PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Bell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bell
vs
Wilson

182 cm
25
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Bell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bell misses with a head kick.
Bell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Wilson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilson with a hook.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
Wilson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell lands a head kick. Wilson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wilson scores with a hook.
Wilson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bell on the side of the head.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
George Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body. Bell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wilson.
Wilson works the jab nicely.
Wilson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.

Bell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control the position.
Bell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bell.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell pushing down on Wilson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bell working Wilson over with strikes.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bell wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bell.
Bell wants to free his trapped foot but Wilson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Wilson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bell connects with a right hand. Wilson shakes it off.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Bell slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Bell is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Wilson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bell connects with an inside leg kick.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson looks to land a combination. Bell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilson.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bell.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bell. That snapped Wilson's head back.

It looks like George Wilson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Bell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell scores with a head kick.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Bell misses.
Bell lands a front kick.
Bell throws a nice head kick!
Mark Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Bell or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson which made him look bad.
A jab lands there for Bell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bell.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bell at a distance.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Bell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Bell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks a jab.
A left lands for Bell.
Bell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bell throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Bell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Wilson catches Bell right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Bell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bell connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilson throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bell throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Bell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson avoids the head kick by Bell.
Bell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson throws a right hand that Bell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bell also avoids with ease.
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Bell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bell ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson thuds his right hand into Bell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bell throws out the jab.
Bell is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bell.
Bell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wilson lands with an uppercut that bounces Bell off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bell eats them both and turns towards Wilson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Wilson as Bell shoots in.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bell drops his hands momentarily and Wilson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a body shot.
Wilson scores with a nice strike.
Bell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donk. Wilson catches Bell right on the button with a cross.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Bell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Wilson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bell back to the cage. Wilson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wilson cracks Bell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson thuds a left hand into Bell's body.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Wilson!
An out of breath George Wilson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.