PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mazard Unis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Belisle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Unis
vs
Belisle

185 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mazard Unis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belisle!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Belisle forces Unis back against the cage and clinches.
Belisle lands a shot to the body.
Unis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Unis stops a takedown attempt from Belisle.
Unis is working Belisle over against the cage.
Unis misses with some punches.
Belisle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Unis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belisle lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Unis.
Unis managing to block the knees to the body from Belisle.
Belisle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belisle.
Unis misses with a punch on the inside.
Belisle pushes Unis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belisle wants a takedown.
Unis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belisle looks gassed!
Belisle misses with some punches.
Unis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belisle takes a shot to the head.
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!
Belisle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Unis.
Belisle misses with a knee strike.
Unis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Unis as the two fighters clinch.
Unis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belisle avoids the elbow strike from Unis, against the cage.
Unis avoiding damage as Belisle throws knees to the body.
Unis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belisle takes a shot to the head.
Unis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Unis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Unis misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unis digs a right hand into Belisle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belisle's gas tank.
Belisle tries a knee to the head but Unis blocks it.
A short right from Unis.
Unis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belisle backwards.
Unis scores with a shot to the side of Belisle's head.
Belisle misses with the head strike.
Unis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belisle blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Unis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Unis throws a jab when Belisle was well out of range.
Belisle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Unis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mazard Unis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Belisle.
Jab by Unis.
Unis blocks a jab.
Unis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Unis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Unis tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unis misses the jab.
Unis looks to land a body kick but Belisle moved away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Unis.
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!
Unis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belisle moves in looking to clinch but Unis pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Belisle.
Unis swings widly with a right hand
and Belisle counters with a two punch combo.
Unis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belisle.
Unis swings for the body but Belisle moves out of range.
Unis throws a push kick but Belisle slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belisle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Belisle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Unis.
Belisle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Unis tries to clinch but Belisle is having none of it.
Unis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Unis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belisle.
Mazard Unis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Unis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belisle moves out of range as Unis strikes.
Unis throws a lazy right hand but Belisle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belisle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Unis doesn't manage to clinch there - Belisle circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Belisle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Belisle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belisle throwing strikes from guard but Unis blocks nicely.
Unis keeping full guard, as Belisle tries to pass.
Belisle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Unis is on top in guard.

Belisle working for a triangle but Unis defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Belisle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belisle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Unis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belisle counters with a left and a right that stings Unis.
Belisle throws a solid leg kick but Unis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belisle.
Belisle looks to throw a body kick
and Unis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belisle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Belisle is breathing heavily.

Unis gets caught flat footed, as Belisle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Belisle has gone for a leg lock! Unis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Belisle's guard.
Unis wants to pass the guard but Belisle is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belisle wants to stand and escape but Unis is having none of it.
Unis with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belisle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Unis.

Belisle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belisle can't keep his opponent in guard - Unis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Unis lands with a punch from half guard.
Unis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Belisle tries to get to full guard but Unis has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belisle trying to control but Unis postures up.
Belisle is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Unis lands a nice short elbow.
Unis is nestled in close to Belisle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Belisle trying to hold on to Unis's head to control him but Unis postures up.
Belisle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Unis.
Unis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Unis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Belisle's head.
Unis is trying to control the action in half guard but Belisle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Belisle's head.
Unis prevents Belisle from improving his position.
Belisle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Belisle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Unis is one step ahead there.
Belisle controls Unis momentarily but Unis frees himself.
Unis trying to control but Belisle is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Belisle is trying to keep Unis in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Unis throws a lazy right hand but Belisle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Unis sizes up Belisle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Unis scores with a head kick.
Belisle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steve Belisle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belisle shoots in for a double leg but Unis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Unis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Unis. Belisle shrugs it off though.

Belisle drives through with a takedown into Unis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mazard Unis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Belisle swats away the attempt to clinch by Unis.
Belisle throws a right hand that Unis ducks under and follows up with a left that Unis also avoids with ease.
Belisle dives in and grabs Unis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Unis pushes down on Belisle's head and hops out.
Unis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Unis misses with the combination.
Unis lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unis moves out of range of the body kick from Belisle.
Unis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Unis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unis throws a right hand that Belisle ducks under and follows up with a left that Belisle also avoids with ease.
Belisle avoids the body shot from Unis.
Belisle fails with a takedown attempt.
Unis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Belisle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unis moves away.
Belisle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Unis counters with a straight right hand.
Mazard Unis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Belisle.
Belisle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Unis.
Unis lands a jab to Belisle's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Belisle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Unis. Unis obviously looking to wear him down.
Mazard Unis is winning the standup battle so far.
Unis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belisle was well out of range. Poor timing from Unis.
Unis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belisle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belisle slips under a jab from Unis.

Belisle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Belisle with the ground and pound but Unis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Belisle wants to pass the guard but Unis is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belisle throws a strike but Unis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Unis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Unis connects with a couple of short punches.
Unis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Belisle gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Unis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Belisle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belisle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belisle.
Steve Belisle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Unis advances to half guard.
Belisle wants to get back to full guard.
Unis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Belisle is trying to control but can't.
Unis is looking to take a break and control but Belisle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steve Belisle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belisle missing with punches from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mazard Unis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Unis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mazard Unis!