PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rzic
vs
Belmont

189 cm
31
186 lbs
15 - 8 - 2

180 cm
38
161 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marko Rzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rzic misses with a body kick.
Belmont lands a jab to the nose.
Belmont throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belmont tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rzic was well out of range. Poor timing from Belmont.
Belmont throws a hook but Rzic avoids it easily.
Belmont misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Belmont.
Rzic tries to bum rush Belmont with a series of wild strikes but Belmont uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rzic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rzic is looking to counter the offense by Belmont and move into the clinch.
Rzic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belmonts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Belmont.
Belmont scoring well with a low kick there.
Rzic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Belmont with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rzic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belmont throws a right hand that misses
and Rzic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Belmont really felt that one!
Belmont waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rzic.
Rzic throws a leg kick
and Belmont cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belmont throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Belmont throws out a loose jab but Rzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Belmont tries to get set, Rzic tries to push him back and clinch up but Belmont manages to avoid the attempt.
Rzic avoids the body shot from Belmont.
Rzic throws a leg kick which misses Belmont's front leg but catches the back leg as Belmont tries to avoid it.
Rzic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rzic misses with an uppercut.
Belmont swings for the body but Rzic moves out of range.
Belmont avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Rzic closes the distance and clinches.

Belmont pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belmont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rzic moves away.
Belmont cracks a nice hook into Rzic's ribs.
Belmont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belmont loads up on a big right hand but Rzic slips the punch.
Rzic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belmont.
Belmont scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rzic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belmont looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic looks for the body kick but Belmont saw that one coming.
Rzic throws a hook to the side of Belmont's head but Belmont sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belmont on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rzic. That's going to slow Belmont down.
Belmont takes one on the button.

Rzic closes the distance and pushes Belmont back into the ropes.
Rzic taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rzic.
Belmont has a couple of punches blocked by Rzic.
A nice left hand lands by Rzic.
Belmont blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belmont wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Rzic breaks the clinch.
Belmont scores with a kick to the body.
Rzic takes one on the button.
Belmont throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Augustus Belmont will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Belmont thuds his right hand into Rzic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rzic tries to land a front kick but Belmont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rzic avoids the body shot from Belmont.
Belmont with a hook.
Rzic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belmont darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Belmont with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rzic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belmont throws a looping overhand right but Rzic ducks down to avoid it.
Rzic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belmont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rzic.
Rzic's corner calls for a 1-2. Rzic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Rzic darts in and clinches Belmont up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Rzic.
Belmont tries to circle away but Rzic has him pinned against the ropes.
Belmont blocks a body shot from Rzic.
Rzic pushes Belmont back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rzic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic tries to throw a body punch but Belmont avoids it by throwing Rzic back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rzic.
Belmont prevents a body shot from Rzic.
Rzic trying to control the position but instead, Belmont has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rzic into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Belmont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rzic.
Rzic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belmont backwards.
Belmont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rzic misses with a punch to the body.

Rzic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rzic misses with an uppercut.
Rzic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rzic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belmont is out of range and Rzic settles back down.
Belmont lunges at Rzic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rzic's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Belmont cracks Rzic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belmont misses with an uppercut
and Rzic counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Rzic.
Rzic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rzic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belmont was well out of range. Poor timing from Rzic.
Belmont fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rzic.
Belmont throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rzic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Rzic takes the fight into the clinch.
Belmont throws a punch but it's blocked by Rzic.

Belmont breaks from the clinch.
Belmont slips under a jab from Rzic.
Belmont misses with a hook.
Belmont checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Belmont releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rzic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Rzic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Rzic thows a leg kick but Belmont checks it
and Belmont counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belmont with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rzic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Rzic.
Augustus Belmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belmont lands with a nice body punch.
Belmont on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rzic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Belmont scores with a nice strike.
Rzic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rzic misses with a kick to the body.
Belmont scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belmont fails to land with a series of punches.
Belmont keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rzic.
Rzic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belmont misses with a body kick.
Augustus Belmont seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rzic staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Rzic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rzic throws a body shot but no joy.
Rzic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Rzic.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belmont scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Rzic forces Belmont back against the ropes and clinches.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.
Belmont fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic stalling in the clinch but Belmont improves position.
Belmont digs a right hand underneath Rzic's ribcage. Rzic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Rzic.
Rzic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Belmont is trying to break free.
Rzic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rzic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belmont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic lands with a short shot to the head.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rzic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belmont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rzic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Belmont lands a nice shot to the body.
Rzic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belmont counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Belmont throws a right and a left that Rzic avoids nicely.
Belmont misses the jab.
Belmont lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belmont keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belmont throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rzic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Belmont.
Belmont lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rzic needs to keep his hands up - Belmont had a free shot at his head there.
Belmont lands a front kick.
Rzic loads up on a big right hand but Belmont slips the punch.
Rzic misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Belmont really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rzic checks a leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Belmont. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rzic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belmont smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Belmont cracks a nice hook into Rzic's ribs.
Rzic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Decent striking displayed by Belmont there.
Rzic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belmont moves forwards but Rzic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rzic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belmont.
Belmont misses with an uppercut. Rzic saw that one coming.
Jab from Belmont.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmont tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rzic was well out of range. Poor timing from Belmont.
Rzic scores with a leg kick.
Rzic misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belmont.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belmont checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic throws a solid leg kick but Belmont takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rzic.
A little jabbing left from Belmont on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rzic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belmont is out of range and Rzic settles back down.
A big right from Belmont misses.
Belmont's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rzic under the eye.
Belmont throws a body shot but no joy.
Rzic keeps Belmont at a distance using the push kick.
Belmont's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rzic under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Belmont misses the target.
Rzic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rzic misses with a body kick.
Belmont checks the leg kick.
Belmont cracks Rzic with an open hand slap.
Belmont scores with a shot to the body.
Belmont has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rzic.
Rzic throws the left hand but Belmont avoids the punch easily.
Rzic looks to throw the jab but Belmont is out of range.
Rzic 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 two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Belmont throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belmont on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rzic misses with a low kick.
Belmont digs a good hook to Rzic's body.
The crowd cheers as Belmont lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rzic doesn't seem phased though.
Belmont throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rzic.
Rzic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rzic blocks a jab.
Rzic tries to clinch
and Belmont counters with a stiff right hand.
Rzic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belmont walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rzic.
Rzic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belmont has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rzic avoids the body shot from Belmont.
Rzic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rzic feints and then cracks Belmont's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belmont down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Augustus Belmont will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rzic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Belmont misses with a looping right.
Rzic misses with a leg kick.
Belmont throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belmont scores with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Belmont blocks the low kick.
Belmont scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belmont 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 Rzic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rzic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belmont misses with a wild body shot.
Belmont throws a low kick but Rzic moves out of range easily.
Belmont blocks a low kick nicely.
Rzic throws a looping overhand right but Belmont ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rzic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belmont slips a jab from Rzic.
Belmont ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont connects with a nice looking jab.
Belmont rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belmont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belmont throws a right hand that Rzic ducks under and follows up with a left that Rzic also avoids with ease.
Rzic throws a low kick but Belmont moves out of range easily.
Belmont lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rzic at a distance.
Belmont scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Belmont misses with a body shot.
Rzic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rzic moves out of range of the strikes.
Belmont goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belmont lands a nice looking body shot.
Rzic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belmont lands with a straight right. Rzic didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rzic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Rzic misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Belmont checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rzic throws a right and a left that Belmont avoids nicely.
Rzic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belmont throws a jab but it's blocked by Rzic.
Belmont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belmont throws a lazy right hand but Rzic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rzic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Belmont slips a jab from Rzic.
Belmont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rzic.
Rzic clobbers Belmont with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rzic misses with a body kick.
Belmont only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rzic slips under a jab.
Marko Rzic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rzic slips a jab from Belmont.
Belmont checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Belmont.
Belmont just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRzic.
Rzic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Belmont comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Belmont 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustus Belmont!
During a confident post fight interview, Augustus Belmont thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.