PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl James Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl James Noons could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vitor Belfort's chin.

James Noons
vs
Belfort

180 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl James Noons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort tries to clinch there but Noons circles away.
Noons misses with a wild body shot.
Noons lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Noons fails to land with a series of punches.
Belfort walks into a jab.
Noons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Noons cracks Belfort with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Noons has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Belfort to stand back up!

Belfort is rocked!
Belfort looks gassed!
Belfort slips a jab and a cross from Noons.
Belfort is still on wobbly legs! Can Noons finish him?
Belfort misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belfort seems to have recovered his senses.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Noons circles away.

Noons cracks Belfort with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Noons has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Belfort to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noons fakes the body blow, causing Belfort to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Belfort goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl James Noons!