PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ben wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shifiinity Powel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

wells
vs
Powel

175 cm
24
209 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

173 cm
20
212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, ben wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shifiinity Powel!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from wells.
wells tries to land a leg kick but Powel saw it coming and moves away.
wells dives in and grabs Powel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Powel pushes down on wells's head and hops out.
Powel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and wells counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Powel!
Powel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
wells lands a big elbow.
Powel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Powel gets back to half guard.

Powel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
wells not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Powel is trying to get back to full guard.
wells thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Powel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
wells trying to control the position from guard on top but Powel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
wells with a flurry of punches that miss.
wells slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
wells is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

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

wells thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Powel trying to control the position.
wells landing some decent shots from guard.

Powel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. wells defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wells advances to half guard.

Powel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Powel blocking the ground and pound attempt from wells.
wells is keen to just control but Powel is a slippery customer.
wells working Powel over with strikes.
wells looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Powel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
wells is thwarting Powel's attempts to control the position.
wells slips a nice elbow through Powel's hands, connecting with Powel's forehead.
wells is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
wells works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wells looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Powel working to try and regain half guard.
wells with the ground and pound from mount.
wells lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
wells looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
wells controlling from mount.
Powel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Powel throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
wells looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wells prevents Powel from getting the reversal.
Powel wants to control but wells is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, wells cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
wells breaks from Powel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
wells lands a nice shot to the head.

wells working for a guillotine from mount but Powel is in no mood to give up.
wells wants to control the pace but Powel is squirming around nicely.
Powel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
wells is trying to control. Powel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ben wells dominated that round.
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.

Powel fails with the takedown

and wells counters with a takedown into side control.
wells wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powel keeps working.
wells connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Powel some visible discomfort.
Powel is looking for a sweep.
Powel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on wells's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Powel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but wells pulls his head out easily.
wells drops an elbow to the side of Powel's head.

Powel with the active half guard here but wells passes nicely into side control.
wells is putting a hurting on Powel here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wells in side control lands a decent elbow.

wells thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
wells working the ground and pound.
wells is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Powel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
wells connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Powel some visible discomfort.
wells trying to control the position but Powel is working away.
Powel is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but wells is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Powel is working to get back to half guard.
Powel is in a horrible position here. wells smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Powel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

wells is working for a guillotine from mount but Powel frees his head quite easily.
wells working Powel over with strikes here.
wells prevents Powel from getting the reversal.
Powel is in a horrible position here. wells smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Powel is desperately trying to improve his position but wells has a good base and remains in mount.
wells tries to control but Powel wriggling away.
Powel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Powel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wells putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
wells with a couple of short strikes.
wells avoids the attempt from Powel to control.
Powel is breathing heavily.
wells is landing with some decent strikes but Powel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Powel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Powel is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by wells.
Powel is trying desperately to improve position.
wells cracks Powel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Powel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wells working Powel over with strikes here.
Powel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
ben wells overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Powel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
wells in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Powel is desperately trying to improve his position but wells has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ben wells dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

wells shoots in and bounces Powel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Powel being controlled here, momentarily.
wells has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
wells content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Powel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead wells passes into half guard.
Powel taking some punishment here, with wells in his half guard.
wells trying to control the pace.

wells seems to be looking for submissions.
Powel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powel is trying to control but can't.
Powel works his way to full guard. Good work.

Powel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. wells is aware though and is defending well.

Powel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. wells is aware though and is defending well.
wells scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
wells scoring with punches to the head and body.
wells lands a couple of digs.
wells looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Powel keeping moving, preventing wells from controlling successfully.
wells with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Powel isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. wells stacks Powel on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by wells!
wells trying to control the position but Powel is working away.
Powel taking punishment in the form of punches.
Powel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
wells seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Powel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
wells looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Powel is refusing to be controlled, as wells sits in half guard.
Powel tries to roll over but wells keeps him under control.
wells is trying to control the action in half guard but Powel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Powel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
wells keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
wells is trying to control the action in half guard but Powel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Powel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows wells to score an easy takedown into full guard.
wells scoring with some ground and pound.
wells lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Powel working a defensive guard but wells passes into half guard.
wells wants to control but Powel is keeping him busy.
Powel is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wells is trying to control. Powel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Powel tries for a takedown but wells circles away easily

and wells counters with a takedown into side control.
wells controls the position.
Powel gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Powel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powel is trying to keep wells in close.
Shifiinity Powel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
ben wells showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for wells, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ben wells!