PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hooga Bello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bello has chosen Manowar - Power of Thy Sword as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alvaro Boyd has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Boyd
vs
Bello

213 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

152 cm
24
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alvaro Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hooga Bello!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bello looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bello trying to control but Boyd is working from the bottom.
Bello looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bello throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bello passes Boyd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bello trying to advance position but Boyd counters by regaining guard.
Bello throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bello throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd keeping full guard, as Bello tries to pass.
Bello is still trying to improve position.
Bello trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bello passes into half guard.
Bello trying to control from Boyd's half guard. Boyd has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bello won't allow Boyd to get back to his feet.
Boyd keeping full guard, as Bello tries to pass.
Boyd keeping moving, preventing Bello from controlling successfully.
Boyd wants to stand up but Bello is controlling him.
Bello looking to pass the guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Bello closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boyd to the mat! Boyd manages to get full guard.
Bello looking to pass the guard.
Bello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bello postures up in Boyd's guard and throws a big left but Boyd blocks it.
Boyd wants to stand and escape but Bello is having none of it.
Bello missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bello looks winded!
Bello with a flurry of punches that miss.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bello wants to control from the top but Boyd keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boyd gets caught flat footed, as Bello shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bello wants to pass the guard but Boyd is keeping the position.
Boyd wants to stand but Bello is controlling the position.
Bello throws a big right hand that misses.
Bello throws a strike but Boyd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Boyd has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bello is proving hard to escape from.
Boyd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bello holds on and takes a little breather.

Bello escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boyd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bello trying to keep a closed guard but Boyd is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boyd is in close to Bello's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hooga Bello dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bello gets a double leg takedown into Boyd's guard.
Bello wants to pass the guard but Boyd is keeping the position.
Boyd is looking to stand up but Bello isn't so interested in that idea.
Bello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bello won't allow Boyd to get back to his feet.
Boyd keeping moving, preventing Bello from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd wants to get back to his feet but Bello is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bello forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bello looks to land a strike but Boyd avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Boyd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Boyd pushes Bello off and gets back to his feet.
Boyd really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Bello looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Boyd!
Bello is breathing heavily.
Bello with the ground and pound but Boyd regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Boyd is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bello throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boyd has hold of Bello's hands but Bello slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bello missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boyd won't allow Bello to pass to mount.
Boyd is in trouble now - Bello has advanced to mount!
Bello with shots to the head and body - Boyd looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boyd avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bello looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bello lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bello scoring with strikes but Boyd is staying in there.

Boyd is rocked!

Bello wants to finish this one by submission but Boyd is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bello.
Oh Boyd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boyd is bucking up trying to escape but Bello cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bello putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bello lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boyd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bello connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Bello goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Boyd is on top in guard.
Boyd tries to stand but Bello is controlling from the bottom.
Bello trying to control the position.
Boyd won't allow Bello to sweep him here.
Bello doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bello throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bello pulls Boyd in close to prevent any damage.
Bello trying to keep a closed guard but Boyd is proving a slippery customer.

Bello working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boyd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boyd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bello pulls Boyd in close to prevent any damage.
Hooga Bello has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boyd postures up.
Boyd seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bello working a defensive guard but Boyd manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bello is trying to control Boyd's posture but Boyd avoids it.
Bello throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bello tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bello is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bello is bucking up trying to escape but Boyd cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hooga Bello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

No joy there for Bello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bello scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bello tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boyd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boyd trying to control here.
Bello wants to pass the guard but Boyd is defending well.

Bello is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bello prevents Boyd from standing back up.
Bello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bello.
Boyd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boyd keeping moving, preventing Bello from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bello accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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

Bello gets a clinch.

Boyd is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bello is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Boyd to the mat. Boyd regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Boyd wants to stand but Bello is controlling the position.
Bello trying to move into half guard but instead Boyd has managed to sweep!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bello is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Bello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bello pulls Boyd in to control the position.
Bello has momentary wrist control but Boyd slips an elbow through the middle.
Boyd distracts Bello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boyd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boyd looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bello can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bello trying to control the position.
Boyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bello working a defensive guard but Boyd passes into half guard.
Bello blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boyd.
Bello is trying to maintain the position but Boyd is very close to passing his half guard.
Bello is trying to control but Boyd manages to pass to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bello is trying to escape the mount.

Boyd is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bello has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boyd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alvaro Boyd.
Well Bello has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hooga Bello!
An out of breath Hooga Bello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.