PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coaker Kluge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belliveau comes to the cage accompanied by We will rock you. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Belliveau
vs
Kluge

185 cm
30
195 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
194 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belliveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coaker Kluge!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body kick from Belliveau.
Kluge looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Kluge throws a combination. Belliveau tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab from Kluge.
A jab from Kluge misses.
Kluge has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kluge misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
Belliveau appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kluge takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Kluge as he checks the leg kick.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kluge was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Kluge walks into a straight right hand from Belliveau.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
Kluge throws a poor cross that misses
and Belliveau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kluge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kluge throws out the jab.
Kluge misses with a straight left.
Belliveau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kluge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Kluge misses the jab.
Belliveau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kluge manages to circle out of the way.
Belliveau staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Kluge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Kluge's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Kluge.
Belliveau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kluge misses with a lunging right hand

and Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Belliveau lands a left hand.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kluge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kluge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Belliveau's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kluge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Kluge avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kluge blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Kluge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kluge prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Kluge has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Kluge.
Kluge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluge's elbow.
Kluge tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluge's elbow.
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
A head punch on the inside from Kluge fails to land.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Kluge controls the action.
Kluge working hard to break the clinch.
Belliveau pushes Kluge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Kluge.
Belliveau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike.
Kluge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kluge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belliveau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau lands an uppercut.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Kluge avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Kluge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kluge prevents a body shot from Belliveau.

Belliveau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kluge misses the jab.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kluge throws out the jab.
Kluge misses the shot to the body.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kluge.
Kluge with a hook.
Belliveau throws a good cross that connects.
Belliveau slips a jab from Kluge.
Belliveau connects with a body shot that sends Kluge's belly button to the back.
Kluge throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coaker Kluge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kluge.
Nice jab there from Kluge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau slips a jab and a cross from Kluge.
Kluge misses with a few strikes there.
Belliveau lands a head kick. Kluge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Coaker Kluge has been cut.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belliveau is looking to wear down Kluge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kluge misses with an uppercut.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kluge scores with a jab.
Kluge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Belliveau. That one must have hurt.
Kluge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belliveau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good shot there by Kluge.
Kluge tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Kluge is just out of range.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Kluge looks winded!
A jab from Belliveau finds it's way through Kluge's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kluge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Kluge is rocked!
Kluge throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belliveau throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Belliveau closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kluge! Belliveau dives in looking to finish! Kluge is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.