PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genaro Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Prather Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wells
vs
Prather Iii

170 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genaro Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Prather Iii!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells takes a swing at Prather Iii's ribcage but misses.

Wells shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Prather Iii is trying to defend but Wells finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Prather Iii looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Prather Iii tries to roll over but Wells keeps him under control.
Prather Iii pushes Wells off looking to stand but Wells dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wells really is a fat lump.
Prather Iii wants to control but Wells is keeping busy.
Wells takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prather Iii defending well though.
Wells thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prather Iii wants to control the action here but instead Wells manages to pass to full mount!
Prather Iii sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wells is nestled in close to Prather Iii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Prather Iii wants to control but Wells is keeping busy.
Wells is taking a breather. Prather Iii says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prather Iii is trying to stand back up but Wells is controlling him

Wells stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Prather Iii to get to his feet.

Wells gets the takedown into side control.
Wells works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Prather Iii tries to bench press Wells off him but Wells keeps the position.
Prather Iii tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Wells easily slips into full mount!
Wells in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells lands a couple of good shots and Prather Iii has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wells lands shots from the back.
Prather Iii trying to control the hands but Wells won't let him.
Prather Iii covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Prather Iii looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wells keeps control of the position easily here as Prather Iii tries to buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Prather Iii is trying to break free.
Prather Iii looks winded!

Wells has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wells working for a choke but Prather Iii is defending well.
Prather Iii trying to control the hands but Wells breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genaro Wells dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wells closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wells lands in his opponent's guard.
Prather Iii trying to keep a closed guard but Wells is proving a slippery customer.
Wells chips away with some ground and pound.
Wells postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prather Iii has momentary wrist control but Wells slips an elbow through the middle.
Prather Iii is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wells is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Prather Iii scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells is trying to control but can't.
Wells is trying to escape back to his feet but Prather Iii uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Prather Iii tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Prather Iii cracks Wells with a big right hand but Wells just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Prather Iii working away.
Wells prevents Prather Iii from moving into mount.
Prather Iii trying to control the position but Wells is working away.
Wells wants to get back to his feet but Prather Iii drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Prather Iii decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Prather Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Wells decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Prather Iii is breathing heavily.
Prather Iii is looking to improve his position.
Wells lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wells missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prather Iii trying to control from the bottom.
Wells lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Prather Iii is looking to escape.
Prather Iii wants to get back to full guard but Wells has passed into side control.
Wells postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Prather Iii wants to control but Wells postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wells scores with punches from side control.

Wells is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Prather Iii knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wells throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Prather Iii is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wells scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genaro Wells dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Wells tries a head kick but it misses.

Wells gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Prather Iii successfully pulls guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Prather Iii looking to control.
Wells is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prather Iii can do to turn this around?
Prather Iii lands a decent shot there.

Prather Iii isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wells stacks Prather Iii on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wells!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wells tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prather Iii taking a bit of punishment here - Wells scoring with strikes.
A control attempt from Prather Iii but he's now mounted!
Prather Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prather Iii is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wells postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Prather Iii looks a forlorn figure.
Prather Iii is working to get back to half guard.
Wells scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Prather Iii?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prather Iii throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Prather Iii can't escape the position.
Prather Iii is still trying to improve position.
Wells punishing his opponent with strikes.
Prather Iii has given up his back. Will we see Wells going for some submissions?
Wells lands shots from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells lands with a hammerfist to the side of Prather Iii's head.
Wells loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Prather Iii hold on?
Wells punishes Prather Iii with strikes from the back mount.
Wells scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wells. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Wells lands with a hammerfist to the side of Prather Iii's head.
Wells lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Wells is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Wells lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells is punishing Prather Iii with some ground and pound.
Good control from Wells.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wells. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Wells connects with a big shot to the side of Prather Iii's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wells lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Wells.
Michael Prather Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Genaro Wells is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Wells controlling the positon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genaro Wells showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wells 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genaro Wells!