PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Belmonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belmonte comes to the cage accompanied by Los Lobos - Cancion Del Mariachi. Tiago Renato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rodrigo Belmonte's chin.

Belmonte
vs
Renato

189 cm
23
212 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

184 cm
23
211 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Steel Penn's All 160

Perkele!

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Belmonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renato, right into the meat.
Renato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belmonte.
Good leg kick by Renato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Renato is looking to chop away at Belmonte's legs.
Renato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belmonte lands with a straight right. Renato didn't see that one coming.
Belmonte thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Belmonte.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belmonte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Renato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Belmonte takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.
Renato throws a hook to the side of Belmonte's head but Belmonte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belmonte moves in looking to clinch but Renato pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmonte. Renato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belmonte throws a hook but Renato blocks it.
Renato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belmonte circles away quickly and effectively.
Renato misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmonte sizes up Renato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodrigo Belmonte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Belmonte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belmonte scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Belmonte to work.
Renato lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Belmonte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Renato moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Renato.
Renato throws a shot from downtown. Belmonte moves away and avoids it.
Belmonte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renato.
Renato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Belmonte misses with a two punch combination.
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato throws a body punch but Belmonte moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belmonte lands a nice looking body shot.
Renato misses with a looping left.
Belmonte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Belmonte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renato.
Renato throws a chopping leg kick but Belmonte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Renato works the jab nicely.
Renato tries a head kick but it misses.
Belmonte cracks Renato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belmonte throws a sloppy head kick and Renato moves out of range easily.
Renato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Renato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Belmonte misses the jab.
A jab from Renato misses.
Belmonte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Renato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belmonte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Renato doesn't seem bothered though.
Belmonte scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte defending well as Renato loads up on a big left hand.
Belmonte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belmonte.
Belmonte throws out a loose jab but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renato throws out a loose jab but Belmonte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belmonte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belmonte throws out a loose jab but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renato takes one on the button.
Renato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belmonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belmonte throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Renato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Renato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Renato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belmonte.
Belmonte misses with a straight right.
Belmonte misses with an uppercut. Renato saw that one coming.
Renato misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belmonte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Renato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belmonte tries a low kick but Renato avoids it.
Belmonte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Renato cracks Belmonte with an open hand slap.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Belmonte.
Renato looks to land a combination but Belmonte avoids it well.
Belmonte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Renato can pounce on him.
Renato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belmonte.
Renato throws a jab but it's blocked by Belmonte.
Belmonte throws the left hand but Renato avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Belmonte.
Belmonte looks to throw the jab but Renato is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belmonte cracks a nice hook into Renato's ribs.
Belmonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Renato blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rodrigo Belmonte will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belmonte tries a head kick but it misses.
Belmonte just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigo Belmonte is winning the standup battle so far.
Belmonte misses the jab.
Belmonte slips under a jab from Renato.
Renato connects with a crisp jab.
Renato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Renato, as that shot connected.
Renato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belmonte doesn't seem bothered though.
Renato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belmonte avoids the body shot from Renato.
Renato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belmonte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Renato counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato wants to slow Belmonte down by chopping away at his legs.
Renato scores with a leg kick.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Belmonte is predictable there
enabling Renato to counter with a crisp jab.

Belmonte is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Belmonte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belmonte misses with a straight right.
Belmonte seems to have got his legs back now.
Belmonte throws a push kick but Renato slaps the foot to one side.
Belmonte defending well as Renato loads up on a big left hand.
Renato throws a low kick but Belmonte avoids it.
Belmonte lands a slapping body shot.
Belmonte throws a looping overhand right but Renato ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Renato blocks the low kick.
Good work by Renato as he checks the leg kick.
Renato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belmonte misses the shot to the body.
Belmonte 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.
Renato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belmonte.
Renato swings for the body but Belmonte moves out of range.
Belmonte missing with a left hand there. Renato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belmonte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belmonte misses with a left hand
and Renato counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Renato.
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!
Belmonte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Renato can pounce on him.
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belmonte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Renato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Belmonte blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belmonte lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Renato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Renato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belmonte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Belmonte misses with a looping left.
Renato thuds his right hand into Belmonte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belmonte checks a leg kick.
Renato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renato delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Renato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belmonte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belmonte is out of range.
Belmonte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Renato manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte tries a low kick but Renato avoids it.
Belmonte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato cracks Belmonte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belmonte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Belmonte.
Renato lunges at Belmonte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belmonte's hand.
Renato slips under a jab.
A jab from Belmonte does it's job there.

Renato lands a big uppercut and Belmonte crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Belmonte looks OK. Renato waves Belmonte back to his feet!
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!
Belmonte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belmonte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Renato. Renato obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Belmonte.
Belmonte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Renato throws out a leg kick but Belmonte moves out of range and Renato only half commits.
Belmonte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Renato doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Belmonte.
Belmonte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belmonte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Renato on the side of the head.
Renato misses with a looping left.
Renato avoids the body shot from Belmonte.
Renato with a jab.
Belmonte misses with a straight right.
Belmonte clobbers Renato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Renato scores with a leg kick.
Renato tries a low kick but Belmonte avoids it.
Renato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belmonte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belmonte misses with a right hand
and Renato counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renato takes a swing at Belmonte's ribcage but misses.
Belmonte missing with a left hand there. Renato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belmonte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Renato misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Renato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Belmonte looks up at the clock. Bad move! Renato lands a right hand from hell, dropping Belmonte. Renato pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Renato!
Tiago Renato decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.