PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Belingon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz De Epinay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Belingon
vs
De Epinay

178 cm
22
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

167 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pitt Nutrition + Laundry (160 Recovery, Stamina

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Belingon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franz De Epinay!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Belingon moves into the clinch.
De Epinay blocks an elbow strike from Belingon.
Belingon misses with the head strike.
De Epinay misses with a knee to the head.
Belingon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Epinay blocks it with crossed arms.
De Epinay lands a good knee to the midsection. Belingon won't want to take too many of those.
De Epinay blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by De Epinay.
Belingon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Franz De Epinay has been cut.
Belingon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Epinay blocks it with crossed arms.
De Epinay crunches a lovely knee into Belingon's ribcage.
Belingon looking to throw knees to the head but De Epinay is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belingon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Epinay connects with a knee to the head.
Belingon misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from De Epinay.
Belingon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Epinay avoids it.
Belingon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Epinay missing with knees to the body.
Belingon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Epinay lands a nice elbow.
De Epinay has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Epinay managing to block the knees to the body from Belingon.
De Epinay with a knee to the head.
De Epinay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belingon.
De Epinay blocks a body shot from Belingon.
De Epinay tries to land a knee to the head but Belingon blocks with his arms.
De Epinay connects with a knee to the head.
Belingon tries to land a knee to the head but De Epinay blocks with his arms.
Belingon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belingon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belingon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belingon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belingon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Epinay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Epinay blocking some punches.
Belingon missing with knees to the body.
Belingon looking to throw knees to the head but De Epinay is blocking nicely.
Belingon misses with a punch on the inside.
De Epinay working Belingon over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belingon misses with a punch on the inside.
Belingon misses with an elbow over the top.
Belingon misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belingon trying to land knees to the body.
De Epinay trying to land knees to the body.
De Epinay lands a knee to the body.
De Epinay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Epinay landing knees to the body.
Belingon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belingon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belingon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Epinay scores a nice knee to the body.
De Epinay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belingon is breathing heavily.
De Epinay tries to land knees in the clinch but Belingon avoids the damage to the body.
Belingon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Epinay lands a nice elbow.
Belingon misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Epinay trying to control the position but instead, Belingon has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Epinay into the cage.
De Epinay scores with a knee to the head.
Belingon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belingon throws an elbow but it misses.
De Epinay lands a nice elbow.
Belingon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belingon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Epinay connects with a knee to the head.
De Epinay tries to land knees in the clinch but Belingon avoids the damage to the body.
De Epinay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belingon lands with a left to the head.
De Epinay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Epinay missing with knees to the body.
Belingon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Epinay lands a damaging elbow.
De Epinay looking to throw knees to the head but Belingon is blocking nicely.
Belingon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Belingon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Epinay trying to control the position but instead, Belingon has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Epinay into the cage.
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!
De Epinay blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Epinay holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Epinay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belingon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Belingon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belingon takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jimmy Belingon has been cut.
Belingon takes an elbow to the temple.
De Epinay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Epinay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Epinay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Epinay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belingon.
De Epinay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Epinay lands an elbow just above Belingon 's eye.
De Epinay landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Epinay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belingon misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Epinay blocking some punches.
Belingon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franz De Epinay dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A clash of legs there as De Epinay blocks the low kick.
Belingon connects with a body shot that sends De Epinay's belly button to the back.

De Epinay has Belingon up against the cage in a clinch.
De Epinay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belingon avoids it.
De Epinay scores a nice knee to the body.
Belingon lands a right hand.
Belingon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belingon avoids a wild elbow strike from De Epinay.
De Epinay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belingon is defending well for now.
Belingon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Epinay blocks it with crossed arms.
Belingon has a couple of punches blocked by De Epinay.
Belingon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Belingon just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Epinay's brow.
De Epinay tries a knee to the head but Belingon blocks it.
De Epinay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Epinay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belingon swings wildly with an uppercut but De Epinay uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Epinay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Epinay misses with a knee to the head.
Belingon tries to land knees in the clinch but De Epinay avoids the damage to the body.
Belingon lands an elbow just above De Epinay 's eye.
De Epinay lands a nice knee to the body.
De Epinay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belingon.
Belingon tries a body shot but De Epinay blocks it.
Belingon lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from De Epinay.
Belingon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belingon takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from De Epinay.
Belingon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Epinay with a knee to the head.
De Epinay blocking some punches.
De Epinay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Epinay slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Epinay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Epinay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belingon avoids it.
Belingon managing to block the knees to the body from De Epinay.
De Epinay avoiding damage as Belingon throws knees to the body.
De Epinay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Epinay tries to land knees in the clinch but Belingon avoids the damage to the body.
De Epinay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Epinay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Epinay scores a nice knee to the body.
De Epinay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Epinay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belingon managing to block the knees to the body from De Epinay.
De Epinay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belingon's defenses.
De Epinay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belingon avoids it.
De Epinay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belingon being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belingon misses with a punch on the inside.
Belingon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Epinay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belingon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Epinay avoids it.
Belingon looking to throw knees to the head but De Epinay is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Epinay.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Epinay.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Epinay.
De Epinay lands an elbow inside that Belingon shrugs off.
De Epinay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from De Epinay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Epinay looking to stall.
De Epinay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Epinay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Epinay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Epinay lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Epinay.
De Epinay lands a good knee to the midsection. Belingon won't want to take too many of those.
De Epinay connects with a knee to the head.
De Epinay with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Epinay lands an elbow that stopped Belingon in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by De Epinay.
De Epinay lands a nice knee to the body.
De Epinay leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Epinay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belingon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franz De Epinay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Belingon looking to throw knees to the head but De Epinay is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franz De Epinay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Both fighters circling a little - De Epinay finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Epinay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimmy Belingon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Epinay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Epinay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belingon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belingon looks to land a combination but De Epinay avoids it well.
De Epinay throws a body kick that misses
and Belingon counters with a nice uppercut.
De Epinay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Epinay lands with a nice body kick.
De Epinay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Epinay.
De Epinay throws a wild body kick that Belingon sees coming a mile off.
De Epinay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by De Epinay misses
and De Epinay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Belingon misses

and De Epinay counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Epinay blocks an uppercut.
Belingon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Epinay is looking to control Belingon's arms but Belingon gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Epinay has his back to the cage.
De Epinay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from De Epinay.
De Epinay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Epinay is looking to control Belingon's arms but Belingon gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Epinay has his back to the cage.
De Epinay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belingon.
Belingon tries to land a knee to the head but De Epinay blocks with his arms.
De Epinay blocks an uppercut.
Belingon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Belingon misses with some punches.
Belingon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Belingon lands an uppercut.
Belingon misses with a knee strike.
De Epinay lands a knee to the head.
Belingon blocks an elbow strike.
Jimmy Belingon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Epinay lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belingon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belingon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Epinay lands a nice elbow.
Belingon misses with the head strike.
Belingon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Epinay working Belingon over with knees to the body.
De Epinay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belingon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from De Epinay.
Belingon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belingon throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Epinay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belingon blocks it with crossed arms.
De Epinay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belingon.
De Epinay lands an elbow just above Belingon 's eye.
De Epinay lands a nice knee to the body.
Belingon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Epinay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belingon managing to block the knees to the body from De Epinay.
De Epinay lands a good knee to the midsection. Belingon won't want to take too many of those.
Belingon avoiding damage as De Epinay throws knees to the body.
De Epinay lands an elbow inside.
De Epinay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belingon avoids it.
De Epinay throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Epinay lands an elbow just above Belingon 's eye.
Belingon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belingon swings wildly with an uppercut but De Epinay uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Epinay trying to control the position but instead, Belingon has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Epinay into the cage.
Belingon misses with a knee to the head.
De Epinay connects with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Epinay managing to block the knees to the body from Belingon.
Franz De Epinay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Epinay trying to land knees to the body.
Belingon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Epinay avoids it.
Belingon avoiding damage as De Epinay throws knees to the body.
De Epinay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belingon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Belingon misses with a punch on the inside.
De Epinay misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Epinay.
De Epinay blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belingon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belingon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Epinay trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franz De Epinay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Epinay 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franz De Epinay!
A very excited looking Franz De Epinay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.