PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Belliveau (ranked 156 p4p, 25 weight class) and Edward Blake (ranked 260 p4p, 38 weight class). Belliveau comes to the cage accompanied by We will rock you. Blake has chosen Gucci Mane feat. Rick Ross - Head Shots as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Belliveau
vs
Blake

185 cm
37
195 lbs
34 - 16 - 0

209 cm
33
198 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belliveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Blake!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belliveau pushes Blake away with a front kick.
Belliveau works Blake's body with a nice hook.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Blake scores with a push kick.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belliveau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Belliveau swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Belliveau has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belliveau lands with a nice body punch.
Belliveau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Belliveau connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belliveau takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Blake blocks the low kick.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belliveau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blake at a distance.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Belliveau's defenses.
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belliveau throws a front kick that sends Blake stumbling back into the cage.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Blake drives through with a takedown into Belliveau's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Blake is fighting to break Belliveau's control of his arms but Belliveau is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau working a defensive guard here.

Blake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Belliveau, up you get!
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. Blake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick.

Blake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Blake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Belliveau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Belliveau sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Blake counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake misses with a left hand
and Belliveau counters with a straight right hand.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Belliveau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blake scores with a nice strike.
Blake takes one on the button.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Blake moves out of range easily.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake unleashes a big counter combination but Belliveau bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belliveau checks the leg kick.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blake.
Both fighters circling a little - Blake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good work by Blake as he checks the leg kick.
Belliveau checks a leg kick nicely.
Blake checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belliveau scores with a leg kick.
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belliveau's head backwards.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake with a hook.
Belliveau catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Blake is rocked!
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 Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blake forces Belliveau back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Belliveau finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Blake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blake's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belliveau's brow.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Belliveau creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Blake's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Blake drops to his knees and Belliveau pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, 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.