PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Khrushchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrushchev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go To Sleep. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khrushchev
vs
Bell

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Khrushchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theo Bell!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell leaves Khrushchev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Khrushchev or perhaps it was just good defense by Bell which made him look bad.
Khrushchev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bell pinned against the cage. Bell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Khrushchev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khrushchev has time to react.
Bell works over Khrushchev's head and body with a nice combination.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.

Khrushchev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Khrushchev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khrushchev wants to pass to mount but Bell is defending the position.
Khrushchev throwing shots but Bell is blocking nicely.
Bell tries to kick Khrushchev off but Khrushchev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Khrushchev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Khrushchev seems to be working for a kimura but Bell defends the submission attempt.
Khrushchev is breathing heavily.
Bell wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bell thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khrushchev shoots for a takedown but Bell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khrushchev fails with a takedown attempt.
Theo Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khrushchev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
Khrushchev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Khrushchev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bell pinned against the cage. Bell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bell throws a series of strikes that have Khrushchev backpedaling.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bell scores with a three punch combo!
Bell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bell duly obliges.
Bell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bell.
Bell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bell.
Bell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khrushchev.
Bell lands a jab to the nose.
Bell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Mark Khrushchev has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
Mark Khrushchev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrushchev dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bell duly obliges.
Bell throws a series of strikes that have Khrushchev backpedaling.
Bell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bell.
Bell throws a series of punches but Khrushchev avoids them all with ease.
Bell lands a nice shot that snaps Khrushchev's head back.
Bell throws a right hand that Khrushchev ducks under and follows up with a left that Khrushchev also avoids with ease.
Khrushchev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bell swivels and escapes.
Khrushchev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bell.
Bell looks to land a combination but Khrushchev avoids it well.
Bell throws a one two combo.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khrushchev slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Khrushchev dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khrushchev has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell thuds a left hand into Khrushchev's body.
Bell lands a jab-cross combination.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khrushchev dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Bell looks to land a combination but Khrushchev avoids it well.
Khrushchev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bell is fending him off so far but Khrushchev persists. Nope, Bell circles away and we're back to standing.
Bell scores with a three punch combo!
Bell throws a nice looking combination but Khrushchev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bell throws a right and a left that Khrushchev avoids nicely.
Bell throws a series of punches but Khrushchev moves out of range.
Bell with a jab.
Khrushchev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bell sprawls well. Bell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khrushchev gets slowly back to his feet.
Bell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khrushchev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khrushchev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bell swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrushchev moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by Bell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bell.
Bell works Khrushchev's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
Bell throws a combination. Khrushchev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bell lands with a nice combination. Khrushchev backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
Bell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bell misses with the combination.

Khrushchev moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khrushchev tries to score a body lock takedown but Bell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khrushchev prevents Bell from breaking the clinch.
Khrushchev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theo Bell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Khrushchev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bell cracks Khrushchev with an open hand slap.
Bell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khrushchev misses with a takedown attempt - Bell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Theo Bell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khrushchev avoids a punch combination nicely.

Khrushchev clinches up with Bell and pushes him back against the cage.
Khrushchev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bell wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Khrushchev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell throws a one two combo.
Bell throws a series of strikes that have Khrushchev backpedaling.
Nice shot by Bell.
Bell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Khrushchev dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left and a right from Bell both land. Nice combination.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bell stalks Khrushchev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khrushchev's face. Khrushchev staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrushchev avoids a kick to the body.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khrushchev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khrushchev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bell throws a right hand that Khrushchev ducks under and follows up with a left that Khrushchev also avoids with ease.
Khrushchev dives in and grabs Bell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes down on Khrushchev's head and hops out.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bell throws a combination. Khrushchev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khrushchev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bell to score with a decent uppercut.
Bell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khrushchev backs up against the cage.
Bell stuffs the takedown.
Bell with a nice cross.
Bell lands a jab-cross combination.
Bell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khrushchev's hands.
Mark Khrushchev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bell throws a series of strikes that have Khrushchev backpedaling.
Khrushchev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khrushchev drops his hands momentarily and Bell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khrushchev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bell but Bell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khrushchev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Bell scores with a one two! Khrushchev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khrushchev is defended easily by Bell.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Bell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khrushchev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Bell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khrushchev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khrushchev dodges the punch combination from Bell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrushchev shoots in for a takedown but Bell shows good takedown defense.
Bell throws a series of punches but Khrushchev moves out of range.
Bell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bell lands a jab-cross combination.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khrushchev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bell's waist but Bell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khrushchev off to one side.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khrushchev slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Khrushchev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Khrushchev shoots for a takedown but Bell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bell scores with a three punch combo!
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Bell leaves Khrushchev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Bell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrushchev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Bell scores with a punch to the head.
Bell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khrushchev slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khrushchev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bell as he avoids it easily.
Bell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bell tries to bum rush Khrushchev with a series of wild strikes but Khrushchev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khrushchev.
Bell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bell.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Khrushchev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bell lands a two punch combo.
Khrushchev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bell as he avoids it easily.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theo Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Khrushchev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khrushchev in his tracks.
Khrushchev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bell thuds a left hand into Khrushchev's body.
Horrible takedown by Khrushchev or perhaps it was just good defense by Bell which made him look bad.
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khrushchev is defended easily by Bell.
Bell throws a series of punches but Khrushchev avoids them all with ease.
Bell throws a right hand that Khrushchev ducks under and follows up with a left that Khrushchev also avoids with ease.
Khrushchev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khrushchev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bell looks to land a combination. Khrushchev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khrushchev.
Khrushchev tries to clinch up.
A left and a right from Bell both land. Nice combination.
Khrushchev fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Khrushchev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bell jabs at Khrushchev's body.
Khrushchev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Bell scores with a four punch combination!
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bell throws a series of punches but Khrushchev moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Bell.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell scores with a sloppy right hand. Khrushchev should have avoided that one.
Khrushchev shoots in and drives through. Bell sprawls well.
Bell lunges at Khrushchev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khrushchev's hand.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khrushchev's head.
Bell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khrushchev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khrushchev backs up against the cage.
Khrushchev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bell lands with a nice combination. Khrushchev backs away looking to recover.
Bell scores with a one two! Khrushchev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khrushchev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Bell misses.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Horrible takedown by Khrushchev or perhaps it was just good defense by Bell which made him look bad.
Bell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bell works over Khrushchev's head and body with a nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Bell.
Bell looks to land a combination. Khrushchev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Khrushchev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khrushchev fails to land the takedown.
Bell sizes up Khrushchev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khrushchev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell swinging wilding here.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khrushchev circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell throws a right and a left that Khrushchev avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Bell both land. Nice combination.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Bell leaves Khrushchev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bell leaves Khrushchev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
Bell lands with a nice combination. Khrushchev backs away looking to recover.
Khrushchev fails with the takedown.
Khrushchev slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Bell throws a one two combo.
Bell throws a nice looking combination but Khrushchev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Bell does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Khrushchev shoots in looking for a takedown. Bell tries to sprawl out of it but Khrushchev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bell scores with a one two! Khrushchev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khrushchev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bell.
Bell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Theo Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khrushchev is defended easily by Bell.
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mark Khrushchev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Bell.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khrushchev fails with the takedown.
Bell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khrushchev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Khrushchev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theo 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Theo Bell!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Theo Bell!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Theo Bell!

Theo Bell wins by unanimous decision!