PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Belton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinclair has chosen as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Belton
vs
Sinclair

185 cm
26
200 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

180 cm
28
189 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair thuds a left hand into Belton 's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belton .
A head kick misses from Belton .
Sloppy strikes from Sinclair. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Belton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinclair connects with a looping right hand.
That kick from Belton tenderised Sinclair's leg. Sinclair is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sinclair lands with a good body shot.
Belton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Sinclair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belton misses the shot to the body.
Belton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Belton throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a jab but it's blocked by Belton .
Belton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belton thumps Sinclair with a low kick.
Sinclair stuns Belton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sinclair misses with a wild body shot.
Sinclair misses with a looping left.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sinclair changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Belton tries to avoid it but Sinclair manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Belton to the ground. Belton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belton , right into the meat.
Sinclair takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belton moves away from the strike by Sinclair.
Sinclair connects with a body shot that sends Belton 's belly button to the back.
Bill Belton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinclair tries to clinch up but Belton circles away and keeps his distance.
Belton throws the kick towards the body but Sinclair avoids it.
Belton tries to land a leg kick but Sinclair saw it coming and moves away.
Belton throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Belton .
Belton misses with a body kick.
Sinclair on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belton . Belton obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Sinclair as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair walks into a straight right hand from Belton .
Sinclair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belton to score with a decent uppercut.
Sinclair just misses with a punch to the body.
Belton slips a jab from Sinclair.
A combination from Sinclair does no damage.
Belton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sinclair at a distance.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sinclair.
Sinclair is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Belton rather than just go for the knockout.
Belton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belton misses the shot to the body.
Belton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Belton scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Belton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belton lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinclair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinclair moves out of range of the body kick.
Belton staying out of range there.
Sinclair lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Sinclair does no damage.
Belton throws a front kick that sends Sinclair stumbling back into the cage.
Belton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Belton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sinclair on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Belton .
Belton misses with a kick to the body.
Belton is looking to land body kicks.
Sinclair's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Belton enables Sinclair to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Belton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Belton looking to control.
Sinclair throwing strikes but missing.
Sinclair's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sinclair throws a big right hand that misses.
Sinclair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sinclair scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sinclair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sinclair.
Sinclair won't allow Belton to get back to his feet.
Sinclair won't allow Belton to sweep him here.
Sinclair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Belton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sinclair.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sinclair accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sinclair is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Belton trying to control the position.
Sinclair looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sinclair.

Sinclair drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Belton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sinclair has Belton in his guard.
Sinclair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Belton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair looks to throw the jab but Belton is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sinclair.
Sinclair staying out of range there.
Sinclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Belton gets caught napping as Sinclair dives in and scores a takedown. Belton manages to retain guard.
Sinclair lands a couple of elbows.
Sinclair throws an elbow that misses. Belton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sinclair's guard. Nice move by Belton !
Belton postures up.
Belton 's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Sinclair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sinclair is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Belton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sinclair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Belton has managed to get both his arms back between Sinclair's legs - danger averted.
Belton wants to get up but he can't break Sinclair's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Belton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sinclair, up you get!
Belton moves out of range of the strikes.
Belton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belton takes a swing at Sinclair's ribcage but misses.
Belton throws a leg kick which misses Sinclair's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinclair tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brodie Sinclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Belton ducks under a wild hook from Sinclair.
Belton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinclair drops his hands momentarily and Belton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sinclair thuds a left hand into Belton 's body.
Sinclair lands a jab to the nose.
Sinclair cracks a nice hook into Belton 's ribs.
Sinclair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belton slips a straight right by Sinclair.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
Belton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sinclair moves out of range of the body kick from Belton .

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sinclair closes the distance and clinches.

Belton manages to break the clinch.
Sinclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belton .
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belton manages to avoid it.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown but Belton shows good takedown defense.
Sinclair thows a body shot but no joy.
Sinclair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sinclair moves out of range of the body kick from Belton .
Sinclair scores with a body shot.
Belton lands a head kick. Sinclair smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sinclair keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton takes one to the chin there.
Sinclair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belton .
Belton throws a jab when Sinclair was well out of range.
Sinclair's jab looks to have found its range, popping Belton under the eye.
Belton scores with a one two! Sinclair had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Belton .
Sinclair swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bill Belton is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belton throws the left hand but Sinclair avoids the punch easily.
Sinclair throws a jab but it's blocked by Belton .
Sinclair avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sinclair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Belton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sinclair on the side of the head.
Belton takes a swing at Sinclair's ribcage but misses.
Belton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sinclair.
Sinclair lands a nice shot that snaps Belton 's head back.
Sinclair misses with a wild body shot.
Belton avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Belton dodges the punch combination from Sinclair.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sinclair on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Sinclair darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Belton is looking to escape.
Sinclair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brodie Sinclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sinclair has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brodie Sinclair!