PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Payakaroon Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Belton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon Bot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill Belton 's chin.

Bot
vs
Belton

181 cm
30
201 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

185 cm
30
200 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Cripplers Corner
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Payakaroon Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch but Belton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belton throws a push kick but Bot slaps the foot to one side.

Bot pushes Belton up against the cage in a clinch.
Bot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Belton breaks from the clinch.
Belton checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Belton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Belton looks to score with a jab to the body but Bot is just out of range.
Belton works the jab nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bot.
Belton throws a body punch but Bot moves out of range.
Bot thows a body shot but no joy.
Bot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belton . Bot does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton connects with a single shot there.
Bot works Belton 's body with a nice hook.
Belton avoids the body shot from Bot.
A low kick from Belton misses
and Bot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belton throws a leg kick
and Bot counters with a low kick, right behind Belton 's knee.
Bot feints and then cracks Belton 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belton down.
Belton checks a leg kick.
Bot tries a low kick but Belton avoids it.
Bot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belton throws a leg kick
and Bot counters with a good low kick that Belton was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bot thumps Belton with a low kick.
Belton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bot was well out of range. Poor timing from Belton .
Bot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton avoids the head kick by Bot.
Bot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bot throws a low kick but Belton avoids it.
A low kick from Belton is predictable there
and Bot makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Belton checks a low kick from Bot.
Bot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belton feints and then cracks Bot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bot down.
Belton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bot manages to avoid it.
Bot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Belton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot looks to score with a jab to the body but Belton is just out of range.
Bot misses with a low kick.
Bot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch but Belton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bot moves in looking to clinch but Belton pushes him off.
Belton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bot was well out of range. Poor timing from Belton .
Both fighters circling a little - Belton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Belton there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belton thows a body shot but no joy.

Bot gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton has had enough of the clinch but Bot keeps him there for the moment.
Belton wants to get back to striking at distance but Bot won't allow it.
Belton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belton wants to get back to striking at distance but Bot won't allow it.

Belton 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belton throws a push kick but Bot slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Belton .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Belton misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payakaroon Bot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belton 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bot crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belton - the referee stops the clock and Bot gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belton . Bot manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Belton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bot at a distance.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bot tries to work over Belton 's front leg with a kick but Belton checks it.
Belton thumps Bot with a low kick.
Belton keeps Bot at a distance using the push kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belton checks a leg kick.
Belton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bot misses with a leg kick
and Belton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Belton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bot tries a low kick but Belton avoids it.
Belton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bot's calf.
Belton throws a hook to the side of Bot's head but Bot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belton . That's going to slow Bot down.
Bot avoids the body shot from Belton .
Bot checks a leg kick nicely.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bot tries a head kick but it misses.
Bot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bot is able to avoid easily.
Bot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bot is looking to wear down Belton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Belton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bot.
Bot is looking to clinch.
Belton throws a leg kick that misses.
Belton cracks the inside of Bot's front leg.
Bot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Belton .
Bot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton throws a leg kick
and Bot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belton misses with a leg kick.
Bot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That kick from Belton tenderised Bot's leg. Bot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Belton throws a low kick but Bot avoids it.
Bot misses with a low kick.
Belton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belton .
Bot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bot throws a nice looking combination but Belton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belton tries to break the clinch but Bot is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belton tries to circle away but Bot has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Belton 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bot.
Belton prevents a body shot from Bot.

Belton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belton misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bot tries to clinch but Belton moves out of range.
Belton blocks a leg kick.
Belton avoids the head kick by Bot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Belton 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bot moves in looking to clinch but Belton pushes him off.
Belton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bot on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Belton coming out on top.
Belton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belton throws a front kick aimed at Bot's knee but Bot avoids it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bot.
Bot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Belton .
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Belton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belton lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot misses with a leg kick
and Belton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bot really felt that one!
Bot gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Belton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body kick from Belton .
Bot blocks a leg kick.
Bot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bot.
Bot throws a leg kick
and Belton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Belton misses with a body shot.
Belton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belton throws a leg kick but Bot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bot.
Payakaroon Bot is winning the standup battle so far.
Bot misses with a low kick.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Bot blocks a head kick by Belton .
Belton misses with an uppercut. Bot saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belton .
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!
Bot lands with a nice body punch.
Belton connects with a solid leg kick.
Bot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Belton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bot tries to land a front kick but Belton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bot throws a low kick but Belton moves out of range easily.
Belton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bot tries to clinch up but Belton circles away and keeps his distance.
Bot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belton is looking to slow Bot down with leg kicks.
A lazy body kick from Belton
and Bot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Belton 's knee momentarily.
Bot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Decent striking displayed by Bot there.
Bot moves out of range of the body kick.
A good leg kick by Bot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bot is out of range and Belton settles back down.
Bot tries to clinch up but Belton circles away and keeps his distance.
Bot tries to clinch up but Belton circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belton swings for the body but Bot moves out of range.
Belton moves out of range of the body kick.
Bot throws a leg kick that misses.
Bot throws a leg kick but Belton sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Bot misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Belton .
I think Belton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Belton !
After winning the bout, Bill Belton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.