PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stand Your Ground And Fight - Acarine (GSE). Matheus Buckner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Buckner
vs
Belfort

186 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belfort looks to land a combination but Buckner avoids it well.
Buckner lands a nice shot to the body.

Buckner has Belfort up against the cage in a clinch.
Buckner is trying to force a seperation but Belfort has the dominant position.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Buckner.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buckner.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
Buckner can't break the clinch.
Buckner is pushing Belfort up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Buckner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belfort tries to stall but Buckner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buckner.
Belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Buckner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buckner lands a shot to the body.

Buckner manages to break the clinch.
Buckner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belfort.
Buckner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belfort.
Belfort looks gassed!
Buckner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belfort throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buckner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matheus Buckner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buckner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buckner lands a two punch combo.
Buckner with a nice cross.
Buckner misses with a double jab
and Belfort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buckner throws a right and a left that Belfort avoids nicely.
Buckner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Buckner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Buckner duly obliges.

Belfort is rocked!
Buckner rushes Belfort with punches - Belfort moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Belfort goes down! Buckner follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matheus Buckner!