Belos 38 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Dravinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Simans (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. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dravinski
vs
Simans

195 cm
18
300 lbs
24 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 24 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Simans!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dravinski lands a big right hand that sends Simans crashing to the mat! Dravinski stays standing though and waves Simans back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dravinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dravinski wants it to stay on the feet.
Simans wants to clinch.
Simans tries to clinch up
and Dravinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dravinski cracks Simans with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Dravinski!
After winning the bout, Darius Dravinski 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
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 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. John Hyppynaru has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Swearengen
vs
Hyppynaru

190 cm
26
299 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 12 - 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 21 - 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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hyppynaru!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Swearengen.

That has opened up John Hyppynaru's cut even more.
Swearengen is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Swearengen - just one landing.
Swearengen scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Swearengen lands a big head kick that sends Hyppynaru tumbling to the mat! Swearengen takes a step backwards and waves Hyppynaru back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hyppynaru is rocked!

The cut above John Hyppynaru's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Swearengen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hyppynaru is still on wobbly legs! Can Swearengen finish him?
Swearengen flashes Hyppynaru a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Hyppynaru's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Hyppynaru crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Swearengen punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Al Swearengen!
Al Swearengen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markku Mannersormi (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! Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Markku Mannersormi's chin.

Mannersormi
vs
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke

185 cm
26
193 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
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 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Mannersormi does no damage.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke looks gassed!
Mannersormi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke.

Mannersormi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke to the mat! Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mannersormi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke controls Mannersormi momentarily but Mannersormi frees himself.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke being controlled here, momentarily.
Mannersormi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

We're going to have a standup here because Markku Mannersormi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

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 knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke being controlled here, momentarily.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke can't keep his opponent in guard - Mannersormi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mannersormi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mannersormi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mannersormi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mannersormi lands strikes from half guard.
Mannersormi working over Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke with some ground and pound. Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannersormi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mannersormi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi lands strikes from half guard.
Mannersormi drops an elbow to the side of Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's head.
Mannersormi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mannersormi is nestled in close to Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mannersormi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mannersormi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mannersormi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

Markku Mannersormi wins by unanimous decision!
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.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Pynchon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Antenni
vs
Pynchon

190 cm
26
211 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

177 cm
26
270 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

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 20 - 14 - 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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pynchon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antenni.
Pynchon looks for a takedown but Antenni sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Antenni.

Antenni closes the distance and clinches.
Pynchon tries to stall but Antenni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Antenni lands an elbow inside that Pynchon shrugs off.

It looks like Thomas Pynchon has been cut.
Antenni avoiding damage as Pynchon throws knees to the body.
Pynchon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Antenni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antenni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Antenni.
Antenni tries to land knees in the clinch but Pynchon avoids the damage to the body.
Antenni trying to land knees to the body.
Antenni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antenni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pynchon is defending well for now.
Pynchon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antenni avoids it.
Antenni lands a damaging elbow.
Pynchon takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Thomas Pynchon's cut even more.
Pynchon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pynchon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Antenni tries a knee to the head but Pynchon blocks it.
Antenni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Antenni lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Thomas Pynchon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pynchon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antenni lands an elbow that stopped Pynchon in his tracks for a moment.
Pynchon stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antenni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Thomas Pynchon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Antenni blocks an uppercut.

Pynchon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pynchon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pynchon stopping the sweep attempt from Antenni.
Pynchon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

It looks like Ari Antenni has been cut.
Antenni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pynchon on the ground.
Antenni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pynchon is one step ahead there.
Antenni keeping moving, preventing Pynchon from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pynchon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

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 Ari Antenni.
I think Antenni 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Frank Dennis 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
30%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaumont McHale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Utter
vs
McHale

175 cm
26
177 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

182 cm
26
215 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

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 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beaumont McHale!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHale misses with a two punch combination.
Utter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Utter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Utter throws a series of punches but McHale avoids them all with ease.
Utter moves away from the strike by McHale.
Utter swinging wildly here.
McHale checks the leg kick nicely there.

McHale drives through with a takedown into guard.
McHale tries to free his leg and advance position but Utter is retaining full guard.
Utter is pulling down on McHale's head. It's preventing any offense from McHale, at least for the moment.
McHale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Utter keeping moving, preventing McHale from controlling successfully.
Utter working a defensive guard here.
Utter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Utter tries to get out of the position.
McHale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Utter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McHale postures up and lands a big shot to Utter's brow.
McHale controlling from the top position.
Utter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McHale throws a big elbow that misses.
Utter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McHale is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utter scoring with strikes but McHale is staying in there.
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!
Utter looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Utter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Utter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
McHale tries to hold on but Utter postures up.
Utter lands a heavy elbow.
McHale avoids a series of strikes thrown by Utter.
Utter throwing strikes here but McHale is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McHale tries to lock up and control but Utter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Utter trying to control but McHale is having none of it.
McHale is looking to get to half guard.

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 Charlie Utter.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Charlie Utter!

Charlie Utter wins by unanimous decision!
Charlie Utter retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Charlie Utter, 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.