PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keto Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Going Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Uk
vs
Belle

183 cm
30
166 lbs
17 - 17 - 1

180 cm
30
164 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keto Belle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Belle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Belle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Belle misses with the ground and pound.
Uk struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Belle.
Uk sneaks back into half guard.
Uk tries to roll over but Belle keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uk defending well though.
Belle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belle is trying to control the action in half guard but Uk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belle content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk gets back to full guard.
Uk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Uk holds on and takes a little breather.
Belle postures up.
Belle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Belle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Belle looking to sit in guard and control but Uk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Belle has control of Uk's left arm, preventing Uk from doing any damage.
Uk trying to control but Belle is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Uk looking to pass the guard.
Uk is working hard here to advance position.
Uk advances to half guard.
Uk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Uk trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle gets full guard.
Belle is pulling down on Uk's head. It's preventing any offense from Uk, at least for the moment.
Belle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Uk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A combination from Uk does no damage.
We've been told by Uk's head coaches at Scotty's Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good shot there by Belle.
A jab from Uk finds it's way through Belle's defenses.

It looks like Keto Belle has been cut.
Uk looks to land a combination but Belle avoids it well.
Belle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Uk back to the cage. Belle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Uk lands a leg kick that knocks Belle off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Belle. Those never looked like landing.
Uk throws a right hand that Belle ducks under and follows up with a left that Belle also avoids with ease.
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!
Uk scores with a jab. Belle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uk throws a right and a left that Belle avoids nicely.
Belle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uk.
Uk misses with a two punch combination.
Uk misses with a wild combination.
Belle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belle throws a nice looking combination but Uk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uk swats away the attempt to clinch by Belle.
Dong Uk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uk looks to land a combination but Belle avoids it well.
Uk cracks Belle with an open hand slap.
Uk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Belle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dong Uk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keto Belle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Belle tries to clinch up but Uk circles away and keeps his distance.
Uk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uk ducks under a wild hook from Belle.
Uk missing with a left hand there. Belle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belle throws a nice looking combination but Uk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Belle misses.
Belle throws a poor cross that misses
and Uk counters with a series of strikes. Belle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Belle connects with a single shot there.
Uk avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Belle looks to move away, Uk throws a big counter combo but Belle just gets out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uk.
Belle slips a jab and a cross from Uk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uk missing with a left hand there. Belle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uk dodges the punch combination from Belle.

Belle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Uk!
Keto Belle has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Uk tries to bench press Belle off him but Belle keeps the position.
Uk is not content to let Belle control the position.
Belle scoring with punches and elbows.
Belle has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Uk!
Uk is desperately trying to improve his position but Belle has a good base and remains in mount.
Belle avoids the attempt from Uk to control.
Uk is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Belle cracks Uk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uk is looking to improve his position but Belle isn't that keen on the idea.
Uk is squirming around, avoiding Belle's attempts to control the action.
Belle with a couple of short strikes.
Belle looking to ground and pound but Uk is blocking nicely.
Belle working Uk over with strikes here.
Belle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Belle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Uk's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belle breaks from Uk's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Uk is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk wants to hold on but Belle pushes him away.
Belle with shots to the head and body - Uk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Uk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belle working Uk over with strikes here.
Belle controlling from the full mount.
Uk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Belle keeping full guard, as Uk tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belle is on top in guard.

Belle postures up in Uk's guard and throws a big left but Uk blocks it.
Uk seems to have got his legs back now.
Belle is fighting to break Uk's control of his arms but Uk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Belle won't allow Uk to sweep him here.
Uk can't keep his opponent in guard - Belle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Belle is looking for submissions but instead, Uk has regained full guard.
Uk has his hands on Belle's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk trying to control the position.
Uk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belle.
Belle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Belle cracks Uk with a solid left hand.
Uk being controlled here, momentarily.
Belle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keto Belle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keto Belle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Belle scores with a nice right hand.
Belle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uk throws a right hand that Belle ducks under and follows up with a left that Belle also avoids with ease.
Belle jabs Uk right on the nose. Uk blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Uk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uk throws a looping overhand right but Belle ducks down to avoid it.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Uk got wobbled bad by a big combination! Belle presses forward with punches and knees until Uk stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Uk closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keto Belle!
A relieved looking Keto Belle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.