PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murphy Divine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arden Betancourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Divine
vs
Betancourt

195 cm
19
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy Divine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arden Betancourt!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betancourt is looking to clinch.
Divine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Divine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Betancourt.
Betancourt feints a jab promting Divine to slip. Betancourt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Divine slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Betancourt tries to clinch up but Divine circles away and keeps his distance.
Betancourt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Betancourt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Betancourt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Divine. Divine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betancourt defending well as Divine loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Betancourt misses.
Betancourt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Divine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Betancourt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Divine moves away.
Betancourt scores with a jab.
Betancourt looks to land a right hand but Divine moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betancourt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Divine.
Betancourt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Divine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Betancourt.
Betancourt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Betancourt wants to clinch.
Betancourt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Divine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Betancourt.
Betancourt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Betancourt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Divine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Betancourt.
Betancourt lands a right hand.
Betancourt is looking to control Divine's arms but Divine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Betancourt has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt scores with a shoulder strike.
Divine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Betancourt lands an uppercut.
Betancourt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Divine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Divine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Betancourt wants to stall.
Divine can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Divine wants to get back to striking at distance but Betancourt won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Betancourt.
Betancourt keeps control of Divine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Divine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Divine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Betancourt is pushing Divine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Divine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Betancourt keeps control of Divine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Betancourt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Divine's efforts to push away.
Betancourt has Divine pressed against the cage, preventing Divine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Divine is trying to push Betancourt away but Betancourt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Divine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Divine is trying to push Betancourt away but Betancourt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Betancourt lands an uppercut.
Betancourt scores with a shoulder strike.

Divine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Betancourt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Betancourt wants to clinch.
Betancourt tries to clinch there but Divine circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt ducks under a wild hook from Divine.
Danga de danga de dang - Betancourt scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Betancourt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Betancourt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Divine tries to break free but Betancourt pushes him back against the cage.
Betancourt lands an uppercut.
Betancourt keeps control of Divine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Divine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Divine takes a shot to the head.
Divine blocks a body shot from Betancourt.
A head punch on the inside from Betancourt fails to land.
Divine is looking to break free of the clinch but Betancourt has double underhooks.
Divine takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Betancourt scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Divine manages to break the clinch.
OH! Divine has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Betancourt smells blood and charges in for the finish! Betancourt unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Divine sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arden Betancourt!