PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roman Bell (ranked 5452 p4p, 361 weight class) and Marlin Scars (ranked 24078 p4p, 403 weight class). Marlin Scars has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roman Bell's chin.

Bell
vs
Scars

170 cm
24
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marlin Scars!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scars avoids a kick to the body.
Scars is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Scars counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Scars throws a big elbow that misses.

Bell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scars defends well.
Scars in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bell holds on and takes a little breather.
Scars wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scars is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Scars postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scars controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scars throws a big right hand that misses.
Scars wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Bell has control of Scars's left arm, preventing Scars from doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bell throws a body shot but no joy.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Scars sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Scars moves out of range easily.
Scars keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
Bell misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Bell misses

and Scars counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scars.
Bell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Scars told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scars is looking to control Bell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Scars avoid being mounted?
Bell stalling.
Bell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Scars is trying to maintain the position but Bell is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scars is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marlin Scars will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bell throws a body shot but no joy.
Bell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Scars throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bell's waist but Bell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scars off to one side.
A low kick from Bell is predictable there

and Scars counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bell!
Bell struggling a bit here.
Bell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Scars's best efforts.
Bell won't allow Scars to pass to mount.

Scars is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Scars is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scars is trying to control the action in half guard but Bell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Scars is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marlin Scars has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Scars trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scars stopping the sweep attempt from Bell.
Bell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scars manages to get himself to full guard.

Bell connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Scars has wrist control.
Bell 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.
Scars thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell passes into half guard.
Bell controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Bell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Scars avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marlin Scars is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bell throws a body punch but Scars moves out of range.
Roman Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scars checks a leg kick.
And Scars tries to counter it with a takedown but Bell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bell looks for the body kick but Scars saw that one coming.
Bell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bell scores with a leg kick.
Scars avoids the head kick by Bell.
Scars drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bell defends it well.
Bell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scars is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Scars goes for a double leg but Bell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bell continues to drive forward.
Scars misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scars can do to turn this around?
Bell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scars.
Bell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scars. That did some damage!
Scars misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a kick to the body.
Bell throws a head kick but Scars moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bell.
Good leg kick by Bell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Scars blocks a head kick by Bell.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Scars is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roman Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlin Scars.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scars checks a leg kick.
Scars blocks the body kick.
Scars will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bell.
A lazy left from Bell finds it's target.
Bell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scars misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scars just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scars shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bell pinned against the cage. Bell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scars.
Scars displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bell throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scars tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bell.
Scars takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Bell.
Bell throws out a leg kick but Scars moves out of range and Bell only half commits.
Bell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scars checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Bell!
Roman Bell got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'