PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Belton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luther Vega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Belton
vs
Vega

185 cm
29
200 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

182 cm
23
194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Crippler\'s Corner

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luther Vega!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega blocks a leg kick.
Vega avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belton . That did some damage!
Belton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vega takes a swing at Belton 's ribcage but misses.
Belton looks for the body kick but Vega saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Vega.
Belton thumps Vega with a low kick.
Vega throws a poor cross that misses
and Belton counters with a nice leg kick.
Belton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vega.
Vega tries a head kick but it misses.
Vega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Vega checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belton misses with a body kick.
Vega fails with a takedown attempt.
Vega fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Vega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vega throws a low kick, looking for Belton 's leg but Belton calmly moves out of range.
Luther Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belton connects with a single shot there.
Belton motions for Vega to come forward. Belton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vega takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Belton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belton misses the shot to the body.
Belton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vega. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega tries to score with a low kick but Belton moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Belton .

Vega scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belton keeps working.
The ground and pound from Vega seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belton keeps working.
Belton is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Belton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton prevents Vega from improving his position.
Belton is taking a breather. Vega says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Belton prevents Vega from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belton seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Vega tries to roll over but Belton keeps him under control.
Belton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bill Belton just wasn't active enough.
Vega will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bill Belton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Vega.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vega throws a body punch but Belton moves out of range.
Belton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bill Belton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vega takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vega's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belton digs a good hook to Vega's body.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Belton throws a low kick but Vega avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vega takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vega scores with a spinning back kick!
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belton moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Belton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Belton . No joy for Vega on that attempt.
Belton throws a jab when Vega was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Belton - just one landing.
Belton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Belton .
Belton leaves Vega with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vega blocks a head kick by Belton .
Vega fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bill Belton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Vega.
Vega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belton .
Belton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belton wants it to stay on the feet.
Vega throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Belton counters with a nice body kick.
Vega throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belton 's waist but Belton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vega off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Belton .
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vega crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belton - the referee stops the clock and Vega gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belton . Vega manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vega is breathing heavily.
Belton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vega has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vega and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belton connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega. Belton does a little dance to reset his feet.

Vega feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Belton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vega is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belton is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton controlling the position.
Belton trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bill Belton just wasn't active enough.
Vega looks to land a right hand but Belton moved out of range.
Vega moves out of range of the body kick from Belton .
Belton lands a jab to Vega's midsection.
Belton needs to keep his hands up - Vega had a free shot at his head there.
Belton tries a head kick but it misses.
Vega tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vega has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vega is looking to chop away at Belton 's legs.
Belton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belton throws a leg kick which misses Vega's front leg but catches the back leg as Vega tries to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belton .
Belton avoids the head kick by Vega.
Belton avoids the body shot from Vega.
Vega finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vega staying out of range there.
Vega moves out of range as Belton throws a body kick.
Bill Belton is winning the standup battle so far.
Vega misses with a lunging right hand
and Belton counters with a thumping low kick.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Belton .
Good leg kick by Belton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton throws a lazy body kick
and Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Vega there.
Belton scores with a jab to the head.
Belton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vega.
Vega throws a low kick but Belton avoids it.
Belton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vega throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vega chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belton can pounce on him.
Belton checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belton . Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Belton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A clash of legs there as Belton blocks the low kick.
Vega swings for the body but Belton moves out of range.
Vega moves out of range of the body kick from Belton .
Vega needs to keep his hands up - Belton had a free shot at his head there.
Vega stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belton .
Vega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belton 's head backwards.
Vega needs to keep his hands up - Belton had a free shot at his head there.
Vega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vega fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Belton , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Belton moves out of range as Vega strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vega throws a hook but Belton avoids it easily.
Belton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A shot to the liver by Belton . Beautiful body shot.
Belton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vega. That did some damage!
Vega has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belton .
Belton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vega thows a body shot but no joy.
Belton throws a front kick aimed at Vega's knee but Vega avoids it well.
Belton lands the left hand.
Belton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belton is looking to land body kicks.
Belton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belton catches Vega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton lands a leg kick that knocks Vega off balance momentarily.
Belton throws out a leg kick but Vega moves out of range and Belton only half commits.
Vega throws a big shot that misses.
Vega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Belton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Belton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vega throws a right hand that Belton ducks under and follows up with a left that Belton also avoids with ease.
Belton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vega momentarily.
Belton takes a swing at Vega's ribcage but misses.
Vega fails with a takedown attempt.
Belton throws a looping overhand right but Vega ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Belton tenderised Vega's leg. Vega is trying to keep his angry face on.
Belton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belton lands a leg kick that knocks Vega off balance momentarily.
Belton swings for the body but Vega moves out of range.
Belton walks into a left hand.
Belton lands a leg kick that knocks Vega off balance momentarily.
Vega throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belton , right into the meat.
Belton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vega moves away.
Belton connects with a solid leg kick.
Vega checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belton lands with a straight right. Vega didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belton lands a nice looking body shot.
Belton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Belton tries a head kick but it misses.
Belton tests Vega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vega on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belton . Belton obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vega shoots in for a takedown but Belton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Luther Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill Belton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Vega.
A good leg kick by Belton .

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Belton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belton , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Belton !
After winning the bout, Bill Belton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.