PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betlach's entrance music is Higher Ground. A fine choice. Lamotta has chosen yes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Betlach
vs
Lamotta

176 cm
32
145 lbs
31 - 15 - 0

175 cm
33
147 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lamotta lands a jab to the head.
Lamotta throws a jab but it's blocked by Betlach.
Betlach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamotta under the eye.
Betlach lands a jab to the head.
Lamotta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betlach.
Betlach throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Betlach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamotta was well out of range. Poor timing from Betlach.
Lamotta throws a sloppy head kick and Betlach moves out of range easily.
Lamotta dodges the punch combination from Betlach.
Lamotta lands with a good body shot.
Lamotta slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamotta lands with a right hand.
Lamotta loads up on a big right hand but Betlach slips the punch.
Lamotta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamotta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Betlach checks it well.
Lamotta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamotta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Betlach.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
Lamotta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Betlach ducks right into an uppercut from Lamotta.
Betlach throws the left hand but Lamotta avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands with a straight right. Lamotta didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Betlach. Lamotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamotta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Betlach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lamotta.
Betlach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betlach moves away from the strike by Lamotta.
Betlach feints and then cracks Lamotta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamotta down.
Betlach scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamotta should have avoided that one.
Lamotta misses with a low kick.
Betlach throws a shot from downtown. Lamotta moves away and avoids it.
Betlach staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lamotta throws a hook but Betlach avoids it easily.
Betlach throws a body punch but Lamotta moves out of range.
Betlach misses with a kick to the body.
Lamotta throws a leg kick
and Betlach counters with an inside leg kick.
Lamotta throws a sloppy head kick and Betlach moves out of range easily.
Lamotta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamotta throws a looping overhand right but Betlach ducks down to avoid it.
Betlach misses with a hook
and Lamotta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Betlach avoids the head kick by Lamotta.

Betlach moves into range and clinches up with Lamotta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Betlach just stands there and leans against the cage.

Lamotta jumps into guard, dragging Betlach to the mat.
Betlach stopping the sweep attempt from Lamotta.
Betlach passes into half guard.
Lamotta tries to get to full guard but Betlach has control of the leg.
Betlach is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lamotta is refusing to be controlled, as Betlach sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vevrin Betlach dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Betlach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lamotta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vevrin Betlach is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamotta misses with a hook.
Lamotta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Betlach. That did some damage!
Lamotta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Betlach circles away quickly and effectively.
Lamotta shoots in but Betlach avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lamotta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamotta moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Betlach to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamotta shoots in and drives through. Betlach sprawls well.
Vevrin Betlach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Lamotta.
Lamotta throws a leg kick which misses Betlach's front leg but catches the back leg as Betlach tries to avoid it.
Betlach scores with a leg kick.
Betlach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Betlach swings for the body but Lamotta moves out of range.
Betlach wants to clinch up but Lamotta keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Betlach.
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamotta manages to avoid it.
Lamotta with a hook.
Betlach connects with a leg kick. Lamotta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Lamotta.
Lamotta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamotta thows a body shot but no joy.
Betlach misses with an uppercut. Lamotta saw that one coming.
Betlach scores with a three punch combo!
Lamotta moves out of range of the body kick from Betlach.
Betlach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamotta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Betlach circles away quickly and effectively.
Lamotta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lamotta looks to land a right hand but Betlach moved out of range.
Lamotta wants to slow Betlach down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamotta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lamotta works the jab nicely.
Betlach looks to throw a body kick
and Lamotta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Betlach avoids the body shot from Lamotta.
Jake Lamotta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betlach throws a body punch but Lamotta moves out of range.
Betlach throws a shot from downtown. Lamotta moves away and avoids it.

Lamotta feints and as Betlach raises his hands in defense, Lamotta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lamotta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Betlach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lamotta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Betlach has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach wants to sweep here but Lamotta controlling him for the moment.
Lamotta with a nice head shot there.
Lamotta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamotta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Betlach is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lamotta defends well.

Betlach looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach has control of Lamotta's left arm, preventing Lamotta from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jake Lamotta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Betlach looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lamotta throws a nice head kick!
Betlach throws the left hand but Lamotta avoids the punch easily.
Lamotta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lamotta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Lamotta.
Jab, jab by Lamotta - just one landing.
Betlach checks a low kick from Lamotta.
Betlach scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach scores with a head kick.

Lamotta is rocked!
Lamotta connects with a solid leg kick.
Lamotta is still on wobbly legs! Can Betlach finish him?
Lamotta scores with a sloppy right hand. Betlach should have avoided that one.
Lamotta seems to have recovered his senses.
Betlach defending well as Lamotta loads up on a big left hand.
Lamotta throws a jab when Betlach was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Betlach.
Betlach just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamotta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lamotta jabs Betlach right on the nose. Betlach blinks but takes it well.
Betlach on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Betlach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Betlach lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lamotta at a distance.
Betlach lands a glancing blow to the side of Lamotta's head.
Lamotta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Betlach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Betlach keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lamotta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Betlach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lamotta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Lamotta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
Lamotta walks into a stiff left hand from Betlach.
Nice uppercut lands for Betlach. That snapped Lamotta's head back.
Betlach closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lamotta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Betlach. Lamotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Lamotta. Those never looked like landing.
Lamotta swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lamotta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta blocks a low kick nicely.
Betlach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lamotta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Betlach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Betlach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamotta under the eye.
Betlach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamotta was well out of range. Poor timing from Betlach.
Betlach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Lamotta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach scores with a three punch combo!
Lamotta clobbers Betlach with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vevrin Betlach showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Betlach has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vevrin Betlach!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vevrin Betlach thanked Ultimate Fighting Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).