PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garion Bel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Garion Bel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bel
vs
Skywalker

165 cm
19
135 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Garion Bel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skywalker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bel sprawls well. Bel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skywalker gets slowly back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Bel scores with a four punch combination!
An inside leg kick from Skywalker misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skywalker.
Bel avoids a kick to the body.
Bel scores with a three punch combo!

Skywalker has closed the distance and engaged Bel in a clinch.
Bel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Skywalker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skywalker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bel's efforts to push away.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bel avoiding damage as Skywalker throws knees to the body.
Skywalker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garion Bel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Skywalker.

Bel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skywalker shoots in for a takedown but Bel shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bel lands with a good body shot.
Bel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skywalker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skywalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bel's defenses.
Bel managing to block the knees to the body from Skywalker.
Skywalker looks gassed!
Bel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skywalker missing with knees to the body.
Bel is trying to force a seperation but Skywalker has the dominant position.
Skywalker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skywalker lands an elbow inside.
Skywalker prevents Bel from breaking the clinch.
Skywalker prevents Bel from breaking the clinch.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skywalker has him pressed against the cage.
Bel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skywalker has him pressed against the cage.
Skywalker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skywalker has him pressed against the cage.

Bel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bel lands a nice looking body shot.
Bel works over Skywalker's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skywalker checks it well.
Bel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bel fails to land with a series of punches.
Bel connects with a jab.
Bel lands with a shot to the body.
Bel scores with a punch to the head.
Bel avoids a kick to the body.
Bel scores with a shot to the body.
Bel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bel lands a right hook to the body.
Bel sizes up Skywalker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skywalker at a distance.
Skywalker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bel thuds a left hand into Skywalker's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bel connects with a crisp jab.
Bel lands a lovely overhand right.
A left lands for Bel.
Garion Bel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bel lands a nice hook to Skywalker's body. Skywalker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bel.
Bel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skywalker's head.
Bel throws a one two combo.
Bel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garion Bel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skywalker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Skywalker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bel throws a right hand that Skywalker ducks under and follows up with a left that Skywalker also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bel.
Skywalker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Bel does no damage.
Skywalker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bel lands a body shot.
Bel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Skywalker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bel works Skywalker's body with a nice hook.
Bel throws a leg kick

and Skywalker counters by clinching up.
Bel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bel managing to block the knees to the body from Skywalker.
Bel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skywalker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bel is defending well for now.
Bel avoids a wild elbow strike from Skywalker.
Bel is trying to break the clinch but Skywalker is controlling him.
Bel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skywalker has Bel pressed against the cage, preventing Bel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skywalker prevents Bel from breaking the clinch.
Skywalker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bel can't break the clinch.
Bel tries to circle away but Skywalker has him pinned against the cage.
Bel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skywalker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Skywalker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bel's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bel is looking to break free of the clinch but Skywalker has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skywalker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bel's brow.
Bel is pressed up against the cage. Skywalker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bel down to the mat. Bel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bel duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garion Bel 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.

Bel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bel cracks Skywalker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bel scores with a jab to the body.
Garion Bel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bel works over Skywalker's head and body with a nice combination.
Bel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skywalker doesn't seem bothered though.
Skywalker walks into a jab.
Jab from Bel.
Danga de danga de dang - Bel scores with a four punch combination!
Bel lands a jab to Skywalker's midsection.
Bel throws a combination. Skywalker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Skywalker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bel to score with a decent uppercut.
Skywalker throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Bel as Skywalker shoots in.
Skywalker is breathing heavily.
Bel throws a right hand that Skywalker ducks under and follows up with a left that Skywalker also avoids with ease.
Skywalker fails to land the takedown.
Jab from Bel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bel scores with a jab. Skywalker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bel swinging wildly here.
Bel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Bel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bel.
Skywalker misses with a takedown attempt - Bel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garion Bel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Skywalker.
Bel lands a body shot.
Bel scores with a three punch combo!
Bel lands with a good body shot.
Bel lands a body shot.
Bel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skywalker momentarily.
Skywalker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Skywalker.
A punch lands to the side of Skywalker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Skywalker is out of range.
Bel is looking to wear down Skywalker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A right-left combo lands from Bel.
Bel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bel looks to land a combination. Skywalker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Skywalker is rocked!
Bel cracks Skywalker with a good jab.
Skywalker is still on wobbly legs! Can Bel finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skywalker wants to clinch.
Skywalker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Skywalker backs up against the cage.
Bel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skywalker's head.
Bel lands a slapping body shot.
Bel closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Skywalker! Bel dives in looking to finish! Skywalker is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garion Bel!