PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ready Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Befor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Go's entrance music is Paul Okenfield - Ready Steady Go. A fine choice. Belfort has chosen Finch - Letters To You as his entrance music. Befor Belfort is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Go
vs
Belfort

180 cm
28
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
29
198 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ready Go!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Befor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Go misses with an attempted mid kick.
Go tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Go throws a leg kick
letting Belfort counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Go.
Go throws a head kick that misses.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the body.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Go.
Go lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Go is predictable there
and Belfort counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Go fakes the leg kick and cracks Belfort in the body.
Belfort takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Go tries a head kick but it misses.
Belfort tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort checks a leg kick nicely.
Belfort fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Go.
Ready Go seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Go is predictable there
and Belfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belfort throws a low kick but Go avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Go lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Belfort has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belfort and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Go.
Go misses with a leg kick.
Go connects with an inside leg kick.
Go tries to clinch
and Belfort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Go throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Belfort.
Go tries to clinch but Belfort moves away
and Belfort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Go misses with a head kick.
Go does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belfort has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Go.
Belfort blocks a head kick by Go.
Go lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Go throws a leg kick

and Belfort counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Belfort thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Go has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belfort is working away from the top position though.
Belfort not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Go trying to hold on to Belfort's head to control him but Belfort postures up.
Go is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Go on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Go tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Go with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belfort thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Go is staying active underneath Belfort, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belfort not doing much here.
Go tries to get to full guard but Belfort has control of the leg.
Belfort working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Go is refusing to be controlled, as Belfort sits in half guard.
Belfort trying to control the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Go is looking for a sweep. Belfort is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Belfort thows a huge punch but Go dodges it nicely.
Belfort thows a huge punch but Go dodges it nicely.
Belfort lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Belfort.
Belfort missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belfort lands with a punch from half guard.
Go wants to improve his position but Belfort is controlling well.
Go wants to sweep but Belfort has passed to side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort working the head with strikes.
Belfort slows the pace down.
Go is looking to regain half guard here but Belfort keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Befor Belfort dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Go looks to throw a body kick
enabling Belfort to counter with a crisp jab.
Go slips a straight right by Belfort.
Belfort fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Go is out of range.
Go throws a leg kick that is checked
and Belfort cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Go tries to clinch but Belfort moves away
and Belfort counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Go blocks the leg kick.
Go feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belfort's calf.
Belfort jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Go throws a body kick that misses.
Go closes the distance looking to clinch
and Belfort counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Go misses with a low kick as Belfort jumps back.
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Belfort cracks Go with an open hand slap.
Go closes the distance but Belfort moves to the side
and Go takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Go throws a head kick that misses.
Go tries to clinch
and Go takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Go moves to clinch but Belfort breaks away
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Go lands with a thumping leg kick.

Go gets caught napping as Belfort dives in and scores a takedown. Go manages to retain guard.
Belfort passes Go's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Belfort wants to control but Go is keeping him busy.
Go wants to control the action here but instead Belfort manages to pass to full mount!
Go is trying to escape the mount.
Belfort scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Go?
Go is looking to improve his position but Belfort isn't that keen on the idea.
Belfort controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go is in all sorts of trouble here.
Go wants to hold on but Belfort pushes him away.
Belfort cracks Go with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Go is looking to get to half guard.
Belfort working the ground and pound effectively.
Belfort landing strikes, looking to finish!
Belfort lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Belfort lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is landing with some decent strikes but Go is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Belfort postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Go looks a forlorn figure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Belfort looking to finish Go with some ground and pound. This is bad for Go!
Belfort working the ground and pound effectively.
Belfort lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Befor Belfort has got the better of the ground game so far.
BOOM! Belfort connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belfort lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Belfort lands a big shot there that rocks Go but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Belfort pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Belfort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort looking to finish Go with some ground and pound. This is bad for Go!

Go is rocked!
Go tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Go is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Belfort! That's really hurt Go and he's turned his back - Belfort keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Belfort jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Befor Belfort!