PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bell (ranked 4581 p4p, 4596 weight class) and Jon Sagon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bell
vs
Sagon

207 cm
23
287
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
19
299
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomas Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Sagon!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bell rushes Sagon and presses him up against the cage.
Sagon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sagon blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagon wants a takedown.

Bell manages to break the clinch.
Bell keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters circling a little - Sagon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Bell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bell is stalling in the full guard.
Bell is pushing down on Sagon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sagon is fighting to maintain full guard but Bell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sagon defending well though.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell 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.
Sagon moves into full guard.

Sagon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

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.
Bell looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bell gets to his feet. Sagon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bell shoots for a double leg takedown but Sagon sprawls well. He's pushed Bell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sagon lands a leg kick that knocks Bell off balance momentarily.
Sagon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Tomas Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Sagon.
Sagon wants to clinch up but Bell keeps it at a distance.
Sagon stalks Bell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bell's face. Bell staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Tomas Bell has been cut.

Sagon gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sagon manages to break the clinch.
Sagon throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Bell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Sagon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sagon wants to get back to his feet but Bell passes into half guard.
Sagon looks winded!

Bell controlling the action here.
Sagon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell prevents Sagon from improving his position.
Sagon is trying to stand up here but Bell is controlling him well.
Bell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagon trying to hold on to Bell's head to control him but Bell postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sagon is defending against the submission attempts here by Bell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bell gets a takedown into half guard.

Bell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bell passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagon's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bell controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Bell.
Bell controlling the pace for now.
Sagon is working to get back to half guard.
Bell controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bell controlling from the full mount.
Bell landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bell avoids the attempt from Sagon to control.
Bell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Bell stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sagon can do to turn this around?

Bell has managed to clinch.

Bell breaks the clinch.
Tomas Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sagon.
Bell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bell.

Bell lands a big head kick that sends Sagon tumbling to the mat! Bell takes a step backwards and waves Sagon back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Jon Sagon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagon doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.

Bell clinches up against the cage.

Sagon manages to pull guard.
Sagon is breathing heavily.
Bell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Bell dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sagon did well to prevent Bell getting side control.

Bell is trying to work for a kimura but Sagon is defending well.
Sagon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bell is working away from the top position though.
Sagon is in trouble now - Bell has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagon is desperately trying to improve his position but Bell has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagon tries to hold on but Bell pushes him away.
Bell landing punches.
Sagon tries to hold on but Bell postures up.
Sagon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sagon?
Sagon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bell is landing with some decent strikes but Sagon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bell with good strikes from the mount here!

Bell has control of Sagon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sagon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bell controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagon working to try and regain half guard.
Bell content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagon working to try and regain half guard.
Bell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bell working the ground and pound effectively.

Bell working for a submission but Sagon is keeping him at bay.
Bell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sagon for as long as he can get away with.
Bell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jon Sagon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomas Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bell has control of Sagon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sagon regains control of the situation pretty easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Bell!