PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braulio Baptista has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Baptista
vs
Belfort

183 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Braulio Baptista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
Baptista gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Braulio Baptista has been cut.
Baptista dodges the punch combination from Belfort.
Belfort throws a right hand that Baptista ducks under and follows up with a left that Baptista also avoids with ease.
Baptista throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort looks to land a combination. Baptista sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice jab there from Baptista.
Belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Baptista 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baptista showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belfort.
Belfort moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Belfort. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baptista looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Baptista is trying to work for a kimura but Belfort is defending well.

Baptista is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Baptista is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Baptista has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Belfort defend it? Baptista steps over the head and cranks it - Belfort is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Baptista!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Braulio Baptista!