PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Bellanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Diablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellanca kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold. Romeo Bellanca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manuel Diablos's chin.

Bellanca
vs
Diablos

180 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
23
194 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romeo Bellanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manuel Diablos!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diablos wants to clinch

and Bellanca counters with a series of strikes that sends Diablos to the canvas! Bellanca follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Diablos is rocked!
Diablos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellanca stops Diablos from standing up.
Diablos is still in real trouble! Can Bellanca finish him?
Bellanca showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Bellanca is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diablos seems to have recovered his senses.
Bellanca stops Diablos from standing up.
Bellanca forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Bellanca seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanca seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diablos for as long as he can get away with.
Diablos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bellanca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Romeo Bellanca has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bellanca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diablos can pounce on him.
Diablos tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bellanca counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellanca in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bellanca is putting a hurting on Diablos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bellanca controls the position.
Bellanca wants to control but Diablos is keeping him busy.
Bellanca is staying tight to Diablos's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diablos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bellanca has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bellanca moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Diablos is looking to reverse the position.
Bellanca lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bellanca working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bellanca taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bellanca moves into full mount!
Bellanca content just to control the position here.
Bellanca lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diablos hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bellanca punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellanca controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bellanca misses with a wild body shot.
Diablos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diablos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bellanca counters with a straight right hand.
Diablos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bellanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diablos throws a head kick that misses.

Bellanca drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellanca tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablos dodges the ground and pound from Bellanca.
Bellanca taking a breather here.
An elbow from Bellanca crashes against the mat.
Diablos trying to remain calm as Bellanca controls from the top position.
Bellanca passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Diablos!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablos wants to hold on but Bellanca pushes him away.
Bellanca scoring with strikes but Diablos is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Bellanca.
Bellanca looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bellanca lands a big shot there that rocks Diablos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diablos is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bellanca has control of Diablos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Diablos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bellanca has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diablos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Diablos is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca content to control rather than advance.
Diablos is in trouble now - Bellanca has advanced to mount!
Bellanca controlling his opponent.
Bellanca is landing with some decent strikes but Diablos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diablos tries to reverse the position but Bellanca maintains control.
Bellanca with a couple of short strikes.
Diablos tries to hold on but Bellanca pushes him away.
Bellanca controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Bellanca dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bellanca moves into the clinch.
Diablos working hard to break the clinch.
Diablos is trying to maintain a safe position but Bellanca gets an underhook and turns Diablos into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diablos.
Bellanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diablos can do to turn this around?
Diablos goes for a takedown attempt but Bellanca pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diablos pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bellanca fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Diablos to the ground. Bellanca is now in Diablos's guard.
Bellanca might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bellanca sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diablos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bellanca keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diablos's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablos has momentary wrist control but Bellanca slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diablos being controlled here, momentarily.
Diablos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca is pushing down on Diablos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diablos is fighting to maintain full guard but Bellanca has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bellanca not doing much here.
Bellanca wants to free his trapped foot but Diablos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bellanca performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bellanca landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bellanca thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bellanca scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diablos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bellanca manages to pass to mount!
Bellanca is landing with some decent strikes but Diablos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bellanca with good strikes from the mount here!
Bellanca looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Diablos covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romeo Bellanca!
A victorious Romeo Bellanca thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.