Belos 33 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Dravinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke (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. Darius Dravinski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dravinski
vs
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke

195 cm
18
300 lbs
19 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 19 - 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 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke needs to keep his hands up - Dravinski had a free shot at his head there.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke looks gassed!
Dravinski connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dravinski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke walks into a straight right hand from Dravinski.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dravinski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dravinski to score with a decent uppercut.
Dravinski lands with a shot to the body.
Dravinski works Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's body with a nice hook.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke misses with a leg kick
and Dravinski counters with a series of strikes. Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke will be more careful next time no doubt.

Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke is rocked!
Dravinski thuds a left hand into Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's body.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke is still on wobbly legs! Can Dravinski finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke tries for a takedown but Dravinski circles away easily
and Dravinski counters with a nice body shot.
Dravinski connects with a body shot.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke seems to have recovered his senses.
Dravinski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dravinski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dravinski punishes Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's body with a nice straight punch.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke misses with a wild combination.
Dravinski lands a jab to Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dravinski lands a nice hook to Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's body. Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dravinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke wants to clinch but Dravinski slips to the side
and Dravinski counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dravinski cracks a nice hook into Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's ribs.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darius Dravinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dravinski is looking to wear down Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dravinski stuns Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Dravinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dravinski 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 George Francis scores the fight for Darius Dravinski!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Darius Dravinski!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Darius Dravinski!

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

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Swearengen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hyppynaru (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. Al Swearengen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Swearengen
vs
Hyppynaru

190 cm
26
299 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 16 - 13 - 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 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hyppynaru!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyppynaru misses with a takedown
and Swearengen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Swearengen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Swearengen counters with a nice body shot.
Hyppynaru looks gassed!
Hyppynaru closes the distance and clinches up with Swearengen, looking for a takedown. Hyppynaru pushes Swearengen against the cage but Swearengen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hyppynaru swings widly with a right hand
and Swearengen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swearengen lands with a good body shot.
Hyppynaru looks to clinch
and Swearengen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swearengen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hyppynaru on the side of the head.

That has opened up John Hyppynaru's cut even more.
Swearengen cracks Hyppynaru with an open hand slap.

The cut above John Hyppynaru's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Swearengen lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swearengen connects with a body shot.
Swearengen scores with a jab to the head.

Hyppynaru is rocked!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hyppynaru has eaten all the pies!
Swearengen lands with a shot to the body.
Swearengen connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Hyppynaru out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Al Swearengen!
Al Swearengen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bullock (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. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Utter
vs
Bullock

175 cm
26
177 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

178 cm
26
165 lbs
14 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 16 - 15 - 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 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Bullock!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Utter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Utter is breathing heavily.
Bullock misses with a wild body shot.
Utter throws a body kick that misses.
Bullock connects with a body shot that sends Utter's belly button to the back.
Bullock connects with a body shot that sends Utter's belly button to the back.
Utter misses with a shot to the body
and Bullock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bullock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bullock dips to his left and cracks Utter with an uppercut!
Bullock misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utter throws a poor cross that misses
and Bullock counters with a left to the body.
Bullock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Utter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bullock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Utter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bullock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Utter was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullock.
Bullock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Utter. Utter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bullock lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bullock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Utter avoids the body shot from Bullock.
Bullock lands a jab to Utter's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Bullock.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullock. Utter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seth Bullock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullock. Utter does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Bullock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bullock 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Seth Bullock!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Seth Bullock!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Seth Bullock!

Seth Bullock wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Seth Bullock 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
15%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markku Mannersormi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Antenni
vs
Mannersormi

190 cm
26
211 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

185 cm
26
193 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni tries to clinch but Mannersormi moves out of range.
Mannersormi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antenni.
Mannersormi throws a leg kick but Antenni checks it.
Mannersormi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mannersormi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Antenni swivels and escapes.
Antenni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antenni misses with a body shot.
Antenni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antenni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markku Mannersormi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannersormi misses with a wild combination.
Mannersormi throws the left hand but Antenni avoids the punch easily.
Mannersormi misses with a takedown attempt - Antenni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ari Antenni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markku Mannersormi.
Antenni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mannersormi moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antenni tries to clinch up.
Mannersormi misses with a few strikes there.
Mannersormi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Antenni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mannersormi somewhat.

Mannersormi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mannersormi working the ground and pound from side control.
Antenni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mannersormi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mannersormi lands some shots froms side control.
Mannersormi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Antenni is trying to work for a sweep but Mannersormi has mounted him!
Mannersormi lands a big shot there that rocks Antenni but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Antenni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mannersormi with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannersormi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mannersormi controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannersormi working the ground and pound effectively.
Antenni is bucking up trying to escape but Mannersormi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mannersormi landing punches.
Mannersormi lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannersormi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Antenni?
Mannersormi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ari Antenni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mannersormi punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markku Mannersormi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mannersormi 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!

Markku Mannersormi wins by unanimous decision!
Markku Mannersormi is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Markku Mannersormi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

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). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

McHale
vs
Pynchon

182 cm
26
215 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

177 cm
26
270 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

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 22 - 8 - 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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McHale swings for the body but Pynchon moves out of range.
Pynchon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McHale moves away.
McHale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pynchon leaves McHale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

McHale scores a takedown into full mount!
McHale working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pynchon wants to hold on but McHale pushes him away.
Pynchon is looking to get to half guard.
Pynchon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McHale is nestled in close to Pynchon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pynchon is trying to get back to full guard.
Pynchon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McHale.
McHale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pynchon defending well though.
Pynchon tries to get to full guard but McHale has control of the leg.
Pynchon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pynchon is trying to maintain the position but McHale is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pynchon is staying active underneath McHale, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pynchon blocking the ground and pound attempt from McHale.
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.
Pynchon works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McHale trying to control but Pynchon is working from the bottom.
Pynchon pulls McHale in close to his closed guard and prevents McHale from doing any damage or advancing position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pynchon keeping moving, preventing McHale from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHale scoring with some ground and pound.
Pynchon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pynchon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McHale trying to control the position from guard on top but Pynchon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pynchon is controlling McHale's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pynchon looking to hit a scissor sweep but McHale is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pynchon misses with a straight left.

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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk 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.