PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Belanger
vs
Cage

187 cm
31
193 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

192 cm
25
197 lbs
16 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Belanger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Cage!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belanger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belanger moves out of range of the body kick from Cage.
Belanger thows a leg kick but Cage checks it
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Belanger moves out of range easily.
Cage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Belanger lands a jab.
Cage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Belanger tenderised Cage's leg. Cage is trying to keep his angry face on.
A leg kick checked by Cage.
Belanger blocks a head kick by Cage.
Cage on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cage throws a head kick but Belanger moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belanger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belanger digs a good hook to Cage's body.
Cage staying out of range there.
Cage blocks a head kick by Belanger.
Joe Belanger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage misses with a two punch combination.
Belanger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belanger misses with a low kick as Cage jumps back.
Belanger throws a leg kick which misses Cage's front leg but catches the back leg as Cage tries to avoid it.
Belanger tries to land a front kick but Cage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belanger looks for the body kick but Cage saw that one coming.
Joe Belanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belanger avoids the head kick by Cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belanger scores with a head kick.
Cage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belanger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Cage fails with the takedown.
Joe Belanger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Cage.
Belanger misses the jab.
Belanger throws a leg kick but Cage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belanger throws the kick towards the body but Cage avoids it.
A big left from Belanger misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belanger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cage's sensitive parts.
Cage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cage moves out of range of the body kick from Belanger.
Cage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Cage misses.
Cage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cage checks a leg kick.
Belanger throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Belanger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belanger lands a jab to the nose.
Belanger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belanger throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belanger lands an overhand right.
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!
Belanger scores with a nice right hand.
Belanger scores with a spinning back kick!
Belanger thumps Cage with a low kick.
Belanger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belanger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Belanger wants to land a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
Cage throws a right hand that Belanger ducks under and follows up with a left that Belanger also avoids with ease.
Belanger looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
A big right from Cage misses.
Cage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belanger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belanger throws a sloppy head kick and Cage moves out of range easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Belanger blocks a head kick by Cage.
Cage shoots in but Belanger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cage shoots in looking for a takedown but Belanger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cage is trying desperately to land a takedown but Belanger is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cage.
Belanger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belanger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Belanger.
Belanger lunges at Cage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cage's hand.
Cage throws a leg kick but Belanger moved away.
Cage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Belanger pinned against the cage. Belanger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cage looks gassed!
A jab from Belanger finds it's way through Cage's defenses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belanger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belanger.
Belanger scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Belanger lands a glancing blow to the side of Cage's head.
Belanger lands a nice shot to the body.
Belanger throws a nice head kick!
Belanger lands a glancing blow to the side of Cage's head.
Belanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belanger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belanger scores with a hook to the body. Cage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Belanger blocks the leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cage avoids the head kick by Belanger.
Belanger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Cage is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belanger - the referee stops the clock and Cage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belanger. Cage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Belanger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cage if he has to take too many more of those.
Cage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belanger checks it well.
Belanger misses the shot to the body.
Belanger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cage. That did some damage!
Belanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belanger misses with a head kick.
Belanger lands a head kick!
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cage blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Belanger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belanger.
Belanger lands a jab to Cage's midsection.
Cage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Belanger.
Good leg kick by Belanger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belanger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cage's calf.
Belanger just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belanger.
Belanger misses with the combination.
Cage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Belanger misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belanger lands a nice looking body kick.
Belanger lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Belanger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Belanger is looking to slow Cage down with leg kicks.
Nick Cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage misses with a body kick.

Cage drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belanger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cage trying to control the position from guard on top but Belanger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belanger wants to sweep but no luck.
Cage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belanger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belanger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cage is looking to work some ground and pound but Belanger has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage looking to pass the guard.
Cage throws a strike but Belanger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Belanger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Belanger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Belanger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Belanger wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Belanger.
Cage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belanger.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belanger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cage in his tracks.
Cage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Belanger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belanger tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage misses with a body kick.
Belanger cracks the inside of Cage's front leg.
Cage shoots in looking for a takedown but Belanger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cage is breathing heavily.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Belanger's shoulder, as Belanger tries to avoid the shot.
Cage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Belanger.
Cage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belanger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a hook but Belanger blocks it.
Cage needs to keep his hands up - Belanger had a free shot at his head there.
Belanger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belanger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belanger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cage is looking to land body kicks.
Belanger lands a high kick!
Belanger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Belanger lands a big head kick that sends Cage tumbling to the mat! Belanger takes a step backwards and waves Cage back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cage is still on wobbly legs! Can Belanger finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belanger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belanger drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cage right on the button. Cage goes down! Belanger follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Belanger gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Belanger!
Joe Belanger retains his middleweight title!