PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creaturos comes to the cage accompanied by Riverside - O2 Panic Room. Stringer Bell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Creaturos
vs
Bell

185 cm
29
194 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

180 cm
25
203 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stringer Bell!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell misses with a hook to the body

and Creaturos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Bell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Creaturos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Creaturos wants to pass the guard but Bell is defending well.
Bell works his way to full guard. Good work.

Bell working for a triangle but Creaturos defends it easily.
Bell working a defensive guard but Creaturos manages to pass into side control anyway.
Creaturos slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Bell.
Bell is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Creaturos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Creaturos landing strikes from the mount and Bell is in trouble!
Bell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Creaturos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Creaturos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bell keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Creaturos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Bell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Creaturos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Creaturos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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 work a leg under to get back to half guard but Creaturos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bell sneaks back into half guard.
Creaturos is taking a breather. Bell 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.
Creaturos throwing shots but Bell is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Creaturos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Creaturos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bell gets back to full guard.
Creaturos lands a couple of elbows.
Creaturos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bell's guard.
Creaturos trying to control from half guard but Bell is working away.
Creaturos is pressing down on Bell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bell is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos lands strikes from half guard.
Bell misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Bell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Creaturos trying to control from half guard but Bell is working away.
Bell is looking to control Creaturos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bell avoid being mounted?

Bell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Creaturos pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creaturos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bell!
Creaturos lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Creaturos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Creaturos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Creaturos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Bell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anthony Creaturos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Creaturos throwing strikes from guard but Bell blocks nicely.
Creaturos trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.

Bell working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Creaturos has passed into half guard!
Creaturos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Creaturos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bell looking for submissions off his back.
Creaturos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Creaturos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Creaturos pulls his head out easily.
Creaturos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bell wants to control but Creaturos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Creaturos lands with a punch from half guard.
Bell tries to roll over but Creaturos keeps him under control.
Creaturos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bell's head.
Bell gets full guard.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Creaturos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Creaturos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Creaturos from controlling successfully.
Creaturos's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Bell working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Creaturos has passed into half guard!

Bell looking for submissions off his back.
Creaturos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bell defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell trying to get back to full guard but Creaturos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Creaturos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bell?
Creaturos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell is bucking up trying to escape but Creaturos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Creaturos cracks Bell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Creaturos landing strikes from the mount.
Creaturos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bell tries to hold on but Creaturos pushes him away.
Creaturos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell tries to hold on but Creaturos postures up.
Bell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Creaturos is keen to just control but Bell is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creaturos is thwarting Bell's attempts to control the position.
Creaturos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Creaturos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Creaturos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bell. Bell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Creaturos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creaturos moves away.

Bell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Creaturos moves into full guard.
Bell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Creaturos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bell trying to control but Creaturos is working from the bottom.
Creaturos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Creaturos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bell wants to control from the top but Creaturos keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bell postures up.

Bell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Creaturos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Creaturos has escaped and now he's on top!
Creaturos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Creaturos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Creaturos has managed to get both his arms back between Bell's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Creaturos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Creaturos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bell looking for a sweep. Not yet Bell, not yet.
Creaturos pushes down on Bell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bell is trying to get back to full guard.
Bell is staying active underneath Creaturos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Creaturos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bell works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Creaturos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bell's head.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.

Bell working for submissions but it's allowed Creaturos to get to half guard.
Creaturos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stringer Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creaturos wants to control but Bell is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bell is pressing down on Creaturos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Creaturos.
Creaturos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anthony Creaturos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Creaturos stopping the sweep attempt from Bell.
Creaturos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Bell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Creaturos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Creaturos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Creaturos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Creaturos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Creaturos!