PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Puff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vitor belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anderson
vs
belfort

185 cm
24
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Puff Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, vitor belfort!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
belfort throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
belfort shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.

belfort shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. belfort showed some decent athleticism there.
Anderson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Anderson wants to control but belfort is keeping busy.
Anderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for belfort on the ground.
belfort prevents Anderson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

belfort is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

belfort wants to work for an arm triangle but Anderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
belfort controlling the pace.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but belfort has control of the leg.
Anderson is looking to control belfort's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson trying to hold on to belfort's head to control him but belfort postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as belfort sits in half guard.
belfort looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
belfort wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.

belfort looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

belfort postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Anderson to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
belfort fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. belfort manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but belfort has him pressed against the cage.
belfort drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Puff Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vitor belfort.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
belfort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
belfort drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
belfort tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually belfort drops back down to his feet.

belfort manages to pull guard.
belfort keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now belfort is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
belfort stands and throws Anderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.

belfort is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anderson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

belfort decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
belfort shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

vitor belfort dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

belfort shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
belfort throws a combination that misses
and Anderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.

Anderson has managed to clinch.
belfort jumps guard but Anderson stands there with belfort around his waist. belfort gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
vitor belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
belfort tries to clinch but Anderson moves away
and Anderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from belfort.
Puff Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vitor belfort.
belfort misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
belfort is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a spinning back kick!
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Donk. Anderson catches belfort right on the button with a cross.
Anderson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Anderson pushes belfort up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson tries to break free but belfort pushes him back against the cage.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
belfort closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Puff Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson lands a nice hook to belfort's body. belfort takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
belfort wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a solid body kick.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
belfort closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson has closed the distance and engaged belfort in a clinch.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of belfort backwards.

Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Anderson lands a nice looking body kick.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps belfort's head backwards.
Anderson works over belfort's head and body with a nice combination.
belfort with a poor takedown
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson scores with a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but belfort seems unphased.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of belfort's head.
Anderson lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
belfort takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anderson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. belfort eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
belfort has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderson finds it's way round the side to connect with belfort's head.
belfort has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Anderson.

belfort has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
belfort tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but belfort is controlling the position.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
belfort steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
belfort looks to clinch
and Anderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. belfort really felt that one!
belfort takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson jabs belfort to the body, keeping him at a distance.
belfort with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
belfort has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces belfort back to the cage. Anderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Anderson closes the distance and pushes belfort back into the cage.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
belfort working aggressively here.
belfort has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anderson wants to break free but belfort has control.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow belfort down.
belfort doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
belfort swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson jabs at belfort's body.
No luck for belfort with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puff Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

belfort takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
belfort tries to clinch up
and Anderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. belfort really felt that one!
Anderson feints a jab promting belfort to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. belfort slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
belfort shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
belfort has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
belfort takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
belfort takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before belfort has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick that belfort semi-blocks.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. belfort doesn't seem bothered though.

belfort tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
belfort jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. belfort gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Puff Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vitor belfort.
belfort on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from belfort. belfort gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Puff Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson scores with a jab. belfort acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Puff Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces belfort back to the cage. Anderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Anderson has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
belfort closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anderson scores with a jab.
belfort tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anderson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson tries to clinch up but belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
belfort walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
belfort fails with a takedown attempt.
belfort closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushes belfort away with a front kick.
Anderson scores with a spinning back kick!

Anderson clinches up with belfort and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson wants to stall.
belfort is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anderson tries to break free but belfort pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but belfort won't allow it.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
belfort avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
belfort is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped belfort in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
belfort keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson tries to circle away but belfort has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but belfort is controlling him.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
belfort shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of belfort 's head but he takes it in his stride.
belfort shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anderson - that will leave a mark!
Anderson scores with a kick to the midsection.

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters with a three punch combo that has belfort backing up. belfort nods at Anderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
belfort misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a good, hard body kick but belfort shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Puff Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puff Anderson!