PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keto Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmet Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Going Down . Keto Belle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Belle
vs
Muhammad

180 cm
27
179 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
185 lbs
16 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Instinct
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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keto Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mehmet Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Muhammad finds it's target.

It looks like Keto Belle has been cut.
Muhammad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muhammad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Muhammad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Belle misses with an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Muhammad. No joy for Belle on that attempt.
Belle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wild Card in the buildup to the fight.
Muhammad jabs Belle right on the nose. Belle blinks but takes it well.
Muhammad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muhammad lands with a right hand.
Belle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muhammad circles away.
Muhammad with a hook.

Muhammad clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Belle.
Muhammad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhammad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belle misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muhammad.
Muhammad slowing the pace effectively.
Muhammad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muhammad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belle misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad has a couple of punches blocked by Belle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muhammad.
Belle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belle works on Muhammad's body with a couple of short punches.
Belle lands a left hand.
Belle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhammad pushes Belle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Muhammad is working Belle over against the cage.
Belle working aggressively here.
Muhammad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muhammad prevents a body shot from Belle.
Muhammad misses with a punch to the body.
Muhammad lands with a right to the head.
Muhammad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muhammad's coach down at Bruize Brothaz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Muhammad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Belle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Belle blocks a body shot from Muhammad.
Muhammad blocks an uppercut.
Muhammad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belle misses with a punch to the body.
Muhammad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muhammad tries a body shot but Belle blocks it.
Muhammad throws a punch but it's blocked by Belle.
Belle blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belle.
Muhammad misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Belle fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Belle.
Muhammad lands with a light punch inside.
Muhammad tries to throw a body punch but Belle avoids it by throwing Muhammad back against the cage.
Muhammad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle has a couple of punches blocked by Muhammad.
Belle struggles to land a body shot inside as Muhammad controls his hands.
Muhammad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muhammad has Belle pressed against the cage.
Belle can't find room to land a body shot as Muhammad controls the action.
Belle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muhammad's elbow.
Belle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belle blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muhammad.
Muhammad blocks an uppercut.
Muhammad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muhammad digs a right hand into Belle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belle's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Belle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muhammad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhammad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muhammad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle wants to stall.
Belle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muhammad backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muhammad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muhammad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhammad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Muhammad.
Belle prevents a body shot from Muhammad.
A head punch on the inside from Muhammad fails to land.
Belle cracks Muhammad with a nice body shot.
Muhammad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belle's elbow.
Muhammad working aggressively here.
Belle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muhammad backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhammad swings wildly with an uppercut but Belle uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belle prevents a body shot from Muhammad.
Muhammad prevents a body shot from Belle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mehmet Muhammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keto Belle's cut.
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.

Muhammad tries to clinch but Belle moves out of range.
Belle lunges at Muhammad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muhammad's hand.
Belle lands a glancing blow to the side of Muhammad's head.
Belle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mehmet Muhammad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muhammad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muhammad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belle.
Belle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muhammad throws a looping overhand right but Belle ducks down to avoid it.
Belle moves out of range as Muhammad strikes.
Muhammad throws a series of strikes that have Belle backpedaling.
Muhammad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Belle.

It looks like Mehmet Muhammad has been cut.
Muhammad misses with a hook
and Belle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Muhammad is rocked!
A jab from Muhammad finds it's way through Belle's defenses.
Muhammad is still on wobbly legs! Can Belle finish him?
A jab from Muhammad misses.
Belle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muhammad seems to have recovered his senses.
Belle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Muhammad. Those never looked like landing.
Belle walks into a jab.
Muhammad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belle throws a series of punches but Muhammad moves out of range.
Muhammad takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Belle. Those never looked like landing.
Belle misses with a looping right.
Mehmet Muhammad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belle doesn't manage to clinch there - Muhammad circles away.
Muhammad throws a looping overhand right but Belle ducks down to avoid it.
Belle lands a jab to the head.
Belle throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belle throws a body punch but Muhammad moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muhammad! But no joy.
Belle slips a jab and a cross from Muhammad.
Muhammad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muhammad throws a hook to the side of Belle's head but Belle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Muhammad just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Muhammad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Muhammads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Muhammad scores with a nice head shot.
Belle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muhammad misses with a looping right.
Muhammad loads up on a big right hand but Belle slips the punch.

Belle rushes Muhammad and presses him up against the cage.
Belle misses with a punch on the inside.
Muhammad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belle's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muhammad is trying to maintain a safe position but Belle gets an underhook and turns Muhammad into the cage.
Muhammad misses with a body punch.
Muhammad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muhammad misses with some punches.
Muhammad lands a right hand.
Belle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muhammad backwards.
Belle misses with some punches.
Muhammad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muhammad misses with a punch on the inside.
Muhammad takes a shot to the head.
Muhammad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muhammad taking a breather.
Belle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muhammad has a couple of punches blocked by Belle.
Belle lands with a right to the head.
Belle lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad pushes Belle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhammad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belle lands with a right to the head.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belle is trying to stall.
Belle lands a shot to the body.
Belle throws a punch but it's blocked by Muhammad.
Muhammad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muhammad misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Muhammad.
Belle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belle lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muhammad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belle is keeping busy.
Belle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keto Belle dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Muhammad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Belle just misses with a punch to the body.
Belle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Belle scores with a shot to the body.
Muhammad looks to throw the jab but Belle is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Muhammad.
Muhammad lunges at Belle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belle's hand.
Muhammad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muhammad misses with a looping left.
Muhammad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belle punishes Muhammad's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhammad walks into a straight right hand from Belle.
Muhammad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muhammad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belle tries to clinch there but Muhammad circles away.
Belle slips a jab from Muhammad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Muhammad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muhammad misses the jab.
Muhammad misses with a looping right.
Muhammad lands a head shot.
Muhammad throws a shot from downtown. Belle moves away and avoids it.
Muhammad might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Belle lands a lovely overhand right.
Muhammad connects with a body shot.
Belle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muhammad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belle.
Belle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muhammad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle throws a right hand that Muhammad ducks under and follows up with a left that Muhammad also avoids with ease.
Muhammad throws a lazy right hand but Belle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muhammad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belle loads up on a big right hand but Muhammad slips the punch.
Muhammad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muhammad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muhammad ducks right into an uppercut from Belle.
Belle swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhammad.
Muhammad throws a jab when Belle was well out of range.
Belle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muhammad jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle moves into range and connects with a jab.

Muhammad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muhammad can't find room to land a body shot as Belle controls the action.
Muhammad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Belle tries to throw a body punch but Muhammad avoids it by throwing Belle back against the cage.
Belle blocking some punches.
Muhammad has a couple of punches blocked by Belle.
Muhammad working aggressively here.
Belle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muhammad's elbow.
Muhammad throws a head punch that misses.
Muhammad throws a punch but it's blocked by Belle.
Belle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belle tries to work over Muhammad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhammad blocks an uppercut.
Belle throws a punch but it's blocked by Muhammad.
Muhammad throws a head punch that misses.
Belle tries to work over Muhammad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle struggles to land a body shot inside as Muhammad controls his hands.
Belle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muhammad misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muhammad.
Belle swings wildly with an uppercut but Muhammad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Belle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belle.
Belle throws a punch but it's blocked by Muhammad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belle throws a punch but it's blocked by Muhammad.
Muhammad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muhammad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muhammad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muhammad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keto Belle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keto Belle!
Keto Belle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.