PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nitram Eyricus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eyricus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eat You by Limp Bizkit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bell
vs
Eyricus

185 cm
29
218 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

184 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nitram Eyricus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Russell Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Eyricus pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Eyricus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Eyricus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eyricus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eyricus misses the jab.
Bell is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Eyricus or perhaps it was just good defense by Bell which made him look bad.
Bell motions for Eyricus to come forward. Bell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eyricus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Eyricus saw that one coming.
Eyricus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Bell clinches with his opponent.

Bell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eyricus closes the distance but Bell moves to the side
and Bell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Eyricus fails with a takedown attempt.
Bell staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a leg kick but Eyricus checks it.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eyricus lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Russell Bell has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell misses with a double jab
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell scores with a body shot.
Eyricus moves out of range of the body kick.

Bell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eyricus was covering up waiting for the punch and Bell finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Eyricus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eyricus looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Eyricus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Eyricus looking for a guillotine here but Bell defends easily.

Eyricus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bell wants to control from the top but Eyricus keeps moving.
Eyricus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bell!

Eyricus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell tries to lock up and control but Eyricus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Bell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Bell's cut.
That's time! Bell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Eyricus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eyricus.
Bell throws a jab when Eyricus was well out of range.
Eyricus throws a leg kick but Bell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Eyricus circles away.
Eyricus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eyricus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eyricus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Bell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eyricus slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Eyricus throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Eyricus counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyricus ducks under a wild hook from Bell.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Eyricus controls his hands.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eyricus backwards.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bell lands a body punch.
Bell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bell keeps control of Eyricus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eyricus is breathing heavily.
Bell works on Eyricus's body with a couple of short punches.
Eyricus is trying to push Bell away but Bell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bell manages to break the clinch.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bell lands a nice hook to Eyricus's body. Eyricus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eyricus moves forwards but Bell connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eyricus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eyricus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eyricus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bell.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Eyricus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eyricus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eyricus fails with a takedown attempt.

Bell forces Eyricus back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell pushes Eyricus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Eyricus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eyricus checks it well.
Eyricus misses with a leg kick.
Eyricus throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eyricus looks to throw the jab but Bell is out of range.
Good leg kick by Bell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eyricus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bell finds it's way round the side to connect with Eyricus's head.
Bell digs a good hook to Eyricus's body.
Eyricus throws an overhand right that lands on Bell's shoulder, as Bell tries to avoid the shot.
Eyricus ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell moves out of range as Eyricus strikes.
Bell slaps away a takedown attempt from Eyricus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Russell Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nitram Eyricus.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Eyricus's head but Eyricus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Eyricus misses its intended target.
Eyricus throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Bell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russell Bell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Eyricus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eyricus's calf.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Eyricus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bell misses with a low kick.
Bell wants to clinch.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eyricus was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Eyricus thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyricus tries to score with a low kick but Bell moves his leg out of the way.
Bell scores with the left hand. Eyricus knows he should have avoided that one.
Eyricus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eyricus misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bell.
Eyricus avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell defending well as Eyricus loads up on a big left hand.
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eyricus throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Eyricus throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eyricus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eyricus checks the leg kick.
Eyricus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Eyricus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eyricus.
Bell looks to land a combination but Eyricus avoids it well.
Bell wants to clinch up but Eyricus keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Bell. No joy for Eyricus on that attempt.
Eyricus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Eyricus.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eyricus!
Bell scores with a nice right hand.
Eyricus misses with a combination
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyricus misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Bell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Eyricus controls his hands.
Bell cracks Eyricus with a nice body shot.
Bell scores with a hook to the body.

Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Eyricus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bell's guard now.
Eyricus is looking to advance position but Bell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Eyricus is working to get back to half guard.
Bell raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eyricus looks a forlorn figure.
Bell working Eyricus over with strikes here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eyricus looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eyricus can't escape the position.
Nitram Eyricus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eyricus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Russell Bell!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Russell Bell!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Russell Bell!

Russell Bell wins by unanimous decision!