Belos 15 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Dravinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Trucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trucker has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Toni Trucker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dravinski
vs
Trucker

195 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Dravinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toni Trucker!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dravinski scores with a body shot.
Dravinski could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Trucker looks gassed!
Trucker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dravinski lands a nice hook to Trucker's body. Trucker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dravinski sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Trucker's defenses. It connects perfectly with Trucker's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Dravinski!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Swearengen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belsey Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Swearengen
vs
Moretti

190 cm
26
299 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
277 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Swearengen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Belsey Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swearengen lands with a nice combination. Moretti backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Belsey Moretti has been cut.
Swearengen is breathing heavily.
Swearengen lands a slapping body shot.
Swearengen lands with a nice body punch.
Swearengen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swearengen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moretti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moretti fails with a takedown attempt.
Moretti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Swearengen lands a glancing blow to the side of Moretti's head.
Swearengen lands a nice shot to the body.
Swearengen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moretti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Swearengen sprawls well. Swearengen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moretti gets slowly back to his feet.
Al Swearengen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moretti misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti looks to score with a jab to the body but Swearengen is just out of range.
Moretti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swearengen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moretti has time to react.
Swearengen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moretti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moretti shoots in looking for a takedown. Swearengen tries to sprawl out of it but Moretti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swearengen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Swearengen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Swearengen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Al Swearengen!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Al Swearengen!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Al Swearengen!

Al Swearengen wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Al Swearengen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
9%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Seth Bullock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ari Antenni's chin.

Bullock
vs
Antenni

178 cm
25
165 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
211 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullock.
Antenni ducks under a wild hook from Bullock.
Bullock looks to throw the jab but Antenni is out of range.
A slow jab from Bullock misses its intended target.
Antenni tries to clinch but Bullock moves out of range.
Bullock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That has opened up Ari Antenni's cut even more.
Bullock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullock defending well as Antenni loads up on a big left hand.

Bullock gets tackled into the cage by Antenni. Antenni maintains the clinch.
Bullock looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Antenni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bullock's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bullock blocks an elbow strike from Antenni.
Bullock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Antenni letting Bullock take a breather here.
Knees to the body from Antenni.
Bullock takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Seth Bullock has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Antenni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bullock stalls.
Antenni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bullock is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullock is looking to break free of the clinch but Antenni has double underhooks.
Antenni trying to land knees to the body.
Antenni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bullock trying to stall but Antenni improves his position.
Antenni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Antenni lands an elbow inside.
Antenni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bullock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Antenni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Antenni lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Antenni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Antenni 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Ari Antenni!

Ari Antenni wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Ari Antenni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pynchon
vs
McHale

177 cm
25
270 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beaumont McHale!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from McHale misses.
McHale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pynchon.
Pynchon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pynchon motions for McHale to come forward. Pynchon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McHale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

McHale shoots in and gets a takedown into Pynchon's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McHale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pynchon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pynchon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
McHale throwing strikes from guard but Pynchon blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHale throwing strikes but missing.
Pynchon wants to sweep but no luck.
McHale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McHale makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McHale stopping the sweep attempt from Pynchon.
McHale cracks Pynchon with a solid left hand.
McHale postures up.
McHale wants to control from the top but Pynchon keeps moving.
Pynchon looking to hit a scissor sweep but McHale is one step ahead there.
McHale with a flurry of punches that miss.
McHale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McHale sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pynchon's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHale seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McHale not doing much here.
Pynchon is trying to get back to full guard.
Pynchon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pynchon tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McHale scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McHale passes to full mount!
Pynchon is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McHale breaks from Pynchon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McHale lands a heavy elbow.
Pynchon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McHale on the ground.
Pynchon tries to reverse the position but McHale maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beaumont McHale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McHale has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!

Beaumont McHale wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Beaumont McHale, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Utter has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Charlie Utter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Markku Mannersormi's chin.

Mannersormi
vs
Utter

185 cm
25
193 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
177 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the super heavyweight 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, Markku Mannersormi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannersormi looks to land a right hand but Utter moved out of range.
Utter fails with a takedown attempt.
Utter looks gassed!

Mannersormi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Utter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mannersormi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mannersormi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mannersormi working the head with strikes.
Mannersormi cracks Utter with a big right hand but Utter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Utter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Utter is letting Mannersormi control him for a moment.
Mannersormi wants to control but Utter is keeping him busy.
Utter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mannersormi connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Check out the look on Mannersormi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannersormi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mannersormi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mannersormi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Utter is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannersormi slows the pace down.
Utter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Utter is not content to let Mannersormi control the position.
Mannersormi cracks Utter with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Utter is rocked!
Mannersormi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Utter some visible discomfort.
Utter is still in real trouble! Can Mannersormi finish him?
Mannersormi lands a strong strike to the head of Utter. That's dazed him! Mannersormi looking to finish here. Utter is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Mannersormi lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markku Mannersormi!
Markku Mannersormi retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Markku Mannersormi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.