PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Harrison Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ranko Vrhovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harrison Wells
vs
Vrhovski

186 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
194 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brett Harrison Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ranko Vrhovski!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vrhovski.
Vrhovski shoots in for a takedown but Wells shows good takedown defense.
Wells throws a hook but Vrhovski blocks it.
Wells moves out of range of the body kick.
Wells digs a good body shot into Vrhovski's ribs.
A cross from Vrhovski lands.
Wells moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brett Harrison Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vrhovski rushes Wells and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vrhovski is working Wells over against the cage.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vrhovski misses with the head strike.
Vrhovski misses with a body punch.
Vrhovski is leaning against Wells and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vrhovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
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!
Wells wants to get back to striking at distance but Vrhovski won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vrhovski.
Vrhovski tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.
Vrhovski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wells up against the cage.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but Vrhovski has him pressed against the cage.
Vrhovski misses with the head strike.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vrhovski gets through Wells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vrhovski crunches a lovely knee into Wells's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vrhovski.
Wells misses with a punch on the inside.
Vrhovski lands a body punch.
Vrhovski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrhovski lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski misses with a punch to the body.
Vrhovski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Vrhovski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wells.
Vrhovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vrhovski misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrhovski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wells looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vrhovski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrhovski misses with the head strike.
A short left from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski tries to work over Wells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wells working hard to break the clinch.
Wells misses with a body punch.
Wells wants to get back to striking at distance but Vrhovski won't allow it.
Vrhovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wells backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski lands with a light punch inside.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vrhovski lands a hook that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Vrhovski lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vrhovski fails to land.
Vrhovski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Vrhovski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wells's face.
Wells takes a shot to the head.
Vrhovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vrhovski throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vrhovski.
Wells blocks an uppercut.
Wells takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vrhovski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Vrhovski tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Vrhovski back against the cage.
Wells blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells blocking some punches.
Vrhovski scores with a knee to the head.
Wells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vrhovski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Vrhovski.
Vrhovski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vrhovski tries a knee to the head but Wells blocks it.
Wells working aggressively here.
Wells is trying to force a seperation but Vrhovski has the dominant position.
Vrhovski lands an uppercut.
Vrhovski has a couple of punches blocked by Wells.
Vrhovski lands with a short shot to the head.
Vrhovski misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ranko Vrhovski 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.

Vrhovski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wells.
Wells slips a jab and a cross from Vrhovski.
A lazy left from Wells finds it's target.
Vrhovski avoids the body shot from Wells.
Vrhovski avoids the head kick by Wells.
Vrhovski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wells throws a leg kick but Vrhovski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vrhovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

Vrhovski moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vrhovski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vrhovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Wells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vrhovski pushes Wells back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vrhovski stalling in the clinch.
Wells takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells tries to break free but Vrhovski pushes him back against the cage.
Vrhovski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vrhovski misses with a punch to the body.
Wells can't break the clinch.
Wells misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vrhovski has Wells pressed against the cage, preventing Wells from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vrhovski stalling.
Vrhovski misses with some punches.
Wells is trying to break free.
Vrhovski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Vrhovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vrhovski lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Vrhovski - that landed with a thud.
Vrhovski tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells blocks an uppercut.
Vrhovski is trying to stall.
Vrhovski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vrhovski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wells blocks it with crossed arms.
Vrhovski can't find room to land a body shot as Wells controls the action.
Vrhovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Vrhovski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vrhovski lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vrhovski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vrhovski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vrhovski misses with the head strike.
A short left from Wells.
Vrhovski misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wells misses with a body punch.
Wells is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells is trying to force a seperation but Vrhovski has the dominant position.
Wells takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vrhovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Vrhovski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vrhovski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Vrhovski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vrhovski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wells up against the cage.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vrhovski misses with some punches.
Wells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vrhovski keeps control of Wells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vrhovski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vrhovski.
Wells blocks an uppercut.
Vrhovski connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vrhovski.
Wells misses with the head strike.
Wells tries to break free but Vrhovski pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrhovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Wells looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vrhovski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vrhovski works on Wells's body with a couple of short punches.
Wells working aggressively here.
Vrhovski scores with a shot to the side of Wells's head.
Vrhovski misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ranko Vrhovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

Vrhovski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vrhovski has Wells pressed against the cage, preventing Wells from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vrhovski lands a hook that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Vrhovski throws a head punch that misses.
Vrhovski throws an elbow but it misses.
Wells blocking some punches.
Wells working hard to break the clinch.
Vrhovski lands a left hand.
Vrhovski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vrhovski pushes Wells back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wells working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Vrhovski fails to land.
Wells wants to get back to striking at distance but Vrhovski won't allow it.
Wells letting Vrhovski take a breather here.
Vrhovski throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrhovski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wells.
A head punch on the inside from Vrhovski fails to land.
Vrhovski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vrhovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but Vrhovski has him pressed against the cage.
Vrhovski scores with a shot to the side of Wells's head.
Vrhovski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wells blocking some punches.
Wells takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee is keeping an eye on Vrhovski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vrhovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski working aggressively here.
Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Vrhovski.
Wells can't break the clinch.
Wells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vrhovski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wells.
Vrhovski working aggressively here.
Vrhovski cracks Wells with a nice body shot.
Vrhovski gets through Wells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vrhovski tries a knee to the head but Wells blocks it.
Vrhovski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vrhovski with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vrhovski digs a right hand into Wells's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wells's gas tank.
Vrhovski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ranko Vrhovski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vrhovski lands a right hand.
Vrhovski misses with some punches.
Wells is trying to force a seperation but Vrhovski has the dominant position.
Vrhovski presses Wells against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ranko Vrhovski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but Vrhovski is controlling him.
Vrhovski scores with a shoulder strike.
Vrhovski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wells tries to circle away but Vrhovski has him pinned against the cage.
Brett Harrison Wells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wells wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vrhovski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vrhovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Wells controls his hands.
Wells misses with a knee strike.
Wells can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski scores with a knee to the head.
Wells can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vrhovski - that landed with a thud.
Wells misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ranko Vrhovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vrhovski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranko Vrhovski!
Brett Harrison Wells spoke after the fight, saying 'Gotta work on my ground game. Il get better from here on. Props to him'.