Belos 25 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. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dravinski
vs
Trucker

195 cm
18
300 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 15 - 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 11 - 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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toni Trucker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trucker takes a jab right on the kisser.

That has opened up Toni Trucker's cut even more.
Dravinski cracks Trucker with a good jab.
Good shot there by Dravinski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dravinski digs a good body shot into Trucker's ribs.
Trucker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dravinski checks a low kick from Trucker.
Dravinski thows a body shot but no joy.
Trucker leaves his chin hanging out and Dravinski seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Trucker crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaumont McHale is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

McHale
vs
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke

182 cm
26
215 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beaumont McHale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke blocks a leg kick.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McHale counters with a two punch combo.
McHale blocks a head kick by Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McHale.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McHale manages to avoid it.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke with a poor takedown

so McHale counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McHale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McHale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has momentary wrist control but McHale slips an elbow through the middle.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McHale working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHale postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McHale with a nice head shot there.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke controls McHale momentarily but McHale frees himself.
McHale not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McHale scoring with some ground and pound.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke looks gassed!

Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McHale passes into side control.
McHale creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McHale working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHale lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke down.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has eaten all the pies!
McHale landing a few strikes.
McHale scoring with punches from side control.
McHale taking a breather here.
McHale will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McHale creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke can't do much from the bottom here.
McHale is putting a hurting on Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McHale lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McHale working the head and body with strikes.
Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beaumont McHale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McHale lands a nice forearm strike.
McHale in side control, just content to control the action for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beaumont McHale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McHale 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Cecil Peabody 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Swearengen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Swearengen
vs
Antenni

190 cm
26
299 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

190 cm
26
211 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

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 13 - 8 - 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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni wants to clinch.
Antenni moves in looking to clinch but Swearengen pushes him off.
Swearengen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antenni takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Ari Antenni has been cut.
Swearengen misses with a looping left.
Swearengen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antenni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swearengen throws a looping overhand right but Antenni ducks down to avoid it.
Swearengen looks to score with a jab to the body but Antenni is just out of range.
Swearengen motions for Antenni to come forward. Swearengen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Antenni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antenni rushes Swearengen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Antenni throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Antenni.
Swearengen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Antenni.
Antenni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Antenni with a knee to the head.

Al Swearengen's cut is getting worse.
Swearengen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antenni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Swearengen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antenni misses with a knee to the head.
Swearengen trying to stall but Antenni improves his position.
Antenni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Swearengen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antenni lands a damaging elbow.
Antenni wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antenni working Swearengen over with knees to the body.
Antenni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swearengen's face.
Swearengen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antenni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swearengen trying to stall but Antenni improves his position.
Antenni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swearengen misses with a punch to the body.
Antenni lands an elbow inside that Swearengen shrugs off.

Al Swearengen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Antenni scores with a knee to the head.
Antenni blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ari Antenni.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Ari Antenni!

Ari Antenni wins by unanimous decision!
Ari Antenni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullock has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bullock
vs
Pynchon

178 cm
26
165 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

177 cm
25
270 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

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 12 - 9 - 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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pynchon throws a series of punches but Bullock avoids them all with ease.
Pynchon throws a body punch but Bullock moves out of range.
Bullock looks to land a right hand but Pynchon moved out of range.
Bullock dodges the punch combination from Pynchon.
Bullock misses with a wild body shot.
Pynchon looks to score with a jab to the body but Bullock is just out of range.
Bullock takes a swing at Pynchon's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullock. Pynchon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pynchon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pynchon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bullock circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pynchon throws a lazy right hand but Bullock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pynchon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pynchon misses with a body shot.
Pynchon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Pynchon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pynchon takes a swing at Bullock's ribcage but misses.

Pynchon gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pynchon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pynchon throwing shots but Bullock is blocking nicely.
Pynchon thows a huge punch but Bullock dodges it nicely.
Pynchon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pynchon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bullock is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pynchon is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ground and pound from Pynchon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pynchon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pynchon 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!

Thomas Pynchon wins by unanimous decision!
Thomas Pynchon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
18%

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. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mannersormi
vs
Utter

185 cm
26
193 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

175 cm
26
177 lbs
13 - 10 - 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 17 - 4 - 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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Utter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mannersormi's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mannersormi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mannersormi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mannersormi working Utter over with strikes here.
Utter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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 punishing his opponent with strikes.
Utter looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannersormi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Utter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Utter is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mannersormi lands a big elbow - Utter is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Utter is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Markku Mannersormi!
Markku Mannersormi retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Markku Mannersormi 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.