PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Pocher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Bell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oliver Pocher's chin.

Bell
vs
Pocher

211 cm
22
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

Demonic Drugs
Convicted

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Pocher!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pocher clinches up against the cage.
Bell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pocher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pocher missing with knees to the body.
Pocher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bell fails to pull guard.
Bell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pocher misses with a knee strike.
Bell missing with knees to the body.
Pocher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pocher.
Pocher tries to land a knee to the head but Bell blocks with his arms.
Pocher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pocher lands a nice knee to the body.
Bell missing with knees to the body.
Bell tries to land knees in the clinch but Pocher avoids the damage to the body.
Bell tries to land knees in the clinch but Pocher avoids the damage to the body.
Bell tries to land knees in the clinch but Pocher avoids the damage to the body.
Pocher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pocher managing to block the knees to the body from Bell.

Bell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Pocher rushes Bell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pocher prevents Bell from breaking the clinch.
Pocher should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pocher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pocher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bell missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bell.
Bell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Bell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pocher.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell can't break the clinch.
Pocher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pocher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pocher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pocher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pocher scores with a knee to the head.
Pocher scores a nice knee to the body.
Pocher blocks the elbow strike.
Pocher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pocher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pocher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Bell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pocher looking to throw knees to the head but Bell is blocking nicely.

Pocher is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bell can't fight it off and eventually Pocher manages to take the fight to the floor. Bell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pocher pushes down on Bell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bell tries to kick Pocher off but Pocher keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pocher controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is trying to get back to full guard.
Pocher wants to pass to mount but Bell is defending the position.
Bell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pocher stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pocher is tying to control. Bell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bell wants to improve his position but Pocher is controlling well.

Bell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pocher tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Pocher is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bell is looking to clinch.
Bell lands with a straight right. Pocher didn't see that one coming.
Pocher tries to clinch

and Bell counters with a single leg into guard. Pocher didn't expect that.
Bell won't allow Pocher to sweep him here.
Pocher is pulling down on Bell's head. It's preventing any offense from Bell, at least for the moment.
Bell tries to free his leg and advance position but Pocher is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pocher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
Pocher is controlling Bell's posture.
Pocher keeping full guard, as Bell tries to pass.
Bell postures up and lands a big shot to Pocher's brow.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bell tries to keep at a distance but Pocher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pocher.
Pocher tries to land a knee to the head but Bell blocks with his arms.
Pocher looking to throw knees to the head but Bell is blocking nicely.
Pocher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pocher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bell tries to break the clinch but Pocher is controlling the position.
Pocher scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Pocher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A chopping leg kick lands by Bell.
Bell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Bell.
Bell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pocher on the side of the head.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oscar Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pocher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell keeps the fight on the outside.
Bell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horrible takedown by Pocher or perhaps it was just good defense by Bell which made him look bad.
A left and a right from Bell both land. Nice combination.
Pocher is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Pocher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pocher is looking to clinch.
Pocher is breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Bell both land. Nice combination.
Bell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pocher wants to clinch
and Bell counters with a big head kick but Pocher shrugs it off.
A head kick from Bell lands but Pocher takes it in his stride.
Pocher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Oscar Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Pocher.
Bell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Pocher is rocked!
Pocher wants to clinch
and Bell counters with a good, hard body kick but Pocher shrugs it off.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
Bell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bell duly obliges.
Bell cracks the inside of Pocher's front leg.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt.

Bell scores with a takedown into Pocher's guard.
Bell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to free his leg and advance position but Pocher is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell stopping the sweep attempt from Pocher.

Bell 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.

Bell has gone for a leg lock! Pocher slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bell's guard.
Bell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pocher is one step ahead there.
Bell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pocher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pocher taking a breather here.
Bell is looking to regain half guard here but Pocher keeps moving and retains side control.
Bell is being controlled here.

Pocher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bell tries to improve position but can't.

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 trying to escape the position but Pocher is controlling the position.
Bell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pocher staying calm.
Bell can't do much from the bottom here.
Bell being controlled for a moment.
Bell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Bell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bell.
Pocher avoiding damage as Bell throws knees to the body.
Pocher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bell.
Pocher wants to clinch but Bell slips to the side
and Bell counters with a one-two to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bell.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Pocher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown. Pocher tries to sprawl out of it but Bell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pocher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pocher looks to clinch
and Bell counters with a nice body kick.

Pocher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bell!
Bell is trying to escape the mount.
Pocher controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pocher looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pocher wants to control but Bell has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Bell wants to get back to full guard.
Pocher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bell is trying to get back to full guard.
Bell is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pocher keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pocher passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pocher cracks Bell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bell has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Bell can't escape the position.
Pocher keeps control of the position easily here as Bell tries to buck him off.
Pocher has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bell.
Pocher biding his time, controlling Bell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pocher trying to control momentarily.
Bell can't escape the position.
Pocher has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bell.
Pocher just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Bell rolls, trying to escape but Pocher keeps control of the position.
Pocher controls the action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Oliver Pocher just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell shoots for a double leg takedown but Pocher sprawls well. He's pushed Bell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pocher tries to clinch but Bell is having none of it.
Pocher tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pocher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pocher clinches but Bell breaks the clinch

and Bell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pocher's guard now.
Bell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pocher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pocher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bell's guard.

Bell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pocher controls the pace.
Pocher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pocher is one step ahead there.
Pocher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oliver Pocher.
I think Pocher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oliver Pocher!