Belos 19 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 niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 5 - 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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toni Trucker!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trucker throws a leg kick but Dravinski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dravinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trucker's hands.

That has opened up Toni Trucker's cut even more.
Trucker is looking to score with low kicks.
Dravinski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trucker doesn't seem bothered though.
Toni Trucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trucker looks gassed!
Dravinski dips to his left and cracks Trucker with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Dravinski.

Trucker is rocked!

The cut above Toni Trucker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dravinski measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Trucker! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Darius Dravinski!
An out of breath Darius Dravinski 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
100%

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). Ari Antenni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bullock
vs
Antenni

178 cm
26
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
211 lbs
8 - 7 - 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 9 - 6 - 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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Bullock - just one landing.

That has opened up Ari Antenni's cut even more.
Bullock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bullock lands with an uppercut that bounces Antenni off the cage and back into range.
Antenni tries to clinch up but Bullock circles away and keeps his distance.
Bullock just misses with a punch to the body.
Bullock takes a swing at Antenni's ribcage but misses.
Antenni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bullock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Antenni gets a clinch.
Antenni with a knee to the head.
Antenni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bullock is defending well for now.
Antenni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bullock avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antenni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Seth Bullock has been cut.
Antenni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Antenni trying to land knees to the body.
Antenni missing with knees to the body.
Antenni trying to land knees to the body.
Bullock misses with a body punch.
Bullock tries to break free but Antenni pushes him back against the cage.
Bullock taking a breather.
Bullock tries to throw a body punch but Antenni avoids it by throwing Bullock back against the cage.
Antenni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Antenni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antenni connects with a knee to the head.
Antenni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bullock stalling the fight.
Bullock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Antenni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullock is trying to break free.
Antenni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bullock's face.
Bullock is trying to stall.
Antenni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bullock blocks an elbow strike from Antenni.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antenni has Bullock pushed against the cage.
Antenni scores with a knee to the head.
Antenni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ari Antenni!

Ari Antenni wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ari Antenni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belsey Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moretti has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Charlie Utter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Utter
vs
Moretti

175 cm
26
177 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
277 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Belsey Moretti!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utter throws a nice looking combination but Moretti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Moretti looks gassed!
Utter fails to land the takedown.
Moretti misses the jab.
Utter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Utter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Utter misses the jab.
Moretti misses with a double jab

and Utter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moretti!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Utter breaks from Moretti's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Moretti is in a horrible position here. Utter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moretti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Utter landing shots from mount.
Utter working Moretti over with strikes here.
Utter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moretti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Utter controlling from the full mount.
Utter with a couple of short strikes.
Utter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Utter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Utter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Utter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moretti looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Utter.
Utter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Utter with a couple of short strikes.
Utter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moretti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Moretti is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utter loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Moretti scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Utter land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Utter stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Utter!
During a confident post fight interview, Charlie Utter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Swearengen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Markku Mannersormi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Markku Mannersormi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mannersormi
vs
Swearengen

185 cm
26
193 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
299 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Swearengen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannersormi misses with a takedown attempt - Swearengen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Mannersormi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Swearengen was covering up waiting for the punch and Mannersormi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mannersormi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mannersormi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Swearengen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mannersormi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mannersormi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Markku Mannersormi.
Mannersormi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swearengen.
Mannersormi shoots and misses
letting Swearengen counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Swearengen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mannersormi misses with a kick to the body.
Swearengen misses with a straight right.

Mannersormi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mannersormi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Swearengen is trying to control the position but Mannersormi postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swearengen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mannersormi throws an elbow that misses. Swearengen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mannersormi's guard. Nice move by Swearengen!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mannersormi pulls Swearengen in to control the position.
Mannersormi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swearengen postures up.
Mannersormi is pulling down on Swearengen's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Markku Mannersormi wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Swearengen lands a big uppercut and Mannersormi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mannersormi looks OK. Swearengen waves Mannersormi back to his feet!

It looks like Markku Mannersormi has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannersormi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swearengen but Swearengen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markku Mannersormi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannersormi has a takedown stuffed.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Al Swearengen.
I think Swearengen 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Al Swearengen!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Al Swearengen!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight as a draw!

Al Swearengen wins by majority decision!
A very excited looking Al Swearengen 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
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thomas Pynchon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

McHale
vs
Pynchon

182 cm
25
215 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

177 cm
25
270 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beaumont McHale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from McHale misses.
Some wild striking there from Pynchon.
McHale avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from McHale does no damage.
Pynchon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McHale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Pynchon looking to score a takedown here. McHale is defending well but Pynchon drives through and ends up in McHale's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McHale controls Pynchon momentarily but Pynchon frees himself.
McHale wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McHale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pynchon working some strikes from top position.
McHale seems keen to control Pynchon's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Beaumont McHale wasn't doing enough on the ground.

McHale is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pynchon's half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pynchon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pynchon controlling the position well.
Pynchon tries to get to full guard but McHale has control of the leg.
McHale stalling.
Pynchon wants to control but McHale is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pynchon tries to roll over but McHale keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McHale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pynchon trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pynchon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McHale scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pynchon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McHale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHale scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McHale seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pynchon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McHale lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pynchon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pynchon is looking to improve his position.
McHale slips a nice elbow through Pynchon's hands, connecting with Pynchon's forehead.

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 Beaumont McHale.
I think McHale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!

Beaumont McHale wins by unanimous decision!
Beaumont McHale retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Beaumont McHale 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.