PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Bellard (ranked 3915 p4p, 5398 weight class) and Joao Gamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bellard
vs
Gamer

152 cm
25
140
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
139
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitch Bellard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Gamer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Bellard or perhaps it was just good defense by Gamer, which made it look bad.

Gamer clinches.
Gamer scores with a shoulder strike.
Gamer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bellard is trying to pull guard but Gamer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bellard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gamer to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitch Bellard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bellard backwards.
Gamer tries to work over Bellard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Gamer.
Gamer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellard backwards.
Gamer scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Gamer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gamer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gamer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Gamer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bellard backwards.
Gamer cracks Bellard with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Gamer.
Gamer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gamer.
Bellard blocks a body shot from Gamer.
Gamer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gamer lands with a right to the head.
Bellard jumps guard but Gamer stands there with Bellard around his waist. Bellard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Gamer.
Gamer lands an uppercut.
Gamer pushes Bellard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gamer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gamer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Gamer.
Bellard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gamer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gamer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellard backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gamer smiles and moves away.
Bellard is breathing heavily.

Gamer moves into the clinch.

Bellard decides to pull guard.

Bellard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gamer defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bellard holds on and takes a little breather.

Gamer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Gamer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bellard, pushing him back against the cage.
Gamer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gamer lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellard backwards.
Bellard jumps guard but Gamer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bellard fails to pull guard.
Gamer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellard backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gamer.
Gamer lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gamer.
A right handed body shot lands from Gamer.
Gamer lands a shoulder strike.
Gamer lands a shot to the body.
Gamer scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gamer.
Gamer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellard backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamer works on Bellard's body with a couple of short punches.
Gamer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Gamer.
A right hand to the body from Gamer.
Gamer pushes Bellard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gamer.
Gamer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gamer lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Gamer.
A short right from Gamer on the inside.
Gamer lands with a light punch inside.
Bellard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gamer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good body shot from Gamer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gamer.
A right hand to the body from Gamer.
Gamer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gamer lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gamer is working Bellard over against the cage.
Gamer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gamer.
Gamer works on Bellard's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Gamer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gamer moves into the clinch.
Bellard is trying to pull guard but Gamer has him pressed against the cage.
Gamer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bellard backwards.
Gamer lands a body punch.
Gamer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gamer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gamer.
Gamer misses with a body punch.
Bellard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gamer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bellard jumps guard but Gamer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitch Bellard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Gamer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gamer.
Gamer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellard backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamer works on Bellard's body with a couple of short punches.
Gamer pushes Bellard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gamer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gamer lands with a short shot to the head.
Gamer scores with a shoulder strike.

Bellard is rocked!
Gamer lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gamer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gamer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bellard backwards.
Oh Bellard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gamer lands a shoulder strike.
Gamer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gamer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellard backwards.
Gamer scores with a hook to the body.
Gamer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gamer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joao Gamer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gamer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bellard with a big uppercut! Bellard tries to clinch up but Gamer pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bellard to the mat! Bellard covers up and Gamer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joao Gamer!
An intense looking Joao Gamer took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '35'.