PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Welson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rogan
vs
Welson

185 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Welson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogan misses with a double jab.
Rogan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogan lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Nick Welson has been cut.
Rogan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Welson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rogan is trying to force a seperation but Welson has the dominant position.
Rogan wants to get back to striking at distance but Welson won't allow it.
Rogan tries to break free but Welson pushes him back against the cage.
Welson prevents Rogan from breaking the clinch.
Welson jumps guard but Rogan stands there with Welson around his waist. Welson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rogan is trying to force a seperation but Welson has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welson prevents Rogan from breaking the clinch.
Rogan is trying to break the clinch but Welson is controlling him.
Welson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rogan tries to break free but Welson pushes him back against the cage.
Rogan tries to break the clinch but Welson is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Rogan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Welson keeps control of Rogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogan has had enough of the clinch but Welson keeps him there for the moment.
Rogan tries to break free but Welson pushes him back against the cage.
Rogan is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Welson keeps control of Rogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Welson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rogan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rogan is trying to break the clinch but Welson is controlling him.

Welson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Welson seems keen to control Rogan's posture.
Rogan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welson 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.

Welson pushes Rogan off and gets back to his feet.
Welson wants to clinch

and Rogan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rogan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogan is looking to break free of the clinch but Welson has double underhooks.
Welson missing with knees to the body.
Rogan wants to break free but Welson has control.
Rogan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogan tries to break free but Welson pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Rogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogan throws a sloppy head kick

and Welson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Welson.
Rogan is trying to break the clinch but Welson has him pressed against the cage.
Rogan wants to break free but Welson has control.
Rogan managing to block the knees to the body from Welson.
Rogan tries to break free but Welson pushes him back against the cage.
Welson content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Rogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogan looks to throw a body kick

and Welson counters by clinching up.
Rogan is trying to push Welson away but Welson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Welson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Welson tries to pull guard but Rogan won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Rogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Welson'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.

Rogan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Welson tries to clinch
and Rogan counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogan looks to land a combination but Welson avoids it well.
Welson tries to clinch up
and Welson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Welson counters by clinching up.
Rogan is trying to break free.
Rogan is trying to push Welson away but Welson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rogan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan tries to break free but Welson pushes him back against the cage.
Welson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogan's efforts to push away.

Rogan breaks the clinch.
Welson wants to clinch but Rogan slips to the side

and Rogan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rogan.
Welson missing with knees to the body.
Welson has Rogan pressed against the cage, preventing Rogan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rogan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Welson controlling the action here for a moment.
Rogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

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.
Rogan is trying to break the clinch but Welson has him pressed against the cage.
Rogan letting Welson take a breather here.
Welson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Rogan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Welson has Rogan pressed against the cage, preventing Rogan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rogan tries to break free but Welson pushes him back against the cage.
Welson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rogan walks away with a smile on his face. Welson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Welson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogan.
Welson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joe Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Welson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rogan finds it's way round the side to connect with Welson's head.
Joe Rogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogan throws a series of punches but Welson moves out of range.
Rogan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Welson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Rogan clinches up with Welson and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan has had enough of the clinch but Welson keeps him there for the moment.
Welson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Rogan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rogan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Welson is looking to control Rogan's arms but Rogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Welson has his back to the cage.
Rogan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Rogan manages to break the clinch.
Rogan misses with a few strikes there.
Rogan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogan misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Rogan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Welson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Welson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogan.
Rogan throws a sloppy head kick

and Welson counters by clinching up.

Welson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rogan is trying to keep an underhook but Welson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Welson prevents Rogan from standing back up.
Rogan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Welson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rogan is just riding it out for now. Welson eventually gives up the hold.
Welson is trying to control. Rogan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two 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.
Welson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Welson prevents Rogan from standing back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rogan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rogan delivers a nice body kick.
Welson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogan lands a left and a right that send Welson crashing to the mat, dazed. Rogan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Welson is rocked!
Rogan is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Welson hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Rogan!