PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthasar Oosteroom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Oosteroom
vs
Belt

212 cm
24
276 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

187 cm
24
256 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balthasar Oosteroom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Belt!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosteroom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Oosteroom has closed the distance and engaged Belt in a clinch.
Oosteroom definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Oosteroom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belt shoots for a double leg takedown but Oosteroom sprawls well. He's pushed Belt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oosteroom tries to close the distance and clinch but Belt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Belt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oosteroom manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Belt throwing strikes from guard but Oosteroom blocks nicely.
Belt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Belt postures up in Oosteroom's guard and throws a big left but Oosteroom blocks it.
Belt with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belt postures up in Oosteroom's guard and throws a big left but Oosteroom blocks it.
Belt throwing strikes from guard but Oosteroom blocks nicely.

Belt has gone for a leg lock! Oosteroom slips out almost immediately though and dives into Belt's guard.
Oosteroom wants to stand but Belt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Belt wants to sweep but no luck.
Oosteroom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belt is looking for a triangle but Oosteroom pushes his legs off easily.
Our spies down at at SWF GYM inform us that Belt has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Belt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belt trying to control the position.

Belt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oosteroom is aware though and is defending well.
Oosteroom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Belt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oosteroom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Belt has a closed guard, preventing Oosteroom from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt working a defensive guard but Oosteroom manages to pass into side control anyway.
Belt tries to buck Oosteroom off but Oosteroom is having none of it.
Belt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oosteroom wants to stand but Belt is controlling his arm.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Belt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Belt is looking to improve his position.

Belt actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom tries to stand and escape but Belt is controlling the position.
Belt punching from the bottom.

Oosteroom decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Belt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oosteroom swivels and escapes.

Oosteroom forces Belt back against the ropes and clinches.
Oosteroom connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oosteroom lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Oosteroom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belt tries to pull guard but Oosteroom forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Balthasar Oosteroom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Belt.
Oosteroom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Belt looks winded!

Oosteroom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oosteroom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balthasar Oosteroom dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Oosteroom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belt jumps guard but Oosteroom stands there with Belt around his waist. Belt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Oosteroom breaks the clinch.
Oosteroom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Belt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oosteroom did well to prevent Belt getting side control.
Oosteroom looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belt with the ground and pound but Oosteroom uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Oosteroom wants to stand but Belt is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oosteroom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blue Belt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belt is pushing down on Oosteroom's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oosteroom is fighting to maintain full guard but Belt has managed to sneak the leg through.

Belt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oosteroom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belt.
Belt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Belt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oosteroom sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oosteroom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Belt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oosteroom is just riding it out for now. Belt eventually gives up the hold.
Oosteroom wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belt throwing shots but Oosteroom is blocking nicely.
Oosteroom tries to kick Belt off but Belt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Belt is working for a kimura but Oosteroom is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blue Belt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Belt shoots and misses
and Oosteroom counters with a straight right hand.
Oosteroom fails with an attempt to clinch.

Belt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oosteroom is looking to escape.
Oosteroom trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Oosteroom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oosteroom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom has hold of Belt's hands but Belt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Belt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oosteroom sees it coming and defends easily.
Belt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oosteroom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Belt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oosteroom is just riding it out for now. Belt eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belt trying to pass the guard but Oosteroom defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom is trying to stand up here but Belt is controlling him well.
Belt passes to full mount!
Belt misses with a head shot.
Belt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Oosteroom because Belt loaded up on that one.

Belt jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Oosteroom is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Oosteroom and Belt has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Oosteroom stops Belt from passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Belt.
Oosteroom is trying to buck Belt off.
Belt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oosteroom to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blue Belt really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Belt tries for a takedown but Oosteroom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Oosteroom has Belt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oosteroom lands an uppercut.
Oosteroom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oosteroom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belt backwards.
Oosteroom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosteroom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oosteroom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belt backwards.

Oosteroom breaks the clinch.

Oosteroom gets a clinch.
Balthasar Oosteroom has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Oosteroom drops Belt with a big knee straight up the middle! Belt is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Belt is rocked!

It looks like Blue Belt has been cut.
Belt gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Balthasar Oosteroom!
Balthasar Oosteroom retains his super heavyweight title!
Balthasar Oosteroom bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.