PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borislav Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belleville comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid . Benjamin Belleville has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Belleville
vs
Vovchanchyn

170 cm
32
153 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

171 cm
30
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borislav Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belleville's corner calls for a 1-2. Belleville obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Vovchanchyn misses its intended target.
Vovchanchyn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vovchanchyn lands with a straight right. Belleville didn't see that one coming.
Belleville looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belleville blocks a leg kick.
Belleville just misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Belleville.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the leg kick from Belleville.
Belleville ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovchanchyn moves away.
Vovchanchyn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belleville throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belleville lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vovchanchyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belleville.
Belleville fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vovchanchyn checks it well.
Belleville misses with the combination.
Belleville takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Belleville is predictable there
and Vovchanchyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belleville throws a shot from downtown. Vovchanchyn moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Vovchanchyn misses.
Belleville lands with a straight right. Vovchanchyn didn't see that one coming.
Belleville pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vovchanchyn! But no joy.
Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belleville has time to react.

It looks like Benjamin Belleville has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Belleville. Those never looked like landing.
Belleville misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Vovchanchyn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but Belleville sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belleville is looking for a counter combo.
Vovchanchyn throws out a leg kick but Belleville moves out of range and Vovchanchyn only half commits.
Belleville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Belleville back to the cage. Vovchanchyn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belleville throws a jab but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Belleville takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vovchanchyn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been informed that Vovchanchyn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Belleville misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Vovchanchyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belleville. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belleville throws a series of punches but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benjamin Belleville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belleville misses with a hook. Vovchanchyn ducked under it nicely.
Belleville takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Belleville scores with a jab to the head.
Belleville lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Belleville.

It looks like Borislav Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping right.
Vovchanchyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belleville misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belleville buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vovchanchyn is looking to slow Belleville down with leg kicks.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice right hand.
Vovchanchyn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Belleville lands with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Belleville.

Vovchanchyn is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville misses with a hook.
Vovchanchyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Belleville finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Belleville. Those never looked like landing.
Vovchanchyn seems to have recovered his senses.

Vovchanchyn drops Belleville with a beautiful combination! Belleville stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vovchanchyn is looking for the KO!

Belleville is rocked!

Benjamin Belleville's cut is getting worse.
Belleville throws a series of punches but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Belleville attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vovchanchyn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vovchanchyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Belleville throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Belleville there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belleville rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vovchanchyn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Belleville misses.
Belleville moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belleville throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice looking combination but Belleville bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belleville catches Vovchanchyn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belleville.
Belleville takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a low kick.
Belleville is looking to counter with head kicks.
Vovchanchyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belleville.
Vovchanchyn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belleville uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Belleville thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vovchanchyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice head shot.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a body punch but Belleville moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Belleville. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belleville.
Nice uppercut lands for Vovchanchyn. That snapped Belleville's head back.
A shot to the body from Belleville misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Benjamin Belleville's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vovchanchyn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vovchanchyn 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 Belleville has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belleville and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belleville swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Belleville tries to bum rush Vovchanchyn with a series of wild strikes but Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vovchanchyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belleville.
Vovchanchyn unleashes a big counter combination but Belleville bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belleville throws a push kick but Vovchanchyn slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Belleville throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Borislav Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Belleville just misses with a punch to the body.
Belleville misses the shot to the body.
Belleville closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vovchanchyn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bellevilles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Belleville misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovchanchyn.
Jab by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a body shot.
Belleville misses with a hook
enabling Vovchanchyn to counter with a crisp jab.

Belleville drops Vovchanchyn with a beautiful combination! Vovchanchyn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Belleville is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Belleville is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a big shot that misses.
Belleville seems to have got his legs back now.
Belleville swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Belleville misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belleville throws a shot from downtown. Vovchanchyn moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vovchanchyn. Belleville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vovchanchyn duly obliges.
Vovchanchyn lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice head shot.

Jeez, Benjamin Belleville's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Vovchanchyn throws an overhand right that drops Belleville like a sack of potatoes! Vovchanchyn dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borislav Vovchanchyn!