PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ekong Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Huber is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Huber
vs
Bell

180 cm
20
191 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ekong Bell!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell tries a low kick but Huber avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Huber. Those never looked like landing.
Bell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bell. Huber shrugs it off though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Huber crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bell - the referee stops the clock and Huber gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bell. Huber manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Huber is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Huber just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell tries to land a front kick but Huber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Huber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Huber moves out of range as Bell strikes.
Bell throws a wild body kick that Huber sees coming a mile off.
Bell throws a wild body kick that Huber sees coming a mile off.
Huber cracks Bell with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bell - that will leave a mark!
Bell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Huber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bell thumps Huber with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws a leg kick but Huber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Huber throws a big shot that misses.
Bell follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bell lands a jab to Huber's midsection.
Bell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Huber takes a step back to recover.
Huber misses with a looping right.
Bell delivers a nice body kick.
Bell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Huber.
Bell thows a body kick. Huber tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huber.
Huber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bell counters with a stiff right hand.
Huber thuds a left hand into Bell's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Huber.
Huber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber moves out of range of the body kick.
Huber swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Bell.
Bell misses with a body kick.
Huber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Huber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bell.
Huber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bell's hands.
Bell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Huber is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bell.
Bell is looking to land body kicks.
Bell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bell finds it's way round the side to connect with Huber's head.
Bell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Huber checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Huber.
Huber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
Huber loads up on a big right hand but Bell slips the punch.
Bell flicks out a counter leg kick but Huber steps away.
Huber throws a body shot but no joy.
Bell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Huber.
Bell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Huber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Huber is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Good work by Bell as he checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bell - that will leave a mark!
Bell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huber's sensitive parts.
Bell blocks a jab.
Bell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Huber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Huber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell thows a leg kick but Huber checks it
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huber misses with a looping left.
Bell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bell misses with a head kick.
Huber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bell.
Bell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bell looks to land a combination but Huber avoids it well.
Bell misses with a low kick.
Bell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell scores with a nice right hand.
Huber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Huber misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ekong Bell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bell looks for the body kick but Huber saw that one coming.
Huber scores with a nice head shot.
Huber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bell counters with a good, hard body kick but Huber shrugs it off.
Huber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bell throws a front kick aimed at Huber's knee but Huber avoids it well.
Huber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bell. Bell obviously looking to wear him down.
Huber attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Huber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Huber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Huber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Bell blocks the low kick.
Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huber.
Huber moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bell.
Bell misses with a low kick.
Bell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Huber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ekong Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ekong Bell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bell misses with a hook
and Huber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Huber misses
and Huber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Huber catches Bell right on the button with a cross.
Bell takes a swing at Huber's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
Huber missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Bell. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bell throws a wild body kick that Huber sees coming a mile off.
Huber has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Donk. Bell catches Huber right on the button with a cross.
Bell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Huber tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bell manages to circle out of the way.
Bell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Huber is out of range.
Huber thuds a left hand into Bell's body.
Bell 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.
Huber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Bell tenderised Huber's leg. Huber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bell blocks a jab.
Bell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber lands an overhand right.
Bell misses with a low kick as Huber jumps back.
Huber misses the shot to the body.
Bell lands a leg kick that knocks Huber off balance momentarily.
Bell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bell connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Huber.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Huber might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bell slips under a jab.
Bell throws a leg kick but Huber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Huber throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Bell avoids the body shot from Huber.
Bell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Huber has time to react.
Huber throws a leg kick but Bell moved away.
A nice side step and Bell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Huber lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Bell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Huber blocks the low kick.
Bell blocks a jab.
Bell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Huber.

Huber instigates a clinch.
Bell lands a body punch.
Huber tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Bell blocking some punches.
Bell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huber as Bell tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ekong Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Bell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huber. That did some damage!
Bell blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bell.
Bell slips a jab from Huber.
Bell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Huber wants to land a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
Bell digs a good hook to Huber's body.
Bell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Huber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Huber misses with a left hand
and Huber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Huber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bell scoring well with a low kick there.
Bell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Huber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bell.
Huber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bell connects with a leg kick. Huber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Huber throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huber scores with a jab to the body.
Bell looks for the body kick but Huber saw that one coming.
Huber's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Huber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Huber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber thumps Bell with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell misses with a low kick.
Huber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bell cracks the inside of Huber's front leg.
Hans Huber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crunch! Bell slams his shin into Huber's torso.
Bell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huber.
Huber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Bell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Huber.
Bell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Huber if he has to take too many more of those.
Bell throws a leg kick which misses Huber's front leg but catches the back leg as Huber tries to avoid it.
Bell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Huber is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell cracks Huber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Huber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huber misses with a jab to the body
and Bell counters with an outside leg kick.
Bell lands with a cross.
Bell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Huber's calf.
Huber throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bell cracks Huber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Huber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.

Huber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Huber up against the cage.
Bell has a couple of punches blocked by Huber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Huber.
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!
Huber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Huber.
Bell tries to work over Huber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huber.
Huber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bell misses with some punches.
Bell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huber working aggressively here.
Huber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekong Bell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Bell on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ekong Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ekong Bell!