PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bomstaerk (ranked 1922 p4p, 1551 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 200 p4p, 163 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bomstaerk
vs
Belvedere

188 cm
39
154
31 - 23 - 0

168 cm
34
165
16 - 15 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bomstaerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomstaerk throws a chopping leg kick but Belvedere manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belvedere displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bomstaerk.

Bomstaerk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Belvedere controls Bomstaerk momentarily but Bomstaerk frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bomstaerk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Belvedere looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomstaerk slips nicely into half guard.
Bomstaerk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Belvedere looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belvedere tries to roll over but Bomstaerk keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere is not content to let Bomstaerk control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Belvedere is defending against the submission attempts here by Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Belvedere is not content to let Bomstaerk control the position.
Ground and pound from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bomstaerk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've been hearing that Bomstaerk has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bomstaerk is taking a breather. Belvedere 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.
Belvedere wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bomstaerk wants to take a breather but Belvedere is having none of it.
Bomstaerk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belvedere has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bomstaerk is working away from the top position though.
Bomstaerk is keen to just control but Belvedere is a slippery customer.
Belvedere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bomstaerk is trying to control. Belvedere wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bomstaerk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Belvedere kicks Bomstaerk off and gets back to his feet.
Bomstaerk throws a leg kick
and Belvedere counters with a nice uppercut.
Bomstaerk misses with an uppercut. Belvedere saw that one coming.
Belvedere flicks out a counter leg kick but Bomstaerk steps away.
Bomstaerk looks to land a combination but Belvedere avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk misses with a left hand
and Belvedere counters with a left and a right that stings Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bomstaerk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Belvedere counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as Bomstaerk blocks the low kick.
A big left from Belvedere misses.
Bomstaerk attempts a counter takedown but Belvedere avoids it well and moves away.
Belvedere throws a lazy right hand but Bomstaerk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belvedere dodges the punch combination from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bomstaerk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belvedere connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bobby Bomstaerk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomstaerk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belvedere circles away quickly and effectively.
Bomstaerk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belvedere attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bomstaerk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belvedere.
Bomstaerk changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bomstaerk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belvedere sprawls well. Belvedere wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bomstaerk gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bomstaerk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belvedere tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bomstaerk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belvedere listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Bomstaerk drives through with a takedown into Belvedere's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Belvedere is trying to control the position but Bomstaerk postures up.
Bomstaerk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Belvedere avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bomstaerk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bomstaerk postures up.

Bomstaerk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belvedere has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bomstaerk has managed to get both his arms back between Belvedere's legs - danger averted.

Belvedere is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bomstaerk is aware though and is defending well.
Bomstaerk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richmond Belvedere will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bomstaerk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bomstaerk misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Belvedere to counter with a crisp jab.
Belvedere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Bomstaerk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belvedere throws the left hand but Bomstaerk avoids the punch easily.
Bomstaerk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belvedere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomstaerk misses with a left hand
enabling Belvedere to counter with a crisp jab.

Bomstaerk is rocked!
Belvedere leaves Bomstaerk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bomstaerk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bomstaerk or perhaps it was just good defense by Belvedere, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomstaerk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belvedere sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bomstaerk throws a jab when Belvedere was well out of range.
Bomstaerk throws a body punch but Belvedere moves out of range.
Nice cross by Belvedere.
Belvedere throws a hook but Bomstaerk blocks it.
Belvedere slips a jab from Bomstaerk.
A little jabbing left from Belvedere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bomstaerk misses with a jab to the body
and Belvedere counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Bomstaerk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belvedere gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bomstaerk seems to have got his legs back now.

Belvedere rushes Bomstaerk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Belvedere pushes off an throws an elbow but Bomstaerk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Belvedere lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bomstaerk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Belvedere prevents the takedown attempt.
Bomstaerk tries for a takedown but Belvedere manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bomstaerk is fighting off a takedown attempt but Belvedere is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bomstaerk to the mat. Bomstaerk regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belvedere prevents Bomstaerk from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomstaerk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belvedere slips nicely into half guard.
Bomstaerk wants to control but Belvedere is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Belvedere seems to be looking for submissions.
Belvedere wants to pass the guard but Bomstaerk is defending well.

Belvedere is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Belvedere scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Bomstaerk makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Belvedere shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Belvedere was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Bomstaerk throws Belvedere to one side and escapes!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk misses with a body shot.

Bomstaerk drives through with a takedown into Belvedere's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bomstaerk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belvedere utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bobby Bomstaerk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bomstaerk trying to control the position from guard on top but Belvedere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Belvedere is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bomstaerk frees his head nicely. Oh but Belvedere has switched to an armbar! Bomstaerk is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Richmond Belvedere!
Richmond Belvedere opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.