PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keto Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razval Saraev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belle's entrance music is Going Down . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Belle
vs
Saraev

180 cm
26
182 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

171 cm
26
171 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keto Belle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Razval Saraev!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle misses with a wild body shot.
Belle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saraev with the counter takedown but Belle avoids it easily.
Saraev fails with the takedown.
Belle avoids the body shot from Saraev.
Saraev avoids the body shot from Belle.
Belle throws a lazy right hand but Saraev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belle lands with a good body shot.
Saraev throws a lazy uppercut
and Belle counters with a stiff right hand.
Belle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saraev just misses with a punch to the body.
Saraev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belle scores with a nice right hand.
Saraev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belle moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle scores with a jab to the body.
Belle tries to clinch but Saraev moves away

and Saraev counters with a shoot takedown. Belle fights it but they end up in guard.
Saraev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saraev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Belle tries to get out of the position.
Saraev wants to control from the top but Belle keeps moving.
Saraev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Saraev lands a couple of elbows.
Saraev throwing strikes but missing.
Saraev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saraev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belle is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle keeping moving, preventing Saraev from controlling successfully.
Belle keeping full guard, as Saraev tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Belle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saraev was well out of range. Poor timing from Belle.
Belle is looking to wear down Saraev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Belle tries to close the distance and clinch but Saraev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keto Belle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belle is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A jab from Saraev misses.
A shot to the liver by Belle. Beautiful body shot.
Belle lands with an uppercut that bounces Saraev off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saraev sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saraev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Belle!
Check out the look on Saraev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Belle wants to control but Saraev postures up.
Saraev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Belle dodges the ground and pound from Saraev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Saraev.
Saraev 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.
Saraev in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Saraev wants to control but Belle is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraev cracks Belle with a big right hand but Belle just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belle tries to improve position but can't.
Saraev is working Belle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Belle is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Saraev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Saraev wants to pass the guard but Belle is defending well.
Saraev misses with a head shot. Belle uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saraev throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Saraev misses with a body shot
and Belle counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Saraev misses the target.
Belle misses with an uppercut.
Saraev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Belle misses with a wild body shot.
Belle swings for the body but Saraev moves out of range.
Belle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saraev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belle lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saraev moves away from the strike by Belle.
Belle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saraev can do to turn this around?
Saraev throws an overhand right that lands on Belle's shoulder, as Belle tries to avoid the shot.
Belle throws a big shot that misses.
Saraev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saraev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belle counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Saraev is rocked!
Belle digs a good body shot into Saraev's ribs.
Saraev is still on wobbly legs! Can Belle finish him?
Saraev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belle.
Saraev seems to have recovered his senses.
Saraev lands a nice shot that snaps Belle's head back.
Saraev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saraev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belle.
Belle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saraev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saraev. Saraev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Belle stuns Saraev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saraev misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saraev's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraev avoids the body shot from Belle.
Saraev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Belle defends it well.
Belle throws out a loose jab but Saraev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saraev shoots in looking for a takedown but Belle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saraev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Keto Belle is winning the standup battle so far.
Belle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saraev.
Belle connects with a single shot there.
Belle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Belle. Those never looked like landing.
Belle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saraev.
Belle throws out a powerful jab.
Belle throws a body shot but no joy.
And Saraev tries to counter it with a takedown but Belle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Belle swings for the body but Saraev moves out of range.
Keto Belle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belle wants to clinch

and Saraev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Belle won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Saraev cracks Belle with a big right hand but Belle just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Saraev lands an elbow.
Belle tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Belle taking shots to the head.
Saraev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Belle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Saraev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saraev cracks Belle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Keto Belle has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraev raining down hammerfists from mount.

Belle is rocked!
Saraev with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Belle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saraev unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Belle wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Saraev celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razval Saraev!
Razval Saraev is the new welterweight champion!
In defeat, Keto Belle stepped up to the mic, saying 'Intelligent 5.5?'.