PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Freddy Wilder has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Wilder
vs
Belanger

182 cm
25
194 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

187 cm
23
193 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Belanger!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Wilder catches Belanger right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Joe Belanger has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Wilder misses the target.
Belanger staying out of range there.
Belanger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belanger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Belanger.
Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belanger.
Belanger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belanger throws a sloppy head kick and Wilder moves out of range easily.
Belanger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belanger misses with a wild body shot.
Belanger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belanger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder scores with a decent looking hook.
Wilder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belanger at a distance.
Wilder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belanger's head.
Belanger cracks the inside of Wilder's front leg.
Wilder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Belanger.
Belanger lands a high kick!
Wilder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belanger manages to avoid it.
Joe Belanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger cracks Wilder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wilder is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Belanger.
Wilder scores with a hook to the body. Belanger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belanger lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belanger.
Wilder tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belanger connects with a crisp jab.
Belanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belanger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belanger is looking to slow Wilder down with leg kicks.
Belanger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilder moves away.
Wilder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belanger.
Wilder takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belanger looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
Belanger scores with a shot to the body.
Belanger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belanger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belanger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belanger lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belanger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belanger tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belanger.
Belanger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belanger. Belanger obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belanger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Belanger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wilder avoids the head kick by Belanger.
Belanger moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Belanger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belanger throws a lazy right hand but Wilder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belanger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wilder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belanger.
Belanger throws a jab when Wilder was well out of range.
Belanger lands with a slapping head kick.
Belanger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilder rather than just go for the knockout.
Belanger thows a body kick. Wilder tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Belanger is looking to slow Wilder down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belanger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belanger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belanger.
Nice straight punches there by Belanger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belanger.
Wilder blocks a head kick by Belanger.
Wilder throws a jab when Belanger was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belanger, right into the meat.
Belanger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilder.
Wilder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belanger throws a body punch but Wilder moves out of range.
Belanger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belanger.
Wilder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belanger can pounce on him.
Belanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belanger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belanger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Belanger tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilder slips under a jab from Belanger.
Crunch! Belanger slams his shin into Wilder's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belanger throws a sloppy head kick and Wilder moves out of range easily.
Belanger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belanger lands with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Wilder.
A head kick misses from Belanger.
Wilder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilder misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Wilder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
Belanger scores with a nice right hand.
Belanger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belanger scores with a kick to the body.
Wilder misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belanger, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belanger lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belanger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belanger looks to throw the jab but Wilder is out of range.
Belanger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belanger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilder's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Belanger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Belanger's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Belanger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Belanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belanger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Belanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belanger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belanger thuds his shin into the meat of Wilder's side.
Belanger thumps Wilder with a low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wilder might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Belanger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joe Belanger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belanger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wilder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belanger was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilder.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belanger.
Belanger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belanger connects with a crisp jab.
Wilder takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick from Belanger lands but Wilder takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilder walks forward, straight into a front kick from Belanger.
Belanger scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilder will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Belanger as he connects with a hook.
Belanger lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belanger. Belanger obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belanger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belanger.
Belanger lands with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wilder crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belanger - the referee stops the clock and Wilder gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belanger. Wilder manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Belanger lands a head kick!
A swing and a miss from Belanger.
Belanger lands with a kick to the temple. Wilder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wilder moves out of range of the body kick from Belanger.
Belanger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Belanger slams his shin into Wilder's torso.
Wilder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belanger throws a predictable looking body shot
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Belanger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belanger avoids the body shot from Wilder.
Belanger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilder. That did some damage!
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belanger, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belanger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belanger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Belanger.
Belanger stuns Wilder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belanger throws a body punch but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belanger, right into the meat.
Belanger thuds his shin into the meat of Wilder's side.
Belanger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belanger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belanger. Belanger obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Belanger.
Belanger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belanger thumps Wilder with a low kick.
Belanger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belanger. Belanger obviously looking to wear him down.
Belanger connects with a solid leg kick.
Belanger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belanger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wilder if he has to take too many more of those.
Belanger scoring well with a low kick there.
Belanger scores with a leg kick.
Wilder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belanger manages to avoid it.
Belanger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wilder momentarily.
Wilder thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belanger can pounce on him.
Belanger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belanger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Belanger misses with a wild body shot.
Belanger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belanger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to de liver by Belanger. Beautiful body shot.
Belanger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wilder's head.
Belanger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belanger.
Belanger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wilder will feel that in the morning.
Belanger moves away from the strike by Wilder.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belanger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belanger.
Crunch! Belanger slams his shin into Wilder's torso.
Wilder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belanger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belanger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Belanger.
Belanger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belanger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belanger.
Belanger scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belanger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilder takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belanger.
Wilder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belanger lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Belanger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Belanger's cut.
That's time! Wilder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Belanger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belanger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilder.
Belanger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilder throws out a loose jab but Belanger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Belanger moved out of range nicely.
Belanger tries to work over Wilder's front leg with a kick but Wilder checks it.
Belanger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belanger throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belanger. That's going to slow Wilder down.
Belanger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Wilder misses.
Belanger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilder tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belanger throws a head kick but Wilder moves out of range.
Belanger lands a nice looking body kick.
Belanger fakes the leg kick and cracks Wilder in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belanger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilder has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Belanger.
Belanger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belanger. That's going to slow Wilder down.
Belanger thows a body kick. Wilder tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Belanger scores with a leg kick.
Belanger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belanger. That's going to slow Wilder down.
Wilder moves out of range of the body kick from Belanger.
Wilder cracks a nice hook into Belanger's ribs.
Nice shot by Wilder.
Wilder throws a body punch but Belanger moves out of range.
Belanger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Belanger lands with a nice body kick.
Belanger misses with a head kick.
Wilder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Belanger.
Belanger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belanger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilder to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Belanger slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belanger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger is looking to chop away at Wilder's legs.
Belanger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belanger thows a body kick. Wilder tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wilder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belanger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilder.
Wilder takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wilder takes a kick to the side of the head.
Belanger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Belanger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belanger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belanger can pounce on him.
Belanger connects with a solid leg kick.
Belanger lands a high kick!
Wilder defending well as Belanger loads up on a big left hand.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Belanger moved out of range nicely.
Belanger misses with a double jab
and Wilder counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belanger throws a solid leg kick but Wilder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belanger.
Wilder jabs Belanger right on the nose. Belanger blinks but takes it well.
Wilder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belanger.
Belanger with a jab.
Belanger throws out a loose jab but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilder throws a looping overhand right but Belanger ducks down to avoid it.
Belanger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wilder will feel that in the morning.
Belanger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilder.
Belanger lands a really nice looking cross but Wilder seems unphased.
Wilder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belanger was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilder.
Belanger feints and then cracks Wilder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilder down.
Wilder cracks a nice hook into Belanger's ribs.
Wilder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belanger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wilder's head.
Belanger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wilder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belanger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wilder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belanger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belanger. Belanger obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Belanger - that will leave a mark!
Wilder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belanger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belanger scoring well with a low kick there.
Belanger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilder's sensitive parts.
Belanger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilder misses the jab.
Wilder slips a jab and a cross from Belanger.
Joe Belanger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bone on bone clash there as Wilder blocks the leg kick.
Belanger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
Freddy Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belanger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilder.
Belanger connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belanger moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Good leg kick by Belanger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belanger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilder at a distance.
Belanger lands with a kick to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Belanger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belanger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Joe Belanger!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Joe Belanger!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Joe Belanger!

Joe Belanger wins by unanimous decision!