PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Preuss Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeljko Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Belfort
vs
Vukovic

207 cm
22
290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

201 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Preuss Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeljko Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belfort tries to clinch up.
Belfort is looking to clinch.
Belfort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Vukovic does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vukovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Vukovic.
Belfort wants to clinch up but Vukovic keeps it at a distance.
Belfort tries to clinch but Vukovic moves away
and Vukovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vukovic cracks Belfort with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Belfort closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Belfort avoids a wild elbow strike from Vukovic.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort has Vukovic pressed against the cage, preventing Vukovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belfort tries to stall but Vukovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vukovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vukovic misses with a few strikes there.
Vukovic misses with a two punch combination.
Vukovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Vukovic tests Belfort's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belfort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Belfort gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Vukovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Zeljko Vukovic has been cut.
Vukovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Vukovic.
Belfort has Vukovic pressed against the cage, preventing Vukovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vukovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Belfort has double underhooks.

Vukovic manages to break the clinch.
Belfort is looking to clinch.
Vukovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belfort tries to clinch up
enabling Vukovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Vukovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.
Nice cross by Vukovic.
Belfort wants to clinch up but Vukovic keeps it at a distance.
Belfort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belfort darts in trying to clinch
and Vukovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort closes the distance but Vukovic moves to the side

and Vukovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vukovic.
A right handed body shot lands from Belfort.
Vukovic looks gassed!

Belfort pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vukovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vukovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort tries to clinch up.
Belfort darts in trying to clinch
and Vukovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Belfort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vukovic circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Vukovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Belfort tries to clinch but Vukovic moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Belfort tries to clinch up but Vukovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belfort moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vukovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Belfort's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vukovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Vukovic.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vukovic, as that shot connected.
Belfort tries to clinch but Vukovic moves away
and Vukovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vukovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Belfort has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vukovic misses with an uppercut.
Belfort dodges the punch combination from Vukovic.
Belfort tries to clinch but Vukovic moves away
and Vukovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vukovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vukovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vukovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Vukovic pushes him off.
Belfort tries to clinch but Vukovic moves out of range.
Belfort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belfort is looking to clinch.
Vukovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vukovic throws a right and a left that Belfort avoids nicely.
Vukovic misses with an uppercut. Belfort saw that one coming.
Vukovic throws a looping overhand right but Belfort ducks down to avoid it.
Vukovic tries to bum rush Belfort with a series of wild strikes but Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belfort tries to clinch up
and Vukovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vukovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Vukovic misses.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vukovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vukovic misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort ducks under a wild hook from Vukovic.
Belfort tries to clinch up but Vukovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Vukovic throws a right and a left that both miss.

Belfort moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeljko Vukovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeljko Vukovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vukovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Belfort avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch but Vukovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vukovic throws a right and a left that Belfort avoids nicely.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Vukovic circles away.
A jab lands there for Vukovic.
Belfort slips under a jab from Vukovic.
Preuss Belfort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belfort closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vukovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Belfort tries to clinch
and Vukovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch but Vukovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vukovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vukovic tries to clinch

and Belfort moves into the clinch.
Vukovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but Belfort is controlling him.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Vukovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic wants to break free but Belfort has control.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vukovic is trying to break free.
Belfort gets through Vukovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Vukovic.
Vukovic is trying to force a seperation but Belfort has the dominant position.
Vukovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vukovic has had enough of the clinch but Belfort keeps him there for the moment.
Belfort has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Belfort cracks Vukovic with a nice body shot.
A short right from Belfort.
Vukovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Belfort.
A body shot lands from Belfort.
A short left from Belfort.
Belfort lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belfort pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vukovic blocks an uppercut.
Belfort lands with a right to the head.
Vukovic can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vukovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Vukovic.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belfort tries to stall but Vukovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Vukovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vukovic working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belfort.
Nice body punch from Belfort - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belfort keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vukovic's efforts to push away.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Vukovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vukovic looks to land a left hand but Belfort moved out of range nicely.
Vukovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.
Zeljko Vukovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort clinches but Vukovic breaks the clinch
enabling Vukovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Vukovic circles away.
Vukovic tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Belfort walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Vukovic circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Vukovic rushes Belfort and presses him up against the cage.
Vukovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belfort throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vukovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Belfort on the inside.
Belfort has Vukovic pressed against the cage, preventing Vukovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Belfort breaks from the clinch.
Belfort has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vukovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vukovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vukovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vukovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belfort moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belfort is looking to clinch but Vukovic is avoiding it.
Belfort closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Vukovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Belfort looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Belfort.
Vukovic lands with a nice body punch.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Vukovic circles away.
Belfort closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Vukovic counter with a right hand.
Belfort has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belfort there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vukovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Belfort holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vukovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Vukovic tries to circle away but Belfort has him pinned against the cage.
Vukovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Belfort prevents Vukovic from breaking the clinch.
Vukovic tries to circle away but Belfort has him pinned against the cage.

Belfort manages to break the clinch.
Belfort walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Preuss Belfort will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeljko Vukovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Vukovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belfort.

Vukovic darts in and clinches Belfort up against the cage.
Vukovic is trying to break free.
Vukovic can't break the clinch.
Vukovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Vukovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Vukovic has had enough of the clinch but Belfort keeps him there for the moment.
Vukovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belfort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vukovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Vukovic.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but Belfort is controlling him.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort tries to land knees in the clinch but Vukovic avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Belfort manages to break the clinch.
Belfort tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vukovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vukovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Vukovic circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Vukovic circles away.
Belfort takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vukovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vukovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vukovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Vukovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zeljko Vukovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vukovic fails to land with a series of punches.

Vukovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Belfort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vukovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.
Belfort on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vukovic throws a left and a right that both miss

and Belfort counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Belfort.
Vukovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vukovic is trying to break free.
Vukovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belfort prevents Vukovic from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Vukovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vukovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vukovic being controlled against the cage.
Belfort has Vukovic pressed against the cage, preventing Vukovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belfort lands a left hand.
Belfort presses Vukovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Belfort takes a shot to the head.

Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vukovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, jab by Vukovic - just one landing.
Vukovic tests Belfort's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Belfort has Vukovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Vukovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Belfort has double underhooks.
Vukovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort can't find room to land a body shot as Vukovic controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic working hard to break the clinch.
Vukovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vukovic blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Belfort - that landed with a thud.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Belfort looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belfort has Vukovic pressed against the cage, preventing Vukovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vukovic tries to break the clinch but Belfort is controlling the position.
Vukovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort tries to stall but Vukovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vukovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belfort has Vukovic pressed against the cage, preventing Vukovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vukovic is trying to force a seperation but Belfort has the dominant position.

Vukovic manages to break the clinch.
Belfort is looking to clinch but Vukovic is avoiding it.
Vukovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vukovic throws a combination that misses

and Belfort counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Belfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vukovic misses with some punches.
Belfort is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vukovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort prevents Vukovic from breaking the clinch.
Vukovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Vukovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Vukovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belfort is trying to maintain a safe position but Vukovic gets an underhook and turns Belfort into the cage.
Vukovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vukovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vukovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Vukovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belfort prevents Vukovic from breaking the clinch.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Vukovic working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Belfort.
Vukovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Belfort scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zeljko Vukovic.
I think Vukovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 for Zeljko Vukovic!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Zeljko Vukovic!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Zeljko Vukovic!

Zeljko Vukovic wins by unanimous decision!