|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Vanbelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enio da Luz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanbelt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Meet the Monster. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 221 cm
24
279 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
|
186 cm
23
237 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Vanbelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enio da Luz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanbelt closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vanbelt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
da Luz tries to land a knee to the head but Vanbelt blocks with his arms.
Vanbelt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vanbelt kicks da Luz off and gets to his feet.
da Luz wants to clinch but Vanbelt slips to the side
and Vanbelt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vanbelt.
Vanbelt lands a body punch.
Vanbelt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanbelt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
da Luz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
da Luz throws a head punch that misses.
da Luz swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanbelt uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Luz lands an uppercut.
da Luz misses with the head strike.
A short left from Vanbelt.
Vanbelt pushes da Luz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanbelt is stalling here.
Vanbelt blocking some punches.
A short right from Vanbelt on the inside.
Vanbelt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Luz misses with a knee to the head.
Vanbelt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanbelt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Vanbelt on the inside.
da Luz looks gassed!
Vanbelt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enio da Luz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanbelt closes the distance and clinches.
Vanbelt breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanbelt has managed to clinch.
Vanbelt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
da Luz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
da Luz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
da Luz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vanbelt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
da Luz tries a knee to the head but Vanbelt blocks it.
Vanbelt is trying to trip da Luz. He has hold of a leg but da Luz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vanbelt persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vanbelt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vanbelt throwing strikes from guard but da Luz blocks nicely.
Vanbelt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vanbelt scores with a takedown into da Luz's guard.
Vanbelt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vanbelt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanbelt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
da Luz darts in trying to clinch
and Vanbelt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in da Luz's guard.
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!
da Luz has momentary wrist control but Vanbelt slips an elbow through the middle.
da Luz looking for a sweep. Not yet da Luz, not yet.
Vanbelt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as da Luz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
da Luz is controlling Vanbelt's posture.
Vanbelt distracts da Luz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
da Luz is controlling Vanbelt's posture.
da Luz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vanbelt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanbelt stops da Luz from standing up.
Vanbelt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
da Luz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from da Luz. No joy for Vanbelt on that attempt.
da Luz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vanbelt counters with a slapping leg kick.
da Luz tries to clinch there but Vanbelt circles away.
Vanbelt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. da Luz tries to avoid it but Vanbelt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag da Luz to the ground. da Luz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Enio da Luz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
da Luz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vanbelt keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanbelt keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanbelt swats away the attempt to clinch by da Luz.
Vanbelt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with da Luz but da Luz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cedric Vanbelt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Luz is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
da Luz wants to clinch
and Vanbelt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vanbelt stops da Luz from getting back to his feet.
Vanbelt tries to stand and escape but da Luz is controlling the position.
Vanbelt trying to control from half guard but da Luz is working away.
Vanbelt thows a huge punch but da Luz dodges it nicely.
da Luz wants to control but Vanbelt is keeping busy.
Vanbelt wants to free his trapped foot but da Luz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
da Luz trying to hold on to Vanbelt's head to control him but Vanbelt postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Vanbelt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
da Luz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
da Luz wants to clinch
and Vanbelt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
da Luz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vanbelt counters with a shoot takedown. da Luz fights it but they end up in guard.
Vanbelt thows a big elbow that misses.
da Luz is looking to stand back up but Vanbelt counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by da Luz.
Vanbelt is thwarting da Luz's attempts to control the position.
da Luz kicks off Vanbelt and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanbelt moves into the clinch.
da Luz looking to throw knees to the head but Vanbelt is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Vanbelt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanbelt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vanbelt pushes da Luz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
da Luz being controlled against the cage.
Vanbelt lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanbelt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanbelt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. da Luz was covering up waiting for the punch and Vanbelt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vanbelt stands up from da Luz's guard - Vanbelt perhaps looking for a knockout.
da Luz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vanbelt counters with a two punch combo.
Vanbelt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vanbelt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
da Luz pushes Vanbelt off looking to stand but Vanbelt dives back in and keeps control.
Vanbelt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. da Luz defending well though.
Vanbelt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
da Luz trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Luz pushes Vanbelt off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanbelt rushes da Luz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
da Luz misses with a knee strike.
Vanbelt breaks from the clinch.
da Luz tries to clinch
and Vanbelt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vanbelt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
da Luz swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanbelt.
da Luz clinches but Vanbelt breaks the clinch
and Vanbelt counters with a nice double leg into side control. da Luz won't be happy with that.
Vanbelt cracks da Luz with a big right hand but da Luz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vanbelt stands up and we're back to a striking position.
da Luz tries to clinch but Vanbelt moves away
and Vanbelt counters by moving into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Luz scores with a knee to the head.
Vanbelt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that da Luz can do to turn this around?
da Luz swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanbelt uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Luz throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanbelt.
da Luz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vanbelt blocking some punches.
Vanbelt presses da Luz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vanbelt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cedric Vanbelt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanbelt rushes da Luz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Vanbelt as the two fighters clinch.
da Luz misses with a punch on the inside.
da Luz throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanbelt.
Vanbelt lands an elbow just above da Luz 's eye.
Vanbelt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Luz tries to clinch but Vanbelt moves away
and Vanbelt counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Luz is trying to control Vanbelt's posture but Vanbelt avoids it.
da Luz is pushing Vanbelt's head away, looking to escape. Vanbelt manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanbelt trying to control the action but da Luz is working from the bottom.
da Luz defending against the ground and pound.
Vanbelt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vanbelt stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vanbelt scores with a hook to the body. da Luz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
da Luz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vanbelt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but da Luz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Luz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vanbelt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from da Luz on the inside.
da Luz swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanbelt uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vanbelt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vanbelt tries to circle away but da Luz has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Vanbelt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vanbelt fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Luz tries to clinch up
and Vanbelt counters with a left to the body.
Vanbelt tries to clinch but da Luz moves out of range.
Vanbelt gets a clinch.
da Luz has a couple of punches blocked by Vanbelt.
Vanbelt pushes off an throws an elbow but da Luz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vanbelt has dropped down and is working for a takedown. da Luz is trying to keep an underhook but Vanbelt manages to get the takedown into half guard.
da Luz wants to control but Vanbelt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cedric Vanbelt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
da Luz is trying to stand up here but Vanbelt is controlling him well.
Vanbelt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vanbelt wants to control the pace but da Luz is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanbelt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for da Luz because Vanbelt loaded up on that one.
da Luz wants to hold on but Vanbelt pushes him away.
Vanbelt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vanbelt raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
da Luz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vanbelt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as da Luz is looking to escape.
da Luz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vanbelt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vanbelt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vanbelt is landing with some decent strikes but da Luz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
da Luz wants to control but Vanbelt is having none of it.
da Luz is squirming around, avoiding Vanbelt's attempts to control the action.
Vanbelt throws a wild left hand from mount and da Luz manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Vanbelt is looking to take a break and control but da Luz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
da Luz tries to clinch but Vanbelt moves away
and Vanbelt moves into the clinch.
da Luz misses with a knee strike.
da Luz scores with a shot to the side of Vanbelt's head.
Vanbelt successfully pulls guard.
da Luz preventing the sweep.
Vanbelt is pulling down on da Luz's head to control his posture.
Vanbelt will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Vanbelt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
da Luz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
da Luz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vanbelt's guard.
Vanbelt wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Luz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
da Luz swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanbelt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanbelt lands a right hand that snaps the head of da Luz backwards.
Vanbelt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
da Luz lands with a light punch inside.
Vanbelt lands with a light punch inside.
da Luz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanbelt wants to break the clinch but can't.
da Luz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vanbelt's efforts to push away.
da Luz connects with a knee to the head.
Enio da Luz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanbelt blocking some punches.
A short right from Vanbelt on the inside.
da Luz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vanbelt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Vanbelt scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from da Luz on the inside.
Cedric Vanbelt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vanbelt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics da Luz uses from the top position.
Cedric Vanbelt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Luz stands up over Vanbelt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Vanbelt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vanbelt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Vanbelt!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
87% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
