PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell Bell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bell
vs
Kroblur

188 cm
28
210 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

186 cm
28
196 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kroblur forces Bell back against the cage and clinches.
Bell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bell misses with a leg kick.
Kroblur throws a lazy uppercut
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Kroblur misses.
Bell half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kroblur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bell tries to work over Kroblur's front leg with a kick but Kroblur checks it.
Bell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kroblur throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
Kroblur misses with a body shot.

Bell gets tackled into the cage by Kroblur. Kroblur maintains the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Bell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kroblur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kroblur taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kroblur throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
Kroblur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kroblur keeps control of Bell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kroblur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kroblur.
Good body shot from Kroblur.
Kroblur lands a right hand.
Kroblur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bell or not.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Bell is trying to force a seperation but Kroblur has the dominant position.
Bell is trying to break the clinch but Kroblur has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kroblur.
Bell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kroblur has him pressed against the cage.
Kroblur keeps control of Bell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kroblur misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kroblur pulls guard successfully.

Kroblur looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kroblur looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bell passes into side control.
Kroblur sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bell wants to stand up but Kroblur is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kroblur wants to get back to full guard.
Kroblur has his hands clasped together around Bell's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur gets full guard.
Bell is fighting to break Kroblur's control of his arms but Kroblur is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kroblur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kroblur trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kroblur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kroblur throws a push kick but Bell slaps the foot to one side.
Bell throws a low kick, looking for Kroblur's leg but Kroblur calmly moves out of range.
Kroblur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Kroblur dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kroblur tries for a takedown but Bell circles away easily
and Bell counters with a right hand to the body.
Kroblur misses with a body kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kroblur. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Kroblur drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bell wants to sweep but no luck.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kroblur trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Kroblur from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kroblur working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kroblur manages to get himself to full guard.

Kroblur keeping full guard, as Bell tries to pass.
Kroblur trying to control the position here.

Kroblur working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kroblur is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bell defends well.
Kroblur has his hands on Bell's head, controlling the position.
Kroblur being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kroblur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell stopping the sweep attempt from Kroblur.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bell moves out of range as Kroblur throws a body kick.
Kroblur looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bell misses its target.
Matt Kroblur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell lands with a good body shot.
Kroblur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Kroblur slips the punch.
Kroblur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a leg kick that misses.
Kroblur connects with a body shot.
Kroblur tries to clinch but Bell is having none of it.
Kroblur shoots in but Bell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Russell Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Kroblur.
A punch lands to the side of Bell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kroblur ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Kroblur throws a hook but Bell avoids it easily.
Kroblur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matt Kroblur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kroblur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
Bell throwing a counter right hand but Kroblur manages to avoid it.
Bell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bell throws a head kick but Kroblur moves out of range.
Kroblur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kroblur takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kroblur.
Kroblur misses with a takedown attempt
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell lands a right hook to the body.
Kroblur looks to land a body kick but Bell moved away.
Kroblur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Kroblur misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur avoids the head kick by Bell.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kroblur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kroblur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kroblur works the jab nicely.
Bell cracks Kroblur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kroblur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kroblur takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Kroblur throws a push kick but Bell slaps the foot to one side.
Bell connects with a nice looking jab.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Kroblur moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice defenses there by Kroblur.
Bell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kroblur misses with a looping right.
Bell is looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kroblur.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kroblur.
Bell is looking to counter with a body kick.
Russell Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kroblur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kroblur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Bell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bell.
Russell Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kroblur.
Bell throwing a counter right hand but Kroblur manages to avoid it.

Kroblur clinches.
Kroblur misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Kroblur on the inside.
Kroblur misses with a body punch.
Kroblur jumps guard but Bell stands there with Kroblur around his waist. Kroblur gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kroblur swings wildly with an uppercut but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bell blocks a body shot from Kroblur.
Bell blocking some punches.
Bell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kroblur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kroblur.
Kroblur struggles to land a body shot inside as Bell controls his hands.
Bell is trying to maintain a safe position but Kroblur gets an underhook and turns Bell into the cage.
Kroblur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kroblur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bell's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Kroblur misses with some punches.
Kroblur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kroblur is keeping busy.
Bell prevents a body shot from Kroblur.
Bell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kroblur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kroblur is trying to maintain a safe position but Bell gets an underhook and turns Kroblur into the cage.
Kroblur tries to work over Bell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bell.
Bell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kroblur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bell's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Kroblur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kroblur winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Kroblur!
An out of breath Matt Kroblur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.