PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welch's entrance music is Stemm's Face The Pain. A fine choice. Bauer has chosen Europe's "The Final Countdown" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Welch
vs
Bauer

183 cm
27
198 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

183 cm
26
194 lbs
12 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vic Bauer!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Welch.
Welch swings widly with a right hand
and Welch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Welch misses.
Welch throws an off balance right hand
and Bauer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch misses with a hook
and Bauer counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer moves away from the strike by Welch.
Welch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bauer counters with a nice uppercut.
Welch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bauer misses with an uppercut
and Welch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

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.
Welch ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
Bauer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bauer scores with a kick to the body.
Bauer looks to throw the jab but Welch is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch misses the shot to the body.
Welch scores with a punch to the head.
Welch tests Bauer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bauer slips a straight right by Welch.

That's four 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.
Welch connects with a nice looking jab.
Bauer defending well as Welch loads up on a big left hand.
Welch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bauer throws a wild body kick that Welch sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vic Bauer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bauer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bauer scores with a punch to the head.
Welch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Bauer. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch's corner calls for a 1-2. Welch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bauer slips a jab and a cross from Welch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bauer is defended easily by Welch.
Bauer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

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.
Bauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch swings for the body but Bauer moves out of range.
Bauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Welch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Welch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

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.
Bauer misses with an uppercut.
Bauer misses the jab.
No joy there for Welch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welch lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vic Bauer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Welch ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
Welch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bauer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bauer throws out a loose jab but Welch uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauer throws a lazy uppercut
letting Welch counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Welch as he avoids it easily.
Bauer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Welch.
Welch misses with a left hand
and Bauer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Welch misses with a left hand
and Bauer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

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.
Welch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Welch.
Welch misses with a left hand
letting Bauer counter with a right hand.
Welch misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bauer to counter with a crisp jab.
Welch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryan Welch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bauer counters with a nice uppercut.
Welch throws a poor cross that misses
and Bauer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Welch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bauer counters with a head kick.
Vic Bauer seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch misses with a lunging right hand
and Bauer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Welch throws a right hand that misses
and Bauer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Welch swings widly with a right hand
and Bauer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Welch misses with a hook
and Bauer counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vic Bauer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bauer 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Bauer!