PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurston gimme some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wells
vs
gimme some

195 cm
25
300 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

210 cm
25
318 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Shango Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thurston gimme some!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. gimme some checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from gimme some misses.
A slow jab from Wells misses its intended target.
Wells pulls out of a head kick attempt.
gimme some moves in looking to clinch but Wells pushes him off.
Wells throws a shot from downtown. gimme some moves away and avoids it.
Wells scores with a jab to the body.
gimme some lands with a right hand.
Chris Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
gimme some uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wells.
gimme some misses with a few strikes there.
Wells misses with a double jab.
Wells pulls out of a head kick attempt.

gimme some gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wells throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
gimme some creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells lands an uppercut.
gimme some can't find room to land a body shot as Wells controls the action.

Wells breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
gimme some looks to score with a jab to the body but Wells is just out of range.

gimme some shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wells's guard.
gimme some controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
gimme some really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wells. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
gimme some pushes down on Wells's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wells wants to control but gimme some is keeping busy and won't allow it.
gimme some prevents Wells from improving his position.
Wells moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wells manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wells is landing with some decent strikes but gimme some is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
gimme some wants to get back to his feet.

Wells jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but gimme some manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Wells tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
gimme some prevents Wells from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gimme some tries to improve position but can't.
Wells lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
gimme some tries to bench press Wells off him but Wells keeps the position.
Wells misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
gimme some prevents Wells from improving position.
gimme some is trying to improve his position.
Wells throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and gimme some works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Still in half guard, Wells seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells with the ground and pound but gimme some uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wells is looking to work some ground and pound but gimme some has wrist control.
Wells missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wells throwing strikes but missing.
gimme some has his hands on Wells's head, controlling the position.
Wells trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if gimme some can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wells trying to control the position from guard on top but gimme some is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Wells dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wells misses with a wild body shot.

gimme some 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.
gimme some must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wells is trying to keep gimme some in close.
Wells preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wells working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from gimme some.
Wells keeping moving, preventing gimme some from controlling successfully.
gimme some won't allow Wells to sweep him here.
gimme some looking to sit in guard and control but Wells gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
gimme some keeping moving, preventing Wells from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Thurston gimme some has been cut.
Wells lands with a right hand.
Wells lands with an uppercut that bounces gimme some off the cage and back into rage.
Chris Wells is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by gimme some. That's going to slow Wells down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wells connects with a body shot.
Wells throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
gimme some tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells misses with a low kick.
gimme some tries to close the distance and clinch but Wells swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
gimme some tries to clinch up.
Wells throws a jab when gimme some was well out of range.
gimme some wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chris Wells is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
gimme some is looking to clinch but Wells is avoiding it.
gimme some lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wells misses with a double jab.
gimme some checks a low kick from Wells.
Wells throws a shot from downtown. gimme some moves away and avoids it.
gimme some with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells throws and low kick but gimme some moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Wells as gimme some shoots in.
gimme some misses with a body shot.
Wells throws a head kick but gimme some moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Wells.
Wells takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
gimme some shoots in looking for a takedown. Wells tries to sprawl out of it but gimme some keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wells manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wells tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
gimme some tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
gimme some chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wells can pounce on him.

gimme some has managed to clinch.
Wells scores with a hook to the body.
gimme some is breathing heavily.
Wells has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Wells.
Wells lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wells scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Wells.
Wells avoids the elbow strike from gimme some, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
gimme some misses with the head strike.
Wells pushes gimme some back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
gimme some keeps control of Wells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
gimme some throws an elbow but it misses.
Wells is leaning against gimme some and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wells wants to break the clinch but can't.

Wells breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Wells dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thurston gimme some's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wells throws a predictable looking body shot

and gimme some counters with a takedown into side control.
Wells takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wells is not content to let gimme some control the position.
Wells sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wells is staying active underneath gimme some, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wells manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Wells looking for a guillotine here but gimme some defends easily.
gimme some is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
gimme some takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wells had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. gimme some defends it easily.
gimme some looking to pass the guard.
gimme some throws a big right hand that misses.
gimme some is pushing down on Wells's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wells is fighting to maintain full guard but gimme some has managed to sneak the leg through.
gimme some prevents Wells from improving his position.
Wells might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
gimme some takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wells slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chris Wells is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gimme some is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wells seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
gimme some trying to control but Wells is working from the bottom.
Wells is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
gimme some looking to sit in guard and control but Wells gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thurston gimme some has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wells trying to control the position from guard on top but gimme some is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wells trying to control but gimme some is working from the bottom.
gimme some looking to control.
Wells showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wells trying to control the position from guard on top but gimme some is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Chris Wells just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
gimme some misses with a body shot.
gimme some is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wells sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
gimme some looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wells is fending him off so far but gimme some persists. Nope, Wells circles away and we're back to standing.
gimme some thows a body shot but no joy.
Wells tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but gimme some was well out of range. Poor timing from Wells.
Wells uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from gimme some.
Wells walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. gimme some checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from gimme some misses
and Wells counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thurston gimme some.
I think Wells 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Wells!