PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knon Hbh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bellic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pursuit Of Happiness. Knon Hbh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bellic
vs
Hbh

185 cm
25
181 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

200 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Bellic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Knon Hbh!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hbh misses with a takedown
and Bellic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bellic throws the left hand but Hbh avoids the punch easily.
Hbh with a poor takedown
enabling Bellic to counter with a crisp jab.
Hbh looks to clinch

and Bellic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hbh's guard.
Bellic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Niko Bellic.
Hbh doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bellic counters with a shoot takedown. Hbh fights it but they end up in guard.
Niko Bellic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knon Hbh.

Bellic stands up and waves to Hbh to follow him.
Hbh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hbh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hbh throws a head kick that misses.
Knon Hbh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hbh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hbh throws a push kick but Bellic slaps the foot to one side.
Hbh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bellic counters with a series of strikes. Hbh will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic lands with an overhand left.
Bellic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hbh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hbh looks gassed!
Bellic cracks Hbh with a good jab.
Hbh misses with a takedown attempt

and Bellic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hbh's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hbh is striking off his back. Bellic thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

Bellic decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hbh falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bellic counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hbh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hbh tries to move into range but Bellic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hbh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bellic lands a really nice looking cross but Hbh seems unphased.
Hbh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bellic.
Bellic punishes Hbh's body with a nice straight punch.
Hbh is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bellic is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hbh.
Bellic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bellic scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bellic scores with a nice head shot.
Hbh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bellic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hbh scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Bellic.
Bellic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bellic feints a jab promting Hbh to slip. Bellic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hbh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bellic gets a double leg takedown into Hbh's guard.
Bellic content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hbh is working an open guard so Bellic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hbh tries to clinch
letting Bellic counter with a right hand.
Hbh has his takedown stuffed
and Bellic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niko Bellic is winning the standup battle so far.
Bellic jabs Hbh right on the nose. Hbh blinks but takes it well.
Hbh is breathing heavily.
Bellic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knon Hbh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bellic connects with the punch.
Hbh ducks right into an uppercut from Bellic.
Danga de danga de dang - Bellic scores with a four punch combination!
Bellic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bellic.

Bellic rushes Hbh and presses him up against the cage.
Hbh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bellic lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Bellic.
Bellic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hbh backwards.

Bellic breaks the clinch.
Hbh gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bellic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bellic showed some decent athleticism there.
Bellic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hbh!
Niko Bellic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bellic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Niko Bellic just wasn't active enough.
Hbh misses with a takedown

and Bellic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hbh won't be happy with that.
Hbh is letting Bellic control him for a moment.
Hbh is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bellic is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bellic content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Bellic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hbh with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bellic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hbh's guard now.
Bellic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Bellic stands up from Hbh's guard - Bellic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hbh moves to clinch but Bellic breaks away

and Bellic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bellic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hbh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic passes Hbh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Bellic decides to stand and escape the position.
Bellic throws a series of strikes that have Hbh backpedaling.
Bellic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bellic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hbh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic lands a jab to Hbh's midsection.
Bellic connects with a single shot there.
Bellic scores with a jab. Hbh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bellic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hbh can do to turn this around?
Bellic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bellic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Bellic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hbh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!

Bellic gets to his feet - Hbh follows without any prompting.
Bellic misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic throws a right and a left that Hbh avoids nicely.
Bellic throws a good cross that connects.
Bellic throws a good cross that connects.
Bellic catches Hbh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bellic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hbh backs up against the cage.
Hbh fails with the takedown
and Bellic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bellic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bellic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Bellic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bellic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hbh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bellic controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Bellic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bellic 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Bellic!