PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Feilo Meloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meloy comes to the cage accompanied by Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss. Welch has chosen Stemm's Face The Pain as his entrance music. Bryan Welch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Feilo Meloy's chin.

Meloy
vs
Welch

180 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

183 cm
29
198 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Russian Top Team Nutrition
PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% )

Real Fighters Nutrition
BioPharm Nutrition

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 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Feilo Meloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Welch!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch misses with a looping right.
Welch throws a combination that misses
and Meloy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Welch misses with a double jab.
Welch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Welch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Welch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meloy circles away quickly and effectively.
Welch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meloy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Welch throws a push kick but Meloy slaps the foot to one side.
Welch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meloy moves in looking to clinch but Welch pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Welch.
Meloy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Welch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Welch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Welch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Welch looks to land a body kick but Meloy moved away.
Welch throws a lazy uppercut
and Meloy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Welch misses the body punch

and Meloy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meloy.
Welch prevents a body shot from Meloy.
Meloy pushes Welch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meloy has Welch pressed against the cage, preventing Welch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Welch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Welch manages to break the clinch.
Meloy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Welch.
Welch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meloy at a distance.
Meloy is looking to clinch but Welch is avoiding it.
Meloy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Welch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welch throws a leg kick but Meloy checks it.
Welch throws an off balance right hand
and Meloy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Welch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Welch.
Welch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meloy wants to clinch but Welch slips to the side
and Welch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meloy closes the distance and clinches.
Meloy'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.
Welch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Welch is trying to push Meloy away but Meloy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meloy has Welch pressed against the cage, preventing Welch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meloy blocks an uppercut.
Meloy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Welch wants to break free but Meloy has control.
Meloy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meloy stalls.
Welch trying to stall but Meloy improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Welch trying to control the position but instead, Meloy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Welch into the cage.
Meloy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Welch tries to stall but Meloy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meloy works on Welch's body with a couple of short punches.
Welch is trying to stall.
Meloy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Welch's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meloy leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meloy lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Feilo Meloy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meloy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meloy slips a jab from Welch.
Welch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Meloy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meloy tries to clinch but Welch moves out of range.
Meloy ducks under a wild hook from Welch.
Meloy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meloy wants to clinch.
Meloy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Welch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Welch fails to land with a series of punches.
Welch misses with a double jab
letting Meloy counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch misses with a combination
and Meloy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Welch. Meloy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Welch throws a lazy right hand but Meloy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Welch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meloy manages to avoid it.
Welch throws a nice looking combination but Meloy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meloy wants to clinch.
Meloy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bryan Welch seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meloy instigates a clinch.
Welch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meloy has him pressed against the cage.
Meloy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Meloy lands with a light punch inside.
Meloy stalling against the cage.
Welch is trying to break the clinch but Meloy has him pressed against the cage.
Welch is trying to break the clinch but Meloy is controlling him.
Meloy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meloy lands an uppercut.
Meloy taking a breather.
A short left from Meloy.
A frustrated look appears on Welch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meloy taking a breather.
Welch is stalling here.
Meloy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meloy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Feilo Meloy.
Welch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Meloy counters with a nice uppercut.
Welch swats away the attempt to clinch by Meloy.
Welch throws a lazy uppercut
and Meloy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Meloy clinches.
Meloy lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Welch is rocked!
Meloy stalling against the cage.
Welch is still on wobbly legs! Can Meloy finish him?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Welch as Meloy tries to tie him up.
Meloy lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meloy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Welch backwards.
Meloy lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meloy taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feilo Meloy dominated that second round.
That's time! Meloy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Welch. Meloy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Welch seems to have recovered his senses.
Welch scores with a shot to the body.
Bryan Welch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welch misses with a combination
and Meloy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Welch misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Welch. Meloy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Welch misses with a two punch combination.
Welch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Meloy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch misses with a looping right.
Welch misses the shot to the body.
Welch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meloy doesn't manage to clinch there - Welch circles away.
Welch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Welch throws a series of punches but Meloy avoids them all with ease.
Welch tries to move into range but Meloy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meloy staying out of range there.
Welch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Meloy counters with a right hand to the body.
Welch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meloy wants to clinch up but Welch keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meloy wants to clinch up but Welch keeps it at a distance.
Welch misses with a few strikes there.
Meloy slips a jab from Welch.
Welch misses with a right hand
and Meloy counters with a right hand to the body.
Meloy blocks a low kick nicely.
Welch misses the shot to the body.

Welch gets tackled into the cage by Meloy. Meloy maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meloy is stalling here.
Welch tries to circle away but Meloy has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Meloy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bryan Welch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meloy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meloy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Welch backwards.
Meloy stalling.
Welch is looking to control Meloy's arms but Meloy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Welch has his back to the cage.
Meloy lands a shoulder strike.
Welch tries to work over Meloy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Welch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Welch just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Welch.

Meloy pushes Welch up against the cage in a clinch.
Welch working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meloy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Feilo Meloy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meloy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Welch or not.
Welch wants to get back to striking at distance but Meloy won't allow it.
Meloy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Welch looking to stall.
Meloy pushes Welch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meloy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Welch trying to control the position but instead, Meloy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Welch into the cage.

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 Feilo Meloy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meloy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feilo Meloy!
Feilo Meloy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ) for their support in the buildup to the fight.