PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Mms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Mms has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bell
vs
Mms

218 cm
18
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thaddeus Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Mms!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mms tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mms looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bell misses with a head kick.
Mms tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mms throws a body shot but no joy.
Mms doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bell stops a takedown attempt from Mms.
A short right from Bell on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mms is looking to control Bell's arms but Bell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mms has his back to the cage.
Mms should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mms wants a takedown but no success here.
Thaddeus Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Mms.
The referee calls for Bell to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bell jumps guard and drags Mms to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bell is looking to stand up but Mms isn't so interested in that idea.

Bell pushes Mms off and scrambles back to his feet.

Mms gets tackled into the cage by Bell. Bell maintains the clinch.
Bell controlling the action here for a moment.

Bell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mms tries to get to full guard but Bell has control of the leg.
Bell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mms with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bell connects with a nice short shot to Mms's temple.
Bell content to control rather than advance.
Bell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bell connects with a nice short shot to Mms's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mms tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bell manages to move to mount!
Bell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mms?
Bell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mms hang on?
Bell wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Bell with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mms is bucking up trying to escape but Bell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bell is landing with some decent strikes but Mms is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mms in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bell lands a nice shot to the head.
Bell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mms in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bell looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thaddeus Bell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mms can't get the takedown.
Bell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mms is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bell to keep the fight standing.

Bell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mms is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mms taking some punishment here, with Bell in his half guard.
Bell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell winds up and cracks Mms with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bell working Mms over with strikes.
Bell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mms looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bell lands strikes from half guard.
Bell not doing much here.
Thaddeus Bell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mms is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bell scores with a couple of nice shots.

Bell decides to stand up.
Bell throws a head kick that Mms semi-blocks.

Bell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mms tries to kick Bell off in order to stand up. Bell Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bell scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thaddeus Bell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mms to the mat! Mms manages to get full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mms has eaten all the pies!
Bell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bell is in close to Mms's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bell connects with a couple of short punches.
Bell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bell lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bell is stalling in the full guard.
Mms takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bell lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell cracks Mms with a solid left hand.
Bell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bell stands up over Mms, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bell controlling from the top position.
Bell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bell distracts Mms with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mms's head.
Mms is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Bell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mms is looking to get back to his feet here but Bell is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mms's back.
Bell controlling the position well here. Mms rolled but Bell kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bell working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Mms is doing well to defend. Bell seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Mms is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thaddeus Bell!