PBP Commentary

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

Bell
vs
Zec

224 cm
23
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marty Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Zec!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zec looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Zec throws a hook but Bell avoids it easily.

Zec tries to keep at a distance but Bell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bell stalling in the clinch but Zec improves position.
Bell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zec to keep the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bell effectively controlling the action here.
Bell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bell wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Zec misses.
Zec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Zec.
Bell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt - Zec sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zec misses the shot to the body.
Zec has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to clinch but Zec is avoiding it.
Bell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bell pushes Zec up against the cage in a clinch.
Zec is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zec looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell jumps guard but Zec turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell taking a breather.
Zec prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zec is trying to force a seperation but Bell has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Bell.
Bell wants a takedown but no success here.
Zec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bell taking a breather.
Bell wants to take the fight to the mat but Zec manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bell is trying to stall.
Zec is trying to push Bell away but Bell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zec looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bell wants to take the fight to the mat but Zec manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zec has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Zec will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zec is looking for the big counter here.
Zec misses with a jab to the body
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zec.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Zec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zec throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.
Zec is breathing heavily.
Zec misses the shot to the body.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Zec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zec throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zec throws a right hand that misses
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt - Zec sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zec keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Zec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zec circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zec! But no joy.
Zec misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bell counters with a one-two to the body.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Zec pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Zec on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zec tries a quick counter leg kick but Bell is wise to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marty Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell tries to clinch up but Zec circles away and keeps his distance.
Zec is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bell wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zec lands a jab to the nose.
Zec keeps the fight on the outside.
Bell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zec misses the shot to the body.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown but Zec manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zec lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to clinch.
Zec is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bell is looking to clinch but Zec is avoiding it.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zec swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bell gets a takedown into half guard.
Bell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vladimir Zec will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bell tries to clinch but Zec moves out of range.
Zec throws out a counter right but Bell avoids it with no problem.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Zec circles away.
Bell tries to clinch there but Zec circles away.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Zec.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zec lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zec keeps the fight on the outside.
Bell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell wants to clinch up but Zec keeps it at a distance.
Zec takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zec throws a series of punches but Bell avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Zec misses.
Bell throws a big counter combination but Zec scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zec getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zec has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Zec circles away.
Bell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell is looking to clinch but Zec is avoiding it.
Zec looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Zec pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zec quickly recovers to half guard.
Bell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell thows a huge punch but Zec dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bell throwing shots but Zec is blocking nicely.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zec blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bell.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to clinch but Zec is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zec circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Bell backs off Zec throws a huge counter combo but Bell manages to avoid it all.
Zec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bell.
Sloppy strikes there by Bell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zec knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bell working the ground and pound but Zec is defending the strikes.
Zec wants to get back to his feet but Bell drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Marty Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vladimir Zec is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Bell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marty Bell.
I think Zec 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vladimir Zec!