PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Aman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We Believe. Bell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Supersoaker. Archie Bell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Aman
vs
Bell

183 cm
33
194 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

185 cm
32
203 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Farmaceutical Innovations

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 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Aman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Archie Bell!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aman scores with a leg kick.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Aman's shoulder, as Aman tries to avoid the shot.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Bell throws a poor cross that misses
and Aman counters with a stiff right hand.
Bell throws a half hearted mid kick.

Aman takes the fight into the clinch.
Bell is trying to force a seperation but Aman has the dominant position.
Bell is trying to force a seperation but Aman has the dominant position.
Bell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Aman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aman crunches a lovely knee into Bell's ribcage.
Aman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aman stalls.
Aman tries to work over Bell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aman landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aman.

Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aman tried to score with a low kick but Bell checks it.
Aman throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Aman does it's job there.
Nice cross by Bell.
Bell blocks a head kick by Aman.
Aman defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Aman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aman catches Bell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aman throws a leg kick
and Bell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aman tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aman.
Bell misses with a head kick.
Bell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aman punishes Bell's body with a nice straight punch.
Aman defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bell counters with a body kick that stops Aman in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aman thumps Bell with a low kick.
Aman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Bell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John Aman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aman.
Aman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aman scores with a nice strike.
Aman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Bell is rocked!
Bell throws a head kick but Aman moves out of range.
Bell is still on wobbly legs! Can Aman finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Aman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aman lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bell falls backwards - clearly groggy! Aman dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Aman!
After winning the bout, John Aman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.