PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jello Belly (ranked 3878 p4p, 3389 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 414 p4p, 376 weight class). Jello Belly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miles O Brien's chin.

Belly
vs
O Brien

186 cm
24
162
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
160
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Katman Drip Inc.
HELLBENT

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly lands a nice shot that snaps O Brien's head back.

O Brien pushes Belly up against the cage in a clinch.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belly can't get the takedown.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belly blocks an uppercut.

Belly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Brien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Belly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Belly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belly.

O Brien pulls guard successfully.
O Brien bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belly's guard.

Belly is adopting a defensive guard.
Belly wants to sweep here but O Brien controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Belly has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
O Brien must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Belly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Belly trying to pass the guard but O Brien defending well.
O Brien is trying to maintain the position but Belly is very close to passing his half guard.
Belly wants to stand but O Brien has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Belly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Brien defends it well.
Belly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Brien trying to hold on to Belly's head to control him but Belly postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Belly wants to pass the guard but O Brien is defending well.

Belly stands up from half guard.

Belly gets the takedown into side control.

O Brien throws Belly to one side and escapes!
Belly looks to land a combination but O Brien avoids it well.

O Brien shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Belly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien is looking to work some ground and pound but Belly has wrist control.
O Brien lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw O Brien working his ground and pound in the gym.
Belly has momentary wrist control but O Brien slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
O Brien stopping the sweep attempt from Belly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belly is on top in guard.

A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as O Brien holds on and takes a little breather.

Belly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Belly postures up.
Belly trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Miles O Brien will probably get the nod.
That's time! Belly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

O Brien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Brien tries to clinch but Belly moves out of range.
Belly swats away the attempt to clinch by O Brien.
Belly connects with a body shot that sends O Brien's belly button to the back.

Belly instigates a clinch.
O Brien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belly backwards.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but O Brien pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Our sources have told us that Belly has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Belly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Brien is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Belly misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Belly uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belly is trying to pull guard but O Brien turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jello Belly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Brien gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Belly tries for a takedown. No joy.

O Brien breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Brien throws a good cross that connects.
Belly misses with a series of wild punches.
O Brien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belly throws out the jab.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

O Brien closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Brien lands in his opponent's guard.
Belly looking for a sweep. Not yet Belly, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Brien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Brien works over Belly with some ground and pound from guard.
Belly trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien chips away with some ground and pound.
O Brien stands up over Belly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Brien postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien scoring with punches to the head and body.
Belly pulls O Brien in close to prevent any damage.
Belly 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly seems keen to control O Brien's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

O Brien closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Belly quickly recovers to half guard.
Belly is looking to control O Brien's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belly avoid being mounted?
Belly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belly.
Belly is trying to control the position but O Brien postures up.
O Brien stopping the sweep attempt from Belly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throwing strikes from guard but Belly blocks nicely.
O Brien working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Belly wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Belly working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jello Belly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Brien gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

O Brien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
O Brien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Brien makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Brien is fighting to break Belly's control of his arms but Belly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miles O Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Belly.
Belly goes for a takedown in the clinch but O Brien prevents it.

O Brien jumps into guard, dragging Belly to the mat.
O Brien lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

O Brien wants to control from the top but Belly keeps moving.
O Brien postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien stopping the sweep attempt from Belly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Belly is proving hard to escape from.
Belly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Brien wants to control from the top but Belly keeps moving.

Belly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Brien doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Belly is tightening it up a little... O Brien has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! O Brien reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! O Brien taps out! Nice BJJ there by Belly!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jello Belly!
During a confident post fight interview, Jello Belly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.