PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bitor Belport (ranked 1069 p4p, 801 weight class) and Che Von Cru (ranked 161 p4p, 123 weight class). Cru comes into a darkened arena with his song building. the stranger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Belport
vs
Cru

183 cm
29
193
7 - 5 - 0

191 cm
27
185
12 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bitor Belport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Von Cru!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belport throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Cru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Cru moves into range and clinches up with Belport.
Cru prevents a body shot from Belport.
We've been hearing reports that Belport has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belport's elbow.
Cru misses with the head strike.
Cru blocks a body shot from Belport.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Belport takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Belport stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belport.
Belport blocking some punches.
Belport digs a right hand into Cru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cru's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belport effectively controlling the action here.
Cru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cru misses with a punch to the body.
Belport's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belport lands a body shot.
Belport lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cru backwards.
Belport lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cru backwards.
Cru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cru misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Belport.
Cru misses with some punches.
Cru lands a shoulder strike.
Cru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belport tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cru scores with a hook to the body.
Cru struggles to land a body shot inside as Belport controls his hands.
Belport throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belport taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Cru.
Cru struggles to land a body shot inside as Belport controls his hands.
Cru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belport trying to stall but Cru improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cru throws a punch but it's blocked by Belport.
Belport content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Belport is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Belport misses with a body punch.
Belport is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cru is keeping busy.
Cru cracks Belport with a nice body shot.
Belport blocks a body shot from Cru.
Cru prevents a body shot from Belport.
Belport is trying to stall.
Belport is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cru is keeping busy.
Cru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belport or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru struggles to land a body shot inside as Belport controls his hands.
Cru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belport backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Cru.
Cru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belport backwards.
Belport prevents a body shot from Cru.
Still in the clinch, Cru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belport is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cru is defending well for now.
Cru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cru has a couple of punches blocked by Belport.
Cru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cru scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belport misses with a knee to the head.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Cru lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cru struggles to land a body shot inside as Belport controls his hands.
Cru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belport blocks a body shot from Cru.
Belport misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cru digs a right hand underneath Belport's ribcage. Belport let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cru pushes Belport back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belport tries to throw a body punch but Cru avoids it by throwing Belport back against the cage.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Belport throws a head punch that misses.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Belport blocking some punches.
Cru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belport backwards.
Cru lands a left hand.
Cru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cru can't find room to land a body shot as Belport controls the action.
Belport is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cru is defending well for now.
Belport lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belport tries to work over Cru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cru.
Cru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Che Von Cru dominated that round.
That's time! Belport's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice jab there from Cru.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cru.
An inside leg kick lands from Cru.
Belport takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Che Von Cru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belport tries to move into range but Cru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cru walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cru throws a series of punches but Belport moves out of range.
Cru lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belport's sensitive parts.
Belport misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cru.
Cru walks into a left hand.
Belport throws a shot from downtown. Cru moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Belport misses.
Belport with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cru to score with a decent uppercut.
Belport is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cru.
Belport throws a hook but Cru avoids it easily.
Cru cracks Belport with a good jab.
Cru lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belport misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Cru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cru tries to score with a low kick but Belport moves his leg out of the way.
Cru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belport.
Cru throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belport swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Belport takes a jab right on the kisser.
Belport throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belport throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cru lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belport misses with a wild body shot.
Cru throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belport tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belport is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cru fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belport has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belport is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belport.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cru throws a body shot but no joy.
Cru thumps Belport with a low kick.
Cru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cru has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belport takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cru listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Belport is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cru's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cru lands a jab to the head.
Belport walks into a stiff left hand from Cru.
Cru connects with a crisp jab.
Cru throws a leg kick which misses Belport's front leg but catches the back leg as Belport tries to avoid it.
Cru throws a jab but it's blocked by Belport.
Cru connects with a jab.
Belport fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belport tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cru was well out of range. Poor timing from Belport.
Cru slips a jab from Belport.
Belport connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cru will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cru moves in looking to clinch but Belport pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Cru, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cru with a hook.
Belport avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Cru has closed the distance and engaged Belport in a clinch.
Cru is working Belport over against the cage.
Cru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belport can't find room to land a body shot as Cru controls the action.
Cru lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belport's elbow.
Cru misses with a punch to the body.
Cru can't find room to land a body shot as Belport controls the action.
Belport prevents a body shot from Cru.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cru.
Belport throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Cru.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cru.
Cru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belport's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Cru.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cru tries to throw a body punch but Belport avoids it by throwing Cru back against the cage.
Cru struggles to land a body shot inside as Belport controls his hands.
Cru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cru misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belport.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belport manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Che Von Cru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Cru scores with a decent looking hook.
Belport throws a big shot that misses.
Cru appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Belport ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cru moves away.
Cru is looking for the big counter here.
Belport throws a shot from downtown. Cru moves away and avoids it.
Cru blocks a jab.
Belport throws a hook but Cru avoids it easily.
Cru replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Belport blocks it well.
Cru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belport's head.
Cru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belport thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belport misses with a straight right.
Belport is looking to chop away at Cru's legs.
Belport is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cru tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belport manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Che Von Cru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cru connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cru fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belport rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cru lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cru thumps Belport with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belport on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cru catches Belport with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cru fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Belport uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cru.
Cru connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cru throws a lazy right hand but Belport sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Belport wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cru darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belport uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cru.
Nice defenses there by Belport.
Belport is looking to counter punch.
Cru throws a big shot that misses.
Belport is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cru throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cru steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Belport.
Belport waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cru.
Cru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Belport throws a big shot that misses.
Cru tries to clinch up
and Belport makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cru scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belport misses with a body shot.
Cru's corner calls for a 1-2. Cru obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cru fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belport has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cru feints and then cracks Belport's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belport down.
Cru throws out a loose jab but Belport uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belport keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belport with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cru to score with a decent uppercut.
Cru lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belport catches Cru with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Belport waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cru.
Belport misses with a straight right.
Cru lands a glancing blow to the side of Belport's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belport takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cru chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by Cru - just one landing.
Belport takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belport keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cru throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belport.
Cru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cru feints and then cracks Belport's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belport down.
Cru fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cru fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belport on the side of the head.
Cru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cru tests Belport's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belport lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belport tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belport tries to work over Cru's front leg with a kick but Cru checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belport circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belport looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Cru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cru is leaning against Belport and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belport is struggling to control the position.
Belport has Cru pushed against the cage.
Belport is trying to maintain a safe position but Cru gets an underhook and turns Belport into the cage.
Bitor Belport has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belport is trying to maintain a safe position but Cru gets an underhook and turns Belport into the cage.
Belport blocking some punches.
Cru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cru tries to work over Belport's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cru throws a punch but it's blocked by Belport.
Cru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cru lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Che Von Cru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cru has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Che Von Cru!
An out of breath Che Von Cru thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.