PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Panther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Panther
vs
Welch

184 cm
25
179 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

184 cm
25
177 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Panther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Welch!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panther fails to land the takedown.
Panther gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Welch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Welch or perhaps it was just good defense by Panther which made him look bad.
Panther misses with a takedown attempt
and Welch counters with a low kick, right behind Panther 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Panther. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welch misses with an uppercut
and Panther counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Welch with that takedown attempt.
Panther shoots in for a takedown but Welch shows good takedown defense.
Panther misses with a takedown attempt
and Welch counters with a body kick.
Welch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Welch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Panther counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panther shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Welch counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Welch.

Panther has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Welch off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Panther lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Welch.
Welch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panther counters with a series of strikes. Welch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panther misses with a takedown
and Welch counters with a two punch combo.
Panther shoots in for a double leg but Welch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panther gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Welch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Welch misses.
Panther looks to throw a body kick

so Welch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Welch stands up and waves to Panther to follow him.
Welch lands with a thumping leg kick.

Welch fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Panther to the ground. Welch is now in Panther's guard.

Welch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Panther, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Welch circles away quickly and effectively.
Panther with a poor takedown

and Welch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Panther won't be happy with that.

Welch decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Welch.

Welch stands up.
Welch swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panther defending well as Welch loads up on a big left hand.
Panther with a poor takedown

and Welch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Panther's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Welch stands up and waves to Panther to follow him.
Panther looks to land a combination. Welch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Welch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Welch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Panther tries for a takedown but Welch circles away easily
and Welch counters with a thumping low kick.

Welch scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Welch stands up and we're back to a striking position.
John Panther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Panther fails with the takedown

so Welch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Welch stands and steps away. Panther gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Panther will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Panther. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Panther. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panther shoots and misses

and Welch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Welch gets to his feet - Panther follows without any prompting.
Welch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Panther counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Panther trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Welch manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panther wants to stand and escape but Welch is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Panther is working an open guard so Welch takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A left and a right from Welch both land. Nice combination.
Welch stuns Panther with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Welch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Welch throws a sloppy head kick and Panther moves out of range easily.
Welch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Welch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Welch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Welch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Welch wants to stand and escape but instead Panther has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Panther throws a strike but Welch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Welch gets to his feet. Panther looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Welch throws a lazy head kick
and Panther counters with a slapping leg kick.
Welch misses with a looping right.
Panther misses with a takedown
and Welch counters with a head kick.
Panther with a lazy takedown attempt
and Welch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Welch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Welch.
Welch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Panther's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welch misses with a few strikes there.
Panther fails with the takedown
and Welch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Welch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Welch misses with a hook. Panther ducked under it nicely.
Welch lands with a slapping head kick.
Welch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Panther tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Panther throws a leg kick
and Welch counters with a left to the body.
Welch throws a head kick but Panther moves out of range.
Welch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Welch works over Panther's head and body with a nice combination.
Panther gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Welch counters with a two punch combo.
Panther shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Welch counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panther.
Panther lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Welch works Panther's body with a nice hook.
Welch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Welch throws a sloppy head kick
and Panther counters with an inside leg kick.
Jeremy Welch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Panther misses with a low kick.
Welch misses with a takedown attempt - Panther sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Welch digs a good body shot into Panther's ribs.
Welch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Panther as he jumps to the side.
John Panther has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy Welch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panther chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Welch can pounce on him.
Panther shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Welch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Panther. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Panther uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jeremy Welch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welch tries a head kick but it misses.
Welch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panther stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Panther wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panther counters with a one-two to the body.
Panther shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Welch defends it nicely.
Panther shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Welch pinned against the cage. Welch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Panther thumps Welch with a low kick.
Panther is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panther lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Panther avoids the head kick by Welch.
Panther with a lazy takedown attempt
and Welch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panther fails with the takedown
and Welch counters with a stiff right hand.
Welch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Welch looks to land a combination but Panther avoids it well.
No joy there for Welch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Panther misses.
Panther tries to land a body kick
and Welch counters with a big head kick but Panther shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Welch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Welch 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Welch!