PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Bello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abaeze Ban Gbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bello
vs
Ban Gbus

185 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muhammad Bello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abaeze Ban Gbus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban Gbus throws a right and a left that Bello avoids nicely.
Ban Gbus lands a body shot.
Ban Gbus throws a good cross that connects.
Ban Gbus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bello has time to react.

It looks like Muhammad Bello has been cut.
Ban Gbus lands a jab to Bello's midsection.
Ban Gbus scores with a decent looking hook.
Ban Gbus throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bello counters by moving into the clinch.
Ban Gbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bello's elbow.
Bello fails to pull guard.
Ban Gbus misses with a body punch.
Ban Gbus lands with a light punch inside.
Ban Gbus working aggressively here.
Bello wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Bello has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ban Gbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bello's elbow.
Ban Gbus lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban Gbus lands a shot to the body.
Bello really is a fat lump.
Ban Gbus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bello backwards.
Ban Gbus just leaning against Bello, taking a breather.
Ban Gbus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ban Gbus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus lands with a short shot to the head.

Bello has hold of one of Ban Gbus's legs. Ban Gbus is fighting the takedown attempt but Bello gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ban Gbus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bello controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bello decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ban Gbus, up you get!
Ban Gbus connects with a right hand. Bello shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ban Gbus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus cracks Bello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ban Gbus throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Ban Gbus misses.
Ban Gbus connects with a single shot there.
Ban Gbus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Muhammad Bello's cut is getting worse.
Ban Gbus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bello was well out of range. Poor timing from Ban Gbus.
Bello went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ban Gbus throws the left hand but Bello avoids the punch easily.
Ban Gbus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bello fails with a takedown attempt.
Bello gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bello takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Ban Gbus tries to sprawl but Bello drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bello is breathing heavily.
Ban Gbus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bello manages to move to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bello tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ban Gbus wants to control but Bello is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus is desperately trying to improve his position but Bello has a good base and remains in mount.
Ban Gbus is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bello looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ban Gbus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bello. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bello's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Bello is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abaeze Ban Gbus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Bello's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ban Gbus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ban Gbus lands with an overhand left.
Bello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus throws out a powerful jab.
Ban Gbus lands with a nice body punch.
Bello fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Bello feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bello 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bello postures up.
Ban Gbus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bello is controlling him.

Bello drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bello jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bello passes into half guard.
Bello trying to pass the guard but Ban Gbus defending well.
Ban Gbus wants to control but Bello is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ban Gbus wants to get back to his feet.
Ban Gbus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ban Gbus wants to control but Bello is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Bello seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Bello decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ban Gbus's corner calls for a 1-2. Ban Gbus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ban Gbus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bello.
Bello throws a right hand that Ban Gbus ducks under and follows up with a left that Ban Gbus also avoids with ease.
Bello fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ban Gbus jabs Bello to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Bello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ban Gbus scores with a sloppy right hand. Bello should have avoided that one.
Bello takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ban Gbus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bello on the side of the head.

Muhammad Bello's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Abaeze Ban Gbus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus with a hook.
Ban Gbus with a nice cross.
Bello takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Jeez, Muhammad Bello's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ban Gbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bello takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bello slips under a jab.
Bello on the wrong end of a nice jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Muhammad Bello's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abaeze Ban Gbus!