PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Couza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Belfonte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Couza
vs
Belfonte

195 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
279 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Couza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfonte!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couza tries to keep at a distance but Belfonte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Couza leaning against his opponent.
Couza connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Vitor Belfonte has been cut.
Couza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belfonte's face.
Couza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Belfonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Couza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belfonte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Couza - that landed with a thud.
Couza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Couza landing knees to the head.
Belfonte looks gassed!
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!
Couza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belfonte's face.
Couza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Couza.

Couza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couza closes the distance but Belfonte moves to the side

and Belfonte counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Couza's guard now.
Belfonte content to stall in guard here.
Couza tries to strike from the bottom.
Belfonte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couza tries to strike from the bottom.
Couza keeping moving, preventing Belfonte from controlling successfully.
Belfonte is stalling in the full guard.
Belfonte stopping the sweep attempt from Couza.
Belfonte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Couza 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.
Belfonte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Couza's guard.
Couza wants to improve his position but Belfonte is controlling well.
Couza is holding on to half guard well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Belfonte stalling.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vitor Belfonte just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couza with a poor takedown

and Belfonte counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Couza throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Couza looking for a sweep. Not yet Couza, not yet.
Belfonte is pushing down on Couza's leg trying to pass to half guard. Couza is fighting to maintain full guard but Belfonte has managed to sneak the leg through.
Couza tries to get to full guard but Belfonte has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couza tries to get out of the position.
Belfonte seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couza is looking to improve his position.
Belfonte content to control rather than advance.
I looks like Belfonte might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Couza tries to get to full guard but Belfonte has control of the leg.
Couza wants to control but Belfonte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belfonte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Belfonte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Couza is looking to escape.
Belfonte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Couza is trying to stand back up but Belfonte is controlling him
Belfonte wants to pass to mount but Couza is defending the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Couza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Belfonte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belfonte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Belfonte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couza tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfonte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belfonte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couza doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfonte circles away.

Couza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Belfonte to the mat! Belfonte manages to get full guard.
Belfonte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couza looking to pass the guard.
Couza is fighting to break Belfonte's control of his arms but Belfonte is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ronaldo Couza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfonte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A right-left combo lands from Couza.
Couza misses with a takedown

and Belfonte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Couza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belfonte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belfonte is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Couza!
Belfonte controlling the position easily from mount.
Couza taking shots to the head.
Belfonte avoids the attempt from Couza to control.
Belfonte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Couza is squirming around, avoiding Belfonte's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belfonte content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Belfonte has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vitor Belfonte just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couza with a lazy takedown attempt

and Belfonte counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Couza!
Belfonte controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfonte prevents Couza from getting the reversal.
Belfonte looking to control but Couza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Belfonte cracks Couza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfonte looking to finish Couza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Couza!
Couza is looking to get to half guard.
Couza throwing hammer fists to the chest of Belfonte. What's that going to do exactly?
Belfonte controlling the position easily from mount.
Couza working to try and regain half guard.
Vitor Belfonte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Couza throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfonte tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Couza is trying to escape the mount.
Belfonte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Vitor Belfonte just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Couza doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfonte circles away.
Couza looks to clinch

and Belfonte counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Couza's guard now.
Belfonte passes into half guard.
Belfonte throwing shots but Couza is blocking nicely.
Belfonte not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfonte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couza keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Belfonte controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Belfonte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfonte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Belfonte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfonte swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Couza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Belfonte sprawls well initially but Couza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Belfonte wants to get back to full guard.
Belfonte desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Couza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belfonte keeps working.
Belfonte is looking to control Couza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belfonte avoid being mounted?
Belfonte is looking to improve his position.
Belfonte trying to hold on to Couza's head to control him but Couza postures up.
Couza not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfonte flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfonte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Couza misses with a wild combination.
Couza closes the distance looking to clinch

and Belfonte counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Belfonte is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Couza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Belfonte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Couza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Couza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belfonte showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Belfonte tries to free his leg and advance position but Couza is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belfonte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Couza throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Couza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Belfonte shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Belfonte was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Belfonte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfonte looking to finish Couza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Couza!
Belfonte blocks Couza's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Belfonte takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Couza swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Couza is trying to escape the mount.
Belfonte controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belfonte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Couza is trying to escape the mount.
Belfonte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Couza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Belfonte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Belfonte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Belfonte!