PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garion Bel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sol sunday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garion Bel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to sol sunday's chin.

Bel
vs
sunday

165 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Garion Bel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, sol sunday!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bel tries to work over sunday's front leg with a kick but sunday checks it.
Bel throws a leg kick but sunday sees it coming and moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Bel scores with a four punch combination!
sunday takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
sunday shoots in and drives through. Bel sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Bel.
Bel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed sunday momentarily.

Bel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows sunday to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bel trying to keep a closed guard but sunday is proving a slippery customer.
sunday throwing strikes but missing.
sunday's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

sunday 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bel looking to hit a scissor sweep but sunday is one step ahead there.
sunday trying to control the position from guard on top but Bel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sunday trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bel stuffs the takedown attempt from sunday. sunday gets slowly back to his feet.
Bel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. sunday looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bel throws a right and a left that sunday avoids nicely.
sunday misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garion Bel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sol sunday.
sunday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bel digs a good hook to sunday's body.
sunday takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck for sunday with that takedown attempt.
Bel scores with the left hand. sunday knows he should have avoided that one.
Bel misses with a few strikes there.

sunday shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bel wants to sweep here but sunday controlling him for the moment.
Bel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

sunday avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bel is on top in guard.

sunday has his feet on Bel's thighs here. He's pushed Bel off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bel screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). sol sunday!
sol sunday is the new bantamweight champion!