PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miro Antauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antauro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Green Sleeves. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bell
vs
Antauro

174 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

168 cm
21
143 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Legal High's [CBK]

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miro Antauro!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick
and Antauro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Antauro throws a front kick aimed at Bell's knee but Bell avoids it well.
Antauro blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antauro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antauro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bell misses with a left hand
and Antauro counters with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bell.
Antauro misses with a hook
and Bell counters with a good low kick that Antauro was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
Bell swings widly with a right hand
and Antauro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Antauro connects with an inside leg kick.
Antauro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antauro.
Bell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antauro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Antauro does a little dance to reset his feet.

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 takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antauro throws the kick towards the body but Bell avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miro Antauro dominated that 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.

Antauro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Antauro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Antauro if he has to take too many more of those.
Bell tries to land a leg kick but Antauro saw it coming and moves away.
Nice jab there from Antauro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell lands a jab to the head.
Bell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Antauro counters with a head kick that drops Bell to the mat! Bell scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Bell is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antauro, right into the meat.
Oh Bell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antauro throws a leg kick that misses.
Bell seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antauro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bell stuffs the takedown.
Antauro lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Antauro moves out of range easily.
Antauro throws a lazy body kick
and Bell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Antauro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antauro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bell counters with a body kick that stops Antauro in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Antauro's shoulder, as Antauro tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antauro.
Bell misses with a jab to the body
and Antauro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Antauro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Miro Antauro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Antauro looks to land a body kick but Bell moved away.
Antauro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antauro throws a right hand that misses
and Antauro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antauro looks to land a combination. Bell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Joe Bell has been cut.
Miro Antauro seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antauro avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell misses with a shot to the body
and Antauro counters with a nice body kick.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Antauro counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Antauro misses the target.

That's two 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.
Antauro throws a push kick but Bell slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Antauro misses
and Bell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Antauro's knee momentarily.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Antauro's shoulder, as Antauro tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Antauro throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
Bell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Antauro counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a lazy body kick
and Antauro counters with a big head kick but Bell shrugs it off.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Antauro throws the kick towards the body but Bell avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miro Antauro really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Bell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Some wild striking there from Antauro.
Bell throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antauro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antauro throws a push kick but Bell slaps the foot to one side.
Bell lands a jab to the head.
Antauro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two 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.
Antauro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Antauro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bell counters with a leg kick.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Antauro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antauro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
Antauro throws a right hand that misses
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Antauro throws a leg kick that misses.
Bell lands a nice hook to Antauro's body. Antauro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antauro misses with a kick to the body
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Antauro counters with an inside leg kick.
Bell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joe Bell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Bell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bell lands a slapping body shot.
Bell is looking to wear down Antauro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Antauro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Antauro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antauro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antauro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Antauro misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Antauro slips under a jab from Bell.
Miro Antauro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick.
Antauro looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses the body punch
and Antauro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bell's knee momentarily.
Antauro swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Antauro avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antauro misses with a low kick.
Bell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Antauro counters with a thumping low kick.
Antauro moves out of range as Bell strikes.
Joe Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antauro.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miro Antauro.
Well Antauro 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miro Antauro!
Miro Antauro is the new bantamweight champion!