PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Astalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rami Astalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bell
vs
Astalo

178 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rami Astalo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astalo throws a poor cross that misses
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Astalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Astalo can pounce on him.
Astalo tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Astalo.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Astalo circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell avoids the head kick by Astalo.
Astalo cracks the inside of Bell's front leg.

Bell has Astalo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Astalo tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Bell works on Astalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Astalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Astalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Bell blocking some punches.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Bell gets through Astalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Astalo throws a head punch that misses.
Bell cracks Astalo with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Astalo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Astalo looks winded!
Bell scores with a shot to the side of Astalo's head.
Bell cracks Astalo with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
Astalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Bell lands with a right to the head.
Bell lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Astalo is rocked!
A hook to the body from Bell.
Astalo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bell finish him?
Bell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bell is leaning against Astalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Astalo seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Astalo pressed against the cage. Bell frees himself up and cracks Astalo with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Astalo crumples to the floor, out cold! Bell jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steven Bell!