PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deschain has chosen Giving In-- As made famous by Adema as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bell
vs
Deschain

185 cm
22
213 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
210 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roland Deschain!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deschain connects with a body shot.
Deschain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bell avoids it really well and circles away.

Deschain throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bell was covering up waiting for the punch and Deschain finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Deschain from controlling successfully.
Deschain stopping the sweep attempt from Bell.
Deschain wants to pass the guard but Bell is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell lands a slapping body shot.
Bell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Deschain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bell takes a swing at Deschain's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
Deschain needs to keep his hands up - Bell had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for Bell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bell has closed the distance and engaged Deschain in a clinch.
Deschain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deschain pushes Bell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Deschain controls his hands.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bell lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Roland Deschain has been cut.
Deschain wants to get back to striking at distance but Bell won't allow it.
Deschain throws a head punch that misses.
Deschain tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Bell throws a head punch that misses.
Bell lands a body shot.
Bell lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Bell.
Bell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Bell - that landed with a thud.

Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deschain throws a hook but Bell blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deschain.
Deschain throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deschain scores with the left hand. Bell knows he should have avoided that one.
Deschain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell slips a jab from Deschain.
Bell scores with the left hand. Deschain knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Deschain.
Bell stuffs the takedown attempt from Deschain. Deschain gets slowly back to his feet.
Stringer Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Deschain.
Deschain fails with a takedown attempt.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deschain.
Stringer Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bell throws a sloppy body shot

and Deschain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Deschain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deschain is working Bell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Bell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Deschain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Deschain postures up.
Bell being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deschain won't allow Bell to sweep him here.
Bell looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stringer Bell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Deschain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice sprawl there from Bell as Deschain shoots in.
Roland Deschain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell throws a series of punches but Deschain moves out of range.
Deschain fails with a takedown attempt.
Bell tries to clinch but Deschain moves out of range.
Deschain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deschain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deschain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deschain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bell defends it nicely.
Stringer Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Deschain.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
Bell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Deschain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deschain throws an overhand right that lands on Bell's shoulder, as Bell tries to avoid the shot.
Deschain misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bell throws a right hand that Deschain ducks under and follows up with a left that Deschain also avoids with ease.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell lands a right hook to the body.

Bell drives through and clinches with Deschain against the cage.
Deschain tries to pull guard but Bell won't allow it.
Bell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deschain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Deschain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell can't find room to land a body shot as Deschain controls the action.
Deschain lands with a left to the head.

Bell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Bell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bell.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deschain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deschain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deschain misses with a series of wild punches.
Deschain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bell takes a swing at Deschain's ribcage but misses.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deschain moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deschain was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bell swings for the body but Deschain moves out of range.
Deschain lands a lovely overhand right.
Bell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell slips a straight right by Deschain.
Deschain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Deschain doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bell counters with a nice body shot.

Deschain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Deschain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Deschain lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deschain is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Deschain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Deschain looking to finish Bell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bell!
Bell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Deschain looking to finish Bell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bell!
Deschain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bell is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Stringer Bell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roland Deschain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Deschain fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bell stuffs the takedown.
Bell scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Deschain misses with a shot to the body
and Bell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deschain manages to avoid it.
Deschain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Bell catches Deschain right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell with a jab.
Deschain shoots and misses
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
Stringer Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Deschain.
Deschain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Deschain.
Bell scores with a one two! Deschain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bell tries to clinch up but Deschain circles away and keeps his distance.
Deschain avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bell duly obliges.
Stringer Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Bell slips a straight right by Deschain.
Deschain fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deschain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Deschain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deschain throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bell counters by moving into the clinch.
Bell working aggressively here.
Bell working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Deschain.
A right hook to the body lands for Bell.
Deschain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bell with a knee to the head.
Bell lands a left hand.
Bell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bell scores with a hook to the body.
Bell lands a body punch.
Bell lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bell lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bell lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bell.
Bell connects with a knee to the head.
Bell scores with a knee to the head.
Bell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Bell.
Bell pushes Deschain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell cracks Deschain with a nice body shot.
Bell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Deschain.
Bell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bell with a knee to the head.
Bell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deschain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bell landing knees to the head.
Bell lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deschain backwards.
Bell lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Bell.
Bell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deschain.
A short right from Bell.
Deschain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deschain is looking to control Bell's arms but Bell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Deschain has his back to the cage.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deschain can do to turn this around?
Deschain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bell's elbow.
A short left from Deschain.
Deschain is trying to break free.
Roland Deschain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deschain tries to break free but Bell pushes him back against the cage.
Deschain throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bell scores with a shoulder strike.
Deschain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bell scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stringer Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stringer Bell!