PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mob Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Truefitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bell
vs
Truefitt

180 cm
22
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mob Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Truefitt!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell is looking to clinch.

Truefitt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Truefitt lands in his opponent's guard.
Bell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Truefitt looking to pass the guard.
Truefitt postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell working a defensive guard here.
Bell looking for a sweep. Not yet Bell, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Truefitt throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
Truefitt misses the jab.
Truefitt throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Truefitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Truefitt swinging wildly here.
Bell with a poor takedown

and Truefitt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bell is trying to stand up here but Truefitt is controlling him well.
Bell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bell wants to control but Truefitt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Truefitt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bell is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truefitt thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bell to regain full guard.
Truefitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Truefitt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Truefitt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Truefitt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bell is staying active underneath Truefitt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Truefitt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bell is in a horrible position here. Truefitt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Truefitt putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Truefitt scoring with strikes but Bell is staying in there.
Truefitt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Truefitt landing shots from mount.
Bell tries to hold on but Truefitt postures up.
Bell is looking to get to half guard.
Bell wants to control but Truefitt is having none of it.
Bell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bell postures up in Truefitt's guard and throws a big left but Truefitt blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Truefitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Truefitt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bell is bucking up trying to escape but Truefitt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Truefitt landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bell is squirming around, avoiding Truefitt's attempts to control the action.
Truefitt landing strikes from the mount and Bell is in trouble!
Truefitt scoring with strikes but Bell is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truefitt lands a nice shot to the head.
Bell wants to hold on but Truefitt pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Truefitt dominated that round.
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.

Truefitt scores with a takedown into Bell's guard.
Truefitt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Truefitt prevents Bell from getting back to his feet.
Truefitt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Truefitt works over Bell with some ground and pound from guard.
Truefitt postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Bell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Bell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Truefitt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bell fails with the takedown

and Truefitt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bell!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truefitt raining down shots from the mount!
Truefitt with the ground and pound from mount.
Truefitt wants to control the pace but Bell is squirming around nicely.
Truefitt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bell hang on?
Truefitt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bell looks a forlorn figure.
Truefitt landing shots from mount.
Truefitt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bell tries to hold on but Truefitt postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Truefitt working the ground and pound effectively.
Truefitt with a couple of short strikes.
Truefitt scoring with strikes but Bell is staying in there.
Truefitt landing strikes from the mount.
Truefitt looking to ground and pound but Bell is blocking nicely.
Truefitt with good strikes from the mount here!
Bell is in a horrible position here. Truefitt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Truefitt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Truefitt with good strikes from the mount here!
Truefitt looking to control but Bell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Truefitt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is working to get back to half guard.
Truefitt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Truefitt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Truefitt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Truefitt with a couple of short strikes.
Bell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sean Truefitt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bell is working hard here to advance position.
Bell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

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.
Truefitt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Truefitt with good strikes from the mount here!
Bell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Truefitt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Bell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Truefitt working the ground and pound effectively.
Bell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Truefitt lands a nice shot to the head.
Truefitt with good strikes from the mount here!
Bell wants to hold on but Truefitt pushes him away.
Bell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Truefitt working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Truefitt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Truefitt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bell is staying active underneath Truefitt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Truefitt is working away from the top position though.
Truefitt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bell's head.
Truefitt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell trying to control from the bottom.
Truefitt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bell staying out of range there.
Mob Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell fails with the takedown

and Truefitt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bell's guard now.
Truefitt works over Bell with some ground and pound from guard.
Truefitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Truefitt throwing strikes from guard but Bell blocks nicely.
Bell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Truefitt wants to pass the guard but Bell is keeping the position.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Truefitt from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truefitt stands up over Bell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Truefitt lands a couple of digs.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Truefitt pushes him off.
Truefitt throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Truefitt misses the jab.
Truefitt throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell fails with the takedown

and Truefitt counters with a single leg into guard. Bell didn't expect that.
Truefitt stands up over Bell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truefitt wants to pass the guard but Bell is keeping the position.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Truefitt.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Truefitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Truefitt stopping the sweep attempt from Bell.
Truefitt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Truefitt drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truefitt thows a big elbow that misses.

Bell is looking for a triangle but Truefitt pushes his legs off easily.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Truefitt from controlling successfully.
Bell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Truefitt from controlling successfully.
Truefitt is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Mob Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Truefitt lands a couple of elbows.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Truefitt throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Truefitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Truefitt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Truefitt!