PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aussie Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bell
vs
Warrior

168 cm
25
139 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Hope MMA: Island Nutritions

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aussie Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Bell.

It looks like Aussie Warrior has been cut.
Bell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warrior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Warrior or perhaps it was just good defense by Bell, which made it look bad.
Bell throws a right hand that Warrior ducks under and follows up with a left that Warrior also avoids with ease.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Warrior doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior tries to clinch up.
Warrior tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bell swivels and escapes.
Drake Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warrior moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Warrior closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior wants to clinch up but Bell keeps it at a distance.
Warrior misses with a wild combination.
Bell throws a body shot but no joy.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warrior tries to counter by closing the distance.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No joy there for Warrior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warrior avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bell pushes Warrior up against the cage in a clinch.
Warrior can't find room to land a body shot as Bell controls the action.
Warrior has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Drake Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aussie Warrior.
Warrior changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bell fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warrior's hands.
Warrior moves out of range of the strikes.
Warrior takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bell scores with a one two! Warrior had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell throws out a loose jab but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warrior with the counter takedown but Bell avoids it easily.
Warrior looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bell stuffs the takedown.
Warrior fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell cracks Warrior with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bell connects with a body shot.
Bell connects with a jab.
Warrior moves to clinch but Bell breaks away
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.

Bell rushes Warrior and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bell stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bell.
Bell pushes Warrior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell presses Warrior against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Warrior.
Bell lands a hook that snaps the head of Warrior backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Bell on the inside.
Bell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warrior has Bell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Bell.
Bell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warrior is trying to drag Bell to the mat but Bell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Warrior looks winded!
Bell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warrior backwards.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
Bell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warrior backwards.
Bell scores with a hook to the body.
Warrior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Warrior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Bell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aussie Warrior's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Warrior takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Warrior fails to land the takedown.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Warrior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
Bell with a hook.
Warrior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bell tries to avoid it but Warrior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bell to the ground. Bell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bell thuds a left hand into Warrior's body.
Bell cracks a nice hook into Warrior's ribs.
Bell connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Bell is looking to counter punch.
Bell tests Warrior's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bell scores with a hook.
Aussie Warrior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bell gets a clinch.
Warrior is breathing heavily.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Drake Bell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warrior goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bell prevents it.
Drake Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aussie Warrior.
Warrior letting Bell take a breather here.
Bell lands a right hand.
Warrior trying to stall but Bell improves his position.
Bell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bell blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Bell.
Bell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warrior can do to turn this around?
Bell is pressed up against the cage. Warrior has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bell down to the mat. Bell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Warrior tries to clinch up.
Bell scores with a shot to the body.

Bell closes the distance and pushes Warrior back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Warriors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Warrior avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell swinging wildly here.
Warrior takes one to the chin there.
Warrior tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Bell.
Bell connects with a right hand. Warrior shakes it off.
Warrior gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Warrior.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell throwing a counter right hand but Warrior manages to avoid it.

Bell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warrior backwards.
A short left from Bell.
Bell lands a left hand.
Bell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warrior letting Bell take a breather here.
Bell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bell digs a right hand underneath Warrior's ribcage. Warrior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
Bell gets through Warrior's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Warrior is rocked!
Bell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Warrior or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Bell to work.
Warrior tries to pull guard but Bell holds him up against the cage and eventually Warrior drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bell.
Good body shot from Bell.
Warrior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Warrior is still on wobbly legs! Can Bell finish him?
Bell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warrior.
Bell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bell lands a hook that snaps the head of Warrior backwards.
Bell pushes Warrior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Bell to work.
Bell cracks Warrior with a nice body shot.
Bell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warrior.
Bell creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Warrior with a big uppercut! Warrior tries to clinch up but Bell pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Warrior to the mat! Warrior covers up and Bell unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Drake Bell!