PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dale Bellido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bellido
vs
lima

178 cm
23
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
156 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dale Bellido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando lima!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
lima throws a head kick that misses.
Bellido swats away the attempt to clinch by lima.
lima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bellido but Bellido pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fernando lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

lima gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bellido loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

lima is looking for a triangle but Bellido pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bellido trying to control but lima is working from the bottom.
Bellido throws a strike but lima rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
lima thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

lima avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bellido tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bellido looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but lima puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
lima prevents Bellido from improving his position.
lima lands with a punch from half guard.
lima tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bellido knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bellido tries to get to full guard but lima has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
lima drops an elbow to the side of Bellido's head.
Bellido is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bellido on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bellido tries to get out of the position.
lima trying to control the action but Bellido is working from the bottom.
lima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bellido looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bellido is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. Bellido connects with a nice short shot to lima's temple.
Bellido trying to control the action but lima is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lima controlling the position for now.
Bellido moves nicely into side control.
lima looks gassed!
Bellido scoring with punches and elbows.
Bellido is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bellido cracks lima with a big elbow.
Bellido wants to control but lima is keeping him busy.
Bellido is really struggling to control lima but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellido cracks lima with a big elbow.
Bellido working the ground and pound.
Bellido working the head with strikes.
Bellido in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bellido scores with punches from side control.
Bellido scores with punches from side control.
Bellido landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bellido works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Bellido dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Bellido changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. lima looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
lima taking a bit of punishment here - Bellido scoring with strikes.

Bellido tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bellido has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bellido tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
lima can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bellido lands a nice forearm strike.
Bellido is looking to take a break and control but lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lima tries to bench press Bellido off him but Bellido keeps the position.
lima takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bellido scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at lima to see if he's OK.
Bellido is putting a hurting on lima here, landing some big shots from side control.
lima takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Bellido is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, lima has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on lima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bellido scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lima is letting Bellido control him for a moment.
Bellido grinds an elbow into lima's temple.
lima tries to improve position but can't.
lima taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bellido working away.
Bellido wants to control but lima is keeping him busy.
Bellido taking a breather here.
Bellido trying to control the position but lima is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lima takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bellido tries to move to mount but lima blocks the move with his legs.
Bellido happy to just control the position for now.
Bellido lands an elbow.
Bellido working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellido lands a few punches from side control.
Bellido laying and praying for a moment but lima takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bellido is nestled in close to lima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dale Bellido overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bellido winds up and cracks lima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
lima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bellido is looking to advance position but lima won't allow it.
Bellido moves into full mount! lima won't be happy about that!
lima sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Bellido dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bellido has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
lima tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellido showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from lima.
lima throws a head kick but Bellido moves out of range.

Bellido closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bellido lands in his opponent's guard.
lima can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bellido controls the pace.
Bellido connects with a couple of short punches.
Bellido has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
lima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellido is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bellido lands a couple of digs.
Bellido content to stall in guard here.
Bellido forces his way into half guard.
Bellido is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bellido lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bellido drops an elbow to the side of lima's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellido sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bellido is nestled in close to lima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bellido takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bellido landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bellido stalling.
Bellido seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but lima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bellido content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellido is keen to just control but lima is a slippery customer.
Bellido is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bellido lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bellido takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bellido prevents lima from improving his position.
Bellido wants to control but lima is keeping him busy.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dale Bellido just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
lima throws a series of punches but Bellido avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

lima gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bellido controls from within his opponent's guard.
lima throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bellido with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bellido wants to control from the top but lima keeps moving.
Bellido is stalling in the full guard.
Bellido wants to control from the top but lima keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dale Bellido showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bellido, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Dale Bellido!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Dale Bellido!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Dale Bellido!

Dale Bellido wins by unanimous decision!