PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susi has chosen Metallica - Hero of the Day as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Belleville
vs
Susi

170 cm
35
153 lbs
31 - 11 - 0

175 cm
46
158 lbs
40 - 40 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keni Susi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi blocks a head kick by Belleville.
Belleville slaps away a takedown attempt from Susi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Belleville swinging wildly here.
Belleville connects with a solid leg kick.
Susi dives in and grabs Belleville's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belleville pushes down on Susi's head and hops out.
Belleville looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Belleville shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Belleville trying to mount his opponent but Susi defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Susi looking for submissions off his back.
Belleville working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi is trying to control but can't.
Belleville landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Susi looking for submissions off his back.
Belleville scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Belleville is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Susi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Susi punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleville wants to free his trapped foot but Susi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Belleville seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Susi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Belleville.
Belleville trying to mount his opponent but Susi defends it.

Susi actively working from the bottom here.
Belleville is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belleville passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Susi!
Susi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville tries to control but Susi wriggling away.
Susi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Belleville controlling his opponent.
Susi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Susi gets back to half guard.

Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belleville 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.
Belleville has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi wants to get back to full guard.
Susi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Susi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belleville's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belleville's back!

Belleville is in a bad position with Susi working for a choke. Belleville manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.

Susi is looking for a triangle but Belleville pushes his legs off easily.
Susi keeping moving, preventing Belleville from controlling successfully.
Susi working a defensive guard here.
Belleville trying to control but Susi is working from the bottom.
Belleville is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Belleville dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Belleville fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Susi sprawls well initially but Belleville persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Belleville scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Susi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Susi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Belleville is looking for a kimura here.
Belleville scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi has hold of Belleville's hands but Belleville slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belleville seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Belleville seems content to control.

Belleville is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Susi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belleville.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Belleville is looking for a kimura but Susi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belleville to get the leverage.
Belleville is thwarting Susi's attempts to control the position.

Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belleville winds up and cracks Susi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Susi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Belleville wants to work for an arm triangle but Susi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Benjamin Belleville overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Susi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belleville scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belleville wants to lay and pray for a moment but Susi keeps working.

Susi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belleville pulls his head out easily.

Belleville is looking for a kimura here.
Belleville stalling.
Susi taking some punishment here, with Belleville in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville passes to side control.
Susi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Belleville in side control lands a decent elbow.
Susi wants to control but Belleville postures up.
Susi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Belleville cracks Susi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Belleville cracks Susi with a big elbow.
Belleville is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susi can do to turn this around?

Belleville working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Susi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville is working Susi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Susi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belleville trying to control the action but Susi is working from the bottom.
Susi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belleville trying to control the action but Susi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Belleville dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Susi shoots in for a takedown but Belleville shows good takedown defense.
Susi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Susi fails with the takedown
and Belleville counters with a nice uppercut.
Benjamin Belleville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keni Susi.
Belleville lands a nice shot to the body.
Susi dives in for a single leg takedown but Belleville sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Susi dives in and grabs Belleville's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belleville pushes down on Susi's head and hops out.

Belleville drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Susi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Belleville.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Susi looking for submissions off his back.
Belleville slips a nice elbow through Susi's hands, connecting with Susi's forehead.
Susi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Belleville is looking for a kimura here.
Belleville is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Susi trying to hold on to Belleville's head to control him but Belleville postures up.

Susi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belleville pulls his head out easily.
Susi is looking to control Belleville's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Susi avoid being mounted?

Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belleville landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Susi taking some punishment here, with Belleville in his half guard.
Belleville moves nicely into side control.
Susi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Susi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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. Belleville connects with a nice short shot to Susi's temple.

Belleville is working for a kimura but Susi is defending it quite comfortably.

Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville wants to take a breather but Susi is having none of it.
Benjamin Belleville is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Belleville is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Susi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belleville.
Belleville lands strikes from half guard.
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. Belleville connects with a nice short shot to Susi's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belleville drops an elbow to the side of Susi's head.

Belleville seems to be looking for submissions.
Belleville is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Belleville looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Belleville working the head and body with strikes.
Keni Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Belleville showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belleville 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Belleville!
An out of breath Benjamin Belleville thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.