PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton has chosen Bonfire as his entrance music. Richard Hamilton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Belfort
vs
Hamilton

186 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belfort.
A jab lands there for Belfort.
Belfort avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belfort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belfort throws a jab when Hamilton was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hamilton. Those never looked like landing.
Hamilton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hamilton scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort scores with a hook to the body. Hamilton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hamilton defending well as Belfort loads up on a big left hand.
Belfort tries to clinch up but Hamilton circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Hamilton. That snapped Belfort's head back.
Hamilton thuds his right hand into Belfort's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hamilton misses with the combination.

Hamilton lands a left and a right that send Belfort crashing to the mat, dazed. Hamilton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Belfort is rocked!

It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Belfort looks to land a right hand but Hamilton moved out of range.
Hamilton moves out of range as Belfort strikes.
Hamilton misses with a wild combination.
Belfort scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hamilton takes a swing at Belfort's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Belfort misses.
Belfort cracks Hamilton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hamilton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belfort throws a big shot that misses.
Hamilton fails to land with a series of punches.
Belfort slips a jab and a cross from Hamilton.
Hamilton misses with a body shot.
Hamilton throws a series of punches but Belfort avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Hamilton.
A jab from Hamilton misses.

Hamilton closes the distance and clinches.
Belfort misses with some punches.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belfort misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Hamilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamilton looks gassed!
Jab, jab by Belfort - just one landing.
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!
Hamilton slips under a jab.
Belfort slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort jabs Hamilton right on the nose. Hamilton blinks but takes it well.
Belfort cracks Hamilton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hamilton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belfort blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belfort misses with a looping right.
Belfort throws out a powerful jab.
Belfort displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamilton throws out the jab.
Hamilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamilton takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belfort.
Belfort tries to clinch but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton staying out of range there.
Hamilton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Belfort lands a lovely overhand right.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Hamilton circles away.
Hamilton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Hamilton is rocked!

Hamilton closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hamilton looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Belfort stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Belfort scores with a jab to the head.
Hamilton is still on wobbly legs! Can Belfort finish him?
Hamilton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Belfort is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Belfort drops Hamilton with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hamilton! Belfort dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Belfort!