PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Supko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belo comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mais não bate. Supko has chosen Sup Gonna Give it To Ya' as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Belo
vs
Supko

188 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Attliction

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filipe Belo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Supko!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supko misses with a head kick.
Belo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Supko.

Supko lands a head kick that stumbles Belo and the fighters go to the mat.

Belo is rocked!

It looks like Filipe Belo has been cut.

Supko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oh Belo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supko tries a head kick but it misses.
Supko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belo misses with a takedown attempt - Supko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Belo tries to keep at a distance but Supko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Supko connects with a knee to the head.
Supko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Supko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ben Supko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belo avoids the head kick by Supko.
Supko throws a head kick that misses.
Belo seems to have got his legs back now.

Belo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Supko wants to get back to his feet but Belo drags him back down.
Belo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Belo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Supko is trying to escape and Belo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Supko is forced to tap! Nice work there by Belo! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Filipe Belo!