PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayne Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bate Pesadão. Cobb is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Hero of Canton. Vitor Belfort has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Belfort
vs
Cobb

183 cm
28
197 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

194 cm
27
198 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jayne Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
Belfort throws a nice looking combination but Cobb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belfort takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Cobb scores with a nice body kick.
Belfort lands with an overhand left.

Belfort clinches.
Belfort cracks Cobb with a nice body shot.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belfort throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cobbs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Cobb.
Cobb digs a right hand underneath Belfort's ribcage. Belfort let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Belfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb pushes Belfort back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobb gets through Belfort's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cobb.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cobb.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belfort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cobb.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Cobb has Belfort pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Cobb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb stalling in the clinch but Belfort improves position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belfort tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belfort backwards.
Belfort's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belfort prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belforts head.
Cobb stalls.
Good body shot from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Belfort is rocked!
Cobb unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Belfort! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cobb is unloading with more strikes now! Belfort drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayne Cobb!