PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Mori (ranked 5627 p4p, 4933 weight class) and Andrew Wellington (ranked 559 p4p, 529 weight class). Andrew Wellington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mori
vs
Wellington

177 cm
18
170
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
167
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Mori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mori forces Wellington back against the cage and clinches.
Mori scores with a knee to the head.
Mori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Andrew Wellington has been cut.
Wellington is trying to drag Mori to the mat but Mori just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've been hearing reports that Mori has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wellington can't get the takedown.
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wellington's face.
Mori putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wellington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mori.
A knee to the head by Mori.

Wellington is rocked!
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!
Mori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wellington is still on wobbly legs! Can Mori finish him?
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wellington's face.
Mori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mori lands a nice knee to the body.
Mori gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wellington.
Wellington seems to have recovered his senses.
Jin Mori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Wellington.

Mori drops Wellington with a big knee straight up the middle! Wellington is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wellington tries for a takedown but Mori circles away easily
and Mori counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Wellington! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jin Mori!