PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Mariani (ranked 3659 p4p, 5799 weight class) and Keegan Bellemare (ranked 301 p4p, 378 weight class). Mariani comes to the cage accompanied by Adiemus. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mariani
vs
Bellemare

168 cm
19
145
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
130
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Furnace Performance Products
Shadow Realm Apparel

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Mariani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keegan Bellemare!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bellemare gets caught flat footed, as Mariani shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mariani landing some decent shots from guard.
Mariani slips nicely into half guard.
Bellemare is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bellemare on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mariani lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mariani 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.
Mariani wants to pass to mount but Bellemare is defending the position.
Mariani working the head and body with strikes.
Mariani frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mariani thowing shots but they're missing.
BOOM! Mariani connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariani content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Mariani there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mariani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Bellemare is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mariani lands a big shot to the head and Bellemare winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Francesco Mariani!
A victorious Francesco Mariani thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.