PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Bristol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russel Bell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bristol
vs
Bell

186 cm
22
181 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
171 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Bristol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russel Bell!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Bristol both land. Nice combination.
Bell fails with the takedown.
Bristol throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bristol.

Bristol drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Bristol 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.
Bell working a defensive guard here.

Bristol drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bristol jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bell has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bristol has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Bell with that takedown attempt.
Bell shoots and misses
enabling Bristol to counter with a crisp jab.
Sid Bristol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russel Bell.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bell wants to land a leg kick but Bristol is out of range.
Bell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bristol pinned against the cage. Bristol gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bristol scores with a nice head shot.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Bristol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bristol goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Bell is rocked!
Bristol scores with a decent looking hook.
Bell is still on wobbly legs! Can Bristol finish him?
Bristol drops Bell with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bristol follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sid Bristol!