PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Bellafontane (ranked 1688 p4p, 2786 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 78 p4p, 55 weight class). Umaga has chosen Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Bellafontane
vs
Umaga

150 cm
26
300
13 - 12 - 0

191 cm
36
248
17 - 6 - 1

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Bellafontane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellafontane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Umaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Umaga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bellafontane.

It looks like Sam Bellafontane has been cut.
Bellafontane fails to land with a series of punches.
Bellafontane sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bellafontane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bellafontane misses with a double jab
and Umaga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bellafontane is breathing heavily.
Umaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Umaga tries a quick counter leg kick but Bellafontane is wise to it.

Umaga takes the fight into the clinch.
Umaga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Umaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Umaga.
Umaga lands a left hand.
Bellafontane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Umaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bellafontane backwards.
Bellafontane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellafontane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Umaga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bellafontane wants to break free but Umaga has control.
Still in the clinch, Umaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bellafontane tries to break the clinch but Umaga is controlling the position.
Bellafontane tries a body shot but Umaga blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Umaga.
Bellafontane throws a punch but it's blocked by Umaga.
Umaga scores with a hook to the body.
Umaga lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Umaga.
Umaga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Umaga lands with a short shot to the head.

Bellafontane is rocked!
Umaga cracks Bellafontane with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Bellafontane goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Bellafontane wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Iosefa Umaga!
A less than humble Iosefa Umaga misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.