PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perko Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stemm's Face The Pain. Late has chosen No Easy Way Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Welch
vs
Late

183 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
27
183 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Perko Late!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late tries to close the distance and clinch but Welch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Welch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Late at a distance.
Welch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Late slips under a jab from Welch.
Nice defenses there by Late.
Welch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Welch walks into a left hand.
Late just misses with a punch to the body.
Late looks to score with a jab to the body but Welch is just out of range.
Late staying out of range there.
Welch misses with a jab to the body
and Late connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Welch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Welch looks to land a left hand but Late moved out of range nicely.
Welch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Late misses with a head kick.
Welch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Late to score with a decent uppercut.
Welch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Late throws a lazy right hand but Welch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Late slips under a jab from Welch.
Late is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Welch.

Late closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Welch dodges the ground and pound from Late.
Late has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Late wants to lay and pray for a moment but Welch keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Late.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Late has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Late laying and praying for a moment but Welch takes advantage and regains half guard.
Welch pushes Late off looking to stand but Late dives back in and keeps control.
Late wants to control but Welch is keeping him busy.
Late missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Late displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Welch throws out the jab.
Late takes a swing at Welch's ribcage but misses.
Late pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Welch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Welch connects with a right hand. Late shakes it off.
Welch lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Welch works Late's body with a nice hook.
Welch throws a body punch but Late moves out of range.
Late walks into a left hand.
Late displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Welch throws out the jab.
Late fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Welch jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Late clinches.
Late tries for a takedown but Welch manages to get underhooks.
Late looking to throw knees to the head but Welch is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Late just misses with a elbow thrown towards Welch's brow.
Late throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Welch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Welch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Late counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Late is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Welch misses with a double jab
enabling Late to counter with a crisp jab.
Welch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Late misses.
Late closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheers as Welch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Late doesn't seem phased though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Late forces Welch back against the cage and clinches.

Welch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Late slips under a jab from Welch.
Welch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Welch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Welch lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late punishes Welch's body with a nice straight punch.
Welch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Late uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Welch.
Welch misses with an uppercut. Late saw that one coming.
Late slips a straight right by Welch.
Late misses with a body punch
and Welch counters with a stiff right hand.
Late blocks a jab.
Bryan Welch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Late connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Welch momentarily.
Late takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Late rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Welch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Welch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Late.
Welch missing with a left hand there. Late was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Late scores with a jab to the body.
Late ducks under a wild hook from Welch.
Welch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Late lands a slapping body shot.
Late throws a body punch but Welch moves out of range.
Late clobbers Welch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Welch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Late counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Late.
Welch lands an uppercut.
Welch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Late landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late is leaning against Welch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Welch is looking to control Late's arms but Late gets an underhook and turns him. Now Welch has his back to the cage.
Late lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Welch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Welch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Late lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Welch is looking to control Late's arms but Late gets an underhook and turns him. Now Welch has his back to the cage.
Welch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Welch looking to slow down the pace here.
Welch is breathing heavily.
Late stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Late connects with a nasty looking knee right to Welch's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Welch tries a body shot but Late blocks it.
Welch wants to stall.
Welch has a couple of punches blocked by Late.
Welch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Late.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Late content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Welch tries a body shot but Late blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Late.
Welch has a couple of punches blocked by Late.
Late blocks an uppercut.
Late lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Late slips a jab and a cross from Welch.
Late slips a straight right by Welch.

Late has Welch up against the cage in a clinch.
Welch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Late lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Welch stalling in the clinch but Late improves position.
Late tries to land knees in the clinch but Welch avoids the damage to the body.
Late lands with a left to the head.
Welch is trying to stall.

Late pulls guard.

Late has his foot on Welch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Welch works his way back into a safe position though.
Welch wants to control from the top but Late keeps moving.
Welch is in close to Late's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Late throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Welch escapes and throws Late's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Late manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Late trying to control here.
Late taking some punishment here, with Welch in his half guard.
Welch trying to control the action but Late is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Late wants to control but Welch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Welch wants to control but Late is keeping him busy.
Late regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Welch.
Welch trying to control but Late is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Late pulls Welch in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Welch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Welch looks to land a left hand but Late moved out of range nicely.
Welch throws a looping overhand right but Late ducks down to avoid it.
Welch thows a body shot but no joy.
Bryan Welch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Late ducks under a wild hook from Welch.
A big right from Late misses.
Welch throws a nice looking combination but Late bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Late closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Late misses with a hook. Welch ducked under it nicely.
Welch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Late ducks under a wild hook from Welch.
Late takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Welch does no damage.
Late misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Late wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Welch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Late cracks a nice hook into Welch's ribs.
Welch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Welch misses its intended target.
No joy there for Late, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Late misses with a series of wild punches.
Welch throws a lazy right hand but Late sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Late tries to bum rush Welch with a series of wild strikes but Welch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Late has closed the distance and engaged Welch in a clinch.
Late wants to stall.

Late gets control of Welch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Late will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Welch wants to pass the guard but Late is keeping the position.
Late is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Welch throws and elbow that misses. Late uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Welch's guard. Nice move by Late!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late tries to free his leg and advance position but Welch is retaining full guard.

Welch wriggles free and stands up.
Late lands a nice looking body shot.
Welch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Welch misses with an uppercut. Late saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Welch.
Late tries to clinch up but Welch circles away and keeps his distance.
Late uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Welch.
Welch avoids the body shot from Late.
Late looks to score with a jab to the body but Welch is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Late.
Late takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Welch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Late counters with a right hand to the body.

Welch gets caught flat footed, as Late shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Late throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Welch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Late wants to pass the guard but Welch is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perko Late showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Late dodges the punch combination from Welch.
The fighters circling - Welch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Welch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Welch moves away from the strike by Late.
Welch looks to land a combination. Late sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Welch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Welch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Welch misses with an uppercut. Late saw that one coming.
Late lands with a cross.
Bryan Welch is winning the standup battle so far.
Late closes this distance looking for a takedown but Welch circles away.
Welch misses the jab.
Welch connects with a jab.
Welch just misses with a punch to the body.
Late tests Welch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Welch lands with a good body shot.
Late avoids the body shot from Welch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch clobbers Late with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Welch misses the target.
Late dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Welch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Late darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Late tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Welch was well out of range. Poor timing from Late.
Welch throws a looping overhand right but Late ducks down to avoid it.
Welch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Late counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Late has gone for a leg lock! Welch slips out almost immediately though and dives into Late's guard.
Welch wants to pass the guard but Late is keeping the position.
Late keeping moving, preventing Welch from controlling successfully.
Welch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Late trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch trying to control the position from guard on top but Late is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welch throws a strike but Late rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Late is looking to work some ground and pound but Welch has wrist control.
Welch wants to get back to his feet but Late is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Late trying to control but Welch is working from the bottom.
Late trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Welch is looking to stand up but Late isn't so interested in that idea.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Welch throws a lazy right hand but Late sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Late scores with a nice right hand.

Late takes the fight into the clinch.
Late is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Late doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bryan Welch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Late misses with a knee strike.
Late prevents Welch from breaking the clinch.
Welch scores with a hook to the body.
Welch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Late fails to pull guard.
Welch tries a body shot but Late blocks it.
Late lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Welch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Welch does no damage.
Late pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Welch scores with a jab. Late acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Late misses with a head kick.
Welch takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch throws out a loose jab but Late uses good head movement to avoid it.
Late swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Late takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Late bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Late throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Welch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Late throws the left hand but Welch avoids the punch easily.
Late tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Welch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Welch connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from Welch.
Welch lands a jab to Late's midsection.
Late wants to clinch up but Welch keeps it at a distance.
Welch's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Welch duly obliges.
Late takes one to the side of the head.
Welch misses with a two punch combination.
Late misses with a straight left.
Welch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Late throws a one two combo.

Late has taken the fight to the clinch.
Welch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lates head.
Welch swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bryan Welch.
I think Late has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perko Late!