PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MARCELO DOURADO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DOURADO comes into the arena with Ong-Bak Remix blaring out of the sound system. Belfort has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

DOURADO
vs
Belfort

193 cm
23
204 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

183 cm
24
190 lbs
2 - 16 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MARCELO DOURADO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort throws a head kick but DOURADO moves out of range.
Belfort looks gassed!
Belfort tries to clinch up but DOURADO circles away and keeps his distance.
DOURADO lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

DOURADO closes the distance and clinches.
DOURADO comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Victor Belfort has been cut.
DOURADO leaning his opponent against the cage.

DOURADO breaks from the clinch.

Nice combo by DOURADO! Oh, that's hurt him - Belfort falls to the canvas and DOURADO follows him into side control.

Belfort is rocked!
DOURADO scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Belfort is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and DOURADO can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MARCELO DOURADO!