PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bon Adrien De Moncey (ranked 2352 p4p, 5043 weight class) and Itziar Belmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Moncey
vs
Belmond

180 cm
38
184
28 - 20 - 0

182 cm
20
175
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bon Adrien De Moncey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itziar Belmond!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Moncey gets the takedown into side control.

Belmond sneaks out the side door and pushes De Moncey away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Belmond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Moncey shoots in for a takedown but Belmond shows good takedown defense.
De Moncey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Belmond defends well and De Moncey ends up having to push Belmond into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Moncey is trying to pull guard but Belmond turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bon Adrien De Moncey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Moncey is trying to pull guard but Belmond turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Belmond lands a hook that snaps the head of De Moncey backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belmond struggles to land a body shot inside as De Moncey controls his hands.
Belmond presses De Moncey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Moncey blocks the elbow strike.
Belmond gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Moncey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmond misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Moncey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Moncey jumps guard but Belmond stands there with De Moncey around his waist. De Moncey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Moncey jumps guard but Belmond stands there with De Moncey around his waist. De Moncey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

De Moncey successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belmond controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmond wants to control from the top but De Moncey keeps moving.
Belmond sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Moncey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

De Moncey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Belmond is aware though and is defending well.

De Moncey looking for a triangle here. Belmond is fighting it but it looks tight! De Moncey pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Belmond is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bon Adrien De Moncey!
Bon Adrien De Moncey thanked the fans post fight for their support.