PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timoteo Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Schwager Ii
vs
Belo

175 cm
24
163 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

182 cm
23
158 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timoteo Belo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager Ii misses with a looping left.
Schwager Ii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Belo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwager Ii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belo on the side of the head.
Belo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belo lands a jab to Schwager Ii's midsection.
Belo throws a body punch but Schwager Ii moves out of range.
Belo scores with a nice body kick.
Schwager Ii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schwager Ii tries to bum rush Belo with a series of wild strikes but Belo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belo looks to land a combination but Schwager Ii avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwager Ii throws a right and a left that Belo avoids nicely.
Schwager Ii clobbers Belo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belo defending well as Schwager Ii loads up on a big left hand.
Belo is looking to clinch but Schwager Ii is avoiding it.
Belo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belo.
Schwager Ii misses with a few strikes there.
Belo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schwager Ii's head.
Belo throws a leg kick which misses Schwager Ii's front leg but catches the back leg as Schwager Ii tries to avoid it.
Schwager Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Belo.
Timoteo Belo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwager Ii blocks a head kick by Belo.
Schwager Ii connects with a body shot that sends Belo's belly button to the back.
Belo avoids the body shot from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii throws a hook but Belo blocks it.
Schwager Ii tries to bum rush Belo with a series of wild strikes but Belo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schwager Ii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Belo counters by moving into the clinch.
Belo lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Belo.
Belo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belo working Schwager Ii over with knees to the body.
Belo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belo lands a hook that snaps the head of Schwager Ii backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belo.
Schwager Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Belo.
Schwager Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belo effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Belo.
Belo throws a punch but it's blocked by Schwager Ii.
Belo effectively controlling the action here.
Schwager Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Belo.
Belo misses with a punch to the body.
Belo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwager Ii takes an elbow to the temple.
Belo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belo prevents Schwager Ii from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Belo.
Belo tries to work over Schwager Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belo avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Belo.
Belo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belo stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timoteo Belo 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.

Belo misses the shot to the body.
Schwager Ii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Belo lands a nice shot that snaps Schwager Ii's head back.
Belo slips a jab and a cross from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii misses with a straight left.
Belo jabs at Schwager Ii's body.
Schwager Ii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwager Ii.
Belo throws a head kick that misses.
Belo cracks Schwager Ii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwager Ii misses with a hook.
Timoteo Belo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Belo.
Belo misses with a head kick.
Belo takes a swing at Schwager Ii's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwager Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Belo lands a head kick!
Schwager Ii throws a series of punches but Belo avoids them all with ease.
Belo dips to his left and cracks Schwager Ii with an uppercut!
Schwager Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belo manages to avoid it.
Schwager Ii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Schwager Ii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Belo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belo throws a leg kick which misses Schwager Ii's front leg but catches the back leg as Schwager Ii tries to avoid it.
Schwager Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belo throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwager Ii throws a right and a left that Belo avoids nicely.
Belo throws a series of punches but Schwager Ii moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii takes a swing at Belo's ribcage but misses.
Belo fails to land with a series of punches.
Schwager Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Schwager Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belo moves away.
Belo scores with a jab.
Belo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schwager Ii scores with a shot to the body.
Schwager Ii looks to land a combination but Belo avoids it well.
Schwager Ii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belo.
Schwager Ii missing with a left hand there. Belo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Belo takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schwager Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Timoteo Belo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belo is keeping busy.
Belo lands with a right to the head.
Schwager Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schwager Ii is looking to break free of the clinch but Belo has double underhooks.
Schwager Ii looking to slow down the pace here.
Schwager Ii managing to block the knees to the body from Belo.
Nice elbow from Belo.
Schwager Ii takes a shot to the head.
Schwager Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schwager Ii is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Belo.
Belo lands an elbow that stopped Schwager Ii in his tracks for a moment.
Belo stalls.
Belo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schwager Ii backwards.
Belo lands a left hand.
A short right from Belo on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belo is struggling to control the position.
Belo misses with a punch to the body.
Belo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timoteo Belo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Belo throws a sloppy head kick and Schwager Ii moves out of range easily.
Belo misses the shot to the body.
Belo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Belo drives through and clinches with Schwager Ii against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belo.
Schwager Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Belo tries to stall but Schwager Ii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Belo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Belo on the inside.
Schwager Ii blocks an uppercut.
Belo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwager Ii.
Belo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belo lands an elbow inside that Schwager Ii shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwager Ii avoids the damage to the body.
Belo stalling against the cage.
Belo can't find room to land a body shot as Schwager Ii controls the action.
Belo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schwager Ii's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Belo fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Belo lands a shot to the body.
Belo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwager Ii's elbow.
Belo lands a left hand.
Belo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schwager Ii takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belo lands with a short shot to the head.
Belo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belo.
A shot in the inside from Belo.
Belo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belo stalls.
Belo landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Belo.
Belo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii takes an elbow to the temple.
Belo lands an elbow just above Schwager Ii 's eye.
Belo has Schwager Ii pressed against the cage.
Schwager Ii avoiding damage as Belo throws knees to the body.
Timoteo Belo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belo has Schwager Ii pushed against the cage.
Belo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Belo to work.
Belo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwager Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Schwager Ii wants to get back to striking at distance but Belo won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timoteo Belo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belo 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Timoteo Belo!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Timoteo Belo!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Timoteo Belo!

Timoteo Belo wins by unanimous decision!
Timoteo Belo thanked the fans post fight for their support.