PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loughlin has chosen Metallica - Damage Inc. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bell
vs
Loughlin

185 cm
24
213 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

189 cm
27
212 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo

*** Real Nutrition ***

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurent Loughlin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Loughlin misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Bell misses.
Loughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loughlin moves away.
Bell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Loughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Bell misses.
Loughlin jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Loughlin misses.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bell thuds his right hand into Loughlin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loughlin. That's going to slow Bell down.
Loughlin ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
A slow jab from Loughlin misses its intended target.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loughlin throws out the jab.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laurent Loughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loughlin. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loughlin throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Loughlin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loughlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Loughlin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
Loughlin misses with a hook to the body
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Loughlin throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Bell moves out of range of the leg kick from Loughlin.
Loughlin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Loughlin tries a low kick but Bell avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Loughlin misses
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Loughlin throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loughlin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Loughlin takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Bell throws a sloppy body shot
and Loughlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bell thinking.
A slow jab from Loughlin misses its intended target.
Bell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loughlin.
Loughlin tries to land a body kick
and Bell counters with a three punch combo that has Loughlin backing up. Loughlin nods at Bell to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loughlin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell connects with a jab.
Loughlin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bell rather than just go for the knockout.
A left lands for Loughlin.
Loughlin misses with a low kick.
Bell lands a jab to the nose.
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loughlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loughlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bell checks a low kick from Loughlin.
Bell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bell misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stringer Bell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good work by Bell as he checks the leg kick.
Stringer Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Loughlin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bell in his tracks.
Loughlin misses with a shot to the body
and Loughlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loughlin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bell defending well as Loughlin loads up on a big left hand.
Loughlin misses with a straight left.
Bell throws a right and a left that Loughlin avoids nicely.
Bell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loughlin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bell doesn't seem bothered though.
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell lands a nice hook to Loughlin's body. Loughlin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell blocks a head kick by Loughlin.
Loughlin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A cross from Loughlin lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loughlin.
Loughlin throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loughlin.
Bell defending well as Loughlin loads up on a big left hand.
Bell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loughlin's hands.
Loughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Stringer Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loughlin.
Loughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Loughlin misses
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Loughlin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Loughlin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Loughlin is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Loughlin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loughlin tries to work over Bell's front leg with a kick but Bell checks it.
Loughlin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Bell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loughlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loughlin manages to avoid it.
Loughlin looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.

Bell clinches with his opponent.
Bell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
Bell lands a left hand.

Loughlin breaks from the clinch.
Bell misses with a body punch
and Loughlin counters with an outside leg kick.
Loughlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Loughlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Loughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell checks the leg kick.
Loughlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loughlin.
Loughlin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loughlin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Loughlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laurent Loughlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Loughlin throws a head kick that Bell semi-blocks.
Bell blocks a head kick by Loughlin.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loughlin misses with a body shot
and Bell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bell wants to clinch up but Loughlin keeps it at a distance.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Loughlin.
Loughlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Loughlin.
Loughlin tries to land a leg kick but Bell saw it coming and moves away.
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bell looks to land a combination but Loughlin avoids it well.
Loughlin throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bell blocks the low kick.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Loughlin misses with a hook.
Loughlin throws a big shot that misses.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loughlin misses with a hook. Bell ducked under it nicely.
Bell connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Loughlin finds it's target.
Loughlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loughlin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Loughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loughlin swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bell counters by moving into the clinch.
Loughlin has had enough of the clinch but Bell keeps him there for the moment.
Bell misses with a knee strike.
Bell lands a body shot.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bell.
Bell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loughlin avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Loughlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bell.
Bell misses with the head strike.
Loughlin blocks an uppercut.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell tries a knee to the head but Loughlin blocks it.
Bell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bell scores with a hook to the body.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bell working aggressively here.
Loughlin has Bell pressed against the cage, preventing Bell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loughlin's elbow.

That's four 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.
Bell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loughlin wants to break free but Bell has control.
Bell working aggressively here.
Loughlin tries to circle away but Bell has him pinned against the cage.
Loughlin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Loughlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Loughlin.
Loughlin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Loughlin dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Loughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Stringer Bell did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Loughlin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loughlin.
A jab from Loughlin finds it's way through Bell's defenses.
Loughlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bell checks a low kick from Loughlin.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Loughlin ducks down to avoid it.
Bell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.
A punch combination from Loughlin misses.
Bell is looking to clinch but Loughlin is avoiding it.
Loughlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell blocks the body kick.
Loughlin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Loughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loughlin throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Loughlin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loughlin misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Bell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loughlin. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Loughlin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin moves away from the strike by Bell.
Bell takes a swing at Loughlin's ribcage but misses.
Loughlin feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
Bell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loughlin throws a push kick but Bell slaps the foot to one side.
Loughlin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Loughlin tries to land a leg kick but Bell saw it coming and moves away.
Loughlin throws a head kick that misses.
Loughlin dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick from Loughlin.
Loughlin ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell checks a leg kick.
Loughlin stuns Bell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Loughlin lunges at Bell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bell's hand.
Loughlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Bell throws a body punch but Loughlin moves out of range.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Loughlin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Loughlin tries to score with a low kick but Bell moves his leg out of the way.
Loughlin throws a leg kick
and Bell counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Bell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bell misses with some punches.
Bell fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Loughlin manages to break the clinch.
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loughlin misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Loughlin misses
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bell throws a series of punches but Loughlin avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Stringer Bell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell blocks a jab.
Loughlin throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Bell punishes Loughlin's body with a nice straight punch.
Loughlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Loughlin misses with a body punch
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Loughlin misses.
Loughlin scores with a jab to the body.
Bell throws out a powerful jab.
Loughlin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin tried to score with a low kick but Bell checks it.
Loughlin throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Loughlin.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Loughlin is just out of range.
Bell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Loughlin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the body from Loughlin misses
and Bell counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Loughlin misses
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loughlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laurent Loughlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Loughlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loughlin lands with an uppercut that bounces Bell off the cage and back into rage.
Bell wants to clinch up but Loughlin keeps it at a distance.
Loughlin misses with a body punch
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Loughlin.
Bell throws the left hand but Loughlin avoids the punch easily.
Loughlin throws a leg kick but Bell checks it.
Loughlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bell counters with a left and a right that stings Loughlin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
Bell is looking to clinch but Loughlin is avoiding it.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Loughlin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bell is out of range and Loughlin settles back down.
Loughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Loughlin misses with a body shot.
Loughlin throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Loughlin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loughlin throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
Loughlin tries to score with a low kick but Bell moves his leg out of the way.
Bell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loughlin momentarily.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loughlin throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
Loughlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loughlin misses the body punch
and Loughlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loughlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stringer Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stringer Bell!
Stringer Bell retains his light heavyweight title!