Belos 36 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Dravinski (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. Darius Dravinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dravinski
vs
Hyppynaru

195 cm
18
300 lbs
22 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 22 - 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hyppynaru!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dravinski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John Hyppynaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyppynaru looks gassed!
Hyppynaru takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That has opened up John Hyppynaru's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dravinski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dravinski shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Hyppynaru takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Dravinski sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Hyppynaru bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Dravinski!
Darius Dravinski thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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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 Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke 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! Seth Bullock has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bullock
vs
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke

178 cm
26
165 lbs
15 - 16 - 1

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

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 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has time to react.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke looks gassed!
Bullock lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullock lands a nice hook to Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's body. Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullock lands a nice hook to Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's body. Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bullock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke doesn't seem bothered though.

Bullock drops Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke looks back up at him and smiles so Bullock waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke is rocked!
Bullock connects with a stiff jab that staggers Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Seth Bullock!
After winning the bout, Seth Bullock 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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hype
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Swearengen (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. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Antenni
vs
Swearengen

190 cm
26
211 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

190 cm
26
299 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Swearengen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Swearengen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Antenni moves into the clinch successfully.
Swearengen tries to work over Antenni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antenni blocks an uppercut.
Antenni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Swearengen - that landed with a thud.
Antenni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Swearengen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swearengen tries to work over Antenni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antenni lands an elbow that stopped Swearengen in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Al Swearengen has been cut.
Swearengen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antenni scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Antenni.
Swearengen lands a right hand.

It looks like Ari Antenni has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Swearengen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swearengen managing to block the knees to the body from Antenni.
Antenni lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antenni lands a nice knee to the body.
Antenni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Antenni misses with a knee to the head.
Swearengen avoiding damage as Antenni throws knees to the body.
A short right from Swearengen.
Antenni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Swearengen lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swearengen.
Swearengen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Antenni.
Swearengen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Antenni obliges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Antenni as Swearengen tries to tie him up.
A body shot lands from Swearengen.
Antenni is breathing heavily.
Swearengen pushes Antenni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antenni trying to land knees to the body.
Swearengen has had enough of the clinch but Antenni keeps him there for the moment.
Antenni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Antenni lands a knee to the head.
Antenni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antenni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Swearengen.
Antenni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Swearengen misses with a body punch.
Antenni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Swearengen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Antenni blocks a body shot from Swearengen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Antenni.
Swearengen lands with a light punch inside.
Swearengen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Swearengen managing to block the knees to the body from Antenni.

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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Al Swearengen!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Al Swearengen!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Al Swearengen!

Al Swearengen wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Al Swearengen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Utter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Markku Mannersormi's chin.

Utter
vs
Mannersormi

175 cm
26
177 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

185 cm
26
193 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 17 - 17 - 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 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Utter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mannersormi is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannersormi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Utter trying to control but Mannersormi is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mannersormi is on top in guard.
Mannersormi is fighting to break Utter's control of his arms but Utter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Utter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mannersormi.
Utter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mannersormi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Utter.
Mannersormi wants to hold on but Utter pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Utter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Utter looking to finish Mannersormi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mannersormi!
Mannersormi is desperately trying to improve his position but Utter has a good base and remains in mount.
Utter unloading with bombs!
Mannersormi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mannersormi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mannersormi tries to hold on but Utter postures up.
Mannersormi tries to reverse the position but Utter maintains control.
Utter unloads with some shots from mount but Mannersormi bucks and avoids them well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mannersormi can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mannersormi is looking to get to half guard.
Mannersormi gets back to half guard.
Utter prevents Mannersormi from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Utter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mannersormi defending well though.
Utter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mannersormi keeps working.
Mannersormi is looking to improve his position.
Utter is thwarting Mannersormi's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannersormi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Utter scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mannersormi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Utter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Utter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Utter 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Charlie Utter!

Charlie Utter wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Charlie Utter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

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). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McHale
vs
Pynchon

182 cm
26
215 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

177 cm
26
270 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

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 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beaumont McHale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHale gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pynchon counters with a nice double leg into side control. McHale won't be happy with that.
McHale is looking to regain half guard here but Pynchon keeps moving and retains side control.
Pynchon is putting a hurting on McHale here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McHale is not content to let Pynchon control the position.
McHale manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pynchon gets back to full guard.
Pynchon trying to control the position here.
McHale with a flurry of punches that miss.
McHale wants to control from the top but Pynchon keeps moving.
Pynchon working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHale distracts Pynchon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McHale is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McHale preventing the sweep.
McHale is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pynchon is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McHale is on top in guard.
McHale trying to control but Pynchon is working from the bottom.
Pynchon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McHale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pynchon looking to hit a scissor sweep but McHale is one step ahead there.
Pynchon controlling McHale's posture.
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.
Pynchon is trying to control the position but McHale postures up.
Pynchon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
McHale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McHale stopping the sweep attempt from Pynchon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McHale checks a leg kick.

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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!

Thomas Pynchon wins by unanimous decision!
Thomas Pynchon is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Thomas Pynchon, 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.