PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cody
vs
Bell

200 cm
28
223 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

185 cm
31
218 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Cody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Bell!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cody.
Cody tries to score with a low kick but Bell moves his leg out of the way.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown. Cody tries to sprawl out of it but Bell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cody manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bell checks a leg kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Bell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bell is looking to clinch.
Bell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cody.
Cody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Cody connects with a leg kick. Bell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice jab there from Bell.
Bell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cody counters with an outside leg kick.
Cody lands a body shot.
Bell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Cody moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cody.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cody lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Cody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cody blocks a body shot from Bell.
Bell takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Russell Bell has been cut.
Bell looks gassed!
Cody tries a knee to the head but Bell blocks it.
Cody blocks a body shot from Bell.
Cody using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cody lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cody.
Cody landing knees to the head.
Cody taking a breather.
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cody just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cody lands a hook that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Nice elbow from Cody.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Cody avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cody.
Cody scores with a knee to the head.
Cody tries a knee to the head but Bell blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cody lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Cody.
Bell misses with a punch on the inside.
Cody lands a nice uppercut.
Cody throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cody.
Cody prevents Bell from breaking the clinch.
Bell has a couple of punches blocked by Cody.
Bell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cody comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cody lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cody pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cody lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.

Bell is rocked!
Cody throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Cody connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cody.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cody with a knee to the head.
Cody trying to control the position but instead, Bell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cody into the cage.
Cody misses with a knee strike.
Cody looking to throw knees to the head but Bell is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cody gets through Bell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cody looking to throw knees to the head but Bell is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Bell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cody backwards.
Cody blocks a body shot from Bell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cody just stands there and leans against the cage.
Willy Cody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Bell.
Cody looking to throw knees to the head but Bell is blocking nicely.
Cody throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Cody pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Cody dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Bell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bell thuds a left hand into Cody's body.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Cody pushes him off.
Cody pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bell is out of range and Cody settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cody.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cody lands a jab-cross combination.
Bell misses with a jab to the body
and Cody counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bell is still on wobbly legs! Can Cody finish him?
Bell lands a lovely overhand right.
Bell seems to have recovered his senses.
Russell Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cody wants to land a leg kick but Bell is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Bell throws an off balance right hand
and Cody counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bell is breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Cody.

That has opened up Russell Bell's cut even more.
Bell tries a body shot but Cody blocks it.
Cody prevents a body shot from Bell.
Cody landing knees to the head.
Cody misses with a knee to the head.
Cody with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cody creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cody pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Cody controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Bell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cody lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bell throws a head punch that misses.
Cody is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bell is keeping busy.
Cody with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cody tries to land a knee to the head but Bell blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bell tries a body shot but Cody blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cody.
Cody has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Bell lands a shoulder strike.
Bell lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cody fails to land.
Cody throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a left hand.
Bell tries to work over Cody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bell lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Bell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Willy Cody has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Cody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell tests Cody's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Bell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cody regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cody has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bell checks a leg kick.
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!
Cody throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Cody moves away and avoids it.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Willy Cody will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russell Bell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cody is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
Bell misses the jab.
Cody looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cody dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Cody counters with a leg kick.
Bell misses with a right hand
and Cody counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bell swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Cody misses.
Bell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Cody has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bell lands a body shot.
Cody lands a left hand.
Cody using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cody misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bell.
Cody misses with a knee strike.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cody on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bell.

Bell jumps into guard, dragging Cody to the mat.
Cody is standing up over Bell. Bell looks to escape but Cody dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cody stands up and beckons Bell to his feet.
Cody walks into a stiff left hand from Bell.
Cody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand
and Cody counters with a nice leg kick.

Bell tries to keep at a distance but Cody has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cody makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Bell successfully pulls guard.

Bell is looking for a triangle here but Cody uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Cody decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bell to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cody. That's going to slow Bell down.
Cody plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cody gets a clinch.
Russell Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell can't find room to land a body shot as Cody controls the action.
Cody connects with a knee to the head.
Cody makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cody is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cody misses with a knee to the head.
Cody throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bells head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Cody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cody 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Willy Cody!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Willy Cody!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Willy Cody!

Willy Cody wins by unanimous decision!