PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Belto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Duffy
vs
Belto

208 cm
27
260 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

195 cm
29
265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vito Belto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Belto backs up against the cage.
Belto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Duffy. Those never looked like landing.
Belto staying out of range there.
Duffy throws a right hand that Belto ducks under and follows up with a left that Belto also avoids with ease.
Belto throws a lazy right hand but Duffy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duffy throws a hook but Belto blocks it.
Duffy moves out of range as Belto strikes.
Belto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vito Belto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Belto does no damage.
Duffy clobbers Belto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Phil Duffy has been cut.
Belto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duffy doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belto tries to bum rush Duffy with a series of wild strikes but Duffy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duffy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Belto with a jab.
Belto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duffy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Duffy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duffy slips a jab from Belto.
As Belto looks to move away, Duffy throws a big counter combo but Belto just gets out of the way.
Belto digs a good body shot into Duffy's ribs.
Duffy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duffy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belto lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Belto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duffy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duffy.
Duffy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duffy is breathing heavily.
Belto misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Belto catches Duffy right on the button with a cross.

Belto drops Duffy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Duffy looks back up at him and smiles so Belto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Duffy is rocked!

Phil Duffy's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Duffy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belto throws a right and a left that Duffy avoids nicely.
Duffy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duffy seems to have got his legs back now.
Belto cracks Duffy on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Duffy falls backwards against the cage. Belto follows up with more strikes that drop Duffy to his knees. Belto keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Duffy! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Belto!
As Vito Belto got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You make losing look easy!'.