PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wybrant De Houtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Harrison Wells (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.

De Houtman
vs
Harrison Wells

183 cm
26
191 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wybrant De Houtman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brett Harrison Wells!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Houtman moves out of range as Wells strikes.
Wells lands the left hand.
A shot to the liver by De Houtman. Beautiful body shot.
Wells throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling De Houtman to counter with a crisp jab.
Wells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Houtman.
The crowd cheers as Wells lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Houtman doesn't seem phased though.
De Houtman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wells misses with an uppercut.
De Houtman tries to counter by clinching up but Wells breaks away and moves out of range.
Wells swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Houtman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Houtman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wells throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Houtman is looking to counter the offense by Wells and move into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wells throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Houtman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wells throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells throws a right hand that misses
and De Houtman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wells misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wells throws a jab but it's blocked by De Houtman.
Wells has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Houtman blocks the body kick.
Brett Harrison Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

De Houtman closes the distance and clinches.
De Houtman struggles to land a body shot inside as Wells controls his hands.
De Houtman lands with a short shot to the head.
Wells is trying to force a seperation but De Houtman has the dominant position.
De Houtman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Houtman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wellss head.
De Houtman works on Wells's body with a couple of short punches.
Wells blocks an uppercut.
De Houtman scores with a shot to the side of Wells's head.
Wells misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from De Houtman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Houtman gets through Wells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Houtman has a couple of punches blocked by Wells.
De Houtman misses with a punch on the inside.
De Houtman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Houtman pushes Wells back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wells looks winded!
Wells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Houtman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Houtman works on Wells's body with a couple of short punches.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but De Houtman has him pressed against the cage.
De Houtman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from De Houtman.
De Houtman lands a right hand.
De Houtman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Houtman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Houtman pushes Wells back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Houtman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Houtman lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
De Houtman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Houtman has Wells pushed against the cage.
De Houtman lands with a light punch inside.
De Houtman lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Houtman.
De Houtman works on Wells's body with a couple of short punches.
Wells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from De Houtman.
A nice left hand lands by De Houtman.
De Houtman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Houtman is stalling here.
De Houtman lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Houtman cracks Wells with a nice body shot.
Wells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman lands a body shot.
De Houtman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Houtman lands a right hand.
De Houtman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Houtman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wells takes a shot to the head.
De Houtman lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Houtman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Houtman.

Wells is rocked!
De Houtman lands a nice uppercut.
Wells is still on wobbly legs! Can De Houtman finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Houtman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from De Houtman.
Wells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Houtman lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wybrant De Houtman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wells throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Houtman tries to counter by clinching up but Wells breaks away and moves out of range.
Wells seems to have recovered his senses.
De Houtman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wells's hands.
Wells tries to move into range but De Houtman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Houtman cracks Wells on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Wells falls backwards against the cage. De Houtman follows up with more strikes that drop Wells to his knees. De Houtman keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Wells! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wybrant De Houtman!
The defeated Brett Harrison Wells had this to say: 'I fight the way I fight. No regrets'.