PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zak Houk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Houk
vs
Wellington

195 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
190 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zak Houk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Wellington!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington with a jab.
Wellington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wellington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zak Houk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houk tries to clinch but Wellington is having none of it.
Houk wants to clinch but Wellington slips to the side
and Wellington counters with a two punch combo.
Houk wants to clinch but Wellington slips to the side
and Wellington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wellington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Houk.
Houk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wellington swings widly with a right hand
and Houk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wellington keeps the fight on the outside.
Houk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wellington counters with a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Houk, right into the meat.
Houk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wellington.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Houk closes the distance and pushes Wellington back into the cage.

Houk turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Houk manages to end up in side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Houk is trying to get an arm triangle but Wellington is defending well.
Wellington is trying to improve his position.
Wellington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Houk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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Wellington can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wellington can do anything to dispel that myth.

Houk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Houk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wellington wants to get back to his feet but Houk drags him back down.
Houk throws a strike aimed at the side of Wellington's head but Wellington avoids it well.
Houk is looking to take a break and control but Wellington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houk is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Houk trying to control the position but Wellington is working away.
Houk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

We're going to have a standup here because Zak Houk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Houk misses with a takedown attempt - Wellington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zak Houk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington scores with a nice strike.
Wellington looks gassed!
Houk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Houk duly obliges.
Wellington throws a big shot that misses.
Houk moves away from the strike by Wellington.
Wellington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Houk counters with an inside leg kick.
Wellington cracks Houk with a good jab.
Houk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wellington doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington stuffs the takedown.

Houk rushes Wellington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wellington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Houk 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.

Wellington swats away the attempt to clinch by Houk.
Houk tries to clinch but Wellington moves out of range.
Houk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Houk moves in looking to clinch but Wellington pushes him off.
Houk delivers a nice body kick.
Houk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wellington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Houk.
Horrible takedown by Houk or perhaps it was just good defense by Wellington which made him look bad.
Houk connects with a leg kick. Wellington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wellington is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houk avoids the body shot from Wellington.
Houk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wellington throws a right hand that misses
and Houk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Houk tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
Zak Houk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Houk moves into the clinch.
Wellington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Houk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zak Houk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Wellington.
Wellington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Houk scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Houk's elbow.
Nice body punch from Houk.
Wellington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wellington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Houk scores with a shot to the side of Wellington's head.
A body shot lands from Houk.
Houk wants a takedown.
Houk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wellington pulls his leg out and moves away.
Houk tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Houk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wellington swats away the attempt to clinch by Houk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houk tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
Houk is looking to clinch but Wellington is avoiding it.
Wellington keeps the fight on the outside.
Houk is looking to clinch.
Houk wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance.
Houk tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
Houk doesn't manage to clinch there - Wellington circles away.
Houk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wellington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Houk wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance.
Houk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wellington sprawls well. Wellington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Houk gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Houk moves in looking to clinch but Wellington pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Houk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wellington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Houk tries to clinch but Wellington is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wellington circles away.
Houk doesn't manage to clinch there - Wellington circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Houk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Houk wants to clinch.
Houk darts in trying to clinch
and Wellington counters with a straight right hand.
Houk swinging wildly here.
Houk shoots in but Wellington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Houk ducks under a wild hook from Wellington.
Wellington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Houk counters with a straight right hand.
Houk slips a jab from Wellington.
Wellington swings widly with a right hand
and Houk counters with a three punch combo that has Wellington backing up. Wellington nods at Houk to acknowledge the strikes.
Wellington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houk scores with a head kick. Wellington tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Wellington is rocked!
Wellington lands a nice shot that snaps Houk's head back.
Houk shoots in for a takedown but Wellington shows good takedown defense.
Houk tries to clinch up.
Houk slips a straight right by Wellington.
Wellington throws a right and a left that Houk avoids nicely.

Houk moves into the clinch successfully.
Houk looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Wellington fails to land.
Houk tries to score a body lock takedown but Wellington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Richard Wellington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zak Houk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houk has had enough of the clinch but Wellington keeps him there for the moment.
Houk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wellington just stands there and leans against the cage.

Houk manages to pull guard.
Houk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellington looking to sit in guard and control but Houk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houk wants to control from the top but Wellington keeps moving.
Wellington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Houk passes into half guard.

Houk is trying to work for a kimura but Wellington is defending well.
Houk is trying to control the action in half guard but Wellington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houk is really struggling to control Wellington but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Houk in particular looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zak Houk.
Houk tries to close the distance and clinch but Wellington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zak Houk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wellington might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Houk wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zak Houk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Houk 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Houk!