PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Bellica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nikolai Bellica has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bellica
vs
Knoxville

190 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
28
270 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Bellica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bellica on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Bellica clinches with his opponent.
Bellica prevents Knoxville from breaking the clinch.
Knoxville wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bellica has him pressed against the cage.
Knoxville looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knoxville's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bellica leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knoxville is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bellica keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knoxville's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Bellica.
Knoxville blocks a body shot from Bellica.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bellica.
Knoxville is trying to force a seperation but Bellica has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bellica.
Knoxville prevents a body shot from Bellica.
Knoxville is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knoxville working hard to break the clinch.
Knoxville can't break the clinch.
Knoxville has had enough of the clinch but Bellica keeps him there for the moment.
Bellica tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knoxville's elbow.
Bellica utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knoxville is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bellica works on Knoxville's body with a couple of short punches.
Bellica lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bellica lands a body punch.
Knoxville looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knoxville's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bellica.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellica lands an elbow that stopped Knoxville in his tracks for a moment.
Bellica lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Bellica.
Knoxville can't break the clinch.
Bellica comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bellica lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bellica taking a breather.
Bellica stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bellica misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellica lands a hook that snaps the head of Knoxville backwards.
Knoxville takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bellica misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellica comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellica lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Bellica - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Bellica on the inside.
Bellica lands a nice knee to the body.
Bellica lands with a left to the head.
Bellica makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Bellica.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bellica lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bellica working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bellica.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellica lands an elbow that stopped Knoxville in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bellica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bellica works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellica lands a knee to the body.
Bellica lands a body punch.
Bellica putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Knoxville in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bellica lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knoxville backwards.
Bellica presses Knoxville against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bellica lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bellica scores with a shoulder strike.
Bellica pushes Knoxville back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bellica.
Bellica softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Bellica.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bellica.
Bellica is working Knoxville over against the cage.
Bellica lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knoxville backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Bellica dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bellica lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Knoxville.
Bellica steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Knoxville is out on his feet! Bellica sets himself and nearly takes Knoxville's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikolai Bellica!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nikolai Bellica waved his t-shirt featuring 1337 ANZAC 's logo in front of the cameras.