PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Sioldster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes into the arena with Control by Puddle of Mudd blaring out of the sound system. Sioldster has chosen Chaos - Burgatory as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Belfort
vs
Sioldster

184 cm
27
186 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

181 cm
27
181 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Sioldster!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort checks the leg kick nicely there.

Belfort moves into range and clinches up with Sioldster.
Sioldster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sioldster.
Sioldster is looking to break free of the clinch but Belfort has double underhooks.
Sioldster misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Belfort.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort.
Belfort keeps control of Sioldster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sioldster throws a head punch that misses.
Sioldster has had enough of the clinch but Belfort keeps him there for the moment.
Belfort blocks an uppercut.
Sioldster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sioldster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sioldster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belfort tries to clinch up.
We've been informed that Sioldster 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.
Sioldster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Sioldster circles away.

Belfort drives through and clinches with Sioldster against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Sioldster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sioldster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sioldster.
Belfort cracks Sioldster with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sioldster.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belfort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belfort lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sioldster fails to land.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belfort blocks an elbow strike from Sioldster.
Sioldster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sioldster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sioldster blocking some punches.
Belfort lands a nice uppercut.
Sioldster working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster tries to work over Belfort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belfort blocking some punches.
A short right from Sioldster.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Sioldster prevents a body shot from Belfort.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
Belfort tries to throw a body punch but Sioldster avoids it by throwing Belfort back against the cage.
A short right from Belfort.
Belfort struggles to land a body shot inside as Sioldster controls his hands.
Belfort working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Sioldster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belfort scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belfort cracks Sioldster with a nice body shot.
Sioldster takes a shot to the head.
Belfort lands a right hand.
Belfort lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sioldster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sioldster.
Sioldster blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort takes a shot to the head.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Sioldster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sioldster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belfort lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Sioldster uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Belfort.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Sioldster.
Belfort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sioldster has had enough of the clinch but Belfort keeps him there for the moment.
Belfort lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sioldster fails to land.
Sioldster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sioldster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belforts head.
Belfort scores with a shot to the side of Sioldster's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort struggles to land a body shot inside as Sioldster controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort lands a body punch.
Sioldster is working Belfort over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Belfort.
Sioldster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belfort lands a right hand.
Belfort scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sioldster misses with a hook to the ribs.

Sioldster breaks from the clinch.
Belfort wants to clinch.
Belfort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sioldster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Belfort instigates a clinch.
Sioldster lands a shoulder strike.
Sioldster blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belfort.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfort lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Belfort dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sioldster is looking to slow Belfort down with leg kicks.
Sioldster throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Belfort tries to clinch but Sioldster is having none of it.
Sioldster tries to bum rush Belfort with a series of wild strikes but Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sioldster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sioldster.
Jordan Belfort has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sioldster tries to break the clinch but Belfort is controlling the position.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sioldster throws a head punch that misses.
Sioldster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belfort.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
Belfort lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards.

It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut.
Sioldster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Sioldster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sioldster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belfort takes an elbow to the temple.
Sioldster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Sioldster blocks a body shot from Belfort.
Sioldster blocking some punches.
Belfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sioldster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belfort.
Belfort is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sioldster can do to turn this around?
Belfort lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sioldster.
Sioldster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sioldster misses with some punches.
Belfort lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards.

Sioldster manages to break the clinch.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
Belfort has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch but Sioldster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belfort moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSioldster.
Belfort darts in trying to clinch
and Sioldster makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belfort moves into the clinch.
Sioldster misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort gets through Sioldster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Sioldster manages to break the clinch.
Sioldster throws a solid leg kick but Belfort takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sioldster.
Belfort tries to bum rush Sioldster with a series of wild strikes but Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sioldster follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Belfort avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sioldster moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Sioldster pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sioldster! But no joy.
Sioldster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belfort tries to clinch up.
Sioldster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sioldster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belfort shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belfort tries to clinch but Sioldster is having none of it.
Sioldster is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Belfort with a body shot.
Sioldster lands a nice hook to Belfort's body. Belfort takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jordan Belfort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster thumps Belfort with a low kick.
Belfort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sioldster swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Sioldster circles away.
It seemed like Sioldster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sioldster throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily.
Belfort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sioldster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Sioldster circles away.
Belfort wants to clinch.
Belfort wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Sioldster pushes him off.

Belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sioldster lands a body shot.
Sioldster throws a punch but it's blocked by Belfort.
Sioldster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sioldster prevents a body shot from Belfort.
Sioldster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sioldster misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Belfort.
Belfort prevents a body shot from Sioldster.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sioldster tries to work over Belfort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sioldster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Sioldster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Sioldster's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sioldster is looking to score with low kicks.
Sioldster throws a head kick that misses.
Belfort throws a quick counter head kick but Sioldster was just out of range.
Belfort keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sioldster.
Belfort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sioldster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sioldster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sioldster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sioldster swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch but Sioldster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sioldster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut there from Belfort.
Mike Sioldster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sioldster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sioldster feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sioldster - that will leave a mark!
Belfort avoids the head kick by Sioldster.
Sioldster misses with a body shot.
Belfort checks a leg kick nicely.
Sioldster tries a low kick but Belfort avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Jordan Belfort has been cut.
Belfort is looking to clinch but Sioldster is avoiding it.
Sioldster throws a solid leg kick but Belfort takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sioldster.
Sioldster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sioldster pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Belfort back to the cage. Sioldster follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
Sioldster throws a body kick that misses
and Belfort counters with a one-two to the body.

Belfort moves into the clinch successfully.
Belfort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sioldster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sioldster scores with a one two! Belfort had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Belfort has closed the distance and engaged Sioldster in a clinch.
Belfort scores with a shot to the side of Sioldster's head.
Sioldster tries to break the clinch but Belfort is controlling the position.
Sioldster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belfort working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster prevents a body shot from Belfort.
A nice left hand lands by Sioldster.
Belfort lands with a left to the head.
Belfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sioldster tries a body shot but Belfort blocks it.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Sioldster misses with the head strike.
Sioldster is trying to push Belfort away but Belfort has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Sioldster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sioldster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belfort fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
Sioldster checks a low kick from Belfort.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sioldster. That's going to slow Belfort down.
Sioldster scores with a hook to the body. Belfort takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sioldster lands a jab.
Sioldster swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belfort fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belfort tries to clinch up.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Sioldster circles away.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Sioldster circles away.
Belfort tries to clinch but Sioldster is having none of it.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sioldster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belfort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belfort moves out of range of the leg kick from Sioldster.
Belfort moves out of range of the body kick.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sioldster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sioldster closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Belfort tries to clinch but Sioldster moves away
and Sioldster counters with a thumping low kick.
Belfort is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sioldster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sioldster swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort closes the distance but Sioldster moves to the side
and Sioldster counters with a straight right hand.
Sioldster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belfort's hands.
Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Sioldster pushes him off.
Sioldster connects with an inside leg kick.
Belfort is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sioldster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sioldster misses with an uppercut. Belfort saw that one coming.
Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Sioldster pushes him off.
Belfort wants to clinch.

Belfort forces Sioldster back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Belfort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Sioldster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sioldster 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Sioldster!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Sioldster thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.