PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turkish Belden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Vaulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belden comes into the arena with Push it to the Limit blaring out of the sound system. Vaulen has chosen I Love Norwegian Country as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Belden
vs
Vaulen

178 cm
24
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Turkish Belden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johannes Vaulen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belden lands a glancing blow to the side of Vaulen's head.
Vaulen tries to clinch but Belden moves out of range.
Belden thuds a left hand into Vaulen's body.
Vaulen looks to land a combination but Belden avoids it well.
Vaulen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belden.
Belden misses with a wild body shot.
Belden just misses with a punch to the body.
Belden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vaulen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belden scores with a decent looking hook.
Belden throws a series of punches but Vaulen moves out of range.
Vaulen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Belden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vaulen tries to close the distance and clinch but Belden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vaulen throws a chopping leg kick but Belden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belden lands a slapping body shot.
Belden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Belden.
Vaulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Belden circles away.
Belden misses the shot to the body.
Belden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vaulen has time to react.

Vaulen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belden avoids it.

Vaulen has Belden pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vaulen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Belden tumbling to the mat - Vaulen dives into Belden's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vaulen!
Belden wants to get back to his feet but Vaulen is holding on tight.

Belden stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Vaulen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Belden with a jab.
Turkish Belden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belden keeps the fight on the outside.
Belden misses with an uppercut.
Turkish Belden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belden.
Vaulen slips under a jab from Belden.
Vaulen is looking to clinch but Belden is avoiding it.
Belden punishes Vaulen's body with a nice straight punch.

Vaulen moves into the clinch.
Vaulen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belden is defending well for now.
Belden lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Belden as Vaulen tries to tie him up.
Belden gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vaulen.
Belden prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vaulen has him pressed against the cage.
Belden tries to circle away but Vaulen has him pinned against the cage.
Vaulen tries to land knees in the clinch but Belden avoids the damage to the body.
Belden wants to get back to striking at distance but Vaulen won't allow it.
Vaulen misses with a knee strike.
Vaulen is trying to maintain a safe position but Belden gets an underhook and turns Vaulen into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vaulen fails to land.
Belden gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vaulen.
Turkish Belden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Vaulen.
Vaulen looks gassed!
Vaulen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belden avoids it.
Vaulen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Belden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Belden can't break the clinch.
Belden tries to break free but Vaulen pushes him back against the cage.
Belden working hard to break the clinch.

Belden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belden looks to land a left hand but Vaulen moved out of range nicely.
Belden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaulen manages to avoid it.
Vaulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Belden circles away.
Belden throws a jab when Vaulen was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turkish Belden dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Belden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaulen.
Belden misses the shot to the body.
Belden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belden connects with a single shot there.
Vaulen moves in looking to clinch but Belden pushes him off.
Belden thows a body shot but no joy.
Vaulen tries to close the distance and clinch but Belden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belden misses with a wild body shot.
Belden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaulen manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belden throws a jab when Vaulen was well out of range.
Belden swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaulen.
Vaulen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belden thows a body shot but no joy.
Belden misses with a series of wild punches.
Belden lands with a hook. Vaulen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left and a right from Belden both land. Nice combination.
Vaulen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaulen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Belden does no damage.
A big left from Belden misses.
Vaulen tries to clinch but Belden is having none of it.
Belden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaulen moves away.
Vaulen is looking to clinch but Belden is avoiding it.
Vaulen avoids the body shot from Belden.
Belden keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Vaulen does no damage.
Belden lands a right hook to the body.
Vaulen blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belden swings for the body but Vaulen moves out of range.
Belden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belden just misses with a punch to the body.
Belden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vaulen.
Vaulen avoids the body shot from Belden.
Belden misses with a series of wild punches.
Belden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belden swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaulen.
Belden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen is looking to clinch.
Vaulen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belden sprawls well. Belden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vaulen gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaulen fails to land the takedown.
Belden looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaulen is just out of range.
Belden just misses with a punch to the body.
Belden looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaulen is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belden misses with the combination.
Vaulen slips a straight right by Belden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turkish Belden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Belden takes a swing at Vaulen's ribcage but misses.
Belden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vaulen tries to clinch up.
Belden misses the jab.
Belden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Belden.
Belden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vaulen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belden scores with a body shot.
Vaulen tries to close the distance and clinch but Belden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belden jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belden misses with a straight right.
Belden is looking to wear down Vaulen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaulen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belden misses with a looping right.
Belden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaulen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belden.
Vaulen wants to clinch.
Vaulen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Vaulen takes the fight into the clinch.
Vaulen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vaulen scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Turkish Belden has been cut.
Vaulen misses with a knee to the head.
Vaulen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belden is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen wants a takedown but no success here.
Belden is trying to break the clinch but Vaulen has him pressed against the cage.
Vaulen is trying to stall.
Vaulen prevents Belden from breaking the clinch.

Belden breaks the clinch.
Vaulen throws a one two combo.
Vaulen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belden falls off balance throwing a combination

and Vaulen counters by moving into the clinch.
Belden tries to break the clinch but Vaulen is controlling the position.
Vaulen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belden walks away with a smile on his face. Vaulen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Belden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vaulen swings for the body but Belden moves out of range.
Turkish Belden is winning the standup battle so far.
Belden misses with the combination.
Vaulen has a takedown stuffed.
Turkish Belden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Vaulen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen moves in looking to clinch but Belden pushes him off.

Vaulen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vaulen preventing the sweep.

Belden pushes a forearm under Vaulen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Vaulen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Turkish Belden!