PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Federico Lovalente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Belanger
vs
Lovalente

187 cm
25
193 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Powerful

-OVERDOSE Factory-

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Belanger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Lovalente!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belanger on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Joe Belanger has been cut.
Belanger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lovalente takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Belanger.
Lovalente takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Federico Lovalente has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovalente misses with a few strikes there.
Lovalente clobbers Belanger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belanger tries a low kick but Lovalente avoids it.
Lovalente takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lovalente lands with an overhand left.
Lovalente thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Lovalente.
Belanger misses with a low kick.
Belanger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belanger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lovalente looks gassed!
Belanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belanger.
Lovalente chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belanger can pounce on him.
Belanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belanger cracks Lovalente with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lovalente takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Belanger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger's corner calls for a 1-2. Belanger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belanger.
Belanger misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belanger.

Belanger drops Lovalente with a beautiful combination! Lovalente stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Belanger is looking for the KO!

Lovalente is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovalente circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Belanger. Lovalente falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Belanger!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Belanger!
Joe Belanger retains his middleweight title!