PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jello Belly (ranked 1211 p4p, 1176 weight class) and Wilbur Ratt (ranked 178 p4p, 167 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Belly
vs
Ratt

186 cm
29
162
10 - 3 - 2

183 cm
27
160
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

The Natural Order
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilbur Ratt!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly throws a lazy uppercut
and Ratt counters with a three punch combo that has Belly backing up. Belly nods at Ratt to acknowledge the strikes.
Belly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ratt.
Ratt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belly.
Belly looks to clinch
and Ratt counters with a big head kick but Belly shrugs it off.
Ratt with a hook.
Belly tries to clinch up.
Ratt's corner calls for a 1-2. Ratt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belly takes a swing at Ratt's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Belly misses.
Belly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Belly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ratt lands with a straight right. Belly didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belly throws a big shot that misses.
Ratt misses with a looping left.
Belly misses with a combination
and Belly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ratt misses with a hook. Belly ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly staying out of range there.
Ratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Belly misses the target.
Ratt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belly.
Belly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilbur Ratt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Belly moves into the clinch.

Ratt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Ratt.
Belly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Belly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ratt misses with a head kick.
Belly throwing a counter right hand but Ratt manages to avoid it.
Ratt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belly.
Ratt looks to throw the jab but Belly is out of range.
Belly throws a right hand that misses
and Ratt counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Ratt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Belly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ratt.
Belly connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belly tries to clinch but Ratt moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ratt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belly.
Belly moves in looking to clinch but Ratt pushes him off.
Belly looks to land a left hand but Ratt moved out of range nicely.
Ratt dodges the punch combination from Belly.
An inside leg kick lands from Ratt.
Belly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ratt circles away from the clinch attempt.

Belly 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.
Ratt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ratt is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ratt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Belly has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ratt gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ratt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The referee warns Ratt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ratt trying desperately to get to his feet.

Belly is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Ratt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ratt scores with a jab. Belly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belly tries to clinch up but Ratt circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly misses with a series of wild punches.
Ratt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belly loads up on a big right hand but Ratt slips the punch.
A nice side step and Ratt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Belly tries to close the distance and clinch but Ratt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belly misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belly doesn't manage to clinch there - Ratt circles away.
Ratt is looking for the big counter here.
Belly throws a right hand that Ratt ducks under and follows up with a left that Ratt also avoids with ease.
Belly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ratt manages to avoid it.
Belly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ratt misses with an uppercut. Belly saw that one coming.
Ratt scores with a nice strike.
Ratt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belly on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Ratt slams his shin into Belly's torso.
Belly misses with a hook
and Ratt counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilbur Ratt dominated that round.
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.

Belly lands a jab to Ratt's midsection.
Ratt blocks a jab.
Ratt with a jab.
Belly slips a jab from Ratt.
Belly throws a big shot that misses.
Ratt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belly looks to throw a body kick
and Ratt counters with a nice uppercut.

Belly has closed the distance and engaged Ratt in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ratt as the two fighters clinch.
Ratt throws a head punch that misses.
Ratt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ratt tries to work over Belly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Ratt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belly misses with a left hand
enabling Ratt to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belly misses with a combination
and Ratt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly misses with a looping right.
Ratt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belly throws a right hand that misses
and Ratt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belly throws out a loose jab but Ratt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belly throws a poor cross that misses
and Ratt counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Ratt.
Belly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ratt counters with a straight right hand.
Jello Belly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Belly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ratt lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belly on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Belly moves into the clinch.
Ratt has a couple of punches blocked by Belly.

Belly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ratt lands a leg kick that knocks Belly off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belly doesn't seem bothered though.
Belly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belly dives in for a single leg takedown but Ratt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Belly breaks the clinch.
Jello Belly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belly misses with a jab to the body
and Ratt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ratt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Belly.
Ratt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ratt momentarily.
Ratt connects with a looping right hand.
Ratt connects with a looping right hand.
Ratt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilbur Ratt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Belly misses with a right hand
and Ratt counters with a stiff right hand.
Ratt throws a push kick but Belly slaps the foot to one side.
Belly throwing a counter right hand but Ratt manages to avoid it.
Belly fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly throws an overhand right that lands on Ratt's shoulder, as Ratt tries to avoid the shot.
Belly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Belly misses
enabling Ratt to counter with a crisp jab.
Ratt slips under a jab from Belly.
Belly tries to clinch up
and Ratt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ratt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belly tries to clinch but Ratt is having none of it.
Ratt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Belly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ratt doesn't seem phased though.
Belly misses with a looping left.
Belly jabs at Ratt's body.
Belly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belly misses with the combination.
Ratt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belly.
Belly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ratt moves away.
A jab from Belly misses.
Belly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ratt counters with a left and a right that stings Belly.
Ratt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belly looks to land a combination but Ratt avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Belly misses
and Ratt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ratt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ratt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belly.
Ratt throws a jab when Belly was well out of range.
Belly thuds a left hand into Ratt's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilbur Ratt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Belly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ratt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belly misses with a double jab
and Ratt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ratt scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ratt misses the target.
Belly closes the distance but Ratt moves to the side
and Ratt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ratt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belly.
Ratt slips a straight right by Belly.
Ratt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Belly with a body shot.
Ratt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belly throws a right hand that misses
letting Ratt counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ratt throws a nice looking combination but Belly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly jabs Ratt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belly misses with a looping right.
Ratt lands with a straight right. Belly didn't see that one coming.
Belly shoots and misses
and Belly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belly misses with a body punch
and Ratt counters with a left to the body.
Belly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Ratt tries to keep at a distance but Belly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Belly has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ratt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Belly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belly wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jello Belly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Belly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Ratt.
Belly is working for takedown but Ratt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ratt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ratt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ratt wants to stand and escape but Belly is having none of it.

Ratt kicks Belly off and gets to his feet.
Ratt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belly misses with a right hand
and Ratt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ratt swats away the attempt to clinch by Belly.
Ratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ratt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belly throws an overhand right that lands on Ratt's shoulder, as Ratt tries to avoid the shot.
Belly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ratt missing with a left hand there. Belly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belly slips under a jab from Ratt.
Ratt clobbers Belly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belly throws a jab but it's blocked by Ratt.
Belly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Belly tries to clinch but Ratt is having none of it.
Belly misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ratt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ratt lands a head shot.
Belly misses with a lunging right hand
and Ratt counters with a body kick.
Ratt staying out of range there.
That kick from Ratt tenderised Belly's leg. Belly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Belly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ratt lands a body shot.
Belly misses with a jab to the body
and Ratt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ratt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belly on the side of the head.
Belly swings widly with a right hand
and Ratt counters with an outside leg kick.
Ratt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belly's head backwards.
Belly misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ratt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly tries to clinch up.
Belly tries for a takedown but Ratt circles away easily
and Ratt counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ratt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ratt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Belly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ratt lands a lovely overhand right.
Ratt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ratt moves away from the strike by Belly.
Belly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters circling a little - Ratt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Belly misses with a jab to the body
letting Ratt counter with a right hand.
Jello Belly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ratt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilbur Ratt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ratt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbur Ratt!
An out of breath Wilbur Ratt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jello Belly was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm hungry'.