PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Viale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Viale
vs
Bell

183 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
32
175 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Sparta Fightware

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauro Viale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stringer Bell!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell walks into a stiff left hand from Viale.
Nice straight punches there by Bell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bell.
Viale ducks right into an uppercut from Bell.
Viale throws an off balance right hand
and Bell counters with a stiff right hand.
Viale looks to throw the jab but Bell is out of range.
Viale takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Bell throws a shot to the body.
Viale throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Viale misses with a combination

and Bell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell with a nice head shot there.
Bell trying to control but Viale is working from the bottom.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Viale is keeping the position.
Bell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viale wants to stand but Bell is controlling the position.
Bell is standing up over Viale. Viale looks to escape but Bell dives into side control.
Bell is looking to take a break and control but Viale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bell prevents Viale from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Bell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Viale, who protects the arm well.
Viale knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bell on the ground.
Bell prevents Viale from escaping the position.
Bell controlling the position from side mount.
Bell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to control the action but Viale is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Viale walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viale.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bell.
Viale misses with a body punch
and Bell counters with a three punch combo that has Viale backing up. Viale nods at Bell to acknowledge the strikes.
Viale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Viale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Viale circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Viale slips a straight right by Bell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viale throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viale stuns Bell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viale.
Bell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Viale throws a right hand that misses
and Bell counters with a solid body kick.
Viale misses with a body shot.
Bell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Viale misses the shot to the body.
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viale.
Viale throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Mauro Viale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Viale.
Bell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stringer Bell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Viale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Viale has time to react.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
Stringer Bell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Viale throws a big shot that misses.
Bell connects with a right hand. Viale shakes it off.
Viale throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bell takes a swing at Viale's ribcage but misses.
Bell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viale misses the shot to the body.
Viale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Viale avoids the head kick by Bell.
Viale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Viale throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viale misses the body punch
and Bell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Viale's hands.
Viale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Viale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viale manages to avoid it.
Viale appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mauro Viale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viale blocks a head kick by Bell.
Bell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Viale.
Bell throws a body shot but no joy.
Viale swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Viale looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Bell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Viale.
Bell avoids the body shot from Viale.
Bell takes a swing at Viale's ribcage but misses.
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!
Viale misses with a looping right.
Viale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Viale blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Viale throws a right hand that Bell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bell also avoids with ease.
Viale swinging wildly here.
Viale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Bell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Viale misses.
Viale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Viale.
Bell throws a body shot but no joy.
Bell dodges the punch combination from Viale.
Bell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Viale tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Viale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell connects with a body shot that sends Viale's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a high kick!
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Viale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Viale throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bell lands with a kick to the temple. Viale shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice body punch from Bell.
Bell works Viale's body with a nice hook.
Bell scores with a body shot.
Bell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
Bell throws a wild body kick that Viale sees coming a mile off.
Viale swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bell throws a head kick that Viale semi-blocks.

Viale is rocked!

Oooooh!!! Viale has knocked Bell down with a huge combo! Viale steps away and waves a wobbly Bell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Bell is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a series of punches but Viale moves out of range.
Bell is still on wobbly legs! Can Viale finish him?
Bell dodges the punch combination from Viale.
Viale lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Bell can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Viale and Bell drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Viale.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Viale!
As Mauro Viale got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Come on, man, tinker bell is a fairy who lives in the forest. What the fuck is she doing here?. she should be fighting at Neverland. '.