PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Wagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Belagosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belagosi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ozric Tentacles - Fractal Eternal Wheel. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wagstaff
vs
Belagosi

193 cm
20
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Wagstaff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Belagosi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagstaff is looking to clinch but Belagosi is avoiding it.
Wagstaff is looking to clinch but Belagosi is avoiding it.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belagosi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belagosi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagstaff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belagosi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Belagosi throws a head kick that misses.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belagosi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagstaff wants to clinch.
Belagosi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wagstaff's hands.

Wagstaff clinches with his opponent.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff keeps control of Belagosi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belagosi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Belagosi blocks with his arms.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belagosi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff prevents the takedown attempt.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belagosi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Belagosi looks gassed!
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belagosi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
Belagosi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belagosi looking to slow down the pace here.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagstaff prevents the takedown attempt.
Belagosi takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Roman Belagosi has been cut.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Belagosi blocks with his arms.
Wagstaff prevents Belagosi from breaking the clinch.
Belagosi looking to stall.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Belagosi is blocking nicely.
Wagstaff keeps control of Belagosi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but Belagosi blocks it.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff misses with a knee to the head.
Belagosi is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagstaff has double underhooks.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but Belagosi blocks it.
Belagosi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wagstaff fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lester Wagstaff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Belagosi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff wants to clinch.
Wagstaff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belagosi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but Belagosi moves out of range.

Belagosi feints and as Wagstaff raises his hands in defense, Belagosi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wagstaff keeping moving, preventing Belagosi from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belagosi is looking to stand up but Wagstaff won't let him.
Belagosi trying to control the position from guard on top but Wagstaff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Belagosi looking to sit in guard and control but Wagstaff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Belagosi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wagstaff looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Wagstaff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Belagosi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Wagstaff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagstaff is looking to clinch but Belagosi is avoiding it.
Wagstaff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belagosi is looking to clinch.

Wagstaff clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belagosi.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wagstaff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belagosi blocks it with crossed arms.
Wagstaff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belagosi blocks it with crossed arms.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Belagosi is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belagosi tries to break the clinch but Wagstaff is controlling the position.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff managing to block the knees to the body from Belagosi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belagosi wants to get back to striking at distance but Wagstaff won't allow it.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Belagosi is blocking nicely.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Belagosi is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff prevents Belagosi from breaking the clinch.
Belagosi tries to break the clinch but Wagstaff is controlling the position.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belagosi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belagosi misses with a punch on the inside.
Belagosi wants to break free but Wagstaff has control.
A right hand to the body from Belagosi.
Belagosi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wagstaff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Belagosi lands a body punch.
Belagosi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wagstaff pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wagstaff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belagosi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belagosi lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.

Belagosi is rocked!
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff misses with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagstaff misses with a knee to the head.
Belagosi looking for a takedown.
Lester Wagstaff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Belagosi.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but Belagosi blocks it.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belagosi wants a takedown.
Belagosi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belagosi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
Belagosi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wagstaff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belagosi's face.
Belagosi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but Belagosi blocks it.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belagosi blocks it with crossed arms.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belagosi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belagosi's face.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Belagosi is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagstaff finish him?
Belagosi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belagosi seems to have recovered his senses.
Belagosi fails to pull guard.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belagosi looking for a takedown.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Belagosi is blocking nicely.
Belagosi tries to pull guard but Wagstaff holds him up against the cage and eventually Belagosi drops back down to his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Belagosi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belagosi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lester Wagstaff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagstaff tries to clinch
and Belagosi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Belagosi counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Wagstaff as Belagosi shoots in.
Wagstaff closes the distance but Belagosi moves to the side
and Belagosi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wagstaff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Belagosi.

Belagosi instigates a clinch.
Belagosi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belagosi tries to pull guard but Wagstaff holds him up against the cage and eventually Belagosi drops back down to his feet.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
Belagosi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Roman Belagosi's cut even more.
Belagosi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belagosi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belagosi is trying to break free.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Belagosi blocks with his arms.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Belagosi is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff prevents Belagosi from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff gets underhooks to prevent Belagosi's takedown attempt.
Lester Wagstaff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Belagosi is blocking nicely.
Wagstaff blocking some punches.
Belagosi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wagstaff prevents it.
Belagosi managing to block the knees to the body from Wagstaff.
Belagosi is trying to stall.
Belagosi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Belagosi out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Belagosi off his feet!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Lester Wagstaff!