PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kick Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ass
vs
Bell

184 cm
25
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
30
218 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kick Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Bell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell looks to land a left hand but Ass moved out of range nicely.
Bell swings for the body but Ass moves out of range.
Ass misses with a right hand
and Bell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ass thinking.
Ass lands a head shot.

It looks like Russell Bell has been cut.
Ass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell with a nice cross.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Bell or perhaps it was just good defense by Ass which made him look bad.
Ass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two 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 scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bell blocks a leg kick.
Bell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ass is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ass displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bell.
Bell lands the left hand.

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.
Bell lands the left hand.
Ass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Russell Bell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russell Bell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ass throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
Kick Ass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ass clinches.
Ass taking a breather.
Ass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bell tries to work over Ass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ass wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kick Ass.
Bell misses with a left hand
and Ass counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ass as he jumps to the side.
Ass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Bell throws a poor cross that misses
and Ass counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Ass pushes Bell up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Ass - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Ass.
Bell lands a shot to the body.
Ass trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ass throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Bell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bell.
Bell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Bell has a couple of punches blocked by Ass.
Bell fails to pull guard.
Bell lands a shoulder strike.
Ass looking to stall.
Ass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bell working hard to break the clinch.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Kick Ass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russell Bell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Ass moved out of range nicely.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bell gets a takedown into half guard.

Ass looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bell wants to pass to mount but Ass is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ass wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ass sees it coming and defends easily.
Bell works his way into side control.
Ass gets back to half guard.
Ass wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ass is not content to let Bell control the position.
Bell controlling the action here.
Bell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ass keeps working.

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.
Ass avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bell.
Ass has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bell is working away from the top position though.
Bell thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ass to regain full guard.
Ass wants to stand up but Bell is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ass wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Russell Bell!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Russell Bell!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Russell Bell!

Russell Bell wins by unanimous decision!