PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rohl (ranked 23707 p4p, 5761 weight class) and Jello Belly (ranked 637 p4p, 547 weight class). Jello Belly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Curtis Rohl's chin.

Rohl
vs
Belly

173 cm
23
157
4 - 8 - 0

186 cm
24
162
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Experienced

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Rohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly misses with a few strikes there.
Belly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rohl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rohl.
Rohl fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rohl needs to keep his hands up - Belly had a free shot at his head there.
Belly misses with a head kick.
Rohl has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belly lands a jab to the head.
Belly throws a right hand that Rohl ducks under and follows up with a left that Rohl also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Belly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Belly blocks the body kick.
Belly tries to bum rush Rohl with a series of wild strikes but Rohl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left lands for Belly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly lands a nice shot to the body.
Belly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rohl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belly is out of range.

Belly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Rohl bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Belly misses with an uppercut. Rohl saw that one coming.

Belly moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rohl misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rohl.
Belly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rohl prevents the takedown attempt.
Curtis Rohl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jello Belly.
Belly goes for a takedown attempt but Rohl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belly cracks Rohl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belly fails to land with a series of punches.
Belly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rohls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohl throws a low kick, looking for Belly's leg but Belly calmly moves out of range.
Rohl lands a body shot.
Rohl tries to work over Belly's front leg with a kick but Belly checks it.

Rohl has Belly up against the cage in a clinch.
Rohl is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rohl is trying to maintain a safe position but Belly gets an underhook and turns Rohl into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rohl throws an elbow but misses.
Rohl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rohl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belly's defenses.
Rohl tries to land knees in the clinch but Belly avoids the damage to the body.
Rohl looking to slow down the pace here.
Belly digs a right hand underneath Rohl's ribcage. Rohl let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Belly ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Belly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rohl might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rohl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohl landing some decent shots from guard.
Rohl throws a big right hand that misses.
Rohl is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rohl preventing the sweep.
Belly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rohl manages to get himself to full guard.

Belly won't allow Rohl to sweep him here.
Rohl keeping moving, preventing Belly from controlling successfully.
Belly is pushing down on Rohl's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rohl is fighting to maintain full guard but Belly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rohl has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belly is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rohl is staying active underneath Belly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belly frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rohl keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Belly is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rohl to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rohl shrugs it off.
Belly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rohl tries to lock up and control but Belly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belly with shots to the head and body - Rohl looks very uncomfortable down there.

Belly jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rohl is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rohl and Belly has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Belly stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jello Belly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rohl avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Rohl.
Belly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Belly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jello Belly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rohl.

Belly shoots in and bounces Rohl off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Rohl is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Belly is trying to break the clinch but Rohl is controlling him.
Rohl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Belly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Belly decides to pull guard.
Belly pulls Rohl in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rohl lands a couple of elbows.

Belly manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Rohl missing with knees to the body.
Belly lands with a left to the head.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belly avoids it.
Belly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rohl prevents it.
Belly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Curtis Rohl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jello Belly.
Rohl lands a damaging elbow.

Belly jumps guard and drags Rohl to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rohl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rohl postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohl trying to control but Belly is working from the bottom.
Rohl landing with the ground and pound.
Rohl throwing strikes but missing.
Belly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rohl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belly trying to control the position.
Rohl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jello Belly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rohl wants to pass the guard but Belly is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rohl engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rohl wants to control from the top but Belly keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot by Belly.

Belly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Belly wants a takedown but no success here.
Belly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rohl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Belly manages to pull guard.
Rohl throws an elbow that misses. Belly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rohl's guard. Nice move by Belly!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly looking to pass the guard.
Belly stopping the sweep attempt from Rohl.
Belly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rohl is pressing down on Belly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rohl trying to control the position here.
Belly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rohl looking for a sweep. Not yet Rohl, not yet.
Belly wants to control from the top but Rohl keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jello Belly 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A lazy left from Belly finds it's target.
Jello Belly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rohl takes one to the side of the head.

Rohl is rocked!
Belly tries to bum rush Rohl with a series of wild strikes but Rohl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Rohl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Belly - that will leave a mark!
Rohl seems to have got his legs back now.
Belly shoots in looking for a takedown but Rohl manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rohl tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Belly manages to circle out of the way.
Rohl defending well as Belly loads up on a big left hand.
Rohl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Belly.
Belly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rohl connects with a body shot.
Belly tries to clinch but Rohl moves out of range.
Belly lands with a nice body kick.
Rohl with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belly dives in for a single leg takedown but Rohl sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Belly misses.
Belly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rohl tries to counter by clinching up but Belly breaks away and moves out of range.
A jab from Belly misses.
Belly scores with a punch to the head.

Belly moves into the clinch.

Belly ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Belly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rohl postures up in Belly's guard and throws a big left but Belly blocks it.
Rohl has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Belly looking for a sweep. Not yet Belly, not yet.
Rohl throws a big right hand that misses.
Rohl trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Belly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rohl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rohl manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Belly tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohl throwing strikes from guard but Belly blocks nicely.
Belly seems keen to control Rohl's posture.
Belly is trying to control the position but Rohl postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rohl's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rohl is in close to Belly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belly wants to sweep here but Rohl controlling him for the moment.
Rohl tries to free his leg and advance position but Belly is retaining full guard.
Rohl working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohl works over Belly with some ground and pound from guard.
Belly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Rohl stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Belly throws up his legs and catches Rohl in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Rohl tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Belly! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jello Belly!
Jello Belly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.