PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbie Hide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell comes to the cage accompanied by Never Say Die. Hide has chosen Taste of ink -The Used as his entrance music. Joe Bell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bell
vs
Hide

174 cm
23
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

160 cm
28
145 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herbie Hide!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell feints and then cracks Hide's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hide down.
Bell lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Bell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hide moves out of range of the leg kick from Bell.

Bell clinches up against the cage.
Hide is looking to break free of the clinch but Bell has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hide tries to pull guard but Bell won't allow it.
Bell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hide has Bell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joe Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbie Hide.

Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Bell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide fails with the takedown
and Bell counters with a thumping low kick.
Hide looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bell!
Bell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hide has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bell lands an overhand right.
Hide on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joe Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hide steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bell. That one must have hurt.
Bell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hide takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell lands a front kick.
Bell thuds a left hand into Hide's body.
Hide chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bell can pounce on him.
Bell connects with a solid leg kick.
Bell fakes the leg kick and cracks Hide in the body.
Bell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Bell rushes Hide and presses him up against the cage.
Bell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bell.
Hide takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bell lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hide is rocked!
Bell lands an uppercut.
Hide is still on wobbly legs! Can Bell finish him?
Good body shot from Bell.
Bell lands with a right to the head.
Hide is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bell stalling the fight.
Bell gets through Hide's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bell unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hide! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bell is unloading with more strikes now! Hide drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Bell!