PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 1094 p4p, 1707 weight class) and Jello Belly (ranked 141 p4p, 203 weight class). Jello Belly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Gable's chin.

Gable
vs
Belly

175 cm
22
160
9 - 3 - 0

186 cm
31
162
13 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly lands a jab.

It looks like Dan Gable has been cut.
Jello Belly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gable gets a double leg takedown into Belly's guard.
Gable slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Belly pulls Gable in close to his closed guard and prevents Gable from doing any damage or advancing position.
Belly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gable controls the pace.
Belly working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly seems keen to control Gable's posture.
Gable wants to pass the guard but Belly is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Belly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belly throws a series of punches but Gable avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Belly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belly doesn't manage to clinch there - Gable circles away.
Belly throws out a loose jab but Gable uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gable drives through with a takedown into Belly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gable controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable is looking to pass into half guard but Belly pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Belly is in guard.

Gable has Belly pulled in close to control his posture.
Gable might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Belly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belly wants to control from the top but Gable keeps moving.
Gable pulls Belly in close to prevent any damage.
Gable trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gable is keeping the position for now.
Gable seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gable has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Belly wants to control from the top but Gable keeps moving.
Gable is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gable sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gable prevents Belly from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gable'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.
Belly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gable's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gable's back!
Gable wants to escape the position.
Belly avoiding Gable 's attempts to control his hands.
Gable is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Belly is looking for the choke from the back position but Gable is controlling his hands well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Belly is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gable is in bad spot here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jello Belly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Gable's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gable stuffs the takedown attempt from Belly. Belly gets slowly back to his feet.
Gable appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gable tries to score with a low kick but Belly moves his leg out of the way.
Belly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Gable gets a double leg takedown into Belly's guard.
Gable wants to control from the top but Belly keeps moving.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but Belly blocks nicely.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but Belly blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gable stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belly swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gable has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Belly keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gable postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gable wants to pass the guard but Belly is keeping the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gable misses with a double jab.
Belly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gable circles away quickly and effectively.
Belly misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belly is defended easily by Gable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belly cracks Gable with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gable.
Belly misses with a double jab.
Gable appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Belly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Gable finds it's way through Belly's defenses.

Gable decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belly wants to control the action here but instead Gable manages to pass to full mount!
Gable landing strikes from the mount and Belly is in trouble!
Belly is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gable landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gable lands a couple of good shots and Belly has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Belly has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Belly grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Gable punches the canvas rather than the man.

Gable tightening his grip on Belly, looking for the choke.

Belly manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gable scores with a takedown into Belly's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable throws a strike but Belly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Belly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gable looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gable looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gable!

Belly is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gable dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Gable's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Belly is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Gable lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belly doesn't seem phased though.

Gable closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Belly's guard.
Gable tries to free his leg and advance position but Belly is retaining full guard.
Gable slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dan Gable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belly seems keen to control Gable's posture.
Belly's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Belly for as long as he can get away with.
Gable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Belly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gable paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gable gets a takedown into half guard.
Gable not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable thows a huge punch but Belly dodges it nicely.
Belly gets back to full guard.
Belly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gable manages to get himself to full guard.

Gable is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belly defends well.
Gable looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Belly looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable wants to stand up but Belly is controlling him.

Gable pushes Belly off and gets back to his feet.
Belly throws a jab when Gable was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Belly

and Gable counters with a shoot takedown. Belly fights it but they end up in guard.
Belly is pulling down on Gable's head to control his posture.
Gable works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gable lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gable winds up and cracks Belly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Gable is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Belly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly wants to control but Gable is keeping busy.
Gable throwing shots but Belly is blocking nicely.
Gable is trying to control. Belly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gable trying to pass the guard but Belly defending well.
Belly pushes Gable off looking to stand but Gable dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gable thows a huge punch but Belly dodges it nicely.
Gable not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gable drops an elbow to the side of Belly's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Gable showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gable 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Gable!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dan Gable waved his t-shirt featuring Furnace Performance 🔥's logo in front of the cameras.
Jello Belly spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm hungry'.