PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio's entrance music is Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dio
vs
Belfort

225 cm
20
289 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belfort misses with a combination

and Dio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Belfort tries to throw a body punch but Dio avoids it by throwing Belfort back against the cage.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dio seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Belfort lands a right hand.
Dio effectively controlling the action here.
Dio lands a left hand.
Dio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belfort is trying to drag Dio to the mat but Dio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Belfort jumps guard but Dio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Belfort up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dio as Belfort tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio slowing the pace effectively.
Belfort tries to break free but Dio pushes him back against the cage.
Dio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Belfort up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zack Dio.
Belfort with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belfort takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zack Dio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Belfort.

Belfort clinches.
Dio just leaning against Belfort, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zack Dio.
Belfort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belfort misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Belfort. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belfort moves into range and clinches up with Dio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dio slows down the pace here.
Dio gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zack Dio.
Dio lands with a shot to the body.
Dio connects with a body shot.
Belfort looks gassed!
Belfort takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dio cracks Belfort with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Matheus Belfort has been cut.

Dio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Dio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belfort backwards.
Belfort tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belforts head.
Dio stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dio for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zack Dio.

Dio lands a big right hand that sends Belfort crashing to the mat! Dio stays standing though and waves Belfort back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort misses with a takedown attempt
and Dio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dio sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Belfort's defenses. It connects perfectly with Belfort's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zack Dio!
Zack Dio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.