PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Krotchlikmiov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Bell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bell
vs
Krotchlikmiov

170 cm
18
253 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

213 cm
22
244 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Venom Combat Sports
RAGS of a RONIN

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 Los Angeles, Doug Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Krotchlikmiov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krotchlikmiov ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Krotchlikmiov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krotchlikmiov fails with a takedown attempt.
Krotchlikmiov shoots for a takedown but Bell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krotchlikmiov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Krotchlikmiov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Krotchlikmiov counter with a right hand.
A big right from Bell misses.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Bell throws the left hand but Krotchlikmiov avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bell throws a body punch but Krotchlikmiov moves out of range.
Krotchlikmiov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doug Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Krotchlikmiov.
Krotchlikmiov misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krotchlikmiov moves away.
Despite the aggression on Krotchlikmiov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bell misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krotchlikmiov moves away from the strike by Bell.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bell!
Krotchlikmiov misses the shot to the body.
Krotchlikmiov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Bell. Those never looked like landing.
Krotchlikmiov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Krotchlikmiov.
Krotchlikmiov shoots for a double leg takedown but Bell sprawls well. He's pushed Krotchlikmiov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell swings for the body but Krotchlikmiov moves out of range.
Krotchlikmiov closes the distance and clinches up with Bell, looking for a takedown. Krotchlikmiov pushes Bell against the cage but Bell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krotchlikmiov looks winded!
Krotchlikmiov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.
Bell feints a jab promting Krotchlikmiov to slip. Bell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krotchlikmiov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell lands with a nice body punch.
Krotchlikmiov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by Bell.
Bell takes a swing at Krotchlikmiov's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bell instigates a clinch.
Bell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bell digs a right hand into Krotchlikmiov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krotchlikmiov's gas tank.
Bell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bell.
Krotchlikmiov letting Bell take a breather here.
Bell scores with a hook to the body.

Bell manages to break the clinch.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Krotchlikmiov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bell with a body shot.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell digs a good hook to Krotchlikmiov's body.
Bell throws out a loose jab but Krotchlikmiov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Krotchlikmiov is looking for the big counter here.
Bell misses with a hook. Krotchlikmiov ducked under it nicely.
Bell throws a body punch but Krotchlikmiov moves out of range.
Krotchlikmiov moves away from the strike by Bell.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bell connects with a jab.
Bell throws a hook but Krotchlikmiov blocks it.
Bell jabs at Krotchlikmiov's body.
Doug Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krotchlikmiov moves out of range as Bell strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Krotchlikmiov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell misses with a straight left.
Krotchlikmiov is looking to chop away at Bell's legs.
A clash of legs there as Krotchlikmiov blocks the low kick.
Krotchlikmiov misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell is looking to advance position but Krotchlikmiov won't allow it.
Bell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Krotchlikmiov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Bell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bell cracks Krotchlikmiov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Krotchlikmiov saw that one coming.
Krotchlikmiov throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doug Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell throws a right hand that Krotchlikmiov ducks under and follows up with a left that Krotchlikmiov also avoids with ease.
Krotchlikmiov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bell swings for the body but Krotchlikmiov moves out of range.
Krotchlikmiov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krotchlikmiov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Krotchlikmiov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krotchlikmiov throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that Krotchlikmiov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bell misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krotchlikmiov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bell circles away.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Krotchlikmiov moves away and avoids it.
Bell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Bell throws a combination. Krotchlikmiov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Krotchlikmiov is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krotchlikmiov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Bell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bell lands with an uppercut that bounces Krotchlikmiov off the cage and back into range.
Bell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krotchlikmiov is looking for the big counter here.
Bell swings for the body but Krotchlikmiov moves out of range.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Krotchlikmiov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krotchlikmiov can do to turn this around?

Krotchlikmiov tries to keep at a distance but Bell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Krotchlikmiov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bell leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krotchlikmiov.

Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krotchlikmiov moves away from the strike by Bell.
Krotchlikmiov throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.

Bell gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bell not doing much here.
Krotchlikmiov is looking to escape.
Bell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell continues to stall.
Bell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krotchlikmiov's head.
Krotchlikmiov is looking to improve his position.
Krotchlikmiov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bell.
Bell controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krotchlikmiov slips under a jab.
Krotchlikmiov moves out of range as Bell strikes.
Krotchlikmiov avoids the body shot from Bell.
Krotchlikmiov throws out a counter right but Bell avoids it with no problem.
Bell throws out a loose jab but Krotchlikmiov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krotchlikmiov avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell is looking to wear down Krotchlikmiov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krotchlikmiov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krotchlikmiov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bell pinned against the cage. Bell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Krotchlikmiov slips the punch.

Bell has Krotchlikmiov up against the cage in a clinch.
Bell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krotchlikmiov has had enough of the clinch but Bell keeps him there for the moment.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Bell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bell throws the left hand but Krotchlikmiov avoids the punch easily.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Bell dominated that second round.
That's time! Bell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bell tries to bum rush Krotchlikmiov with a series of wild strikes but Krotchlikmiov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krotchlikmiov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Krotchlikmiov blocks a jab.
Bell walks into a stiff left hand from Krotchlikmiov.
Doug Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krotchlikmiov misses with a series of wild punches.
Krotchlikmiov misses with a double jab.
Bell takes a swing at Krotchlikmiov's ribcage but misses.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krotchlikmiov.
Bell lands a two punch combo.
Krotchlikmiov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell looks to land a combination. Krotchlikmiov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krotchlikmiov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Krotchlikmiov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krotchlikmiov staying out of range there.
Krotchlikmiov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Krotchlikmiov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krotchlikmiov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bell throws out a loose jab but Krotchlikmiov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bell misses with a looping right.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Krotchlikmiov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Krotchlikmiov looks to land a combination but Bell avoids it well.
Krotchlikmiov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bell looks to land a combination but Krotchlikmiov avoids it well.
A nice side step and Krotchlikmiov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bell throws a body punch but Krotchlikmiov moves out of range.
Krotchlikmiov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Bell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bell digs a right hand underneath Krotchlikmiov's ribcage. Krotchlikmiov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Bell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bell just leaning against Krotchlikmiov, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bell.
Bell tries a body shot but Krotchlikmiov blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krotchlikmiov has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.
Krotchlikmiov tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Bell digs a right hand underneath Krotchlikmiov's ribcage. Krotchlikmiov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krotchlikmiov takes a shot to the head.
Bell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bell is leaning against Krotchlikmiov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Bell to work.
Bell lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bell cracks Krotchlikmiov with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell with a jab.
Krotchlikmiov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
It seemed like Krotchlikmiov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Krotchlikmiov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krotchlikmiov is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.

Bell clinches with his opponent.
Bell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krotchlikmiov up against the cage.
Krotchlikmiov misses with a punch on the inside.
Krotchlikmiov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Krotchlikmiov.
A right handed body shot lands from Bell.
Bell cracks Krotchlikmiov with a nice body shot.
Bell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bell lands a right hand.
Bell is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Krotchlikmiov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.

Bell has Krotchlikmiov up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bell.
Bell blocking some punches.
Doug Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Krotchlikmiov has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krotchlikmiov.
Krotchlikmiov misses with a punch to the body.
Ivan Krotchlikmiov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krotchlikmiov working aggressively here.
Krotchlikmiov misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doug 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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