PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bman Oloot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Bellchambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oloot's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bang Bang. Bman Oloot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Oloot
vs
Bellchambers

185 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

201 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bman Oloot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Bellchambers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oloot moves into the clinch.
Bellchambers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oloot lands with a left to the head.

Bellchambers successfully pulls guard.
Bellchambers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oloot is one step ahead there.
Bellchambers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bellchambers tries to stand but can't do so whilst Oloot controls his leg.
Oloot has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellchambers prevents Oloot from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellchambers passes to side control.
Bellchambers postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bellchambers takes a little break here. Oloot wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Oloot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bellchambers throws a strike aimed at the side of Oloot's head but Oloot avoids it well.
Oloot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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.

Bellchambers has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Bellchambers gets a clinch.
Bellchambers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oloot stalling the fight.
Bellchambers wants to stall.
Bellchambers tries to score a body lock takedown but Oloot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bellchambers avoids the elbow strike from Oloot, against the cage.
Oloot taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oloot works on Bellchambers's body with a couple of short punches.
Bellchambers blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellchambers lands with a light punch inside.
Bellchambers can't find room to land a body shot as Oloot controls the action.
Oloot misses with the head strike.
Bellchambers blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oloot obliges.
Oloot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bellchambers throws an elbow that misses.
Oloot trying to land knees to the body.
Oloot landing knees to the head.

It looks like Steve Bellchambers has been cut.
Oloot blocks the elbow strike.
Oloot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oloot looking to throw knees to the head but Bellchambers is blocking nicely.
Bellchambers is trying to pull guard but Oloot has him pressed against the cage.
Bman Oloot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Bellchambers.
Bellchambers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bellchambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oloot is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oloot blocking some punches.
Bellchambers tries to pull guard but Oloot forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oloot misses with a punch to the body.
Oloot has Bellchambers pressed against the cage, preventing Bellchambers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bellchambers is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oloot is defending well.
Bellchambers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oloot misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Oloot.
Bellchambers blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellchambers avoids the elbow strike from Oloot, against the cage.
Bellchambers has Oloot pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oloot manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oloot misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bellchambers jumps guard but Oloot stands there with Bellchambers around his waist. Bellchambers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bellchambers can't break the clinch.
Oloot lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bman Oloot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Bellchambers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oloot clinches up with Bellchambers and pushes him back against the cage.
Bellchambers wants to break free but Oloot has control.
Bellchambers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bellchambers missing with knees to the body.
Oloot tries to land knees in the clinch but Bellchambers avoids the damage to the body.
Bellchambers wants to break free but Oloot has control.
Oloot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bellchambers up against the cage.
Bman Oloot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bellchambers wants to get back to striking at distance but Oloot won't allow it.
Oloot taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oloot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bellchambers effectively controlling the action here.
Oloot avoids the elbow strike from Bellchambers, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oloot tries a knee to the head but Bellchambers blocks it.
Oloot stops a takedown attempt from Bellchambers.
A short right from Oloot on the inside.
Oloot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bellchambers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oloot avoiding damage.
Oloot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oloot is pushing Bellchambers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oloot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bellchambers is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Oloot.
Oloot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oloot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bellchambers can do to turn this around?
Oloot keeps control of Bellchambers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oloot trying to control the position but instead, Bellchambers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oloot into the cage.
Oloot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oloot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oloot looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bman Oloot.
Bellchambers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oloot's waist but Oloot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bellchambers off to one side.
Bman Oloot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Bellchambers.
Oloot throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bellchambers counters with a straight right hand.
Bellchambers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oloot checks a low kick from Bellchambers.
Bellchambers is looking to chop away at Oloot's legs.
Oloot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellchambers swats away the attempt to clinch by Oloot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oloot rushes Bellchambers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oloot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bellchambers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oloot has Bellchambers pressed against the cage.

Bellchambers pulls guard.
Bellchambers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oloot tries to stand but Bellchambers is controlling from the bottom.

Bellchambers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oloot is aware though and is defending well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oloot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bellchambers on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bellchambers tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bman Oloot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Bellchambers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bellchambers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oloot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oloot tries to clinch but Bellchambers moves away
and Bellchambers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Oloot clinches up with Bellchambers and pushes him back against the cage.
Oloot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oloot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bellchambers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oloot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bellchambers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oloot stalling.
Bellchambers blocks a body shot from Oloot.
Bellchambers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellchambers takes an elbow to the temple.
Bellchambers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oloot just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bellchambers dodges an elbow strike from Oloot.
Oloot pushes off an throws an elbow but Bellchambers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bellchambers wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oloot misses with a knee strike.
Oloot misses with some punches.
Bellchambers is trying to pull guard but Oloot turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Bellchambers gets control of Oloot's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bellchambers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bellchambers is trying to keep Oloot in close.
Oloot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bellchambers is on top in guard.

Bellchambers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oloot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oloot wants it to stay on the feet.
Bman Oloot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Bellchambers.
Oloot is looking to clinch but Bellchambers is avoiding it.
Bellchambers misses with a low kick.
Oloot feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Oloot has closed the distance and engaged Bellchambers in a clinch.
Oloot has Bellchambers pressed against the cage.

Bellchambers jumps guard.

Oloot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oloot avoids the head kick by Bellchambers.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oloot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Bellchambers jumps guard and drags Oloot to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oloot stopping the sweep attempt from Bellchambers.

Bellchambers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bellchambers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bellchambers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oloot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bellchambers seems keen to control Oloot's posture.
Steve Bellchambers has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.
Oloot slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bellchambers wants to sweep but no luck.
Bellchambers is trying to control the position but Oloot postures up.
Bellchambers is looking to stand up but Oloot isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oloot just misses with a punch to the body.
Bman Oloot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oloot tries to clinch but Bellchambers is having none of it.
Bellchambers with a poor takedown
and Oloot counters with a nice body shot.
Steve Bellchambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bman Oloot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bellchambers tries to keep at a distance but Oloot has taken the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bman Oloot.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oloot, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bman Oloot!
Bman Oloot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.