PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Befor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Posti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort's entrance music is Finch - Letters To You . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Belfort
vs
Posti

183 cm
27
198 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Befor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raimo Posti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort misses with a hook. Posti ducked under it nicely.
Belfort throws a right and a left that Posti avoids nicely.
Befor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Posti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belfort.
Posti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Posti lands with a nice body punch.
Posti misses with a hook.
Belfort takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Posti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Belfort misses with a wild combination.

Posti closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Belfort did well to prevent Posti getting side control.
Posti moves into full mount! Belfort won't be happy about that!
Posti misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Posti looking to ground and pound but Belfort is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Belfort tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Posti moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Belfort has worked his arm free - good work by Belfort!
Posti prevents Belfort from escaping the position.
Belfort prevents Posti from moving into mount.
The strikes coming from Posti are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Posti throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Posti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Posti misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort dodges the ground and pound from Posti.
Posti working the ground and pound.

Posti is trying to get an arm triangle but Belfort is defending well.
Belfort on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Belfort tries to get out of the position.
Posti wants to control but Belfort is keeping him busy.
Belfort wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Posti looks up at the clock and then as Belfort takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Posti smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Posti.
Belfort knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Posti on the ground.
Posti lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Posti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belfort keeps working.
Posti tries to move into full mount but can't pass Belfort's legs.
Belfort wants to get back to his feet.
Posti trying to control the position but Belfort is working away.
Posti prevents Belfort from escaping the position.
Posti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belfort keeps working.

Posti has hold of Belfort's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Belfort tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Posti cranks the arm and Belfort screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Belfort, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Raimo Posti!