PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belleville comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid . Nazarethyan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Belleville
vs
Nazarethyan

170 cm
27
153 lbs
24 - 6 - 0

155 cm
29
150 lbs
29 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belleville misses with a double jab

and Nazarethyan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Belleville keeping moving, preventing Nazarethyan from controlling successfully.
Belleville working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nazarethyan.
Belleville is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nazarethyan forces his way into half guard.
Belleville is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belleville taking some punishment here, with Nazarethyan in his half guard.
Belleville tries to get to full guard but Nazarethyan has control of the leg.
Nazarethyan not doing much here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarethyan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarethyan works his way into side control.
Nazarethyan looks up at the clock and then as Belleville takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nazarethyan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Belleville tries to improve position but can't.
Nazarethyan wants to control but Belleville is keeping him busy.
Belleville is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nazarethyan in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleville tries to buck Nazarethyan off but Nazarethyan is having none of it.
Nazarethyan working the ground and pound but Belleville is defending the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belleville holds on to Nazarethyan's head and controls the position momentarily.
Belleville dodges the ground and pound from Nazarethyan.
Belleville is trying to control Nazarethyan's posture but Nazarethyan avoids it.
Nazarethyan lands some shots froms side control.
Belleville wants to control but Nazarethyan postures up.
Nazarethyan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Belleville is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Belleville avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nazarethyan.
Belleville tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nazarethyan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Belleville will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Belleville's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nazarethyan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Belleville is looking for a sweep.
Nazarethyan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Belleville's legs.
Belleville is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nazarethyan off and has taken his back!
Belleville throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Nazarethyan rolls, trying to escape but Belleville keeps control of the position.
Nazarethyan covering up well under a series of strikes from Belleville.
Belleville lands shots from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Belleville.
Belleville not allowing Nazarethyan to control his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belleville misses with an elbow to the head.
Good control from Belleville.
Nazarethyan covers up after that shot from Belleville.
Belleville thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Even with his hooks in, Belleville manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belleville missing with strikes from the back.
Nazarethyan tries to escape but Belleville has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Belleville connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Nazarethyan to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Suren Nazarethyan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belleville, right into the meat.
Belleville throws a shot from downtown. Nazarethyan moves away and avoids it.
Nazarethyan throws a series of punches but Belleville avoids them all with ease.
Belleville dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Nazarethyan clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belleville creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nazarethyan is pressed up against the cage. Belleville has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nazarethyan down to the mat. Nazarethyan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nazarethyan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Belleville cracks Nazarethyan with an open hand slap.

Nazarethyan is rocked!
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!
Nazarethyan slips under a jab.
Nazarethyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Belleville finish him?
An inside leg kick lands from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Belleville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarethyan.

Nazarethyan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Belleville is trying to maintain the position but Nazarethyan is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Belleville is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nazarethyan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nazarethyan's back!
Belleville throwing damaging strikes from the back! Nazarethyan could be in trouble here!
Belleville punches Nazarethyan on the ear.
I really don't envy Nazarethyan right now.

Nazarethyan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Belleville missing with strikes.
Nazarethyan covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Suren Nazarethyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Even with his hooks in, Belleville manages to miss with strikes from the back.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan breaks Belleville's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belleville being controlled here, momentarily.
Belleville looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Belleville not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belleville will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nazarethyan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Belleville is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belleville has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nazarethyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belleville is keeping the position for now.
Belleville is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Benjamin Belleville wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nazarethyan lands a nice looking body shot.
Belleville throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nazarethyan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nazarethyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belleville.
Nazarethyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bellevilles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Belleville throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nazarethyan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belleville has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nazarethyan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belleville misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Belleville as Nazarethyan shoots in.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nazarethyan. That's going to slow Belleville down.
Belleville will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nazarethyan cracks Belleville with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nazarethyan takes one on the button.
Belleville swats away the attempt to clinch by Nazarethyan.
Belleville throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nazarethyan counters with a single leg into guard. Belleville didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazarethyan landing some decent shots from guard.
Belleville avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belleville wants to sweep here but Nazarethyan controlling him for the moment.
Nazarethyan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belleville is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belleville looking for a sweep. Not yet Belleville, not yet.
Nazarethyan is pushing down on Belleville's leg trying to pass to half guard. Belleville is fighting to maintain full guard but Nazarethyan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nazarethyan wants to take a breather but Belleville is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belleville tries to get to full guard but Nazarethyan has control of the leg.
Nazarethyan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nazarethyan passes to side control.
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 Benjamin Belleville will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nazarethyan cracks Belleville with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nazarethyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belleville.
Nazarethyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Nazarethyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nazarethyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belleville walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nazarethyan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belleville takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belleville fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarethyan manages to avoid it.
Belleville takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belleville tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazarethyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Belleville.
Nazarethyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belleville.
Nazarethyan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nazarethyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belleville throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belleville takes a swing at Nazarethyan's ribcage but misses.
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belleville is looking to wear down Nazarethyan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nazarethyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belleville.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville throws a big shot that misses.
Belleville blocks a head kick by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belleville throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Nazarethyan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Belleville is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nazarethyan cracks Belleville with a big elbow.
Nazarethyan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nazarethyan wants to control but Belleville is keeping him busy.
Belleville gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nazarethyan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nazarethyan is thwarting Belleville's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarethyan wants to control but Belleville is keeping him busy.
Belleville makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belleville.
Nazarethyan wants to control from the top but Belleville keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nazarethyan looking to sit in guard and control but Belleville gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nazarethyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belleville.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville postures up in Nazarethyan's guard and throws a big left but Nazarethyan blocks it.

Belleville drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nazarethyan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nazarethyan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nazarethyan!
Belleville wants to control but Nazarethyan postures up.
Belleville is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nazarethyan slows the pace down.
The strikes coming from Nazarethyan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Belleville takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Belleville is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nazarethyan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Belleville trying to hold on to Nazarethyan's head to control him but Nazarethyan postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Belleville has his hands clasped together around Nazarethyan's back. He's all about the action.
Belleville is looking to control Nazarethyan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belleville avoid being mounted?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarethyan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Belleville is trying to get back to full guard.
Nazarethyan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belleville defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarethyan wants to advance to full mount but Belleville doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nazarethyan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nazarethyan preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suren Nazarethyan really 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.

Belleville scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belleville pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nazarethyan is out of range and Belleville settles back down.
Belleville throws a combination. Nazarethyan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Belleville misses with a takedown attempt

and Nazarethyan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Belleville won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belleville taking a bit of punishment here - Nazarethyan scoring with strikes.
Belleville sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nazarethyan controlling the action here.
Nazarethyan is pressing down on Belleville's thigh, looking to free his foot. Belleville is holding on for now.
Nazarethyan is taking a breather. Belleville says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Belleville trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Belleville is trying desperately to improve position.
Nazarethyan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belleville is looking to escape.
Nazarethyan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belleville is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Belleville can't escape the position.
Nazarethyan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Belleville's face.
Nazarethyan raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Nazarethyan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nazarethyan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belleville is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan landing strikes from the mount and Belleville is in trouble!

Belleville is rocked!
Belleville gets back to half guard.
Belleville makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belleville.
Belleville utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belleville is trying to keep Nazarethyan in close.
Nazarethyan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nazarethyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nazarethyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belleville is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belleville looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Belleville is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nazarethyan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nazarethyan cracks Belleville with a solid left hand.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Belleville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belleville seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Benjamin Belleville has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Belleville scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nazarethyan in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Nazarethyan.
Belleville lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belleville misses with a two punch combination.
Nazarethyan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nazarethyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nazarethyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Belleville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazarethyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville throws a jab when Nazarethyan was well out of range.
A big right from Belleville misses.
Nazarethyan lands a right hook to the body.
Belleville misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarethyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benjamin Belleville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Nazarethyan.
Belleville throws a head kick that misses.
Belleville throws a right hand that Nazarethyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Nazarethyan also avoids with ease.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nazarethyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belleville throws a leg kick
and Nazarethyan counters with an outside leg kick.
Nazarethyan stuns Belleville with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belleville is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belleville with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nazarethyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Belleville throws a head kick but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Belleville throws the left hand but Nazarethyan avoids the punch easily.
Belleville misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suren Nazarethyan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nazarethyan connects with a looping right hand.
Nazarethyan blocks a leg kick.
A left lands for Nazarethyan.
Belleville on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nazarethyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Belleville misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarethyan checks a low kick from Belleville.
Nazarethyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nazarethyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belleville's calf.
Belleville throws a leg kick

and Nazarethyan moves into the clinch.
Belleville misses with the head strike.
Nazarethyan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Belleville up against the cage.
Nazarethyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Belleville as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan wants to stall.
Belleville misses with some punches.

Belleville pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belleville ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazarethyan moves away.
Belleville throws a leg kick which misses Nazarethyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Nazarethyan tries to avoid it.
Nazarethyan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nazarethyan clobbers Belleville with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benjamin Belleville is winning the standup battle so far.
Belleville lands a nice shot to the body.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belleville manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belleville.
Belleville walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Belleville misses with a body shot.
Benjamin Belleville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belleville tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belleville closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Nazarethyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benjamin Belleville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan blocking some punches.
Nazarethyan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Belleville tries to circle away but Nazarethyan has him pinned against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belleville misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belleville misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Belleville controls his hands.
Nazarethyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belleville misses with a body punch.
Belleville tries to work over Nazarethyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nazarethyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Belleville fails to land.
Belleville scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belleville struggles to land a body shot inside as Nazarethyan controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville working aggressively here.
Belleville stalling.
Belleville misses with some punches.
Belleville working aggressively here.

Belleville breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nazarethyan.
Belleville tries to clinch up.
Belleville digs a good body shot into Nazarethyan's ribs.
Nazarethyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belleville is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan stuffs the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Belleville misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Belleville stuffs the takedown attempt from Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan gets slowly back to his feet.

Nazarethyan gets a double leg takedown into Belleville's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Belleville has wrist control.
Belleville pulls Nazarethyan in close to prevent any damage.
Belleville controls Nazarethyan momentarily but Nazarethyan frees himself.

We're going to have a standup here because Benjamin Belleville wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Belleville throws a jab when Nazarethyan was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belleville throws a head kick but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Belleville throws a low kick but Nazarethyan moves out of range easily.

Nazarethyan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Belleville napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nazarethyan blocks the strikes from Belleville.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Suren Nazarethyan.
I think Nazarethyan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
A very excited looking Suren Nazarethyan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.