PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between gh Betancourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elbow To The Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betancourt has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. gh Betancourt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Betancourt
vs
To The Face

187 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Brawler
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, gh Betancourt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elbow To The Face!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Betancourt closes the distance and pushes To The Face back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Betancourt as To The Face tries to tie him up.
Betancourt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with To The Face's elbow.
To The Face is looking to control Betancourt's arms but Betancourt gets an underhook and turns him. Now To The Face has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elbow To The Face.
To The Face tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Betancourt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. To The Face really felt that one!
To The Face tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Betancourt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Betancourt.
To The Face trying to control the position but instead, Betancourt has worked for underhooks and has pushed To The Face into the cage.
Betancourt is trying to break the clinch but To The Face has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
To The Face is looking to control Betancourt's arms but Betancourt gets an underhook and turns him. Now To The Face has his back to the cage.
To The Face is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Betancourt has denied him.
Betancourt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but To The Face has him pressed against the cage.
To The Face misses with a body punch.
To The Face looking to stall.
Betancourt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of To The Face backwards.
Betancourt tries to break the clinch but To The Face is controlling the position.
To The Face looking to slow down the pace here.

Betancourt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
To The Face tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Betancourt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
To The Face misses with some punches.
To The Face wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
To The Face seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elbow To The Face.
To The Face looks to clinch
and Betancourt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
To The Face tries to close the distance and clinch but Betancourt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
To The Face tries to clinch but Betancourt moves out of range.

Betancourt clinches with his opponent.
To The Face is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
To The Face tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betancourt's elbow.
To The Face works on Betancourt's body with a couple of short punches.
Betancourt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Betancourt.
Betancourt is breathing heavily.
To The Face misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt blocks a body shot from To The Face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Betancourt.
To The Face taking a breather.
Betancourt takes a shot to the head.

It looks like gh Betancourt has been cut.
To The Face wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elbow To The Face.
Betancourt tries to clinch but To The Face is having none of it.
Betancourt fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
To The Face tries to close the distance and clinch but Betancourt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
To The Face tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Betancourt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
To The Face looking to stall.
Betancourt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
To The Face swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Betancourt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
To The Face lands a hook that snaps the head of Betancourt backwards.
To The Face misses with a short punch on the inside.
To The Face misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elbow To The Face dominated that round.
The cut man is working on gh Betancourt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

To The Face tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Betancourt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Betancourt misses with a knee to the head.
Betancourt misses with a punch on the inside.
To The Face looking to slow down the pace here.
To The Face tries to work over Betancourt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betancourt is trying to break the clinch but To The Face is controlling him.
Betancourt misses with a body punch.
To The Face is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
To The Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Betancourt uses good head movement to avoid it.
To The Face working some nice short punches in the clinch.
To The Face is trying to stall.
Elbow To The Face seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Betancourt struggles to land a body shot inside as To The Face controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
To The Face stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from To The Face.
To The Face throws a head punch that misses.

Betancourt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
To The Face doesn't manage to clinch there - Betancourt circles away.
To The Face tries to clinch but Betancourt is having none of it.
To The Face tries to clinch but Betancourt moves out of range.
Betancourt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. To The Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Betancourt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Betancourt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
To The Face looks to clinch

and Betancourt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
To The Face is trying to maintain a safe position but Betancourt gets an underhook and turns To The Face into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
To The Face stalling in the clinch but Betancourt improves position.
To The Face misses with a shot to the kidneys.
To The Face lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
To The Face tries to stall but Betancourt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
To The Face can't find room to land a body shot as Betancourt controls the action.
To The Face pushes Betancourt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betancourt tries to break free but To The Face pushes him back against the cage.
Betancourt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by To The Face.
To The Face is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Betancourt is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elbow To The Face.
To The Face darts in trying to clinch

and Betancourt counters by clinching up.
To The Face looking to stall.
To The Face lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
To The Face fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
To The Face throws a head punch that misses.
To The Face stalling in the clinch but Betancourt improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elbow To The Face.
To The Face tries to clinch but Betancourt is having none of it.
Betancourt keeps the fight on the outside.
To The Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betancourt.
To The Face is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
To The Face tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Betancourt counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - To The Face looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
To The Face wants to clinch up but Betancourt keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elbow To The Face showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on gh Betancourt's cut.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Betancourt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but To The Face manages to avoid it.
To The Face tries to clinch there but Betancourt circles away.
To The Face closes the distance but Betancourt moves to the side

and Betancourt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Betancourt.
To The Face lands on the inside with an uppercut.
To The Face gets through Betancourt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from To The Face fails to land.
To The Face trying to stall but Betancourt improves his position.
To The Face misses with a body punch.
To The Face taking a breather.
Betancourt throws an elbow but it misses.
To The Face misses with a shot to the kidneys.
To The Face lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Betancourt backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
To The Face is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Betancourt is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betancourt is looking to break free of the clinch but To The Face has double underhooks.
To The Face misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betancourt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
To The Face doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Betancourt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Betancourt tries to stall but To The Face uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Betancourt as To The Face tries to tie him up.
To The Face swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Betancourt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
To The Face fails with an attempt to clinch.
Betancourt swats away the attempt to clinch by To The Face.
Betancourt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. To The Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
To The Face looks to clinch
and Betancourt counters with a nice low kick that buckles To The Face's knee momentarily.
To The Face doesn't manage to clinch there - Betancourt circles away.
Good leg kick by Betancourt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

To The Face clinches up with Betancourt and pushes him back against the cage.
To The Face lands with a short shot to the head.
To The Face lands a body punch.
To The Face working aggressively here.
To The Face misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
To The Face throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from To The Face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Betancourt as To The Face tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by To The Face.
To The Face can't find room to land a body shot as Betancourt controls the action.
To The Face lands with a light punch inside.
To The Face lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
To The Face lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
To The Face is trying to maintain a safe position but Betancourt gets an underhook and turns To The Face into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
To The Face lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
To The Face trying to control the position but instead, Betancourt has worked for underhooks and has pushed To The Face into the cage.
Betancourt prevents a body shot from To The Face.
Nice body punch from To The Face.
To The Face stalling in the clinch but Betancourt improves position.
To The Face can't find room to land a body shot as Betancourt controls the action.
Betancourt blocks an uppercut.
To The Face is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Betancourt.
Betancourt misses with the head strike.
gh Betancourt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elbow To The Face is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
To The Face tries to stall but Betancourt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elbow To The Face comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well To The Face has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elbow To The Face!
Elbow To The Face made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Balls Recovery in his post fight interview.