PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kha Ri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turkish Belden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Push it to the Limit. Turkish Belden is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ri
vs
Belden

177 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Knock Out Artistry

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kha Ri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Turkish Belden!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Belden - just one landing.
Ri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belden. Belden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kha Ri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belden scores with a shot to the body.
Belden throws a combination. Ri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ri slips under a jab.
Ri misses with an uppercut. Belden saw that one coming.
Ri slips a jab and a cross from Belden.
Belden misses with a wild combination.
Belden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ri staying out of range there.
Ri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ri.
Ri throws a hook to the side of Belden's head but Belden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belden misses with an uppercut. Ri saw that one coming.
Ri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belden manages to avoid it.
Belden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ri staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ri connects with a right hand. Belden shakes it off.
Belden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ri was well out of range. Poor timing from Belden.
Ri stalks Belden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Belden's face. Belden staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Turkish Belden has been cut.
Ri looks to score with a jab to the body but Belden is just out of range.
Belden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belden misses with a looping left.
Belden throws a looping overhand right but Ri ducks down to avoid it.
Belden walks into a stiff left hand from Ri.
Ri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belden avoids the head kick by Ri.
Belden avoids the body shot from Ri.
Belden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belden moves away from the strike by Ri.
A nice combination there by Ri.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belden slips under a jab.
Belden throws a body punch but Ri moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belden.
Belden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ri misses with a shot to the body
and Belden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Ri.
Ri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Belden.
Ri throws out a powerful jab.
Ri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belden punishes Ri's body with a nice straight punch.
Belden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belden.
Ri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Belden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ri just misses with a punch to the body.
Belden avoids the body shot from Ri.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belden takes a swing at Ri's ribcage but misses.
Belden takes one to the side of the head.
Ri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ri throws a nice looking combination but Belden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Belden.
Belden scores with a sloppy right hand. Ri should have avoided that one.
Belden throws a looping overhand right but Ri ducks down to avoid it.
Ri throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Ri does no damage.
Nice uppercut there from Belden.
A swing and a miss from Belden.
Ri's corner calls for a 1-2. Ri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ri tries a head kick but it misses.
Ri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ri avoids the body shot from Belden.
Belden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ri misses with a looping left.
Ri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belden was well out of range. Poor timing from Ri.
Ri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Ri.
Belden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ri.
A combination from Belden does no damage.
Ri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Ri.
Belden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belden moves away from the strike by Ri.
Ri cracks a nice hook into Belden's ribs.
Ri misses with an uppercut.
Ri is looking to score with low kicks.
Ri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kha Ri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Turkish Belden's cut.
That's time! Ri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belden cracks Ri with a good jab.
Ri throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab, jab by Ri - just one landing.
Turkish Belden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ri missing with a left hand there. Belden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belden has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circling - Ri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ri jabs at Belden's body.
Ri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ri tries to score with a low kick but Belden moves his leg out of the way.
Belden blocks a jab.
Ri misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Ri lands.
Ri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belden dips to his left and cracks Ri with an uppercut!
Belden avoids a kick to the body.
Ri throws a combination that misses
and Belden counters with a left to the body.
Ri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belden is out of range.
Ri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belden at a distance.
Belden scores with a decent looking hook.
Belden throws a hook to the side of Ri's head but Ri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Ri coming out on top.
Belden moves out of range as Ri strikes.
Belden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kha Ri is winning the standup battle so far.
Belden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belden misses the jab.
Good work by Belden as he checks the leg kick.
Belden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belden misses with a double jab.
Ri slips under a jab from Belden.
Ri tries a head kick but it misses.
Ri just misses with a punch to the body.
Belden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ri moves away.
Belden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ri.
Ri moves out of range as Belden strikes.
Belden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ri. That snapped Belden's head back.
Belden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ri misses with a hook to the body
and Belden counters with a two punch combo.
Belden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ri with a hook.
Ri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belden.
Ri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belden throws out the jab.
Belden looks to land a right hand but Ri moved out of range.
Ri cracks Belden with a good jab.
Ri throws a head kick but Belden moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ri throws a one two combo.
Belden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Belden misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Belden might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ri has got the better of the exchanges.
A big right from Ri misses.
Ri tried to score with a low kick but Belden checks it.
Ri scores with a one two! Belden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ri tries to score with a low kick but Belden moves his leg out of the way.
Ri misses with a hook. Belden ducked under it nicely.
Belden scores with a jab to the body.
Belden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ri.
Belden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belden throws out a loose jab but Ri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belden looks to score with a jab to the body but Ri is just out of range.
A big left from Belden misses.
Belden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ri throws out a loose jab but Belden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ri lands a glancing blow to the side of Belden's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belden throws a hook to the side of Ri's head but Ri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belden dodges the punch combination from Ri.
Ri fails with a takedown attempt.
Belden misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Belden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ri misses with a wild body shot.
Ri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belden slips a straight right by Ri.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belden with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belden blocks a head kick by Ri.
Ri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belden's head.
Nice jab there from Belden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kha Ri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Turkish Belden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Belden throws the left hand but Ri avoids the punch easily.
Ri throws a hook but Belden blocks it.
Ri misses with a combination
and Belden counters with a nice body shot.
Belden throws a right hand that Ri ducks under and follows up with a left that Ri also avoids with ease.
Ri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belden on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Ri.
Belden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Belden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Ri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belden thows a body shot but no joy.
Belden scores with a hook to the body. Ri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ri.
Ri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ri.
Belden moves away from the strike by Ri.
Ri connects with a high kick.
Ri walks into a straight right hand from Belden.
Ri looks to land a left hand but Belden moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ri looks to score with a jab to the body but Belden is just out of range.
Belden misses with a looping right.
Ri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ri. Belden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ri takes one to the chin there.
Ri misses with a hook. Belden ducked under it nicely.
Belden throws a right and a left that Ri avoids nicely.
Belden connects with a single shot there.
Belden swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Ri.
Belden digs a good hook to Ri's body.
Belden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ri throws a jab when Belden was well out of range.
A big right from Belden misses.
Ri scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Belden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ri.
Ri lands a head shot.
Ri scores with a punch to the head.
Belden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Belden misses with a double jab.
Ri throws out a loose jab but Belden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belden looks to land a right hand but Ri moved out of range.
Ri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belden was well out of range. Poor timing from Ri.
Belden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ri misses with a head kick.
Ri throws out a loose jab but Belden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ri with a nice cross.
Ri jabs at Belden's body.
Belden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belden throws a series of punches but Ri avoids them all with ease.
Belden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belden swings for the body but Ri moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ri tests Belden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belden lands a jab to the nose.
Belden throws a series of punches but Ri avoids them all with ease.
Belden moves out of range of the body kick from Ri.
Ri connects with a jab.
Ri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belden.
Belden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Ri.
Ri throws a looping overhand right but Belden ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Ri finds it's way through Belden's defenses.
A head kick misses from Ri.
Nice defenses there by Belden.
Belden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belden thinking.
Ri throws a looping overhand right but Belden ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Ri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ri throws a jab but it's blocked by Belden.
Ri misses with an uppercut. Belden saw that one coming.
Belden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ri was well out of range. Poor timing from Belden.
Ri looks to throw the jab but Belden is out of range.
Ri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ri thinking.
Belden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belden can do to turn this around?
Ri misses with a looping right.
Ri defending well as Belden loads up on a big left hand.
Ri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belden throws an overhand right that lands on Ri's shoulder, as Ri tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Ri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belden misses with a hook. Ri ducked under it nicely.
Turkish Belden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ri connects with a nice looking jab.
Ri slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kha Ri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ri 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kha Ri!