PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alec Le Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Dogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alec Le Belle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Le Belle
vs
Dogel

183 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alec Le Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oscar Dogel!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le Belle tries to avoid it but Dogel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le Belle to the ground. Le Belle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Dogel closes the distance and clinches.
Dogel looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Le Belle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dogel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Le Belle tries to break free but Dogel pushes him back against the cage.
Le Belle wants to get back to striking at distance but Dogel won't allow it.

Dogel pulls guard successfully.
Le Belle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Le Belle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Le Belle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Le Belle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Belle wants to control from the top but Dogel keeps moving.
Le Belle stands up over Dogel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Le Belle wants to control from the top but Dogel keeps moving.
Le Belle stands up over Dogel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Belle trying to control the position from guard on top but Dogel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Belle distracts Dogel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've been hearing that Le Belle has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Le Belle is working Dogel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Le Belle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Le Belle trying to control but Dogel is working from the bottom.
Le Belle 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.
Le Belle postures up in Dogel's guard and throws a big left but Dogel blocks it.
Le Belle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dogel's head.
Dogel wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Le Belle manages to pass to side control.
Dogel wants to get back to full guard.
Le Belle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Belle working Dogel over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Le Belle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Le Belle scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Dogel is rocked!
Le Belle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dogel is still in real trouble! Can Le Belle finish him?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Le Belle connects with a nice short shot to Dogel's temple.
Dogel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Le Belle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Le Belle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Le Belle lands a big elbow - Dogel is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Le Belle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alec Le Belle!