PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Voax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voax has chosen The Ripper as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Wells
vs
Voax

190 cm
25
245 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

218 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

STEEL PENN NUTRITION - STEEL RESERVE 158+ ONLY$89

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Voax!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voax lands a two punch combo.
A cross from Voax lands.
Wells takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Voax throws a series of punches but Wells avoids them all with ease.
Wells keeps the fight on the outside.
Voax changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wells tries to avoid it but Voax manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wells to the ground. Wells escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Voax smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Voax looks to land a combination. Wells sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Voax misses with a low kick.
Voax circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voax wants to clinch but Wells slips to the side

and Wells counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wells.
A knee to the head by Wells.

It looks like Jamie Voax has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Voax is looking to control Wells's arms but Wells gets an underhook and turns him. Now Voax has his back to the cage.
Voax takes a knee right on the jaw!
Voax is working Wells over against the cage.
Voax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wells prevents a body shot from Voax.
Wells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voax has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wells unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Voax looks gassed!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wells.
Wells tries to land knees in the clinch but Voax avoids the damage to the body.
Voax lands a body punch.
Voax is working for takedown but Wells is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wells lands an elbow that stopped Voax in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wells.
Wells lands a good knee to the midsection. Voax won't want to take too many of those.
Wells lands an elbow just above Voax 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Voax.
Voax tries to work over Wells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wells is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Wells.
Wells putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Voax in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wells.
Wells stalling the fight.
Wells misses with a knee strike.
Wells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Voax working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voax misses with a hook from the clinch.

Voax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wells tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Voax counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voax closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wells counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wells trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Voax's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wells missing with knees to the body.
Wells tries a knee to the head but Voax blocks it.
Voax wants to break free but Wells has control.
Voax cracks Wells with a nice body shot.
Wells landing knees to the head.
Wells keeps control of Voax as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Voax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voax dodges an elbow strike from Wells.
Wells wants to stall.
Voax wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Voax lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voax managing to block the knees to the body from Wells.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wells throws a knee to the head but misses.
Voax is trying to break the clinch but Wells has him pressed against the cage.
Wells tries to land knees in the clinch but Voax avoids the damage to the body.

Voax escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voax misses with a series of wild punches.
Voax throws a leg kick

and Wells moves into the clinch.

Voax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wells dodges the punch combination from Voax.
Voax misses with the body kick

and Wells counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Voax wants to get back to striking at distance but Wells won't allow it.
Voax tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Voax back against the cage.
Wells trying to land knees to the body.
Wells using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voax.
Wells trying to control the position but instead, Voax has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wells into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wells misses with a knee to the head.
Voax drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ken Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Voax.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voax is looking to break free of the clinch but Wells has double underhooks.
Voax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wells gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Voax.
Voax wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wells looking to throw knees to the head but Voax is blocking nicely.
Wells connects with a nasty looking knee right to Voax's face.

Voax's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Voax scores with a jab. Wells acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Voax lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Voax moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Wells takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voax is looking to control Wells's arms but Wells gets an underhook and turns him. Now Voax has his back to the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wells.
Voax goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wells prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voax.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jamie Voax will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamie Voax's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Voax scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wells takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Voax throws a right hand that Wells ducks under and follows up with a left that Wells also avoids with ease.
Voax ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Wells closes the distance and clinches.
Wells has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Voax working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Voax can't get the takedown.
Wells lands a nice knee to the body.
Voax takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wells.
Wells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voax is defending well for now.
Wells lands an elbow that stopped Voax in his tracks for a moment.
Wells looking to throw knees to the head but Voax is blocking nicely.
Voax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wells takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Voax tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Voax back against the cage.
Wells prevents a body shot from Voax.
Voax trying to control the position but instead, Wells has worked for underhooks and has pushed Voax into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Voax working hard to break the clinch.
Voax can't find room to land a body shot as Wells controls the action.
Voax tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Wells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wells lands a nice knee to the body.
Voax lands a body shot in the clinch.
Voax misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wells lands a knee to the body.
Voax can't get the takedown.
Wells is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wells looking to throw knees to the head but Voax is blocking nicely.
Voax stalling in the clinch but Wells improves position.
Knees to the body from Wells.
Wells working Voax over with knees to the body.
Wells scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Wells.
Ken Wells has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Voax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wells's elbow.
Wells throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voax lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voax.
Voax lands a shot to the body.
Voax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voax trying to stall but Wells improves his position.
Voax lands a left hand.
Voax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voax tries to circle away but Wells has him pinned against the cage.
Wells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wells stops a takedown attempt from Voax.
Ken Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Voax.
Voax throws a head punch that misses.
Wells trying to land knees to the body.
Wells creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voax's defenses.
Voax managing to block the knees to the body from Wells.
Voax has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wells misses with a knee strike.
Voax tries to circle away but Wells has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Voax.
Voax wants a takedown but no success here.
Wells trying to land knees to the body.
Voax lands a body shot in the clinch.

Voax has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wells regains guard immediately.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Voax throwing strikes from guard but Wells blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wells kicks Voax off and gets to his feet.
Voax lands with a good body shot.
Wells walks into a straight right hand from Voax.
Wells tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voax paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wells uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voax.
Wells closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jamie Voax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wells is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Voax.
Voax scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wells in his tracks.
Wells tries to clinch up.
Voax falls off balance throwing a combination

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voax is trying to drag Wells to the mat but Wells just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wells is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wells using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Voax managing to block the knees to the body from Wells.
Wells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Voax is working for takedown but Wells is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wells lands an elbow inside.
Wells lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Voax.
Wells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Voax is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Voax drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wells manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voax has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wells putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Voax in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wells landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Wells dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Voax's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Voax misses with the combination.
Voax is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Voax tries to bum rush Wells with a series of wild strikes but Wells uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wells keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voax throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wells counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wells.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Voax working hard to break the clinch.
Voax can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wells is stalling here.
Voax comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Voax avoiding damage as Wells throws knees to the body.
Voax avoids a wild elbow strike from Wells.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voax is trying to force a seperation but Wells has the dominant position.
Voax wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Voax misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wells.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wells.

Voax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voax throws a body punch but Wells moves out of range.
Wells keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voax.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wells here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wells tries to clinch but Voax moves away

and Voax decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wells's guard.

Wells is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wells scores a nice knee to the body.
Wells with a knee to the head.
Wells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Voax has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Voax wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wells throws an elbow that misses.
Voax lands a body punch.
Wells trying to land knees to the body.
Wells gets underhooks to prevent Voax's takedown attempt.
Wells with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wells prevents Voax from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wells.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voax has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wells working Voax over with knees to the body.
Voax is working for takedown but Wells is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wells lands an elbow that stopped Voax in his tracks for a moment.
Wells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voax is defending well for now.
Voax working hard to break the clinch.
Wells is trying to stall.
Voax has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Voax working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wells misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voax.

Voax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Voax is predictable there

and Wells moves into the clinch.
Voax is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voax has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wells lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wells trying to land knees to the body.
Wells looking to slow down the pace here.
Voax is trying to break free.
Voax tries to break free but Wells pushes him back against the cage.
Wells blocks a body shot from Voax.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voax trying to control the position but instead, Wells has worked for underhooks and has pushed Voax into the cage.
Voax wants to get back to striking at distance but Wells won't allow it.
Wells is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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.
Wells dodges an elbow strike from Voax.
Wells trying to control the position but instead, Voax has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wells into the cage.
Voax is pushing Wells up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Voax lands a hook that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Voax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wells misses with a knee to the head.
Voax throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voax tries to break free but Wells pushes him back against the cage.
Voax is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wells avoiding damage as Voax throws knees to the body.
Wells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Voax managing to block the knees to the body from Wells.
Voax lands a nice uppercut.
Voax wants a takedown.
Ken Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Voax.
Voax tries to stall but Wells uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Voax wants to break free but Wells has control.
Wells unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wells lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wells obliges.
Wells lands a nice knee to the body.
Wells lands an elbow just above Voax 's eye.
Voax scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Voax tries a body shot but Wells blocks it.
Voax managing to block the knees to the body from Wells.
Voax is trying to break free.
Wells misses with a knee strike.
Wells tries a knee to the head but Voax blocks it.
Voax misses with a knee to the head.
Voax throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Wells putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Voax in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wells landing knees to the head.
Voax works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wells landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wells just misses with a elbow thrown towards Voax's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Wells showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

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