PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Stubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keto Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Going Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Alexander Stubb has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Stubb
vs
Belle

189 cm
27
179 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
182 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Stubb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keto Belle!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stubb misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Belle coming out on top.
Stubb throws out a loose jab but Belle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stubb misses with a straight right.
Belle throws the left hand but Stubb avoids the punch easily.
Belle's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Belle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Belle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stubb.
Stubb connects with a jab.

It looks like Keto Belle has been cut.
Belle lands a right hook to the body.
Stubb looks to land a right hand but Belle moved out of range.
Belle dodges the punch combination from Stubb.
Belle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Belle.
Alexander Stubb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belle avoids the body shot from Stubb.
Belle loads up on a big right hand but Stubb slips the punch.
Stubb is looking to clinch.
Stubb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belle misses the jab.
Belle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stubb in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belle takes one on the button.
Alexander Stubb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stubb. Belle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belle misses with a hook. Stubb ducked under it nicely.
Belle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stubb throws out the jab.
Stubb misses with a straight left.
Belle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belle walks into a jab.
Stubb throws a big shot that misses.
Stubb misses with the combination.
Belle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Belle connects with a body shot.
Stubb takes a swing at Belle's ribcage but misses.
Stubb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belle throws a lazy right hand but Stubb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stubb finds it's way round the side to connect with Belle's head.
Belle avoids the body shot from Stubb.
Stubb is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Belle missing with a left hand there. Stubb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stubb.
Stubb fails to land with a series of punches.
Belle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stubb was well out of range. Poor timing from Belle.
Stubb lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stubb.
Stubb connects with a looping right hand.
Stubb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belle manages to avoid it.
Belle misses with an uppercut. Stubb saw that one coming.
It looked like Stubb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stubb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stubb is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stubb clobbers Belle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belle misses with a leg kick.
Stubb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stubb looks to land a combination but Belle avoids it well.
Stubb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stubb moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stubb.
Stubb scores with a body shot.
Belle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stubb lands a jab to the nose.
Stubb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Belle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belle slips under a jab from Stubb.
Stubb defending well as Belle loads up on a big left hand.
Stubb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stubb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belle.
Stubb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Belle throws a body punch but Stubb moves out of range.
Stubb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stubb lands a nice looking body shot.
Stubb misses the body punch
and Belle counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stubb throws a jab when Belle was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle throws a hook to the side of Stubb's head but Stubb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Belle.
Belle throws a body shot but no joy.
Stubb staying out of range there.
Belle slips under a jab.
Belle throws the left hand but Stubb avoids the punch easily.
Belle slips under a jab.
Belle replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stubb blocks it well.
Stubb looks to land a combination but Belle avoids it well.
Stubb looks to score with a jab to the body but Belle is just out of range.
Belle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stubb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belle.
Stubb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stubb misses the shot to the body.
Stubb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belle throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Belle.
Nice cross by Stubb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Stubb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keto Belle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stubb lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Stubb.
Belle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stubb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stubb is looking for a counter combo.
Belle takes one to the side of the head.
Belle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stubb.
Stubb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belle with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Belle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stubb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belle can do to turn this around?
Belle lands with a shot to the body.
Stubb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stubb throws a right and a left that Belle avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stubb. Belle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belle scores with the left hand. Stubb knows he should have avoided that one.
Belle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alexander Stubb is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Stubb.
Belle looks to land a left hand but Stubb moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle throws the left hand but Stubb avoids the punch easily.
Stubb misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stubb scores with a hook.
Stubb takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belle misses with a double jab
and Stubb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belle connects with a body shot that sends Stubb's belly button to the back.
Stubb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stubb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belle.
Stubb throws an overhand right that lands on Belle's shoulder, as Belle tries to avoid the shot.
Stubb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belle.
Stubb throws a hook but Belle avoids it easily.
Belle throws a looping overhand right but Stubb ducks down to avoid it.
Stubb throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Belle to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belle slips a jab from Stubb.
Belle feints a counter leg kick.
Stubb fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stubb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stubb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Belle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Belle just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Stubb. Beautiful body shot.
Belle throws a hook but Stubb blocks it.
A left lands for Stubb.
Belle throws a body punch but Stubb moves out of range.
Stubb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stubb misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Belle misses.
Belle misses with a looping left.
Belle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stubb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belle stuns Stubb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stubb ducks under a wild hook from Belle.
Jab by Stubb.
Stubb tries to bum rush Belle with a series of wild strikes but Belle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belle avoids the body shot from Stubb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stubb lands a nice looking body shot.
Stubb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belle momentarily.
Belle moves out of range of the strikes.
Stubb throws a jab when Belle was well out of range.
Belle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belle moves out of range of the strikes.
Belle's corner calls for a 1-2. Belle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stubb misses the jab.
Belle avoids the body shot from Stubb.
Belle throws a hook but Stubb blocks it.
Belle missing with a left hand there. Stubb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stubb throws a sloppy body shot
and Belle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stubb tests Belle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stubb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Belle counter with a right hand.
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!
Stubb throws a shot from downtown. Belle moves away and avoids it.
Stubb ducks under a wild hook from Belle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle staying out of range there.
Belle dodges the punch combination from Stubb.
Stubb throws a looping overhand right but Belle ducks down to avoid it.
Stubb throws a shot from downtown. Belle moves away and avoids it.
Belle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stubb staying out of range there.
Belle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stubb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belle! But no joy.
Stubb misses with an uppercut. Belle saw that one coming.
Stubb misses with an uppercut. Belle saw that one coming.
Stubb misses with a hook
letting Belle counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belle ducks under a wild hook from Stubb.
Belle just misses with a punch to the body.
Stubb misses with a double jab
and Belle counters with a stiff right hand.
Stubb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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 Alexander Stubb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keto Belle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Belle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stubb throws a hook but Belle blocks it.
Belle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belle throws out a loose jab but Stubb uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stubb. Belle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Belle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belle throws out a loose jab but Stubb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stubb misses with a right hand
enabling Belle to counter with a crisp jab.
Stubb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stubb misses with the combination.

Belle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Belle lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belle stays in close to Stubb's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle advances to half guard.
Belle works his way into full mount!
Belle controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belle is continuing to stall.
Keto Belle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Belle is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stubb has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Belle quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Belle but it's paid off an Stubb is forced to tap! Nice work by Belle.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keto Belle!
Our winner, Keto Belle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.