PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brazilian War Drums. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Green
vs
Belfort

200 cm
27
230 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

198 cm
27
290 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hulk Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Green walks into a straight right hand from Belfort.
Belfort moves away from the strike by Green.
Belfort throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belfort lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belfort fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort misses with a hook.
Belfort connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good standup being displayed there by Green as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Belfort connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Green looks to throw the jab but Belfort is out of range.
Belfort misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a right and a left that Belfort avoids nicely.
Belfort lands a nice looking body shot.
Belfort thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Belfort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belfort slips a jab and a cross from Green.

Belfort has managed to clinch.
Green is trying to break free.
Green wants to get back to striking at distance but Belfort won't allow it.
Green working hard to break the clinch.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green trying to control the position but instead, Belfort has worked for underhooks and has pushed Green into the cage.
A knee to the head by Belfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
Belfort lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Belfort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belfort.
Belfort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belfort has Green pressed against the cage, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Green working hard to break the clinch.
Belfort gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Green is looking to control Belfort's arms but Belfort gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Green wants to break free but Belfort has control.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belfort creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Green's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Green drops to his knees and Belfort pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Belfort!
Thiago Belfort made sure to mention his sponsor, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.