PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Almost Famous. Archie Bell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Link Gatez's chin.

Bell
vs
Gatez

185 cm
21
212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
216 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Archie Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Link Gatez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell slips under a jab from Gatez.
Gatez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatez misses the shot to the body.
Gatez misses with a looping left.
A jab from Bell does it's job there.
Gatez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gatez misses with a straight right.
Gatez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell with a nice cross.
Gatez tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Bell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gatez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatez avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Gatez.
Gatez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bell misses with a shot to the body

and Gatez counters with a single leg into guard. Bell didn't expect that.
Gatez is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Bell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gatez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gatez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gatez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gatez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gatez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Gatez from controlling successfully.
Gatez postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gatez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gatez trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell is controlling Gatez's posture.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Gatez from controlling successfully.
Gatez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gatez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bell.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Link Gatez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatez throws an off balance right hand
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatez wants to clinch.
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Link Gatez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Gatez.
Bell takes a swing at Gatez's ribcage but misses.
Gatez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bell is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Gatez.
Gatez misses with a hook. Bell ducked under it nicely.
Bell slaps away a takedown attempt from Gatez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gatez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bell scores with a decent looking hook.
Gatez misses with a combination
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Bell misses.
Bell moves forwards but Gatez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell throws a leg kick
and Gatez counters with an outside leg kick.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Gatez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Archie Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Gatez.
Gatez wants to clinch.
Gatez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell throws a sloppy body shot

and Gatez counters with a single leg into guard. Bell didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gatez is controlling him.
Gatez advances position into side control!
Gatez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bell's legs.
Bell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gatez working the ground and pound but Bell is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gatez looking to control but instead Bell has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gatez throwing shots but Bell is blocking nicely.
Bell is trying to stand back up but Gatez is controlling him
Bell is trying to control but can't.
Gatez throwing shots but Bell is blocking nicely.
Gatez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gatez postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Link Gatez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bell throws a hook but Gatez avoids it easily.
Gatez throws a low kick, looking for Bell's leg but Bell calmly moves out of range.
Bell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Bell as he connects with a hook.
Bell catches Gatez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gatez has a takedown stuffed.
Gatez misses with a takedown
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatez tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Gatez looks to clinch
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gatez misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
Gatez throws a head kick that misses.
Gatez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Archie Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Gatez.
Gatez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Gatez saw that one coming.
Gatez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bell misses with a hook.
Gatez throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bell lands a jab to the nose.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Bell throws an off balance right hand
and Gatez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gatez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bell finds it's way round the side to connect with Gatez's head.
Gatez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Gatez slips a straight right by Bell.
Decent striking displayed by Bell there.
Link Gatez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gatez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gatez moves away from the strike by Bell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gatez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Gatez is looking to clinch.

Gatez scores a takedown into full mount!
Gatez controlling the pace for now.
Bell is trying to escape the mount.
Archie Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatez with the ground and pound from mount.
Gatez wants to control the pace but Bell is squirming around nicely.

Gatez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Gatez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Link Gatez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gatez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Link Gatez!