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). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sean Truefitt was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bell
vs
Truefitt

180 cm
23
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mob Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Truefitt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truefitt throws an overhand right that lands on Bell's shoulder, as Bell tries to avoid the shot.
Bell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Truefitt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Truefitt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bell to the mat! Bell manages to get full guard.
Truefitt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bell pulls Truefitt in to control the position.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Truefitt.
Truefitt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Truefitt's guard.
Bell trying to control but Truefitt is working from the bottom.

Bell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Truefitt dives on top into guard.
Bell is trying to control the position but Truefitt postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Truefitt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bell looking for a sweep. Not yet Bell, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Truefitt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Truefitt tries to free his leg and advance position but Bell is retaining full guard.

Bell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bell controls Truefitt momentarily but Truefitt frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bell shoots and misses

and Truefitt counters with a takedown into side control.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Truefitt in side control, throwing shots but Bell defends.
Truefitt working away.
Truefitt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Truefitt wants to control but Bell is keeping him busy.
Truefitt controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truefitt throws an elbow but Bell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Truefitt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Truefitt prevents Bell from escaping the position.
Truefitt lands a few punches from side control.
Truefitt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bell some visible discomfort.
Bell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bell is not content to let Truefitt control the position.
Truefitt throws a strike aimed at the side of Bell's head but Bell avoids it well.
Truefitt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bell keeps working.
Truefitt lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bell down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truefitt working the body and head with strikes.
Bell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Truefitt.
Bell is trying to control Truefitt's posture but Truefitt avoids it.
Bell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bell is trying to control Truefitt's posture but Truefitt avoids it.
Truefitt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bell is avoiding damage well.
Bell has one of Truefitt's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Bell struggling a bit here.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Truefitt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bell's guard.
Truefitt with a nice head shot there.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Truefitt is proving a slippery customer.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Truefitt from controlling successfully.
Truefitt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Truefitt from controlling successfully.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Truefitt.
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 throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Truefitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell misses with a takedown

and Truefitt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Truefitt.
Truefitt passes Bell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Truefitt wants to pass the guard but Bell is defending well.
Bell trying to control from the bottom.
Truefitt is pressing down on Bell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bell is holding on for now.
Truefitt thows a huge punch but Bell dodges it nicely.
Bell is looking to control Truefitt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bell avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truefitt content to control rather than advance.
Truefitt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell with a poor takedown

and Truefitt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bell's guard now.
Bell wants to sweep but no luck.

Bell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Truefitt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bell is trying to control the position but Truefitt postures up.
Truefitt thows a big elbow that misses.
Truefitt won't allow Bell to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truefitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell has momentary wrist control but Truefitt slips an elbow through the middle.
Truefitt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Truefitt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Truefitt is proving a slippery customer.
Truefitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Truefitt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Truefitt from controlling successfully.
Truefitt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bell kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

and Truefitt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mob Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truefitt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bell's head.
Truefitt content to control rather than advance.
Truefitt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bell wants to sweep but Truefitt has passed to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truefitt working the ground and pound.
Bell can't do much from the bottom here.
Bell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Truefitt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Truefitt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bell defending against the ground and pound.
Sean Truefitt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Truefitt in side control, throwing shots but Bell defends.
Truefitt working the head with strikes.
Bell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Truefitt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here as Truefitt stalls from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell struggling a bit here.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Truefitt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Truefitt showed some decent athleticism there.
Truefitt is keen to just control but Bell is a slippery customer.
Bell is trying to control but can't.
Truefitt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Truefitt is trying to control the action in half guard but Bell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Truefitt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bell is trying to maintain the position but Truefitt is very close to passing his half guard.
Truefitt throwing shots but Bell is blocking nicely.
Bell trying to hold on to Truefitt's head to control him but Truefitt postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truefitt stops Bell from getting back to his feet.
Bell is staying active underneath Truefitt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Truefitt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Truefitt keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.

Truefitt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bell defends well.
Truefitt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bell trying to control but Truefitt is working from the bottom.
Truefitt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Bell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Truefitt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Truefitt has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Truefitt.
Truefitt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bell trying to control the position.
Bell is really struggling to control Truefitt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Truefitt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bell wants to sweep here but Truefitt controlling him for the moment.
Truefitt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bell being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Truefitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Truefitt throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Truefitt moves out of range of the leg kick from Bell.
Bell misses with a body kick.
Mob Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Truefitt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bell's guard now.
Truefitt throwing strikes but missing.

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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30

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