PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlo Bell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bell
vs
Williams

200 cm
25
191 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

188 cm
25
196 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Marlo Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Bell scores with a body shot.
Bell lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams staying out of range there.
Bell connects with a body shot.
A big right from Bell misses.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bell looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Bell lands a jab to the head.
Bell dodges the punch combination from Williams.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bell lands a body shot.
Bell works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Bell jabs at Williams's body.
Bell digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Bell dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Bell scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bell misses.
Bell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bell keeping control of the position.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bell wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bell controlling the position well.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Bell wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Bell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Bell is defending well.
Bell is trying to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Bell slips the punch.
Bell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Bell sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Bell trying to control from the bottom.
Bell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bell tries to get out of the position.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bell is pulling down on Williams's head. It's preventing any offense from Williams, at least for the moment.
Bell has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bell wants to sweep but no luck.
Bell is working hard here to advance position.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Bell avoids a punch combination nicely.

Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Bell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Bell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell is trying to control but can't.
Williams prevents Bell from standing back up.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is thwarting Bell's attempts to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bell lands with a right hand.
Bell throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
Bell scores with a nice strike.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Bell.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bell as he avoids it easily.
Marlo Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Williams.
Bell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell misses the jab.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bell takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlo Bell dominated that round.
That's time! Bell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bell cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bell.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.

Bell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bell has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Bell has his hands on Williams's head, controlling the position.
Bell wants to sweep but no luck.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Bell is pulling down on Williams's head. It's preventing any offense from Williams, at least for the moment.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bell has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.
Bell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Bell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bell wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Bell has his feet on Williams's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell throws a predictable looking body shot

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Bell blocks nicely.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Bell wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams works over Bell with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Bell is controlling Williams's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Bell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams is staying active underneath Bell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Williams has his hands clasped together around Bell's back. He's all about the action.
Bell trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
Bell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bell controlling the pace.
Bell is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bell tries to stand but can't do so whilst Williams controls his leg.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Bell shows good takedown defense.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Bell counters with a nice body shot.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Marlo Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bell misses the body punch

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Bell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bell checks a leg kick.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bell thinking.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Bell shows good takedown defense.
Bell lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
Bell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bell scores with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bell rather than just go for the knockout.
Bell jabs at Williams's body.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams slips a straight right by Bell.

Williams scores with a takedown into Bell's guard.
Bell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Bell has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.
Bell looking for a sweep. Not yet Bell, not yet.
Williams postures up.
Bell looking for a sweep. Not yet Bell, not yet.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marlo Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
DJ Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams lands with a straight right. Bell didn't see that one coming.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Bell moved away.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Bell.
Bell takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Bell misses with a looping left.
Williams slips a jab from Bell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Bell leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams moves out of range as Bell strikes.
Bell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bell connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
Bell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marlo Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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