PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between andres no access (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Welbeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

no access
vs
Welbeck

170 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, andres no access!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Welbeck!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welbeck is trying hard to land a takedown here. no access sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

no access rushes Welbeck and presses him up against the cage.
Welbeck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Welbeck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with no access's elbow.
no access lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Welbeck backwards.

Welbeck pulls guard successfully.
no access with a nice head shot there.
no access works a leg free and moves into half guard.
no access throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
no access thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Welbeck to regain full guard.

Welbeck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. no access is aware though and is defending well.
no access postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
no access wants to pass the guard but Welbeck is keeping the position.
no access working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Welbeck's head.

Welbeck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and no access defends well.
no access is in close to Welbeck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
no access working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Welbeck's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
no access postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
no access forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. no access lands a nice short elbow.

no access decides to stand and escape the position.
andres no access seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

no access shoots in and bounces Welbeck off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Welbeck looks gassed!
no access in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Welbeck wants to sweep here but no access controlling him for the moment.
no access tries to free his leg and advance position but Welbeck is retaining full guard.
no access lands a couple of decent looking shots.
no access chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
no access scoring with punches to the head and body.
no access prevents Welbeck from getting back to his feet.
no access works over Welbeck with some ground and pound from guard.
no access with a nice head shot there.
no access working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Welbeck throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Welbeck is on top in guard.
Welbeck looking to pass the guard.
no access might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

no access has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Welbeck off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

no access looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Welbeck looking for a guillotine here but no access defends easily.

Welbeck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and no access defends well.
no access lands a couple of decent looking shots.

no access gets to his feet. Welbeck looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Welbeck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with no access, pushing him back against the cage.
Welbeck is working for takedown but no access is calmly controlling the position for now.
no access tries for a takedown. No joy.

no access drags the fight down to the ground.
no access wants to get back to his feet but Welbeck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

no access kicks Welbeck off and gets to his feet.

no access forces Welbeck back against the cage and clinches.
no access changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Welbeck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Welbeck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
andres no access has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Welbeck.
Welbeck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from no access.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welbeck has his takedown stuffed

and no access counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welbeck takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
no access grinds an elbow into Welbeck's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

andres no access dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Welbeck shoots in for a takedown but no access shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
no access slips a jab and a cross from Welbeck.

no access shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. no access showed some decent athleticism there.
Welbeck wants to improve his position but no access is controlling well.
Ground and pound from no access.
Welbeck taking some punishment here, with no access in his half guard.
no access lands with a punch from half guard.
no access is nestled in close to Welbeck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
no access lands with a punch from half guard.
no access not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Welbeck regains full guard. Nicely done.
Welbeck wants to stand up but no access is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welbeck wants to sweep but no luck.
no access makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
no access throwing strikes from guard but Welbeck blocks nicely.
no access looking to pass the guard.
Welbeck trying to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

no access shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Welbeck is trying to defend but no access finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Welbeck missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
no access prevents Welbeck from improving his position.
Welbeck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
no access working over Welbeck with some ground and pound. Welbeck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Welbeck wants to get back to his feet.
no access trying to mount his opponent but Welbeck defends it.
no access lands strikes from half guard.
no access throws a strike but Welbeck avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
no access throwing strikes from guard but Welbeck blocks nicely.
Welbeck 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
no access with a flurry of punches that miss.

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

no access gets the takedown into side control.
no access scores with a couple of short elbows.
no access cracks Welbeck with an elbow. That is naaassty.
no access scoring with punches from side control.
no access in side control lands a decent elbow.

no access decides to stand up, so the ref orders Welbeck to his feet.
no access shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Welbeck defends it nicely.
Welbeck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and no access decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Welbeck's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
no access working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welbeck is pulling down on no access's head to control his posture.
no access passes Welbeck's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from no access there.
no access prevents Welbeck from standing back up.
no access blocks the strikes from Welbeck.
Welbeck pushes no access off looking to stand but no access dives back in and keeps control.
no access takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
no access trying to pass the guard but Welbeck defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
no access looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Welbeck with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
no access prevents Welbeck from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

andres no access dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

no access shoots in for a takedown but Welbeck shows good takedown defense.

Welbeck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in no access's guard.
no access keeping full guard, as Welbeck tries to pass.

no access pushes Welbeck off and gets back to his feet.
Welbeck has his takedown stuffed

and no access counters with a shoot takedown. Welbeck fights it but they end up in guard.
no access with a nice head shot there.
no access connects with a couple of short punches.
no access thows a big elbow that misses.
no access keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Welbeck's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
no access missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
no access scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welbeck throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
no access with a nice head shot there.

no access avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
no access fails to land the takedown.
no access defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Welbeck.

no access has Welbeck up against the cage in a clinch.

no access gets control of Welbeck's arms and successfully pulls guard. no access will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Welbeck trying to stand up but can't free himself from no access's guard.
no access wants to stand up but Welbeck is controlling him.

no access is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
no access keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Welbeck's efforts to push away.
Welbeck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as no access walks away with a smile on his face. Welbeck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
andres no access has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Welbeck.

no access shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than no access was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
no access landing punches.
no access looking to finish Welbeck with some ground and pound. This is bad for Welbeck!
no access scoring with strikes but Welbeck is staying in there.
Welbeck tries to lock up and control but no access gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
no access is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Welbeck can do to turn this around?
no access unloading with bombs!
andres no access is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Welbeck takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
no access scoring with strikes but Welbeck is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
no access looking to finish Welbeck with some ground and pound. This is bad for Welbeck!
no access is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Welbeck can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
no access lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Welbeck tries to hold on but no access postures up.
no access with the ground and pound from mount.
Welbeck tries to reverse the position but no access maintains control.
no access with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by no access.
no access avoids the attempt from Welbeck to control.
andres no access overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Welbeck is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
no access fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Welbeck is looking to improve his position but no access isn't that keen on the idea.
Welbeck tries to hold on but no access postures up.
Nathan Welbeck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Welbeck tries to reverse the position but no access maintains control.
A nice elbow there by no access.
no access postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Welbeck looks a forlorn figure.
no access lands a nice shot to the head.
no access landing strikes from the mount.
Welbeck tries to reverse the position but no access maintains control.
Welbeck takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
andres no access showed his dominance in that final round.
Well no access 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... andres no access!