PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhymes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Winter Warz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bell
vs
Rhymes

185 cm
23
213 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Rio Mma Clothing
Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhymes shoots for a takedown but Bell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rhymes loads up on a big right hand but Bell slips the punch.
Rhymes misses with a few strikes there.
Rhymes looks to land a right hand but Bell moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Rhymes shoots in.
Bell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rhymes counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bell.
Bell blocks a jab.
Rhymes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Rhymes or perhaps it was just good defense by Bell which made him look bad.
Stringer Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Busta Rhymes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bell slips a straight right by Rhymes.
Rhymes throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhymes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rhymes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bell.
Bell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Busta Rhymes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhymes throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rhymes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Rhymes looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Bell slips a straight right by Rhymes.
Nice defenses there by Rhymes.
Bell throws a sloppy body shot
and Rhymes counters with a nice body shot.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhymes moves away.
Rhymes misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Rhymes slips a jab from Bell.
Rhymes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhymes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bell moves away from the strike by Rhymes.
Rhymes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rhymes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rhymes misses with a double jab.

Bell forces Rhymes back against the cage and clinches.
Bell has a couple of punches blocked by Rhymes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rhymes uses from the top position.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Rhymes is proving a slippery customer.
Bell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rhymes!
Bell avoids the attempt from Rhymes to control.
Bell prevents Rhymes from getting the reversal.
Rhymes wants to control but Bell is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stringer Bell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rhymes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Rhymes looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Rhymes misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Rhymes.
Bell slips a jab from Rhymes.
Rhymes missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rhymes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhymes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell misses with a jab to the body
and Rhymes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rhymes throws a right hand that Bell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bell also avoids with ease.
Rhymes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Rhymes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhymes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stringer Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhymes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhymes misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Rhymes.
Rhymes moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhymes lunges at Bell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bell's hand.
Rhymes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bell.
Bell scores with a jab to the body.
Bell defending well as Rhymes loads up on a big left hand.
Stringer Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bell moves out of range as Rhymes strikes.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhymes circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a right hand that Rhymes ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhymes also avoids with ease.
Rhymes cracks Bell with a good jab.
Bell slips a straight right by Rhymes.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Rhymes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhymes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bell.
Rhymes misses with a hook to the body
and Rhymes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Rhymes moves away and avoids it.
Rhymes drops his hands momentarily and Bell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Rhymes shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Rhymes misses its intended target.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhymes manages to avoid it.
Rhymes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rhymes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Stringer Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhymes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rhymes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
Rhymes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bell sprawls well. Bell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhymes gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stringer Bell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bell ducks under a wild hook from Rhymes.
Rhymes lands a jab to the nose.
Rhymes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Rhymes misses its intended target.
Rhymes throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell blocks a jab.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhymes.
Rhymes lands a body shot.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhymes is just out of range.
Bell throws a good cross that connects.
Rhymes misses with a looping right.
Rhymes throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rhymes scores with a four punch combination!
Bell walks into a jab.
Jab by Rhymes.
Bell throws a one two combo.
Rhymes shoots for a double leg takedown but Bell sprawls well. He's pushed Rhymes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rhymes loads up on a big right hand but Bell slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes swinging wildly here.
Rhymes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Rhymes catches Bell right on the button with a cross.
Rhymes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rhymes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell looks to land a combination but Rhymes avoids it well.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhymes manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bell in his tracks.
Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhymes.
Bell walks into a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bell!
Rhymes just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell lands a glancing blow to the side of Rhymes's head.
Rhymes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhymes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhymes misses with a combination
and Bell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Rhymes.
Rhymes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rhymes.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhymes moves away.
Rhymes looks for a takedown but Bell sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rhymes counters with a stiff right hand.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stringer Bell clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rhymes misses with a hook.
Rhymes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Bell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rhymes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rhymes misses with a takedown attempt
and Rhymes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhymes misses with a combination
and Bell counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Rhymes! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stringer Bell!
Stringer Bell retains his light heavyweight title!