PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hump Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Belto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Face
vs
Belto

193 cm
27
265 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hump Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vito Belto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belto lands a jab to Face's midsection.
Belto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Hump Face has been cut.
Belto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Face clinches.
Face creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belto's defenses.

It looks like Vito Belto has been cut.
Belto has had enough of the clinch but Face keeps him there for the moment.
Belto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Face looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Face with a knee to the head.
Belto is looking to break free of the clinch but Face has double underhooks.
Belto is trying to push Face away but Face has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Our sources have told us that Face has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Belto wants to break free but Face has control.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Face throws an elbow but misses.
Face misses with a knee strike.
Face lands an elbow just above Belto 's eye.
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!
Belto wants to break free but Face has control.
Face tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belto is trying to pull guard but Face has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Face.
Belto blocks an elbow strike.
Belto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Face tries a knee to the head but Belto blocks it.
Face connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belto's face.

That has opened up Vito Belto's cut even more.
Face pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Face has hold of one of Belto's legs. Belto is fighting the takedown attempt but Face gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Face is breathing heavily.
Belto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Face is one step ahead there.

Belto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Face defends well.
Face is working Belto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Face's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Face keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Belto's head.
Face pushing down on Belto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Belto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Belto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belto.

Belto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Face passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Face is nestled in close to Belto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Face connects with a nice short shot to Belto's temple.
Belto tries to get to full guard but Face has control of the leg.
Face looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Face working Belto over with strikes.
Belto regains full guard. Nicely done.

Face drops back looking for a leg! Belto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Belto manages to kick Face off! Face jumps back into Belto's guard.

Belto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Face stands up over Belto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Belto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Face can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Face passes Belto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Face there.
Face prevents Belto from improving his position.
Belto felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Face is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Face working over Belto with some ground and pound. Belto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Face is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Belto gets full guard.
Belto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Face throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Belto preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belto pushing down on Face's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Belto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Face is trying to get back to full guard.
Face could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Belto throwing shots but Face is blocking nicely.

Face looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Belto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Face keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Belto is working for a submission of some sort.
Belto prevents Face from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hump Face dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Face's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Face takes the fight into the clinch.
Face looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Face throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belto takes an elbow to the temple.
Face is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belto can do to turn this around?
Face lands an elbow that stopped Belto in his tracks for a moment.
Face connects with a knee to the head.
Face tries to land a knee to the head but Belto blocks with his arms.

Face is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Belto can't fight it off and eventually Face manages to take the fight to the floor. Belto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Face landing with the ground and pound.
Face is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Belto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Face defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Belto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Face's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Belto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Face drops an elbow to the side of Belto's head.
Face is nestled in close to Belto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Face seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belto wants to improve his position but Face is controlling well.

Face is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Belto defends it well.

Face wants to work for an arm triangle but Belto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Belto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Face pushes down on Belto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Belto is looking for a sweep. Face is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belto actively working from the bottom here.

Belto looking for submissions off his back.
Hump Face overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Face is trying to work for a kimura but Belto is defending well.
Face slips a nice elbow through Belto's hands, connecting with Belto's forehead.
Belto wants to get back to full guard.
Belto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Face landing some decent shots from guard.
Face postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Belto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Face defends it easily.
Face advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Face wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Belto, who protects the arm well.

Face tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Face tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Face working the ground and pound but Belto is defending the strikes.
Belto tries to improve position but can't.

Face tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Face has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Belto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Face off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Belto has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Face has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Face rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Belto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belto trying to pass the guard but Face defending well.
Face makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Face.
Face is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Belto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Belto looking for a sweep. Not yet Belto, not yet.
Face scoring with some ground and pound.
Face postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hump Face dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Belto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Belto duly obliges.

Face gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belto is trying to break free.
Face lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Face gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Face has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Belto regains guard immediately.
Face slips nicely into half guard.
Face scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Belto taking some punishment here, with Face in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Face is nestled in close to Belto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Belto wants to improve his position but Face is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Face working Belto over with strikes.
Belto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Face connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Face lands a nice short elbow.
Face takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Face is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Belto is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hump Face!