PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jello Belly (ranked 1616 p4p, 1265 weight class) and Rich Voss (ranked 220 p4p, 172 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Belly
vs
Voss

186 cm
29
162
10 - 4 - 2

181 cm
30
160
14 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Voss!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Voss finds it's way round the side to connect with Belly's head.
Belly lands a slapping body shot.
Belly tries to bum rush Voss with a series of wild strikes but Voss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voss.
It seemed like Voss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belly cracks a nice hook into Voss's ribs.
Voss takes one to the side of the head.
Voss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belly.
Voss throws out a counter right but Belly avoids it with no problem.
Belly misses with an uppercut
and Voss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Oooooh!!! Belly has knocked Voss down with a huge combo! Belly steps away and waves a wobbly Voss back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Voss is rocked!
Voss takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Voss is still on wobbly legs! Can Belly finish him?
Belly misses with the combination.
Voss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voss seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belly.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voss! But no joy.
Voss takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Belly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voss momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Belly.
Belly scores with a hook.
Belly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Voss counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belly looking to score a takedown here. Voss is defending well but Belly drives through and ends up in Voss's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belly preventing the sweep.

Belly stands and steps away. Voss gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Belly tries a head kick but it misses.
Belly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Voss counters with a straight right hand.
Belly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voss looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Belly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belly is pushing Voss up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Voss lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belly jumps guard and drags Voss to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Voss trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belly is keeping the position for now.
Belly keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
Belly looking for a sweep. Not yet Belly, not yet.
Voss not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Voss wants to control from the top but Belly keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Voss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Belly keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Belly has managed to clinch.
Belly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Voss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Belly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Voss circles away quickly and effectively.
Voss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Belly misses with a takedown
and Voss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jello Belly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belly misses with a hook
and Voss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Belly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Voss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jello Belly 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.

Belly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Belly gets a clinch.
Belly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Voss walks away with a smile on his face. Belly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Belly shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Voss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Voss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Belly misses with a takedown
and Voss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jello Belly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Voss moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Belly goes down! Can Voss finish him!?

Belly is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voss with a nice head shot there.
Oh Belly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voss stopping the sweep attempt from Belly.
Voss is stalling in the full guard.
Belly seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belly keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
Voss is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Belly looking for a sweep. Not yet Belly, not yet.
Voss slips nicely into half guard.
Voss lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Voss content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Belly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voss.
Voss is just content to waste time from the top position. Belly takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Voss being controlled here momentarily.
Voss looking to sit in guard and control but Belly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Voss is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Voss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Belly is controlling him.
Voss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belly wants to stand but Voss is controlling his posture from full guard.
Belly passes Voss's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Belly tries to stand and escape but Voss is controlling the position.
Voss is staying active underneath Belly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Voss makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Voss.
Belly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belly is working hard here to advance position.

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.

Voss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belly advances to half guard.

Belly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jello Belly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voss wants to improve his position but Belly is controlling well.
Voss keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voss won't allow Belly to pass to mount.
Voss gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Voss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Voss throws a hook to the side of Belly's head but Belly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belly scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Belly. Those never looked like landing.
Voss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Belly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Voss counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Voss misses the target.
A nice leg kick from Belly, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jello Belly is winning the standup battle so far.
Belly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Voss throws out a counter right but Belly avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Belly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Voss manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Voss has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
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!

Voss looking for a guillotine here but Belly defends easily.
Voss wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Voss gets full guard.
Belly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Voss misses with a strike from the bottom.
Belly trying to control the action but Voss is working from the bottom.
Voss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss is trying to maintain the position but Belly is very close to passing his half guard.
Voss wants to control but Belly passes into side.
Voss is looking to regain half guard here but Belly keeps moving and retains side control.

Belly stands up.
Voss moves away from the strike by Belly.
It looks like Belly has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Belly throws a series of punches but Voss moves out of range.
Belly shoots in for a takedown but Voss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Belly there.

Belly rushes Voss and presses him up against the cage.
Voss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belly is keeping busy.
Belly can't get the takedown.
Voss scores with a nice hook to the head.

Voss has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Belly uses from the top position.
Belly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Voss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Voss wants to sweep here but Belly controlling him for the moment.
Belly stands and throws Voss's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Belly trying to control the action but Voss is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss is looking for a sweep.

Belly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Voss, who protects the arm well.
Voss tries to bench press Belly off him but Belly keeps the position.
Belly has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Voss regains half guard.
Voss has his hands clasped together around Belly's back. He's all about the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jello Belly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jello Belly!
Jello Belly made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.