PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Gomez Bollanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brazilian War Drums. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gomez Bollanos
vs
Belfort

196 cm
25
269 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bollanos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belfort to score with a decent uppercut.
Belfort wants to clinch up but Bollanos keeps it at a distance.
Belfort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bollanos defending well as Belfort loads up on a big left hand.
Belfort is looking to clinch but Bollanos is avoiding it.
Belfort throws a body punch but Bollanos moves out of range.
Bollanos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Bollanos.
Bollanos takes a swing at Belfort's ribcage but misses.
Belfort blocks a jab.
Belfort tries to clinch but Bollanos is having none of it.
Bollanos thows a body shot but no joy.
Bollanos throws a lazy uppercut
and Belfort counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belfort scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollanos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belfort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bollanos is looking to wear down Belfort with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Belfort tries to clinch up but Bollanos circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort is looking to clinch but Bollanos is avoiding it.
Bollanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belfort manages to avoid it.
Bollanos catches Belfort with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bollanos looks to land a right hand but Belfort moved out of range.
Belfort takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bollanos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bollanos misses with a series of wild punches.
Bollanos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Bollanos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bollanos needs to keep his hands up - Belfort had a free shot at his head there.
Belfort avoids the body shot from Bollanos.
Nice defenses there by Bollanos.
Bollanos tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Bollanos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
Belfort is looking to clinch but Bollanos is avoiding it.
Belfort on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bollanos misses with a shot to the body
and Belfort cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is looking to clinch.
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bollanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bollanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort scores with a nice head shot.
Bollanos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belfort counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Belfort takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belfort gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bollanos.
Bollanos misses with a hook to the body
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Belfort swats away the attempt to clinch by Bollanos.
Bollanos takes a shot to the body in his stride.

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!
Bollanos takes a swing at Belfort's ribcage but misses.
Bollanos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bollanos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belfort at a distance.
Bollanos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort connects with a crisp jab.
Bollanos misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Bollanos circles away.
Bollanos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belfort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Belfort does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Gomez Bollanos dominated that round.
That's time! Bollanos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A lazy left from Belfort finds it's target.
Belfort avoids the body shot from Bollanos.
Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Bollanos pushes him off.
Bollanos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Bollanos misses.
Bollanos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bollanos thuds a left hand into Belfort's body.
Bollanos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belfort moves to clinch but Bollanos breaks away
and Bollanos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos is winning the standup battle so far.
Belfort dodges the punch combination from Bollanos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bollanos. Beautiful body shot.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Bollanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bollanos thows a body shot but no joy.
Belfort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belfort throws a right hand that misses
and Bollanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bollanos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belfort throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bollanos counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belfort ducks under a wild hook from Bollanos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Bollanos.
Belfort tries a head kick but it misses.
Bollanos takes a swing at Belfort's ribcage but misses.
Belfort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bollanos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Belfort misses the target.
Belfort tries to clinch but Bollanos moves away
letting Bollanos counter with a right hand.

Belfort is rocked!
Bollanos misses with a body shot.
Bollanos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Bollanos.
Bollanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort avoids the body shot from Bollanos.
Bollanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Bollanos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Belfort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bollanos.
Bollanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Belfort is just out of range.
A jab from Bollanos misses.
Bollanos staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Belfort scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos throws a nice looking combination but Belfort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belfort throws a looping overhand right but Bollanos ducks down to avoid it.
Belfort takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bollanos swings widly with a right hand
and Belfort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort slips a jab and a cross from Bollanos.
Belfort just misses with a punch to the body.
Bollanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bollanos misses with a body shot
and Belfort makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Belfort closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bollanos counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Gomez Bollanos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bollanos lands a nice hook to Belfort's body. Belfort takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bollanos swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.
Belfort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Bollanos moves away and avoids it.
Belfort closes the distance but Bollanos moves to the side
and Bollanos counters with a left to the body.
Bollanos lands with a good body shot.
Bollanos walks into a left hand.
Bollanos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bollanos wants to clinch up but Belfort keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bollanos clinches.
Belfort tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bollanos tries a body shot but Belfort blocks it.
Bollanos cracks Belfort with a nice body shot.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Bollanos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belfort takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A body shot lands from Bollanos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bollanos lands a body punch.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort blocks a body shot from Bollanos.
A shot in the inside from Bollanos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bollanos throws a head punch that misses.
Bollanos misses with a body punch.
Bollanos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bollanos tries to work over Belfort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bollanos slows down the pace here.
Bollanos lands a body shot.
Bollanos dips a shoulder and cracks Belfort with a mighty uppercut! Belfort falls back against the cage and Bollanos unloads with a barrage of strikes! Belfort is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bollanos screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Gomez Bollanos!