PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SaioG Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Belfort has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with SaioG Snake's chin.

Snake
vs
Belfort

200 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SaioG Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort lands with a nice combination. Snake backs away looking to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Belfort.
Snake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Belfort keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Belfort drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belfort passes into half guard.
Belfort looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Belfort wants to pass the guard but Snake is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belfort has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Snake wants to control but Belfort is having none of it.

Belfort is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Snake has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort punishing his opponent with strikes.
Belfort avoids the attempt from Snake to control.
Belfort wants to control the pace but Snake is squirming around nicely.

Snake defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Belfort.
Belfort looking to control but Snake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Snake is trying desperately to improve position.
Belfort controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belfort looking to control but Snake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Snake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Snake is breathing heavily.
Belfort controlling his opponent.
Snake tries to hold on but Belfort postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake wants to try and get back to his feet.
Belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Belfort trying to control but Snake is having none of it.
Belfort with the ground and pound from mount.
Snake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Belfort with the ground and pound from mount.
Snake is squirming around, avoiding Belfort's attempts to control the action.
Belfort is landing with some decent strikes but Snake is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Belfort avoids the attempt from Snake to control.
Belfort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Belfort has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Snake is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitor Belfort!