PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barnaby Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smash Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Belle
vs
Punch

188 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barnaby Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smash Punch!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Punch misses.
Punch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punch throws a right and a left that Belle avoids nicely.
Punch tries to clinch up.
Punch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Punch tries to clinch but Belle is having none of it.
Belle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Punch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Punch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Belle misses the target.
Belle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punch moves away.
Belle checks the leg kick.
Punch fails to land with a series of punches.
Punch wants to clinch.
Belle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Belle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Belle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch moves out of range as Belle strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Belle as Punch shoots in.
A slow jab from Belle misses its intended target.
Belle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Belle checks a leg kick nicely.
Punch shoots in for a double leg but Belle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Belle throwing a counter right hand but Punch manages to avoid it.

Belle feints and as Punch raises his hands in defense, Belle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belle is working Punch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belle works over Punch with some ground and pound from guard.
Belle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Belle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Punch is keeping the position for now.
Belle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle stands up over Punch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Belle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Belle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Belle trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Punch manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

This has been an exciting period of action!
Belle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Punch looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belle wants to take a breather but Punch is having none of it.
Belle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Punch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punch keeps working.
Punch is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle controlling the action here.
Punch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Punch looks winded!
Belle prevents Punch from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Belle there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Punch is looking to escape.
Punch taking some punishment here, with Belle in his half guard.
Punch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barnaby Belle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Punch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belle.
Punch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Belle. No joy for Punch on that attempt.
Smash Punch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belle throws a body shot but no joy.
Belle jabs Punch right on the nose. Punch blinks but takes it well.
Barnaby Belle is winning the standup battle so far.
Belle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Belle slaps away a takedown attempt from Punch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Punch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belle wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnaby Belle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smash Punch.
Belle sizes up Punch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Punch is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Belle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Punch did well to prevent Belle getting side control.
Punch is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Punch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punch keeps working.
Belle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punch can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Belle connects with a nice short shot to Punch's temple.
Belle is looking to take a break and control but Punch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Belle seems content to control.
Belle frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Belle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Punch is bucking up trying to escape but Belle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Punch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Belle landing shots from mount.
Punch is in a horrible position here. Belle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Punch is in a horrible position here. Belle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Belle with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belle trying to control but Punch is having none of it.
Belle lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Belle controlling the position easily from mount.
Belle with good strikes from the mount here!
Belle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Punch is bucking up trying to escape but Belle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Belle lands a big elbow.
Belle raining down shots from the mount!
Belle controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle lands with some strikes.
Belle is landing with some decent strikes but Punch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Belle connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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 Punch's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch is looking to get to half guard.
Belle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belle content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barnaby Belle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Belle scores with a nice right hand.
Belle dodges the punch combination from Punch.
Punch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belle to score with a decent uppercut.
Belle misses with a hook. Punch ducked under it nicely.
Belle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Punch is defended easily by Belle.
Belle appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Punch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Punch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Belle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Punch somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belle throws the left hand but Punch avoids the punch easily.
Punch motions for Belle to come forward. Punch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Punch under the eye.

Belle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Belle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Punch's head.
Punch keeping full guard, as Belle tries to pass.
Barnaby Belle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belle stands up over Punch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Belle is controlling him.
Punch is trying to control the position but Belle postures up.
Belle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belle wants to control from the top but Punch keeps moving.
Belle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Belle cracks Punch with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Belle is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Punch will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Belle works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle takes a little break here. Punch wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Belle working the body and head with strikes.
Belle taking a breather here.
Punch on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Belle is putting a hurting on Punch here, landing some big shots from side control.
Punch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Belle trying to control the action but Punch is working from the bottom.
Belle scoring with punches and elbows.
Belle trying to control the position but Punch is working away.
Belle cracks Punch with a big right hand but Punch just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belle takes a little break here. Punch wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Punch takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barnaby Belle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnaby Belle!
Barnaby Belle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.