PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Dayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh comes to the cage accompanied by Lets Have A War. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Welsh
vs
Dayne

190 cm
23
199 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

189 cm
19
199 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Dayne!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Welsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dayne throws a series of punches but Welsh moves out of range.
Jab from Dayne.
Welsh walks into a jab.

It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Welsh looks for a takedown but Dayne sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Dayne. No joy for Welsh on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Welsh has closed the distance and engaged Dayne in a clinch.

Welsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Welsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Welsh slips a jab and a cross from Dayne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Dayne does it's job there.
Welsh tries to clinch up but Dayne circles away and keeps his distance.

Welsh clinches up with Dayne and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne goes for a takedown in the clinch but Welsh prevents it.
Welsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Dayne tries to circle away but Welsh has him pinned against the cage.

Dayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Dayne tries to sprawl out of it but Welsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dayne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dayne misses with a looping right.
Dayne misses with a looping left.
A combination from Dayne does no damage.
Dayne swinging wildly here.
Welsh ducks under a wild hook from Dayne.
Welsh moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Welsh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dayne's waist but Dayne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Welsh off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dayne as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayne scores with a shot to the body.
Dayne misses with a looping right.
Dayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dayne misses with an uppercut. Welsh saw that one coming.
Welsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dayne avoids it really well and circles away.

Welsh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dayne manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Welsh wants to control from the top but Dayne keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dayne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dayne is looking to stand up but Welsh isn't so interested in that idea.
Dayne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Dayne pushes Welsh off and gets back to his feet.
Dayne misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh looks for a takedown but Dayne sprawls well.
Dayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Welsh pushes Dayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Welsh won't allow it.
Welsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dayne blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Dayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Welsh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dayne uses from the top position.
Welsh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Welsh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Welsh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Welsh wants to control the pace but Dayne is squirming around nicely.
Welsh forces the positional change into back control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Welsh is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Dayne is defending well though. Welsh let's go of the attempt for now.

Dayne showing good submission defense here.

Dayne is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Welsh gets his way!

Dayne defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dayne fending off the submission attempt from Welsh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dayne is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that TJ Welsh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Welsh'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.

Dayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt - Dayne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
TJ Welsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Welsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dayne tries to bum rush Welsh with a series of wild strikes but Welsh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arthur Dayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welsh shoots in for a double leg but Dayne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Welsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dayne is fending him off so far but Welsh persists. Nope, Dayne circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dayne throws a body punch but Welsh moves out of range.
Dayne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dayne wants it to stay on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Dayne there.
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Arthur Dayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dayne throws a lazy right hand but Welsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Welsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dayne is fending him off so far but Welsh persists. Nope, Dayne circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Dayne.
No joy there for Dayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dayne misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dayne.
Nice sprawl there from Dayne as Welsh shoots in.
Dayne misses with a left hand

and Welsh counters with a shoot takedown. Dayne fights it but they end up in guard.

Welsh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Welsh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Welsh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayne keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because TJ Welsh just wasn't active enough.
A combination from Dayne does no damage.
Dayne scores with a shot to the body.
Dayne throws a series of punches but Welsh moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dayne.
Dayne misses with a looping right.
Welsh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Welsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Welsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dayne tries to avoid it but Welsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dayne to the ground. Dayne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Welsh blocks a jab.
Dayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Welsh momentarily.
Dayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Welsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Dayne.
Dayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Welsh.
Welsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dayne is fending him off so far but Welsh persists. Nope, Dayne circles away and we're back to standing.
Dayne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dayne wants it to stay on the feet.
Dayne throws a lazy right hand but Welsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Dayne finds it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arthur Dayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dayne misses with a double jab.
Dayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Welsh circles away quickly and effectively.
Dayne with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne throws a body punch but Welsh moves out of range.
Dayne is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Dayne.
Welsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dayne misses with a body shot.
Dayne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Welsh wants to clinch.
Welsh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dayne throws a body punch but Welsh moves out of range.

Dayne gets caught flat footed, as Welsh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Welsh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Welsh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Welsh stops Dayne from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Welsh throws a big elbow that misses.

Welsh stands and steps away. Dayne gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dayne as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welsh slips a jab from Dayne.
Welsh wants to clinch up but Dayne keeps it at a distance.
Welsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Welsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dayne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Welsh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dayne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Welsh somewhat.

Welsh has closed the distance and engaged Dayne in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arthur Dayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on TJ Welsh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Welsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Dayne sprawls well. He's pushed Welsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dayne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Welsh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dayne stuffs the takedown.

Welsh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dayne on his heels. He'll look to pass Dayne's guard now, I'm sure.

Welsh stands up from Dayne's guard - Welsh perhaps looking for a knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Welsh is defended easily by Dayne.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Welsh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Welsh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dayne holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Welsh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
You get the feeling that Dayne really doesn't like being in this position too much.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dayne has given up his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Welsh is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Welsh looking for the choke from the back.
Dayne wants to get back to his feet.

Welsh is looking for the choke from the back position but Dayne is controlling his hands well.

Welsh is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Welsh's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Dayne is trying to get back to his feet but Welsh has full control of the position and if anything, Dayne has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dayne is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Welsh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dayne wants to get back to his feet.

Welsh is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Dayne taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Welsh.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). TJ Welsh!
TJ Welsh decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.