A prospect a day for August 4/31 (Patreon)

Someone I've scouted from being a young pro is bantamweight, Malcolm Wellmaker. Wellmaker is 5-0 as a pro and was 9-1 as an amateur. He's been doing a great job staying active and fighting in different promotions.

Wellmaker is a striker but can get the takedown to mix it up. His takedowns mostly come from in the clinch utilizing trips. His grappling outweighs his wrestling. Wellmaker is good at quickly passing guard and improving positions. He can be a little overzealous with the submission attempts but is a good submission threat. I do rate his grappling but not too high because the guys he's taken down seem pretty lost off their back.

Outside of needing to pick up the volume Wellmaker is an excellent striker. He uses his reach on the outside with his straight punches, jab, and hard outside leg kicks. The best thing Wellmaker does is mix up his striking lanes. He doesn't throw enough combinations but he does a great job of staying busy. Wellmaker never throws the same thing back-to-back always throwing something different coming from both sides. Good timing, good shot-selection, and being accurate is why his striking is so clean.

I really like Wellmaker but I would like to see him go to LFA where he can build himself properly. He needs a slow but steady build. There don't need to be any more opponents with a losing record or 50/50 record. I like Wellmaker and I think he has a bright future.