PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Donalds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bellow
vs
Donalds

175 cm
20
130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Bellow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Donalds!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donalds in his tracks.
Bellow throws a combination. Donalds tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bellow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bellow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donalds was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellow.
Donalds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bellow just misses with a punch to the body.
Donalds throws a jab when Bellow was well out of range.
Donalds closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bellow circles away.
Donalds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bellow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donalds.
Donalds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bellow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bellow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donalds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bellow circles away quickly and effectively.
Donalds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donalds looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Bellow misses.
Donalds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donalds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bellow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donalds looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellow misses with a double jab
and Donalds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bellow scores with a decent looking hook.
Bellow is looking to wear down Donalds with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bellow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donalds at a distance.
Donalds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donalds connects with a looping right hand.
Bellow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donalds is looking to clinch but Bellow is avoiding it.
Bellow thows a body shot but no joy.
Donalds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bellow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bellow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Donalds closes the distance and clinches.
Bellow throws a punch but it's blocked by Donalds.

Donalds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bellow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donalds slips under a jab from Bellow.
Donalds fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bellow!
Bellow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donalds shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Donalds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob Bellow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Donalds.
Bellow throws a looping overhand right but Donalds ducks down to avoid it.
Bellow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donalds throws out a loose jab but Bellow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donalds dodges the punch combination from Bellow.
Donalds takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donalds closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bellow counters with a two punch combo.
Bellow lands a slapping body shot.
Donalds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bellow.
Donalds throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bellow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donalds throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bellow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bellow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donalds was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellow.
Bellow misses with a shot to the body
and Donalds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donalds takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bellow throws a right and a left that Donalds avoids nicely.
Donalds is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bellow is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Donalds.
Donalds tries for a takedown but Bellow circles away easily
and Bellow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donalds manages to avoid it.
Bellow throws a nice looking combination but Donalds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bellow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bellow is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bellow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donalds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bellow misses with a shot to the body
and Donalds counters with a left and a right that stings Bellow.
Bellow scores with a jab to the body.
Donalds throws a combination that misses
and Bellow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donalds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellow.
Donalds drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donalds shoots in looking for a takedown. Bellow tries to sprawl out of it but Donalds keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bellow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bellow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bellow throws the left hand but Donalds avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bellow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bellow lands a slapping body shot.
Donalds has his takedown stuffed
and Bellow counters with a left to the body.
Donalds takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bellow misses with the combination.
Bellow connects with a looping right hand.
Bellow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donalds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donalds slips a jab and a cross from Bellow.
Bellow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bellow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donalds.
Bellow lands a lovely overhand right.
Donalds fails to land with a series of punches.
Donalds is breathing heavily.
Donalds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donalds looks to land a right hand but Bellow moved out of range.
Bellow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Bellow.
Donalds is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bellow.
Bellow misses with a straight right.
Donalds fails to land with a series of punches.
Bellow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bellow swinging wildly here.
Bellow throws a nice looking combination but Donalds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Donalds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellow digs a good body shot into Donalds's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellow just misses with a punch to the body.
Donalds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellow.
A nice combination there by Donalds.
Bellow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donalds moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellow. Donalds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donalds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donalds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bellow misses the shot to the body.
Donalds slips a straight right by Bellow.
Donalds misses the body punch
and Bellow counters with a nice uppercut.
Bellow misses with a few strikes there.
Bob Bellow is winning the standup battle so far.
Bellow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donalds on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bellow swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donalds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bellow.
Bellow scores with a nice head shot.
Bellow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob Bellow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bellow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donalds.
Bellow swings for the body but Donalds moves out of range.
Bob Bellow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donalds tries to clinch up.
Bellow throws a body punch but Donalds moves out of range.

Donalds decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Donalds is trying to control. Bellow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bellow wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellow trying to hold on to Donalds's head to control him but Donalds postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donalds looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Donalds seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bellow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bellow moves into full guard.
Bellow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donalds is one step ahead there.
Donalds stops Bellow from standing up.
Bellow keeping moving, preventing Donalds from controlling successfully.
Bellow looking for a sweep. Not yet Bellow, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bellow dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bellow cracks Donalds with an open hand slap.
Donalds throws a combination that misses
and Bellow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donalds moves out of range of the strikes.
Donalds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donalds has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bellow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donalds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donalds moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bellow fails to land with a series of punches.
Donalds falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bellow counter with a right hand.
Bellow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bellow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Donalds counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bellow!
Bellow wants to control but Donalds is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellow working to try and regain half guard.
Donalds sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bellow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bellow tries to hold on but Donalds pushes him away.
Bellow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bellow tries to lock up and control but Donalds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Donalds scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bellow?
Bellow tries to hold on but Donalds postures up.
Donalds sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bellow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Donalds.
Donalds takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Donalds wants to control the pace but Bellow is squirming around nicely.
Bellow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Donalds looking to ground and pound but Bellow is blocking nicely.
Donalds scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bellow?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donalds lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bellow hang on?
Bellow tries to reverse the position but Donalds maintains control.
Donalds breaks from Bellow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bellow tries to hold on but Donalds pushes him away.
Donalds looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bellow wants to hold on but Donalds pushes him away.
Bellow regains half guard.
Donalds seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Donalds has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellow trying to control here.
John Donalds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Bellow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donalds wants to take a breather but Bellow is having none of it.
Donalds looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bellow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Donalds slips a nice elbow through Bellow's hands, connecting with Bellow's forehead.
Bellow is not content to let Donalds control the position.
Bellow trying to control but Donalds postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Donalds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bellow 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bellow!