PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keto Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolonio Papas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belle comes to the cage accompanied by Going Down . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Belle
vs
Papas

180 cm
26
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keto Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolonio Papas!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papas tries a head kick but it misses.
Papas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belle lands a nice shot to the body.
Belle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belle lands with a straight right. Papas didn't see that one coming.
Papas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Belle misses.
Papas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Papas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belle takes a swing at Papas's ribcage but misses.
Papas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Belle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Papas, pushing him back against the cage.
Papas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belle avoids it.
Belle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Papas backwards.
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!
Belle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papas blocks an uppercut.
Papas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belle pushes Papas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papas tries to land knees in the clinch but Belle avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Belle.
Belle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belle digs a right hand into Papas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Papas's gas tank.
Belle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belle.
Papas blocking some punches.
Belle working aggressively here.
Belle blocks an elbow strike.
Papas pushes off an throws an elbow but Belle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Belle lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belle tries to throw a body punch but Papas avoids it by throwing Belle back against the cage.
Papas blocks a body shot from Belle.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papass head.
Belle is struggling to control the position.
Belle lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belle pushes Papas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Belle has a couple of punches blocked by Papas.
Papas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papas prevents a body shot from Belle.
Belle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belle misses with a punch to the body.
Belle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papas's elbow.
Papas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Belle tries a body shot but Papas blocks it.
Papas tries to land a knee to the head but Belle blocks with his arms.
Papas blocking some punches.
Papas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Papas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Papas receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Papas looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papas blocking some punches.
Belle blocks an elbow strike.
Belle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belle throws a head punch that misses.
Papas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belle.
Belle working aggressively here.
Papas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belle.
Papas blocking some punches.
Papas blocking some punches.
Belle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belle lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belle.
Belle working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keto Belle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Papas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belle attempts a counter takedown but Papas avoids it well and moves away.
Belle throws a hook but Papas blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Papas.
Papas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Belle blocks it well.
Belle takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Keto Belle has been cut.
A low kick from Papas is predictable there
and Belle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Belle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papas throws a head kick but Belle moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Papas.
Papas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Belle finds it's way round the side to connect with Papas's head.
Belle cracks Papas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Papas connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Apolonio Papas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papas throws a head kick that misses.
Belle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Belle throws a looping overhand right but Papas ducks down to avoid it.
Papas scores with a spinning back kick!
Papas throws a nice head kick!
Papas throws a head kick that misses.

Belle has managed to clinch.
Belle throws a punch but it's blocked by Papas.
Belle misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Belle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Belle.
Belle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Papas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Belle uses from the top position.
Belle wants to pass the guard but Papas is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Papas keeping moving, preventing Belle from controlling successfully.

Belle drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Papas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Belle has Papas in his guard.
Papas trying to control the position from guard on top but Belle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Papas is aware though and is defending well.
Belle seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Belle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Belle tries to get out of the position.
Papas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Papas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papas can do to turn this around?
Papas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belle thuds a left hand into Papas's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belle. Papas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belle avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Keto Belle's cut is getting worse.
Belle moves out of range of the leg kick from Papas.
Belle misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Belle blocks the leg kick.
Belle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belle misses with a body kick.
Belle avoids the head kick by Papas.
Nice defenses there by Papas.
Good exchange - Belle coming out on top.
Papas throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Belle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Belle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Keto Belle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keto Belle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Papas throws a sloppy head kick and Belle moves out of range easily.
Belle cracks Papas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Papas slips a straight right by Belle.
Belle misses with a straight left.
Papas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Belle misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Belle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belle.
Belle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belle looks to land a right hand but Papas moved out of range.
Papas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belle catches Papas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Belle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Papas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Belle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Belle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papas can pounce on him.
Papas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belle.
Good standup being displayed there by Belle as he connects with a hook.
Papas throws the kick towards the body but Belle avoids it.
Belle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Papas avoids the body shot from Belle.
Papas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Papas scores with a push kick.
Papas misses with the body kick
and Belle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Papas scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Belle misses.
Papas lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Belle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle connects with a nice looking jab.
Papas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belle connects with a crisp jab.
Apolonio Papas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belle lands with a nice body punch.
Belle misses with a body shot.
Belle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papas. Papas obviously looking to wear him down.
Belle with a nice cross.
Papas is looking to land body kicks.
Belle attempts a counter takedown but Papas avoids it well and moves away.
Belle misses the shot to the body.
Belle tries to clinch up but Papas circles away and keeps his distance.
Apolonio Papas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papas tries a head kick but it misses.
Belle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Papas.
Belle is looking to clinch.
Papas flicks out a counter leg kick but Belle steps away.
Papas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Papas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belle.
Papas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Papas tries a head kick but it misses.
Papas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Belle clinches with his opponent.
Papas blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Papas throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle working aggressively here.
Belle lands with a left to the head.
Papas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Belle misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belle is defending well for now.
Belle lands with a light punch inside.
Papas wants to break free but Belle has control.
Belle scores with a shoulder strike.
Papas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Papas as Belle tries to tie him up.
Belle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keto Belle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keto Belle!
After winning the bout, Keto Belle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.