PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wellman Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Northrop comes to the cage accompanied by Alive And Kicking. Shane Wellman Iv has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Northrop
vs
Wellman Iv

180 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
177 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Wellman Iv!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wellman Iv.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellman Iv walks into a stiff left hand from Northrop.
Northrop avoids the body shot from Wellman Iv.
A swing and a miss from Northrop.
Wellman Iv defending well as Northrop loads up on a big left hand.
Wellman Iv slips under a jab from Northrop.
Northrop shoots in for a takedown but Wellman Iv shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Northrop avoids the body shot from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wellman Iv is looking to slow Northrop down with leg kicks.
A big left from Northrop misses.
Wellman Iv dodges the punch combination from Northrop.
Wellman Iv misses with a looping right.

Northrop shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Northrop is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Northrop throwing shots but Wellman Iv is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Northrop wants to free his trapped foot but Wellman Iv is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Northrop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Northrop is looking for a kimura but Wellman Iv is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Northrop to get the leverage.
Northrop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wellman Iv is staying active underneath Northrop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Northrop is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wellman Iv is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wellman Iv wants to control but Northrop is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Northrop is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wellman Iv is just riding it out for now. Northrop eventually gives up the hold.
Northrop tries to pass to full mount but Wellman Iv defends it.
Northrop seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Northrop looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Northrop thows a huge punch but Wellman Iv dodges it nicely.
Wellman Iv wants to improve his position but Northrop is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop trying to control from half guard but Wellman Iv is working away.
Northrop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wellman Iv defending well though.
Wellman Iv keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Northrop throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Northrop works his way into full mount!
Northrop dominating with strikes here.
Wellman Iv is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wellman Iv is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Northrop punching from mount but Wellman Iv doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Northrop is stalling here but it's allowed Wellman Iv to get half guard.
Northrop wants to pass the guard but Wellman Iv is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Northrop looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Northrop looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wellman Iv with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wellman Iv is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Northrop wants to work for an arm triangle but Wellman Iv is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Northrop throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Northrop dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Northrop misses with a looping left.
Northrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Northrop tries to clinch but Wellman Iv moves away
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Northrop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Northrop fails with the takedown
and Wellman Iv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wellman Iv has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Northrop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Northrop misses its intended target.
Wellman Iv now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Northrop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Northrop shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wellman Iv eats them both and turns towards Northrop to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wellman Iv looks to land a right hand but Northrop moved out of range.
Wellman Iv connects with a looping right hand.
Russell Northrop is winning the standup battle so far.
Northrop throws an overhand right that lands on Wellman Iv's shoulder, as Wellman Iv tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Wellman Iv misses.
Decent striking displayed by Northrop there.
Wellman Iv lands with a shot to the body.
Wellman Iv keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Northrop.
Wellman Iv throws a shot to the body.
Northrop stuns Wellman Iv with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wellman Iv.
Northrop misses with a straight right.
Wellman Iv tries to move into range but Northrop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wellman Iv pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Northrop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Russell Northrop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Northrop avoids the body shot from Wellman Iv.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wellman Iv breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellman Iv smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Northrop looks to land a combination but Wellman Iv avoids it well.
Wellman Iv throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Northrop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wellman Iv moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wellman Iv misses with an uppercut. Northrop saw that one coming.
Wellman Iv is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Northrop.
Northrop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Northrop throws a series of punches but Wellman Iv avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Northrop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Northrop throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Northrop stalling away here and it's allowed Wellman Iv to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Northrop pushing down on Wellman Iv's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wellman Iv is looking to control Northrop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wellman Iv avoid being mounted?
Northrop tries to pass to full mount but Wellman Iv defends it.
Wellman Iv tries to roll over but Northrop keeps him under control.
Northrop scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Northrop thows a huge punch but Wellman Iv dodges it nicely.
Northrop takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Northrop looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wellman Iv wants to get back to full guard.
Northrop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Northrop is trying to work for a kimura but Wellman Iv is defending well.
Northrop lands with a punch from half guard.
Northrop trying to control from half guard but Wellman Iv is working away.
Wellman Iv wants to control but Northrop is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Northrop seems to be looking for submissions.
Wellman Iv avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Northrop.
Wellman Iv wants to control but Northrop is keeping busy.
Northrop trying to control from half guard but Wellman Iv is working away.
Wellman Iv wants to improve his position but Northrop is controlling well.
Wellman Iv regains full guard. Nicely done.
Northrop slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Northrop dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Northrop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wellman Iv throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wellman Iv moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Northrop moves in looking to clinch but Wellman Iv pushes him off.
Wellman Iv slips a straight right by Northrop.
A head kick by Northrop misses
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wellman Iv misses the jab.
Northrop looks to throw the jab but Wellman Iv is out of range.
Wellman Iv circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wellman Iv counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Northrop thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wellman Iv takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Northrop lands with a hook. Wellman Iv tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wellman Iv misses with a wild body shot.
Northrop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wellman Iv can do to turn this around?
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!
Wellman Iv on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Northrop slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Northrop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Northrop lands with an overhand left.
Northrop misses with a body shot.
Northrop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wellman Iv.
A counter left hand to the body from Northrop misses its target.
Wellman Iv throws a jab when Northrop was well out of range.
Northrop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Northrop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Northrop misses.
Wellman Iv looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Northrop cracks Wellman Iv with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Northrop lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wellman Iv has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wellman Iv and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Northrop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wellman Iv dodges the punch combination from Northrop.
Wellman Iv tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Northrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellman Iv.
Northrop throws out a loose jab but Wellman Iv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shane Wellman Iv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Northrop ducks under a wild hook from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Northrop.
A little jabbing left from Wellman Iv on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Northrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Northrop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wellman Iv swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wellman Iv ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Northrop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wellman Iv.
Northrop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wellman Iv misses with an uppercut.
Wellman Iv throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Northrop lands a nice shot to the body.
Northrop tries for a takedown but Wellman Iv sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wellman Iv takes a swing at Northrop's ribcage but misses.
Northrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wellman Iv.
Northrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Northrop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wellman Iv pinned against the cage. Wellman Iv gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice defenses there by Wellman Iv.
Northrop missing with a left hand there. Wellman Iv was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wellman Iv throws a hook but Northrop avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wellman Iv as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Northrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellman Iv displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Northrop.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wellman Iv! But no joy.
A big right from Wellman Iv misses.
Wellman Iv throws an off balance right hand
enabling Northrop to counter with a crisp jab.
Northrop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Northrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Northrop dives in for a single leg takedown but Wellman Iv sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wellman Iv cracks Northrop with an open hand slap.
Northrop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wellman Iv.
Northrop misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Wellman Iv catches Northrop right on the button with a cross.
Wellman Iv cracks Northrop with a good jab.
Northrop misses with an uppercut. Wellman Iv saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv ducks under a wild hook from Northrop.
Northrop thuds his right hand into Wellman Iv's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Northrop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wellman Iv pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wellman Iv looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Northrop there.
Wellman Iv walks into a stiff left hand from Northrop.
Northrop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Northrop lands an overhand right.
Northrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wellman Iv walks into a stiff left hand from Northrop.
Wellman Iv throws an overhand right that lands on Northrop's shoulder, as Northrop tries to avoid the shot.
Northrop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wellman Iv looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wellman Iv getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Northrop connects with a right hand. Wellman Iv shakes it off.
Northrop ducks under a wild hook from Wellman Iv.
Northrop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wellman Iv misses with an uppercut. Northrop saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Northrop clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Northrop has a takedown stuffed.
Northrop ducks under a wild hook from Wellman Iv.
Northrop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wellman Iv.
Northrop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wellman Iv misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wellman Iv misses with a straight left.
Wellman Iv scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wellman Iv loads up on a big right hand but Northrop slips the punch.

Northrop gets a takedown into half guard.
Northrop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Northrop seems content to control.
Northrop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wellman Iv does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Northrop wants to free his trapped foot but Wellman Iv is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Northrop prevents Wellman Iv from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop wants to pass to mount but Wellman Iv is defending the position.
Wellman Iv avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Northrop.
Northrop trying to control the action but Wellman Iv is working from the bottom.
Wellman Iv is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Northrop scores with a couple of nice shots.

Northrop is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wellman Iv is just riding it out for now. Northrop eventually gives up the hold.
Northrop is taking a breather. Wellman Iv 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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Northrop is keen to just control but Wellman Iv is a slippery customer.
Wellman Iv trying to control from the bottom.
Northrop frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wellman Iv wants to hold on but Northrop pushes him away.
Northrop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wellman Iv wants to hold on but Northrop pushes him away.
Northrop sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wellman Iv blocking the ground and pound.
The referee warns Wellman Iv that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop working Wellman Iv over with strikes here.
Wellman Iv wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Northrop.
Northrop lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Wellman Iv is rocked!
Northrop lands a big elbow - Wellman Iv is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Wellman Iv is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop is the new welterweight champion!
Russell Northrop thanked the fans post fight for their support.