PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Darker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Darker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Darker
vs
Bell

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

177 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Darker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Bell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darker misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Darker with that takedown attempt.
Darker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darker defends it nicely.
Bell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darker tries to avoid it but Bell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darker to the ground. Darker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chris Darker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bell.
Darker tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
A jab from Darker misses.
Bell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darker circles away.
Darker shoots in but Bell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darker as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darker misses with a wild combination.
Bell shoots in for a double leg but Darker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown but Darker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bell looks for a takedown but Darker sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Darker. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Bell stuffs the takedown.
Darker shoots in for a double leg but Bell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Bell drives through with a takedown into Darker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Darker lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bell drops back looking for a leg! Darker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Darker manages to kick Bell off! Bell jumps back into Darker's guard.

Bell drops back looking for a leg! Darker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Darker manages to kick Bell off! Bell jumps back into Darker's guard.
Bell looks winded!

Bell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Darker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Darker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Bell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Darker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Darker, who protects the arm well.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darker is trying to control Bell's posture but Bell avoids it.

Bell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Bell is trying to get an arm triangle but Darker is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bell is trying to get an arm triangle but Darker is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Bell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darker misses with a looping right.
Darker throws a head kick that misses.

Bell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Darker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Bell is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Darker looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bell gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Darker is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bell lets go of the hold and Darker can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Bell!