PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Belafonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pinaco Zalutju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belafonte comes to the cage accompanied by Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Belafonte
vs
Zalutju

185 cm
27
205 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Belafonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pinaco Zalutju!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalutju has his takedown stuffed
and Belafonte counters with an outside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Zalutju.

It looks like Victor Belafonte has been cut.
Belafonte tries to clinch up but Zalutju circles away and keeps his distance.
Belafonte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Belafonte counters with an inside leg kick.
Zalutju circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zalutju shoots and misses
and Belafonte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zalutju gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Belafonte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Victor Belafonte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinaco Zalutju.
The referee calls for Belafonte to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belafonte lands an elbow inside that Zalutju shrugs off.

It looks like Pinaco Zalutju has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Belafonte lands a good knee to the midsection. Zalutju won't want to take too many of those.
Zalutju looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Belafonte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Belafonte.
Belafonte moves in looking to clinch but Zalutju pushes him off.
Belafonte moves in looking to clinch but Zalutju pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalutju darts in trying to clinch
and Belafonte counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zalutju swings widly with a right hand
and Belafonte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zalutju shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Belafonte doesn't manage to clinch there - Zalutju circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belafonte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belafonte tries to clinch but Zalutju is having none of it.
Zalutju with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belafonte counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalutju fails with the takedown

and Belafonte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Belafonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Belafonte.
Belafonte lands a knee to the body.
Belafonte stalling against the cage.
Belafonte lands an elbow just above Zalutju 's eye.

That has opened up Pinaco Zalutju's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Belafonte obliges.
Belafonte stalls.
Belafonte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zalutju in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Belafonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Pinaco Zalutju's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Belafonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Belafonte dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zalutju takes a knee right on the jaw!

Pinaco Zalutju's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Belafonte to work.
Belafonte scores with a knee to the head.
Belafonte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belafonte lands a nice knee to the body.
Belafonte stalls.
Belafonte crunches a lovely knee into Zalutju's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belafonte scores a nice knee to the body.
Belafonte lands an elbow inside that Zalutju shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pinaco Zalutju's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Victor Belafonte!