PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Jay Wadenah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wadenah is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman. On his way into the cage it seems that David Belkofer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily David Belkofer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Belkofer
vs
Jay Wadenah

180 cm
33
175 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

190 cm
29
183 lbs
18 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Belkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Toby Jay Wadenah!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belkofer thows a body shot but no joy.
Belkofer lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Toby Jay Wadenah has been cut.
Belkofer motions for Wadenah to come forward. Belkofer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wadenah throws a right hand that Belkofer ducks under and follows up with a left that Belkofer also avoids with ease.
Belkofer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wadenah checks it well.
Wadenah lands a really nice looking cross but Belkofer seems unphased.
Wadenah staying out of range there.
Wadenah clobbers Belkofer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belkofer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wadenah misses with a straight right.
Wadenah connects with a looping right hand.
Belkofer scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wadenah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Belkofer backs up against the cage.
Wadenah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wadenah connects with a looping right hand.
Belkofer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wadenah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belkofer's hands.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Wadenah as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Belkofer back to the cage. Wadenah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wadenah cracks Belkofer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wadenah scores with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Wadenah.
Belkofer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wadenah looks to land a left hand but Belkofer moved out of range nicely.
Wadenah throws a nice looking combination but Belkofer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wadenah tried to score with a low kick but Belkofer checks it.
Wadenah misses with a double jab.
Wadenah digs a good hook to Belkofer's body.
Belkofer throws a wild body kick that Wadenah sees coming a mile off.
Wadenah cracks Belkofer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wadenah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belkofer.
Wadenah scores with a jab to the head.
Wadenah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Belkofer back to the cage. Wadenah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wadenah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Belkofer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wadenah connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wadenah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a body shot.
Wadenah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belkofer throws a leg kick which misses Wadenah's front leg but catches the back leg as Wadenah tries to avoid it.
Belkofer connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Belkofer.
Belkofer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wadenah is able to avoid easily.
Belkofer feints and then cracks Wadenah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wadenah down.
Belkofer tries to land a leg kick but Wadenah saw it coming and moves away.
Wadenah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belkofer feints and then cracks Wadenah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wadenah down.
Belkofer thows a leg kick but Wadenah checks it

and Wadenah moves into the clinch.

Belkofer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wadenah avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Belkofer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wadenah dodges the punch combination from Belkofer.
Belkofer takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belkofer.
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Wadenah cracks Belkofer with a good jab.
Belkofer moves out of range as Wadenah strikes.
Belkofer throws a head kick that misses
and Wadenah counters with a leg kick.
Wadenah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wadenah.
Belkofer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belkofer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wadenah misses with a looping left.
Belkofer looks for the body kick but Wadenah saw that one coming.
Wadenah with a nice cross.
Wadenah checks a leg kick.
Wadenah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Belkofer takes a swing at Wadenah's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Wadenah slaps the foot to one side.
Wadenah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wadenah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wadenah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Wadenah.
Belkofer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wadenah is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wadenah thuds his right hand into Belkofer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wadenah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belkofer's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belkofer. Wadenah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belkofer ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
Belkofer tries a head kick but it misses.
Wadenah misses with the combination.
Belkofer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belkofer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belkofer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wadenah is out of range.
Belkofer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Jay Wadenah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Belkofer looks to land a body kick but Wadenah moved away.
Wadenah misses with a two punch combination.
Belkofer throws a jab when Wadenah was well out of range.
Wadenah throws out a loose jab but Belkofer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wadenah lands with a straight right. Belkofer didn't see that one coming.
Wadenah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belkofer.
Wadenah cracks Belkofer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belkofer throws a nice looking combination but Wadenah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wadenah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wadenah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belkofer.
Wadenah throws a series of punches but Belkofer moves out of range.
Wadenah connects with a looping right hand.
Wadenah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wadenah throws a leg kick which misses Belkofer's front leg but catches the back leg as Belkofer tries to avoid it.
Belkofer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wadenah swinging wildly here.
Belkofer misses with a leg kick
and Wadenah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belkofer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah lands a nice looking body shot.
Wadenah throws a right and a left that Belkofer avoids nicely.
Belkofer is looking to wear down Wadenah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Belkofer misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Wadenah.
Belkofer throws a low kick but Wadenah moves out of range easily.
Toby Jay Wadenah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wadenah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wadenah lands a two punch combo.
Belkofer is looking to land body kicks.
Wadenah misses with an uppercut. Belkofer saw that one coming.
Belkofer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.
No joy there for Wadenah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belkofer scores with a kick to the body.
Belkofer walks into a jab.
Wadenah misses with a hook. Belkofer ducked under it nicely.
Wadenah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belkofer.
Wadenah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belkofer misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wadenah avoids the head kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a front kick aimed at Wadenah's knee but Wadenah avoids it well.
Belkofer is looking to chop away at Wadenah's legs.
Belkofer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wadenah is out of range and Belkofer settles back down.
Belkofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belkofer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wadenah lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Belkofer connects with a right hand. Wadenah shakes it off.
Wadenah with a nice cross.
Wadenah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belkofer misses with a low kick.
Wadenah throws out a powerful jab.
Wadenah lands a jab to the nose.
Wadenah with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belkofer.
An inside leg kick from Wadenah misses.
Belkofer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wadenah's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Belkofer scores with a push kick.
Belkofer lands a leg kick that knocks Wadenah off balance momentarily.
Wadenah slips under a jab.
Belkofer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wadenah doesn't seem bothered though.
Wadenah moves out of range of the body kick from Belkofer.
Wadenah jabs Belkofer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wadenah looks to land a left hand but Belkofer moved out of range nicely.
Belkofer throws a head kick that misses
and Wadenah counters with an inside leg kick.
Belkofer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wadenah scores with a three punch combo!
Wadenah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belkofer's sensitive parts.
Belkofer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wadenah if he has to take too many more of those.
Wadenah connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wadenah throws a shot from downtown. Belkofer moves away and avoids it.
Belkofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wadenah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wadenah scores with the left hand. Belkofer knows he should have avoided that one.
Wadenah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wadenah lands an overhand right.
Wadenah scores with a jab to the body.
Belkofer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice straight punches there by Wadenah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wadenah.
Wadenah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wadenah throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wadenah works over Belkofer's head and body with a nice combination.
Belkofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left and a right from Wadenah both land. Nice combination.
Belkofer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Jay Wadenah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wadenah connects with an inside leg kick.
Wadenah tries a low kick but Belkofer avoids it.
Belkofer throws a head kick that misses.
Belkofer throws a sloppy head kick and Wadenah moves out of range easily.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Wadenah slaps the foot to one side.
Belkofer throws a lazy right hand but Wadenah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wadenah tries to bum rush Belkofer with a series of wild strikes but Belkofer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belkofer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wadenah, right into the meat.
Wadenah has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Belkofer.
Wadenah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wadenah checks a low kick from Belkofer.
No joy there for Wadenah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wadenah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wadenah takes a swing at Belkofer's ribcage but misses.
Wadenah loads up on a big right hand but Belkofer slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belkofer throws a sloppy head kick
and Wadenah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belkofer misses with a wild body shot.
Wadenah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belkofer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belkofer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wadenah throws a shot from downtown. Belkofer moves away and avoids it.
Belkofer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wadenah jabs Belkofer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belkofer tries a head kick but it misses.
Wadenah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, jab by Wadenah - just one landing.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Wadenah slaps the foot to one side.
Wadenah with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Wadenah scores with a four punch combination!
Wadenah lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Wadenah.
Wadenah jabs Belkofer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Wadenah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wadenah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wadenah throws a jab but it's blocked by Belkofer.
Belkofer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belkofer throws a low kick but Wadenah avoids it.
Nice cross by Wadenah.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belkofer.
Belkofer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wadenah.
Belkofer misses with a low kick.
Wadenah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wadenah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wadenah takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wadenah misses with a straight left.
Wadenah feints a jab promting Belkofer to slip. Wadenah then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Belkofer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wadenah does no damage.
Nice straight punches there by Belkofer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belkofer.
Belkofer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wadenah moves away.
Belkofer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wadenah.
Wadenah feints and then cracks Belkofer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belkofer down.
Nice jab there from Wadenah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wadenah. Belkofer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wadenah misses with a straight left.
Belkofer slips a jab and a cross from Wadenah.
Wadenah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wadenah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wadenah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a jab to the body
and Belkofer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Wadenah slaps the foot to one side.
Belkofer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wadenah.
Belkofer ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
Belkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wadenah.
Wadenah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wadenah tries to land a leg kick but Belkofer saw it coming and moves away.
Belkofer looks to score with a jab to the body but Wadenah is just out of range.
Belkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wadenah.
Belkofer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belkofer tries to work over Wadenah's front leg with a kick but Wadenah checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wadenah connects with a looping right hand.
Wadenah misses with a double jab
and Belkofer counters with a thumping low kick.
David Belkofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toby Jay Wadenah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wadenah lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Jay Wadenah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wadenah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Jay Wadenah!
Toby Jay Wadenah thanked the fans post fight for their support.