PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Lockwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort has chosen Bate Pesadão as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lockwood
vs
Belfort

180 cm
23
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

183 cm
22
202 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chad Lockwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belfort tries to clinch up.
Lockwood scores with a one two! Belfort had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lockwood slips under a jab.
Belfort closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Belfort wants to clinch.
Belfort misses the jab.
Lockwood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belfort throws a jab when Lockwood was well out of range.
Belfort blocks a head kick by Lockwood.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockwood tries to land a front kick but Belfort steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belfort works the jab nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belfort throws a hook to the side of Lockwood's head but Lockwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockwood is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.

Lockwood clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Belfort as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Belfort - that landed with a thud.
Lockwood scores a nice knee to the body.
Lockwood lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Belfort tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lockwood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belfort.
Belfort looking to slow down the pace here.
Lockwood lands a nice uppercut.
Belfort struggles to land a body shot inside as Lockwood controls his hands.

Lockwood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belfort tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lockwood wants to clinch.
Lockwood staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort lands a nice hook to Lockwood's body. Lockwood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lockwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lockwood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belfort sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Belfort looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belfort swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lockwood counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lockwood throws a nice looking combination but Belfort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lockwood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lockwood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lockwood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lockwood throws a push kick but Belfort slaps the foot to one side.
Lockwood throws a head kick that misses.
Lockwood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lockwood is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood misses with a body kick.
Lockwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Lockwood throws a looping overhand right but Belfort ducks down to avoid it.
Lockwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belfort.
Lockwood is looking to clinch.
Lockwood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lockwood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Lockwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lockwood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Belfort counters with a nice body shot.
Belfort takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belfort fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort tries to move into range but Lockwood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Lockwood has Belfort up against the cage in a clinch.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Lockwood prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lockwood lands a right hand.
Belfort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Lockwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lockwood throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Belfort.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belfort throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lockwood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lockwood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belfort in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lockwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lockwood misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belfort, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Lockwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Belfort takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lockwood scoring well with a low kick there.
Lockwood scores with a kick to the midsection.

Lockwood has Belfort up against the cage in a clinch.

Lockwood breaks the clinch.
Lockwood slips under a jab from Belfort.

Belfort tries to keep at a distance but Lockwood has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lockwood throws an elbow but misses.
Lockwood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Lockwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lockwood clinches with his opponent.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Lockwood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lockwood lands a good knee to the midsection. Belfort won't want to take too many of those.

Lockwood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lockwood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Vitor Belfort's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lockwood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lockwood gets through Belfort's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lockwood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lockwood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lockwood landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Lockwood breaks from the clinch.

Lockwood clinches.
Lockwood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belfort lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lockwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

The cut above Vitor Belfort's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lockwood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Belfort is rocked!
Lockwood landing knees to the head.
Belfort is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockwood finish him?
Lockwood working the clinch nicely. Belfort is working for position but Lockwood cracks him with a big knee to the head! Belfort crumples up against the cage and Lockwood lands two more shots before the ref can save Belfort! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Chad Lockwood!