PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricci Morocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Belfort will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Morocco
vs
Belfort

191 cm
21
213 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
186 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricci Morocco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morocco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morocco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Belfort looks to throw the jab but Morocco is out of range.
Morocco moves in looking to clinch but Belfort pushes him off.

Morocco moves into range and clinches up with Belfort.

Belfort breaks from the clinch.
Morocco thows a body kick. Belfort tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Belfort throws a wild body kick that Morocco sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belfort.
Belfort throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Belfort walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morocco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morocco misses with a straight left.
Belfort misses with a body kick.
Morocco misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Morocco.
Morocco staying out of range there.
Belfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belfort appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belfort lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Ricci Morocco has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belfort dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morocco. That did some damage!
Morocco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morocco misses with a straight left.
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belfort takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belfort looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morocco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morocco ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
Morocco misses with a straight right.
Morocco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morocco gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Belfort counters with a right hand to the body.

Morocco rushes Belfort and presses him up against the cage.
Morocco lands with a short shot to the head.
Morocco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morocco lands a nice uppercut.
Belfort tries a body shot but Morocco blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morocco lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morocco lands a left hand.
Morocco misses with a punch on the inside.

Belfort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belfort connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Morocco.
Morocco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belforts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Jordan Belfort has been cut.
Belfort fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morocco.
A leg kick checked by Morocco.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morocco.
Morocco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morocco throws a powerful right kick. Belfort tried to block low but the kick was high! Belfort was taken right off of his feet! Morocco jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricci Morocco!