PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strong Belwas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strong Belwas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill Sykes's chin.

Belwas
vs
Sykes

210 cm
23
270 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

201 cm
23
277 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

AnonymouS
The Empire Clothing and Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Strong Belwas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Sykes!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belwas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sykes if he has to take too many more of those.
Sykes misses with a low kick.
Sykes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belwas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belwas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belwas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab from Sykes.
Belwas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belwas lands a nice shot that snaps Sykes's head back.
Belwas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sykes throws a right hand that misses
and Belwas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sykes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belwas counters with a nice body shot.
Belwas slips under a jab.
Belwas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belwas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bill Sykes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sykes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Sykes instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sykes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykes throws a punch but it's blocked by Belwas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sykes.
Sykes misses with some punches.

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

Sykes closes the distance and pushes Belwas back into the cage.
A short right from Sykes.
Sykes misses with some punches.
Sykes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sykes tries a body shot but Belwas blocks it.
Belwas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Belwas breaks from the clinch.
Sykes lands with a good body shot.
Belwas slips a jab from Sykes.
Belwas throws a body kick that misses.
Belwas defending well as Sykes loads up on a big left hand.
Sykes throws a looping overhand right but Belwas ducks down to avoid it.
Sykes digs a good body shot into Belwas's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belwas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sykes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sykes misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Belwas finds it's way through Sykes's defenses.

Sykes clinches up against the cage.
Belwas blocks an uppercut.
Belwas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sykes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belwas.
Nice body punch from Belwas.
Belwas can't find room to land a body shot as Sykes controls the action.
Sykes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belwas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sykes's efforts to push away.
Sykes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belwas throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Belwas.

It looks like Bill Sykes has been cut.
Belwas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Belwas lands a nice uppercut.
Sykes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belwas blocking some punches.
Belwas landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Sykes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sykes throws a leg kick
and Belwas counters with a left to the body.
Sykes looks winded!
Nice uppercut lands for Sykes. That snapped Belwas's head back.
Sykes looks to land a left hand but Belwas moved out of range nicely.
Sykes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sykes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sykes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Belwas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belwas lands a nice looking body shot.

Belwas feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sykes sprawling to the canvas! Sykes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Belwas finish him?!
Sykes ducks into an uppercut from Belwas and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Strong Belwas!
Strong Belwas is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Strong Belwas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.