PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gegard Belfort had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Belfort
vs
Fallon

186 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
214 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Fallon!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fallon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belfort.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Neil Fallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belfort throws an overhand right that lands on Fallon's shoulder, as Fallon tries to avoid the shot.

Fallon closes the distance and clinches.
Fallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fallon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Belfort up against the cage.
Fallon has Belfort pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Belfort manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
Fallon is trying to maintain a safe position but Belfort gets an underhook and turns Fallon into the cage.
Fallon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belfort.
Fallon stalling in the clinch but Belfort improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
Belfort wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fallon has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort has had enough of the clinch but Fallon keeps him there for the moment.
Fallon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fallon is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fallon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fallon doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Fallon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fallon trying to control from half guard but Belfort is working away.
Fallon controlling the action here.
Fallon trying to control the action but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Belfort wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belfort does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fallon stops Belfort from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fallon works his way into full mount!
Fallon is stalling here but it's allowed Belfort to get half guard.
Fallon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fallon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belfort keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Neil Fallon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fallon moves into the clinch.

Fallon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Fallon.
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belfort misses with an uppercut.

Fallon closes the distance and pushes Belfort back into the cage.
Fallon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Belfort prevents a body shot from Fallon.
Fallon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belfort is keeping busy.

Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belfort throws a hook but Fallon blocks it.
Belfort throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fallon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fallon tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort takes a swing at Fallon's ribcage but misses.
Belfort misses with a looping left.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belfort.
Belfort misses with an uppercut.
Fallon slips a jab from Belfort.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fallon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belfort throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fallon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fallon looks gassed!
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fallon tries to clinch but Belfort is having none of it.
Belfort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belfort scores with a nice head shot.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Fallon avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belfort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fallon.
Belfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belfort connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Belfort lands a head shot.

Belfort moves into the clinch.
Fallon looking to slow down the pace here.

Belfort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Belfort takes a swing at Fallon's ribcage but misses.
Belfort throws the left hand but Fallon avoids the punch easily.

Belfort closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Belfort as Fallon tries to tie him up.
Stalling in the clinch from Fallon.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belfort wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belfort blocks a body shot from Fallon.
Fallon tries to work over Belfort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fallon misses with a body punch.
Fallon misses with a punch to the body.
Fallon misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belfort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fallon tries a body shot but Belfort blocks it.
Fallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
Fallon is trying to break free.
Belfort can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon effectively controlling the action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belfort prevents Fallon from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort.
Fallon is trying to stall.

Belfort pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Belfort misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fallon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fallon slips a straight right by Belfort.
Fallon darts in trying to clinch
and Belfort counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Fallon! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gegard Belfort!