PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timoteo Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krisu Leepen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leepen has chosen The Prodigy - as his entrance music. Krisu Leepen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Belo
vs
Leepen

182 cm
22
158 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

176 cm
34
163 lbs
16 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timoteo Belo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Krisu Leepen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belo moves away from the strike by Leepen.
A telegraphed right hand from Leepen misses the target.
Leepen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Belo closes the distance and clinches.
Leepen has had enough of the clinch but Belo keeps him there for the moment.
Leepen working hard to break the clinch.
Belo has Leepen pressed against the ropes, preventing Leepen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leepen backwards.
Leepen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Belo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Belo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leepen throws a right hand that misses

and Belo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leepen won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Belo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Leepen's shoulder. That is not cool.

Belo is trying to get an arm triangle but Leepen is defending well.

Belo swings around for an armbar but Leepen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Belo's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leepen trying to control the position from guard on top but Belo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Belo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Belo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belo wants to sweep but no luck.
Belo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belo keeping moving, preventing Leepen from controlling successfully.
Leepen throws an elbow that misses. Belo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leepen's guard. Nice move by Belo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belo throws an elbow that misses. Leepen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belo's guard. Nice move by Leepen!
Belo striking off his back but it's not causing Leepen any problems.
Belo striking off his back but it's not causing Leepen any problems.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Belo wants to get back to his feet but Leepen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leepen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Belo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leepen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Leepen wants to control from the top but Belo keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leepen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Belo is tightening it up a little... Leepen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Leepen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Leepen taps out! Nice BJJ there by Belo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Timoteo Belo!
Timoteo Belo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.