PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Transplants - One Seventeen. Gregory Bell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Saint
vs
Bell

188 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
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Intelligent

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Bell!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint misses with a two punch combination.
Bell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saint.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
Saint connects with a single shot there.
Saint throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint wants to clinch.

Bell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bell prevents Saint from standing back up.
Bell is taking a breather. Saint says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saint knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bell is controlling the pace.
Saint is trying to escape back to his feet but Bell uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Bell prevents Saint from escaping the position.
Saint taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bell lands some shots froms side control.
Saint is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bell lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Bell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Saint is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The referee asks Bell politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bell prefers to stall for the moment though.
Oh Saint is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saint takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bell is putting a hurting on Saint here, landing some big shots from side control.
Saint is breathing heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bell scores with punches from side control.
Bell controls the position from side control.
Bell working the ground and pound from side control.
Saint seems to have got his legs back now.
Bell controls the position from side control.
Saint is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell cracks Saint with a big right hand but Saint just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Saint stops Bell from passing to mount.
Bell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bell tries to move to mount but Saint blocks the move with his legs.
Saint is trying to escape the position but Bell is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bell cracks Saint with a big elbow.
Bell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bell lands a nice forearm strike.
Saint is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bell asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bell is working Saint over with some ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell working Saint over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Bell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saint lands a two punch combo.
Bell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saint pinned against the cage. Saint gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Saint as Bell shoots in.

Bell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saint is trying to stand up here but Bell is controlling him well.
Bell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bell moves nicely into side control.
Saint takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saint is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell looks up at the clock and then as Saint takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Saint is letting Bell control him for a moment.
Gregory Bell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bell cracks Saint with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Saint some visible discomfort.
Bell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Saint is avoiding damage well.
Saint is pushing Bell's head away, looking to escape. Bell manages to hold on to the position though.
Bell throws a strike aimed at the side of Saint's head but Saint avoids it well.
Saint wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to control the action but Saint is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt - Saint sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mark Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Bell.
Bell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left and a right from Saint both land. Nice combination.
Saint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell needs to keep his hands up - Saint had a free shot at his head there.
Saint keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saint's corner calls for a 1-2. Saint obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saint tries to avoid it but Bell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saint to the ground. Saint escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to de liver by Saint. Beautiful body shot.
Bell tries to move into range but Saint moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saint gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Saint manages to break the clinch.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint fails to land with a series of punches.
Saint tries to clinch up.
Saint fails to land with a series of punches.
Saint throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bell stops Saint from getting back to his feet.
Saint tries to kick Bell off in order to stand up. Bell Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Saint is pushing Bell's head away, looking to escape. Bell manages to hold on to the position though.
Saint tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bell with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Saint really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The referee warns Saint that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Saint hang on?
Saint is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saint can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bell lands a head shot.
Saint ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saint lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Bell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Saint tries to kick Bell off but Bell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saint with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saint. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saint is trying to stand up here but Bell is controlling him well.
Bell working the head and body with strikes.
Bell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint is trying to stand.
Saint trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bell working the head and body with strikes.
Bell passes to full mount!
Saint is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Saint is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bell landing strikes from the mount.
Bell looking to finish Saint with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saint!
Saint is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bell landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is landing with some decent strikes but Saint is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saint is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Bell.
Bell is landing with some decent strikes but Saint is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Saint is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bell with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint tries to buck Bell off but he can't manage it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Saint is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Saint hang on?
Bell cracks Saint with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saint is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell lands with some strikes.
Bell dominating with strikes here.
Saint is trying to stand up.
Bell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saint is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell with a couple of short strikes.
Bell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Saint hang on?
Saint squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Saint in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Saint tries to buck Bell off but he can't manage it.
Bell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint tries to buck Bell off but he can't manage it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bell controlling the position easily from mount.
Saint wants to get back to his feet.
Mark Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Bell!