PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between bjj man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Belcher acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

man
vs
Belcher

183 cm
23
228 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
225 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $50!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bjj man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Belcher!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Belcher throws a combination. man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
man tries to clinch but Belcher is having none of it.
man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belcher tries to bum rush man with a series of wild strikes but man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belcher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belcher works man's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belcher scores with a one two! man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belcher keeps the fight on the outside.
man moves in looking to clinch but Belcher pushes him off.
Belcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Belcher coming out on top.
man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belcher, as that shot connected.
Belcher lands a jab-cross combination.
man wants to clinch up but Belcher keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
man is looking to clinch.
Belcher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Belcher moves into range and clinches up with man.
man fails to pull guard.

Belcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belcher digs a good body shot into man's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Belcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belcher.
man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
man is breathing heavily.
Belcher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Belcher lands with an overhand left.
Belcher scores with a sloppy right hand. man should have avoided that one.
man tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belcher counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher misses with a wild combination.
Belcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
man wants to clinch but Belcher slips to the side
and Belcher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Belcher throws a series of strikes that have man backpedaling.
man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belcher throws a one two combo.
Belcher throws a nice looking combination but man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belcher lands the left hand.
Belcher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Belcher.
Nice body punch from Belcher.
Belcher misses with a few strikes there.
Belcher tries to bum rush man with a series of wild strikes but man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belcher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Belcher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Belcher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. man did well to prevent Belcher getting side control.
It looks like Belcher is going to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
man tries to roll over but Belcher keeps him under control.
Belcher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Belcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Belcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belcher scores with a jab to the body.
man has his takedown stuffed
and Belcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Billy Belcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belcher scores with a body shot.
man walks into a left hand.
Belcher lands with an uppercut that bounces man off the cage and back into rage.
man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Belcher.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Belcher is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Belcher closes the distance and pushes man back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man prevents Belcher from breaking the clinch.
Belcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Belcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belcher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good exchange - Belcher coming out on top.
Belcher connects with a crisp jab.
Belcher is working the combinations to good effect here.
Belcher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belcher cracks a nice hook into man's ribs.
Belcher misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Belcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Belcher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belcher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
man has a closed guard, preventing Belcher from standing up.
man keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
Belcher wants to stand but man is controlling his posture from full guard.

Belcher stands and steps away. man gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belcher misses with the combination.
man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher stuffs the takedown attempt from man. man gets slowly back to his feet.
Belcher works over man's head and body with a nice combination.
Belcher looks to land a combination. man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice combination there by Belcher.

Belcher moves into range and clinches up with man.
Belcher blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but man has him pressed against the cage.
man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Belcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Belcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Belcher throws a body punch but man moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belcher connects with a nice looking jab.

Belcher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Belcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

man takes a jab right on the kisser.

man scores with a takedown into Belcher's guard.
man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belcher is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belcher wants to stand but man is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man looking to pass the guard.
man trying to control the position from guard on top but Belcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
man is really struggling to control Belcher but he's trying to hold on to the position.

man thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Belcher controls man momentarily but man frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Belcher.
man dodges the punch combination from Belcher.
Belcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Belcher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
man tries to clinch
and Belcher counters with a straight right hand.
Belcher throws a combination. man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
man wants to clinch but Belcher slips to the side

and Belcher counters with a nice double leg into side control. man won't be happy with that.
Belcher wants to stand but man is controlling his arm.
man tries to bench press Belcher off him but Belcher keeps the position.
Belcher trying to control the position but man is working away.
man is looking to regain half guard here but Belcher keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
man managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Belcher.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
man looks to clinch
and Belcher counters with a series of strikes. man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Belcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belcher to score with a decent uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Belcher.
man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Belcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belcher 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Belcher!