PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damon Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wells's choice of entrance music: Muse - Supermassive Black Hole. Damon Hall had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hall
vs
Wells

185 cm
23
194 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damon Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Wells!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decent striking displayed by Wells there.
Wells dives in and grabs Hall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes down on Wells's head and hops out.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wells to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wells tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Hall get's back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells misses with a looping right.
Damon Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wells throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wells connects with a single shot there.
Wells connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wells throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall lands a jab-cross combination.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.

Wells fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Wells is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Wells keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wells content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wells prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Wells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall taking a breather.
Good body shot from Hall.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Wells is looking to control Hall's arms but Hall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wells has his back to the cage.
Wells has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wells lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall is trying to maintain a safe position but Wells gets an underhook and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall being controlled against the cage.
Wells misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wells breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wells.
Wells pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wells looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Wells moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Wells as the two fighters clinch.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Wells has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Wells controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall works on Wells's body with a couple of short punches.

Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall swings for the body but Wells moves out of range.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Wells is just out of range.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wells takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wells makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Wells is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wells throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Wells takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wells throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adam Wells will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wells closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hall to the mat! Hall manages to get full guard.
Wells is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Hall keeping full guard, as Wells tries to pass.
Wells working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hall keeping full guard, as Wells tries to pass.

Wells drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hall dives on top into guard.
Hall tries to stand but Wells is controlling from the bottom.
Wells controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall won't allow Wells to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wells wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wells really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wells is trying to hold Hall in close to prevent damage but Hall has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wells looks like he's trying to stand up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wells misses with a straight right.
Damon Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wells ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Wells throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wells throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wells off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wells moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hall defending well as Wells loads up on a big left hand.
Wells throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Adam Wells seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Wells gets a clinch.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Wells rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Wells looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wells missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wells not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wells seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Wells keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hall regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wells is in close to Hall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wells throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
Wells throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Wells showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wells throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hall counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the body from Hall misses
and Wells counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Wells.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wells moves away from the strike by Hall.
Wells is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wells shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Wells misses
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Wells scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wells creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wells staying calm.
Hall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Wells is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wells wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
Wells takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wells not doing much here.
Hall manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wells.
Wells landing some decent shots from guard.
Wells throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
Wells trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wells must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wells looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wells wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wells swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wells wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wells is proving hard to escape from.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wells misses with a double jab.
Wells takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wells throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wells lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wells throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Wells clobbers Hall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Wells really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wells throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wells off to one side.
Hall checks the leg kick.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Wells loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Wells waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Wells throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Wells shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hall is trying to defend but Wells finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wells is looking to stall here but Hall recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
Wells is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Wells is retaining full guard.

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.
Wells is trying to control the position but Hall postures up.
Wells keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Wells is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Adam Wells has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wells wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wells controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Wells.
Hall's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hall duly obliges.
Hall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hall lands a with a good body shot.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wells lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells misses with a combination
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Wells moves away and avoids it.
Wells dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Wells fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wells cracks Hall with a good jab.
Wells fails to land with a series of punches.
Wells stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Adam Wells will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wells stalks Hall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hall's face. Hall staggers backwards, shaken.
Hall misses with a hook to the body
and Wells counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wells throws a head kick that misses.
Hall throws a right hand that Wells ducks under and follows up with a left that Wells also avoids with ease.
Wells takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Wells is just out of range.
Wells throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wells changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Wells manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
Wells throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hall counters with a series of strikes. Wells will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wells to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wells swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wells will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wells shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wells smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wells swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Wells.
Hall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hall.
Wells scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wells misses with a series of wild punches.
Adam Wells is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells swinging wilding here.

Wells gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wells's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Wells has him pressed against the cage.

Wells breaks the clinch.
Wells scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Wells.
Wells throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slow jab from Wells misses its intended target.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Damon Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wells swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Wells lands a with a good body shot.
Wells scores with a nice strike.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Wells counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Wells.
Hall misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Wells comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wells has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Wells!
Adam Wells is the new light heavyweight champion!