PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Bellatoo (ranked 2588 p4p, 258 weight class) and Dale Harengody (ranked 2830 p4p, 271 weight class). Bellatoo comes into the arena with MAHAKAL THE TERROR Party Weed blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bellatoo
vs
Harengody

190 cm
26
240 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
27
230 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cassius Bellatoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Harengody!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harengody misses with a two punch combination.
Harengody shoots in for a takedown but Bellatoo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Bellatoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harengody scores with a shot to the body.
Harengody with a jab.

It looks like Cassius Bellatoo has been cut.
Bellatoo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harengody's waist but Harengody gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bellatoo off to one side.

Harengody drops Bellatoo with a left and a right! Oh, Bellatoo is hurt - Harengody dives into side control looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harengody throws a strike aimed at the side of Bellatoo's head but Bellatoo avoids it well.
Harengody looks up at the clock and then as Bellatoo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harengody smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Bellatoo is rocked!
Bellatoo isn't going anywhere.
My spies in Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym inform me that Harengody has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bellatoo is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Harengody crashes against the mat.
Bellatoo wants to control but Harengody postures up.
The ground and pound from Harengody seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bellatoo is looking to reverse the position.
Bellatoo is trying to control Harengody's posture but Harengody avoids it.
Harengody in side control, throwing shots but Bellatoo defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harengody lands an elbow.
Bellatoo is looking to reverse the position.
Bellatoo is working hard here to advance position.
Bellatoo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harengody wants to take a breather but Bellatoo is having none of it.
Harengody scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bellatoo wants to control but Harengody is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harengody wants to control but Bellatoo is keeping him busy.
Bellatoo wants to get back to full guard.
Bellatoo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harengody.
Harengody trying to control the action but Bellatoo is working from the bottom.
Harengody prevents Bellatoo from improving his position.
Bellatoo trying to hold on to Harengody's head to control him but Harengody postures up.
Harengody drops an elbow to the side of Bellatoo's head.
Harengody scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Harengody.
Bellatoo is looking to improve his position.
Harengody looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harengody throwing shots but Bellatoo is blocking nicely.
Bellatoo manages to get to full guard.
Bellatoo controls Harengody momentarily but Harengody frees himself.
Bellatoo pulls Harengody in close to prevent any damage.
Bellatoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harengody throws a big elbow that misses.
Bellatoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harengody must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harengody postures up and lands a big shot to Bellatoo's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellatoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harengody missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harengody postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harengody postures up.
Harengody postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harengody in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harengody looking to pass the guard.
Harengody wants to control from the top but Bellatoo keeps moving.
Bellatoo trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harengody is in close to Bellatoo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bellatoo wants to sweep here but Harengody controlling him for the moment.
Harengody with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bellatoo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harengody wants to control from the top but Bellatoo keeps moving.
Bellatoo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bellatoo pulls Harengody in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Harengody lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bellatoo sprawling to the canvas. Harengody follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bellatoo hang on?
Harengody throwing shots but Bellatoo is blocking nicely.
Harengody missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bellatoo is looking to get back to full guard here but Harengody has managed to pass to side control instead.
Harengody trying to control the position but Bellatoo is working away.
Bellatoo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harengody winds up and cracks Bellatoo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bellatoo is refusing to be controlled, as Harengody sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Harengody dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cassius Bellatoo's cut.
That's time! Bellatoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harengody closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harengody sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bellatoo trying to control here.
Bellatoo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bellatoo.
Harengody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harengody preventing the sweep.
Harengody wants to control from the top but Bellatoo keeps moving.
Harengody might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bellatoo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harengody with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bellatoo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellatoo trying to keep a closed guard but Harengody is proving a slippery customer.
Bellatoo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harengody is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bellatoo is really struggling to control Harengody but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Harengody is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bellatoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harengody trying to control but Bellatoo is working from the bottom.
Harengody postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bellatoo controls Harengody momentarily but Harengody frees himself.
Harengody with a nice head shot there.
Bellatoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bellatoo, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bellatoo working a defensive guard here.
Harengody throws a big right hand that misses.
Harengody has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harengody with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harengody lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harengody trying to control the position from guard on top but Bellatoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harengody is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harengody throws a big elbow that misses.
Bellatoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bellatoo trying to keep a closed guard but Harengody is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Harengody steps into range and cracks Bellatoo with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bellatoo flops backwards and Harengody dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Bellatoo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bellatoo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bellatoo seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Harengody wants to control from the top but Bellatoo keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harengody chips away with some ground and pound.
Harengody lands a couple of digs.
Bellatoo pulls Harengody in close to his closed guard and prevents Harengody from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bellatoo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harengody is one step ahead there.
Bellatoo controls Harengody momentarily but Harengody frees himself.
Bellatoo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Harengody throws a big right hand that misses.
Bellatoo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bellatoo is trying to keep Harengody in close.
Bellatoo keeping moving, preventing Harengody from controlling successfully.

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.
Bellatoo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dale Harengody has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harengody working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bellatoo's head.
Bellatoo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harengody's guard.

Bellatoo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bellatoo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harengody manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bellatoo has Harengody in his guard.

Harengody with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harengody is looking to work some ground and pound but Bellatoo has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bellatoo trying to keep a closed guard but Harengody is proving a slippery customer.
Harengody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bellatoo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bellatoo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harengody manages to get himself to full guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Harengody showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cassius Bellatoo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Harengody lands the left hand.
Harengody shoots in for a takedown but Bellatoo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harengody stuffs the takedown.
Harengody leaves Bellatoo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bellatoo shoots in but Harengody avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Bellatoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Harengody lands a left and a right that sends Bellatoo crashing to the canvas! Harengody dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harengody lands a big shot there that rocks Bellatoo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harengody lands a big elbow - Bellatoo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bellatoo is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dale Harengody!