PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bellamy (ranked 4618 p4p, 4908 weight class) and Jean Blanc (ranked 429 p4p, 439 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bellamy
vs
Blanc

181 cm
21
150
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Bellamy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Blanc!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellamy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Bellamy's head coaches at Triple XXX that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bellamy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blanc's sensitive parts.
Bellamy misses with a double jab.
Blanc chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bellamy can pounce on him.
Bellamy lands the left hand.
Bellamy tries to score with a low kick but Blanc moves his leg out of the way.
Blanc steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bellamy.
Bellamy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blanc circles away quickly and effectively.
Bellamy connects with a right hand. Blanc shakes it off.
Bellamy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bellamy stalks Blanc and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blanc's face. Blanc staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellamy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blanc.
A little jabbing left from Blanc on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Bellamy gets a clinch.
Bellamy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanc backwards.
Bellamy leaning against his opponent.
Blanc leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellamy struggles to land a body shot inside as Blanc controls his hands.
Bellamy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bellamy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bellamy misses with a few strikes there.

Blanc shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bellamy napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Bellamy throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Blanc dodges the punch combination from Bellamy.
Blanc is looking for the big counter here.
Gary Bellamy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bellamy throws a leg kick that misses.
Blanc changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellamy lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bellamy. Those never looked like landing.
Bellamy misses with a leg kick

and Blanc counters with a takedown into side control.
Blanc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bellamy keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanc remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Blanc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bellamy keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellamy can't do much from the bottom here.
Bellamy is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellamy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blanc's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Blanc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bellamy keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy is trying to control but can't.
Bellamy is looking to improve his position.
Bellamy is refusing to be controlled, as Blanc sits in half guard.

Blanc is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bellamy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Blanc seems content to control.
Blanc trying to control from half guard but Bellamy is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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. Blanc connects with a nice short shot to Bellamy's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bellamy is trying to control but can't.
Blanc stalling.
Blanc is looking to take a break and control but Bellamy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bellamy throws a right hand that Blanc ducks under and follows up with a left that Blanc also avoids with ease.
Gary Bellamy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanc doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bellamy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bellamy misses with a low kick.
Bellamy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bellamy duly obliges.

Bellamy tries to keep at a distance but Blanc has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Bellamy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bellamy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bellamy with the inside leg kick.
Bellamy looks to land a combination but Blanc avoids it well.
Blanc tries to counter with a clinch but Bellamy shakes him off and moves away.
Bellamy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bellamy misses with a wild combination.
Blanc goes for a double leg but Bellamy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bellamy continues to drive forward.
Blanc shoots in looking for a takedown. Bellamy tries to sprawl out of it but Blanc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bellamy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellamy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blanc circles away quickly and effectively.

Bellamy gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanc fails to pull guard.
Gary Bellamy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Blanc.
Nice body punch from Bellamy - that landed with a thud.
Blanc tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bellamy is trying to break free.
Bellamy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blanc can do to turn this around?
Blanc tries to pull guard but Bellamy won't allow it.

Blanc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blanc tries to clinch but Bellamy is having none of it.
Blanc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellamy.
Bellamy stuffs the takedown.
Bellamy looks to land a combination but Blanc avoids it well.
Blanc misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blanc shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blanc was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bellamy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blanc wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Blanc tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Blanc decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy lands a jab to Blanc's midsection.
Bellamy connects with a looping right hand.
Bellamy looks to land a combination. Blanc sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blanc shoots in looking for a takedown. Bellamy tries to sprawl out of it but Blanc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bellamy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blanc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick lands for Bellamy.
Blanc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gary Bellamy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy scores with a sloppy right hand. Blanc should have avoided that one.

Blanc is rocked!
Bellamy closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Blanc out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Bellamy!