PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Susana Betancourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elbow To The Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Betancourt
vs
To The Face

187 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Brawler
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Susana Betancourt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elbow To The Face!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To The Face tries to clinch

and Betancourt moves into the clinch.
Betancourt avoiding damage.
Betancourt working hard to break the clinch.
Betancourt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of To The Face backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Betancourt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

To The Face gets tackled into the cage by Betancourt. Betancourt maintains the clinch.
Betancourt wants to get back to striking at distance but To The Face won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Betancourt as To The Face tries to tie him up.
To The Face throws a head punch that misses.
To The Face looking to stall.
Betancourt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Betancourt.

Betancourt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Betancourt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
To The Face has a couple of punches blocked by Betancourt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Betancourt is working To The Face over against the cage.
To The Face misses with a punch on the inside.
Betancourt working hard to break the clinch.

Betancourt breaks the clinch.

Betancourt closes the distance and clinches.
Betancourt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from To The Face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Betancourt breaks from the clinch.
To The Face looks to clinch

and Betancourt moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
To The Face looking to stall.
To The Face tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
To The Face scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
To The Face fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
To The Face misses with the head strike.
To The Face blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
To The Face goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
To The Face tries to stall but Betancourt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Betancourt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
To The Face moves to clinch but Betancourt breaks away
and Betancourt counters with a straight right hand.
To The Face tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Betancourt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Betancourt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Betancourt.
To The Face trying to stall but Betancourt improves his position.
To The Face throws a head punch that misses.
Betancourt just leaning against To The Face, taking a breather.
To The Face has a couple of punches blocked by Betancourt.
To The Face tries to work over Betancourt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Betancourt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Betancourt moves into the clinch.
Betancourt just leaning against To The Face, taking a breather.
To The Face misses with a punch on the inside.
To The Face lands a body punch.
To The Face has Betancourt pressed against the cage, preventing Betancourt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Betancourt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Betancourt taking a breather.
To The Face trying to control the position but instead, Betancourt has worked for underhooks and has pushed To The Face into the cage.
A short right from To The Face on the inside.

It looks like Susana Betancourt has been cut.
Betancourt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but To The Face has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betancourt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
To The Face tries to work over Betancourt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from To The Face fails to land.
To The Face misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Susana Betancourt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Susana Betancourt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A punch combination from Betancourt misses.
Susana Betancourt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Betancourt has managed to clinch.
To The Face tries to throw a body punch but Betancourt avoids it by throwing To The Face back against the cage.
To The Face is looking to control Betancourt's arms but Betancourt gets an underhook and turns him. Now To The Face has his back to the cage.
Betancourt scores a nice knee to the body.
Susana Betancourt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from To The Face.

Betancourt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
To The Face closes the distance but Betancourt moves to the side

and Betancourt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Betancourt breaks the clinch.
Betancourt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Betancourt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with To The Face, pushing him back against the cage.

Betancourt breaks from the clinch.

Betancourt clinches up with To The Face and pushes him back against the cage.

Betancourt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betancourt throws a leg kick but To The Face sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Betancourt lands with a slapping head kick.
Betancourt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Betancourt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. To The Face is lucky that one didn't land flush.
To The Face darts in trying to clinch
and Betancourt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Betancourt circles away from the clinch attempt

and Betancourt moves into the clinch.
To The Face stalling in the clinch but Betancourt improves position.

Betancourt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Betancourt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
To The Face looks to clinch

and Betancourt counters by clinching up.
To The Face is looking to control Betancourt's arms but Betancourt gets an underhook and turns him. Now To The Face has his back to the cage.
To The Face avoids a wild elbow strike from Betancourt.
Betancourt wants to break free but To The Face has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from To The Face fails to land.

Betancourt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
To The Face closes the distance looking to clinch
and Betancourt counters with a nice uppercut.
Betancourt throws a push kick but To The Face slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
To The Face tries to close the distance and clinch but Betancourt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
To The Face tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Betancourt counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
To The Face tries to clinch up
and Betancourt counters with a nice uppercut.
To The Face fails with an attempt to clinch.

Betancourt clinches.
Betancourt slows down the pace here.
To The Face taking a breather.
Betancourt blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Betancourt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Betancourt closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
To The Face stalling in the clinch but Betancourt improves position.
To The Face is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
To The Face misses with a body punch.
To The Face has a couple of punches blocked by Betancourt.
To The Face lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Betancourt manages to break the clinch.
To The Face closes the distance but Betancourt moves to the side

and Betancourt counters by clinching up.
To The Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Betancourt uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Betancourt manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
To The Face moves to clinch but Betancourt breaks away
and Betancourt counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Susana Betancourt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Susana Betancourt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Betancourt tries to close the distance and clinch up but To The Face swats him away and circles back towards the center.
To The Face closes the distance but Betancourt moves to the side
and Betancourt counters with a head kick. That will keep To The Face thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
To The Face tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Betancourt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Betancourt.
To The Face looking to slow down the pace here.
To The Face scores with a nice hook to the head.
Betancourt can't break the clinch.
To The Face misses with a punch to the body.
Betancourt is pushing To The Face up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Betancourt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Betancourt circles away from the clinch attempt

and Betancourt counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
To The Face lands with a light punch inside.
Betancourt tries a body shot but To The Face blocks it.
Betancourt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Betancourt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
To The Face is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Betancourt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Betancourt effectively controlling the action here.
Betancourt wants to get back to striking at distance but To The Face won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
To The Face trying to control the position but instead, Betancourt has worked for underhooks and has pushed To The Face into the cage.
Betancourt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from To The Face.

Betancourt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Betancourt moves into the clinch.
Betancourt has had enough of the clinch but To The Face keeps him there for the moment.

Betancourt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Betancourt misses with a head kick.
To The Face closes the distance but Betancourt moves to the side

and Betancourt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
To The Face fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betancourt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Betancourt wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Betancourt.

Betancourt breaks from the clinch.

Betancourt moves into range and clinches up with To The Face.
Betancourt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short left from To The Face.
A short uppercut from To The Face.
A frustrated look appears on Betancourt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
To The Face trying to stall but Betancourt improves his position.
Betancourt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
To The Face working aggressively here.
To The Face taking a breather.
To The Face managing to block the knees to the body from Betancourt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
To The Face tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Betancourt breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Betancourt.
Betancourt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but To The Face paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Betancourt moves into the clinch.
Betancourt blocks an uppercut.
Betancourt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
To The Face is trying to stall.
Betancourt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
To The Face blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from To The Face.
Elbow To The Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Susana Betancourt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
To The Face throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Susana Betancourt.
Well Betancourt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Susana Betancourt!