PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bitoy Bellfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellfoot comes to the cage accompanied by Vltava. Vinyard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Here Comes The Pain. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bellfoot
vs
Vinyard

183 cm
30
200 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

185 cm
29
194 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more!

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 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bitoy Bellfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellfoot punishes Vinyard's body with a nice straight punch.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Bellfoot blocks the low kick.
Vinyard loads up on a big right hand but Bellfoot slips the punch.
Vinyard tries to clinch up.
Vinyard throws a chopping leg kick but Bellfoot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bellfoot throws a series of punches but Vinyard avoids them all with ease.
Vinyard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vinyard thuds his right hand into Bellfoot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vinyard throws a solid leg kick but Bellfoot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vinyard.
Vinyard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vinyard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vinyard takes a jab right on the kisser.

Vinyard gets caught napping as Bellfoot dives in and scores a takedown. Vinyard manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bellfoot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vinyard can't keep his opponent in guard - Bellfoot advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellfoot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vinyard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bellfoot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bellfoot trying to control the action but Vinyard is working from the bottom.
Vinyard is looking to control Bellfoot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vinyard avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellfoot is looking to advance position but Vinyard won't allow it.
Bellfoot is keen to just control but Vinyard is a slippery customer.
Vinyard tries to kick Bellfoot off but Bellfoot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bellfoot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bellfoot is looking to take a break and control but Vinyard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vinyard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard tries to get to full guard but Bellfoot has control of the leg.
Vinyard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bellfoot is working away from the top position though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bellfoot swinging wildly here.
Bellfoot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vinyard fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Bellfoot misses.
Bellfoot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.
Bellfoot throws a series of punches but Vinyard moves out of range.
Bellfoot throws a looping overhand right but Vinyard ducks down to avoid it.
Bellfoot keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bellfoot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vinyard misses with a double jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bellfoot checks a leg kick.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Bellfoot ducked under it nicely.
Vinyard misses with a right hand
letting Bellfoot counter with a right hand.
Vinyard throws a leg kick that misses.
Bellfoot slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bellfoot scores with a one two! Vinyard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bellfoot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vinyard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bellfoot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Vinyard does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot throws a right hand that Vinyard ducks under and follows up with a left that Vinyard also avoids with ease.
Bellfoot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vinyard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Bitoy Bellfoot has been cut.
Bellfoot shoots in for a takedown but Vinyard shows good takedown defense.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Bellfoot lands a head shot.
Vinyard misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellfoot keeps the fight on the outside.

Vinyard has managed to clinch.

Bellfoot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinyard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bitoy Bellfoot's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bellfoot blocks a leg kick.
Bellfoot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vinyard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vinyard digs a good hook to Bellfoot's body.
Bellfoot misses with a jab, cross combination.

Vinyard clinches up with Bellfoot and pushes him back against the cage.
Bellfoot avoids a wild elbow strike from Vinyard.
Bellfoot tries a knee to the head but Vinyard blocks it.
Bellfoot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinyard.
Vinyard avoiding damage as Bellfoot throws knees to the body.
Vinyard scores with a shot to the side of Bellfoot's head.
Vinyard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Bellfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.
Vinyard fails to land with a series of punches.
Vinyard misses the body punch
and Bellfoot counters with a series of strikes. Vinyard will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellfoot misses with a low kick.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut
and Bellfoot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch combination from Bellfoot misses.
Vinyard misses with a lunging right hand

and Bellfoot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bellfoot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vinyard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vinyard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bellfoot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bellfoot is looking to get to half guard.
Vinyard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bellfoot gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellfoot is looking to improve his position.
Vinyard is trying to control the action in half guard but Bellfoot is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bellfoot works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vinyard stopping the sweep attempt from Bellfoot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bellfoot is on top in guard.
Bellfoot trying to control but Vinyard is working from the bottom.
Vinyard working a defensive guard here.
Bellfoot tries to free his leg and advance position but Vinyard is retaining full guard.
Bitoy Bellfoot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bellfoot trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard wants to sweep but no luck.
Bellfoot slips nicely into half guard.
Bellfoot is looking to take a break and control but Vinyard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bellfoot with the ground and pound but Vinyard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Vinyard wants to stand but Bellfoot is controlling the position.
Bellfoot advances position into side control!
Bellfoot working the body and head with strikes.

Bellfoot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vinyard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot wants to control but Vinyard is keeping him busy.
Bellfoot works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellfoot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vinyard keeps working.
Bellfoot tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vinyard's legs.
Bellfoot wants to control but Vinyard is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bellfoot tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Bellfoot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vinyard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bitoy Bellfoot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bitoy Bellfoot's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vinyard throws out a loose jab but Bellfoot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellfoot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bitoy Bellfoot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vinyard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bellfoot in his tracks.
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danga de danga de dang - Bellfoot scores with a four punch combination!
Bellfoot misses with a series of wild punches.
Vinyard lands with an overhand left.
A right-left combo lands from Bellfoot.

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

Bellfoot is rocked!

Bitoy Bellfoot's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellfoot ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Oh Bellfoot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bellfoot shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellfoot tries for a takedown but Vinyard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Bellfoot avoids the punch easily.
Bellfoot seems to have got his legs back now.
Bellfoot blocks the body kick.
Bellfoot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vinyard throws a body kick that misses.
Vinyard connects with the punch.
Vinyard tries to clinch there but Bellfoot circles away.
Vinyard pounces like a tiger and cracks Bellfoot with a vicious hook! Bellfoot is down but not out! Vinyard follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.