Belos 40 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). Dravinski has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Dravinski
vs
Simans

195 cm
18
300 lbs
26 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 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 26 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Simans!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dravinski digs a good hook to Simans's body.
Simans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dravinski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Simans.
Simans tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dravinski counters with a nice right hand that sends Simans toppling to the canvas! Simans scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dravinski finish him?!

Simans is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simans circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Dravinski. Simans falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Dravinski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Dravinski!
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
B

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. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Swearengen
vs
Hyppynaru

190 cm
26
299 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 14 - 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 23 - 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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hyppynaru!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swearengen tries a head kick but it misses.
Swearengen lands with a shot to the body.
Hyppynaru looks gassed!
Hyppynaru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Oooooh!!! Swearengen has knocked Hyppynaru down with a huge combo! Swearengen steps away and waves a wobbly Hyppynaru back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Hyppynaru is rocked!

That has opened up John Hyppynaru's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyppynaru is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Swearengen doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Hyppynaru crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Hyppynaru's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 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
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 niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mannersormi
vs
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke

185 cm
26
193 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 15 - 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 25 - 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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke dodges the punch combination from Mannersormi.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke looks gassed!
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke with a poor takedown

and Mannersormi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mannersormi.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mannersormi controls the pace.
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 postures up and lands a big shot to Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's brow.
Mannersormi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mannersormi is in close to Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has momentary wrist control but Mannersormi slips an elbow through the middle.
Mannersormi cracks Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke with a solid left hand.
Mannersormi postures up.
Mannersormi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's head.
Mannersormi with a nice head shot there.
Mannersormi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has momentary wrist control but Mannersormi slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannersormi controlling from the top position.
Mannersormi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mannersormi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke on the ground.
Mannersormi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mannersormi landing with the ground and pound.
Mannersormi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mannersormi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mannersormi lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi is in close to Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannersormi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke is keeping the position for now.
Mannersormi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mannersormi connects with a couple of short punches.
Mannersormi scoring with some ground and pound.
Mannersormi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mannersormi is in close to Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannersormi postures up and lands a big shot to Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke's brow.
Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markku Mannersormi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has eaten all the pies!
Mannersormi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!

Markku Mannersormi wins by unanimous decision!
Markku Mannersormi 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
26%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pynchon
vs
Antenni

177 cm
26
270 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

190 cm
26
211 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

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 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antenni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pynchon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pynchon slips a straight right by Antenni.
Pynchon swinging wildly here.
Antenni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pynchon moves away.
Pynchon tries to bum rush Antenni with a series of wild strikes but Antenni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antenni tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pynchon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Antenni won't be happy with that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pynchon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pynchon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Antenni is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pynchon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Antenni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pynchon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pynchon working away.
Pynchon working the head and body with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Antenni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Antenni is looking to reverse the position.
Pynchon working the head and body with strikes.
Pynchon scoring with punches from side control.
Pynchon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pynchon is chipping away with strikes.
Pynchon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A big shot lands for Pynchon! That's hurt Antenni! Will he recover? Pynchon fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Pynchon!
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.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaumont McHale (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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McHale
vs
Utter

182 cm
26
215 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

175 cm
26
177 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

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 26 - 10 - 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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from McHale misses.
Utter moves away from the strike by McHale.
McHale misses with a wild combination.
Utter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McHale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Utter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McHale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McHale misses with a low kick as Utter jumps back.

McHale is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Utter's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Utter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McHale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from McHale there.
McHale throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Utter to regain full guard.
McHale trying to control but Utter is working from the bottom.
McHale stopping the sweep attempt from Utter.
McHale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Utter's head.
McHale wants to pass the guard but Utter is keeping the position.
McHale lands a couple of digs.
McHale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Utter is trying to keep McHale in close.
McHale postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Utter keeping moving, preventing McHale from controlling successfully.
McHale is really struggling to control Utter but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Utter trying to strike off his back.
Utter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Utter looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McHale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McHale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McHale postures up and lands a big shot to Utter's brow.
McHale trying to control the position from guard on top but Utter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McHale connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McHale throws a big right hand that misses.
McHale trying to control but Utter is working from the bottom.
McHale passes into half guard.

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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!

Beaumont McHale wins by unanimous decision!
Beaumont McHale is the new super heavyweight champion!
Beaumont McHale decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.