PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curry Namnam (ranked 6839 p4p, 22996 weight class) and Zora Belleratti (ranked 651 p4p, 694 weight class). Curry Namnam had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Namnam
vs
Belleratti

177 cm
18
168
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
182
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curry Namnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zora Belleratti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namnam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belleratti counters with a leg kick.
Namnam lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Namnam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belleratti drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Namnam defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Namnam.

Belleratti rushes Namnam and presses him up against the cage.
Belleratti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Belleratti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Belleratti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Namnam is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namnam is trying to break free.
Belleratti throws an elbow but it misses.
Namnam letting Belleratti take a breather here.
Belleratti is working for takedown but Namnam is calmly controlling the position for now.
Curry Namnam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zora Belleratti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Namnam looking to slow down the pace here.

Belleratti breaks the clinch.
Namnam looks to score with a jab to the body but Belleratti is just out of range.
Namnam throws a body shot but no joy.
Namnam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belleratti on the side of the head.
Belleratti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Namnam as he avoids it easily.

Namnam gets caught napping as Belleratti dives in and scores a takedown. Namnam manages to retain guard.
Belleratti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Belleratti stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Namnam scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namnam dips to his left and cracks Belleratti with an uppercut!

Belleratti drives through and clinches with Namnam against the cage.
Belleratti has Namnam pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Namnam manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Namnam is trying to stall.
Belleratti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Namnam is looking to control Belleratti's arms but Belleratti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Namnam has his back to the cage.
Belleratti tries to land knees in the clinch but Namnam avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belleratti tries to score a body lock takedown but Namnam shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Belleratti stalling in the clinch.
Namnam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Namnam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belleratti jumps guard but Namnam stands there with Belleratti around his waist. Belleratti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Namnam misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Belleratti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curry Namnam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Belleratti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belleratti can't get the takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Namnam.

Belleratti successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namnam trying to control but Belleratti is working from the bottom.
Belleratti has his hands on Namnam's head, controlling the position.
Belleratti wants to sweep but no luck.
Belleratti keeping full guard, as Namnam tries to pass.
Namnam is fighting to break Belleratti's control of his arms but Belleratti is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Namnam might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Belleratti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zora Belleratti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Belleratti throws a sloppy body shot
and Namnam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Belleratti walks into a jab.
Namnam misses with an uppercut. Belleratti saw that one coming.
Belleratti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zora Belleratti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Namnam misses with a hook.
Belleratti unleashes a big counter combination but Namnam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Namnam cracks a nice hook into Belleratti's ribs.
Belleratti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Namnam as he jumps to the side.
Namnam is looking to wear down Belleratti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Belleratti clinches with his opponent.
Belleratti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Namnam pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namnam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Curry Namnam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zora Belleratti.
Belleratti with a poor takedown
and Namnam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Namnam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Namnam scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Belleratti clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Namnam.
Nice body punch from Namnam.
Namnam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Belleratti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belleratti misses with a takedown attempt
and Belleratti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belleratti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Belleratti has a takedown stuffed.
Namnam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belleratti can do to turn this around?
Namnam cracks Belleratti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Namnam. Belleratti does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleratti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Namnam leaves Belleratti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Belleratti is breathing heavily.
Namnam lands the left hand.
Namnam cracks Belleratti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Namnam misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Namnam displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belleratti.
Namnam lands a nice shot to the body.
Namnam cracks a nice hook into Belleratti's ribs.
Belleratti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Namnam swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleratti misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Namnam to counter with a crisp jab.
Namnam misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Belleratti misses.
Curry Namnam is winning the standup battle so far.
Belleratti shoots in for a takedown but Namnam shows good takedown defense.
Belleratti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Namnam is able to avoid easily.
Nice uppercut there from Namnam.
Belleratti tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Namnam defends well and Belleratti ends up having to push Namnam into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Belleratti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch lands to the side of Belleratti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Namnam does it's job there.
Namnam digs a good body shot into Belleratti's ribs.
Namnam connects with a crisp jab.
Belleratti wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Namnam.
Namnam misses with a body shot
and Belleratti counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belleratti doesn't manage to clinch there - Namnam circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Namnam.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Namnam, as that shot connected.
Belleratti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Namnam connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belleratti scrambles back to his feet.
Belleratti misses with a combination
and Belleratti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Namnam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Namnam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belleratti was well out of range. Poor timing from Namnam.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curry Namnam dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Belleratti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Namnam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belleratti.
Namnam cracks Belleratti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left and a right from Namnam both land. Nice combination.
Namnam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Namnam gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Belleratti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Namnam looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Belleratti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Namnam tries to get to full guard but Belleratti has control of the leg.
Belleratti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleratti wants to take a breather but Namnam is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belleratti looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Namnam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Belleratti stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Namnam to get to his feet.

Namnam gets tackled into the cage by Belleratti. Belleratti maintains the clinch.
Namnam misses with a punch to the body.

Namnam manages to break the clinch.
Belleratti moves out of range as Namnam strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namnam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belleratti was well out of range. Poor timing from Namnam.
A bone on bone clash there as Namnam blocks the leg kick.
Namnam misses with a wild body shot.
Belleratti moves out of range as Namnam strikes.
Namnam scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Namnam throws the left hand but Belleratti avoids the punch easily.
Belleratti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Namnam displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belleratti.
Namnam jabs Belleratti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Namnam scores with a jab to the body.
Belleratti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Namnam listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleratti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belleratti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Namnam.
Namnam misses with a body punch

and Belleratti counters by clinching up.
Namnam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belleratti effectively controlling the action here.
Belleratti wants a takedown but no success here.
Belleratti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Namnam pulls his leg out and moves away.
Curry Namnam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zora Belleratti.
Belleratti throws a push kick but Namnam slaps the foot to one side.
Namnam digs a good body shot into Belleratti's ribs.
Belleratti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Belleratti dives in for a single leg takedown but Namnam sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Namnam is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Belleratti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namnam connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Namnam slaps away a takedown attempt from Belleratti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Belleratti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Namnam lands with a good body shot.
Belleratti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Belleratti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Namnam to score with a decent uppercut.
Namnam lands a two punch combo.
Belleratti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Namnam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Belleratti drives through and clinches with Namnam against the cage.
Belleratti is looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curry Namnam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Namnam has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curry Namnam!