PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uzziel Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Battock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Battock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bell
vs
Battock

174 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uzziel Bell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Battock!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battock scores with a nice right hand.
Battock misses the shot to the body.
Battock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bell moves forwards but Battock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bell swings widly with a right hand
and Battock counters with a nice body shot.
Battock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Battock swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Battock scores with a jab to the body.
Battock dips to his left and cracks Bell with an uppercut!
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Battock.
Bell misses with a looping left.
Bell throws a right hand that misses
and Battock counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a right hand
and Battock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Battock counters with an inside leg kick.
Bell misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bell walks into a left hand.
Battock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Battock.
Uzziel Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell throws a right hand that misses
and Battock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Battock lands a body shot.
Battock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bell rather than just go for the knockout.
Bell tries to clinch but Battock moves away
and Battock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bell misses with a hook
and Battock counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell checks a low kick from Battock.
Bell throws a hook but Battock avoids it easily.
Battock has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Battock coming out on top.
Battock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bell throws out the jab.
Battock stuns Bell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Battock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bell misses with a left hand
and Battock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battock throws a leg kick which misses Bell's front leg but catches the back leg as Bell tries to avoid it.
Bell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Battock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Battock misses with an uppercut.
Bell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Battock looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
As Battock tries to get set, Bell tries to push him back and clinch up but Battock manages to avoid the attempt.
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battock.
Battock appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Battock cracks Bell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Battock.
Battock jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
Bell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Battock.
Battock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Battock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Battock throws a right hand that Bell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bell also avoids with ease.
Battock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bell.
It seemed like Battock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Battock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bell misses with a hook. Battock ducked under it nicely.
Battock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Battock swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Battock, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bell misses.
Battock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Battock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bell misses with a looping right.
Battock jabs at Bell's body.
Some wild striking there from Battock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bell pushes Battock up against the cage in a clinch.

Bell pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell trying to control the position.

Bell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Battock is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Battock 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.

Bell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Battock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Battock misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Battock circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bell closes the distance and clinches.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battock taking a breather.
Bell tries to pull guard but Battock holds him up against the cage and eventually Bell drops back down to his feet.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Battock just stands there and leans against the cage.

Battock manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Battock.
Bell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Battock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Battock lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell moves to clinch but Battock breaks away
and Battock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bell fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bell closes the distance and clinches.

Battock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bell throws an off balance right hand
enabling Battock to counter with a crisp jab.
Battock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Battock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Battock connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Battock. Beautiful body shot.
Bell scores with a nice right hand.
Battock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Battock.
Bell has been working on his balance at Gizmo's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Battock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell misses with a hook
and Battock counters with a stiff right hand.
Battock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock slips under a jab from Bell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battock slips under a jab.
Bell misses with a straight left.
Battock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Bell gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Battock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bell jumps guard but Battock stands there with Bell around his waist. Bell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uzziel Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Battock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bell tries to pull guard but Battock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bell tries to pull guard but Battock won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battock lands with a short shot to the head.
Bell is trying to pull guard but Battock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Battock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Battock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Battock just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battock.
Bell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Battock smiles and moves away.
Bell wants to clinch up but Battock keeps it at a distance.
Battock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Battock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Battock lands a slapping body shot.
Battock throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A cross from Battock lands.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Battock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand
and Battock counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Battock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Battock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Battock.
Battock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battock lands a jab to the nose.
Battock connects with a body shot.
Battock scores with a jab. Bell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bell swings widly with a right hand
and Battock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Battock slips under a jab from Bell.
Bell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Battock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Battock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bell misses with an uppercut
and Battock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Battock cracks the inside of Bell's front leg.
Battock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battock throws a leg kick but Bell moved away.
Bell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Battock.

Battock gets tackled into the cage by Bell. Bell maintains the clinch.
Bell tries to pull guard but Battock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Battock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Battock smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uzziel Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battock stuns Bell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Battock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a right hand
and Battock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battock throws out the jab.
Battock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bell moves away from the strike by Battock.
Battock swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Battock! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Battock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bell.
Battock throws out a counter right but Bell avoids it with no problem.
Battock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock lands with a right that hurts Bell. Bell looks to clinch but Battock throws a short knee that drops Bell. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). John Battock!
John Battock is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, John Battock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.