PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Flint might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Benga & Coki - Night. Belfort is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bate Pesadão. Vitor Belfort has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Flint
vs
Belfort

194 cm
32
190 lbs
13 - 14 - 1

183 cm
30
197 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Flint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flint rushes Belfort and presses him up against the cage.
Belfort leaning against his opponent.
Flint tries a knee to the head but Belfort blocks it.
Flint misses with a knee to the head.
Flint tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belfort lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flint lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Belfort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flint has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flint unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flint unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belfort lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Belfort pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
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 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belfort stalling in the clinch.
Flint works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flint missing with knees to the body.
Belfort throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Flint putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belfort in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Belfort looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belfort avoids it.
Belfort throws an elbow that misses.
Flint missing with knees to the body.
Flint lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Belfort throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flint obliges.
Belfort is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Flint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belfort avoids it.
Belfort tries to break free but Flint pushes him back against the cage.
Flint with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flint with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flint tries to throw a body punch but Belfort avoids it by throwing Flint back against the cage.
Flint landing knees to the head.
Belfort taking a breather.
Flint tries to throw a body punch but Belfort avoids it by throwing Flint back against the cage.
Flint tries to land knees in the clinch but Belfort avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort tries a knee to the head but Flint blocks it.
Flint throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belfort misses with a knee to the head.
Flint looking to throw knees to the head but Belfort is blocking nicely.
Belfort avoiding damage.
Belfort stalling in the clinch but Flint improves position.
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!
Flint tries to land knees in the clinch but Belfort avoids the damage to the body.
Flint misses with a knee strike.
Flint with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flint working Belfort over with knees to the body.
Flint digs a right hand into Belfort's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belfort's gas tank.
Flint with a knee to the head.
Flint misses with a knee strike.
Flint lands a good knee to the midsection. Belfort won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flint with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Flint throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belfort blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Flint.
Flint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belfort avoids it.
Belfort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belfort is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Flint avoids the elbow strike from Belfort, against the cage.
Belfort working hard to break the clinch.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belfort looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flint landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flint trying to land knees to the body.
Belfort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belfort is defending well for now.
Flint tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort managing to block the knees to the body from Flint.
Belfort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flint using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belfort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flint using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Belfort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belfort managing to block the knees to the body from Flint.
Belfort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flint connects with a knee to the head.
Flint misses with a body punch.
Flint looking to throw knees to the head but Belfort is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flint misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belfort.
Flint tries to work over Belfort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belfort throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Flint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Flint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belfort has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Belfort moves into the clinch successfully.
Belfort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flint with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flint misses with a knee to the head.
Belfort is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flint is keeping busy.
Flint lands a knee to the head.
Belfort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belfort is defending well for now.
Belfort manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Flint tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Flint lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Flint up against the cage.
Belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flint dodges an elbow strike from Belfort.
Jack Flint has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Flint scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belfort is defending well for now.
Flint tries to land knees in the clinch but Belfort avoids the damage to the body.
Flint tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flint lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belfort is defending well for now.

Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belfort blocks a head kick by Flint.
Belfort misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Flint gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flint tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Flint missing with knees to the body.
Flint blocks the elbow strike.
Flint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belfort wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belfort throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Flint landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belfort takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flint using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belfort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Flint.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort pushes off an throws an elbow but Flint leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Belfort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flint lands with a short shot to the head.
Flint being controlled against the cage.
Flint throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Flint.
Flint missing with knees to the body.
Flint scores with a hook to the body.
Flint using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Belfort blocks a body shot from Flint.
Flint misses with a knee to the head.
Belfort tries to land a knee to the head but Flint blocks with his arms.
Flint unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flint missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flint looking to throw knees to the head but Belfort is blocking nicely.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Vitor Belfort's cut even more.
Flint throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flint misses with a knee to the head.
Belfort avoiding damage as Flint throws knees to the body.
Flint works on Belfort's body with a couple of short punches.
Flint tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Flint struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flint obliges.
Flint avoids a wild elbow strike from Belfort.
Flint scores a nice knee to the body.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort takes a knee to the side of the body.
Flint lands with a left to the head.
Flint tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Flint dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Belfort tries to keep at a distance but Flint has taken the fight into the clinch.
Belfort takes a knee to the side of the body.
Belfort is looking to break free of the clinch but Flint has double underhooks.
Flint lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flint scores with a knee to the head.

Belfort is rocked!
Belfort pushes off an throws an elbow but Flint leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Belfort is still on wobbly legs! Can Flint finish him?
Belfort misses with an elbow strike.
Flint working the clinch nicely. Belfort is working for position but Flint cracks him with a big knee to the head! Belfort crumples up against the cage and Flint lands two more shots before the ref can save Belfort! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jack Flint!