felton pulls his leg out and moves away.

Felton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Felton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mimms tries to hold on but Felton pushes him away.
Mimms is squirming around, avoiding Felton's attempts to control the action.

Felton looking to secure an arm triangle but Mimms defends it well.
Mimms is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimms is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Felton lands a heavy elbow.
Felton looking to control but Mimms is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mimms tries to hold on but Felton postures up.
Mimms throwing hammer fists to the chest of Felton. What's that going to do exactly?
Mimms tries to hold on but Felton postures up.
Mimms in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brett Felton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Felton trying to control but Mimms is having none of it.
Mimms really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felton with good strikes from the mount here!
Felton raining down shots from the mount!
Mimms's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Felton lands a nice shot to the head.
Felton with shots to the head and body - Mimms looks very uncomfortable down there.
Felton controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Felton.
Felton unloading with bombs!
Mimms is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mimms tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felton cracks Mimms with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Felton landing strikes from the mount and Mimms is in trouble!
Mimms is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Felton.

Felton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mimms tries to lock up and control but Felton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Felton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Felton with a couple of short strikes.
Felton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mimms wants to hold on but Felton pushes him away.
Felton working Mimms over with strikes here.
Mimms is trying to escape the mount.
Felton is landing with some decent strikes but Mimms is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felton lands with some strikes.
Felton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mimms tries to hold on but Felton pushes him away.
Felton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mimms's face.
Felton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Felton raining down shots from the mount!
Mimms wants to hold on but Felton pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felton controlling his opponent.
Mimms is bucking up trying to escape but Felton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Felton clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Wes Mimms's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mimms fails to land the takedown.
Felton leaves Mimms with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Felton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Felton scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Felton misses.
Mimms ducks right into an uppercut from Felton.
Mimms shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Felton but Felton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brett Felton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Mimms.
Nice takedown defense from Mimms. No joy for Felton on that attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mimms shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Felton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Felton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Felton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Felton prevents Mimms from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimms missing with punches from the bottom.
Felton is thwarting Mimms's attempts to control the position.
Mimms is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Felton is staying active.
Felton trying to control from half guard but Mimms is working away.
Felton is thwarting Mimms's attempts to control the position.
Felton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Felton is keen to just control but Mimms is a slippery customer.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mimms shoots in for a takedown but Felton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Felton scores with a jab. Mimms acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Felton scores with a one two! Mimms had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mimms keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mimms is defended easily by Felton.
Mimms is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Felton.
Mimms keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Felton throws a hook but Mimms blocks it.
Felton misses with a looping right.
Felton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mimms throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Felton is looking to slow Mimms down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Mimms closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Mimms in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Felton tries to buck Mimms off but Mimms is having none of it.
Mimms working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Mimms's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Felton can't do much from the bottom here.
Mimms lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Mimms goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Felton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mimms's guard! Nice work there by Felton!

Felton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mimms has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Felton has managed to get both his arms back between Mimms's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felton looking to pass the guard.
Mimms controlling Felton's posture.
Mimms is trying to keep Felton in close.
Felton trying to control the position from guard on top but Mimms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felton thows a big elbow that misses.

Mimms has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Felton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mimms.
Mimms looking for a sweep but Felton has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Felton had his way with Wes Mimms in that round.
The cut man is working on Wes Mimms's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mimms shoots in looking for a takedown. Felton tries to sprawl out of it but Mimms keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Felton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brett Felton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Felton takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Felton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Felton cracks Mimms with a big right hand but Mimms just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Felton working away.

Felton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Felton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mimms wants to control but Felton postures up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Felton trying to control the action but Mimms is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimms wants to control but Felton postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Felton scores with a decent looking hook.
Felton tries to clinch up but Mimms circles away and keeps his distance.

Mimms drives through and clinches with Felton against the cage.

Felton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mimms fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mimms drives through and clinches with Felton against the cage.
Mimms tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Felton breaks from the clinch.

Felton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mimms wants to get back to his feet but Felton drags him back down.
Felton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mimms can do to turn this around?
Mimms is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
A control attempt from Mimms but he's now mounted!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Felton working for a guillotine from mount but Mimms is in no mood to give up.
Mimms is desperately trying to improve his position but Felton has a good base and remains in mount.
Felton cracks Mimms with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mimms taking shots to the head.
Felton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mimms takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Felton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mimms is looking to escape.
Mimms wants to hold on but Felton pushes him away.
Mimms tries to reverse the position but Felton maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimms wants to hold on but Felton pushes him away.
Mimms is working to get back to half guard.
Mimms wants to get back to his feet.
Wes Mimms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Felton.
Felton landing punches.
Mimms tries to lock up and control but Felton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Felton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mimms is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Felton working the ground and pound effectively.
Felton controlling the pace for now.
Mimms is desperately trying to improve his position but Felton has a good base and remains in mount.
Brett Felton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.
Felton avoids the attempt from Mimms to control.
Felton controlling the position easily from mount.
Mimms throwing hammer fists to the chest of Felton. What's that going to do exactly?
Felton controlling the pace for now.
Mimms is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Felton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mimms is looking to escape.
Felton content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Felton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Felton 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:44
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:44
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Felton!