PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwan Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bu comes to the cage accompanied by Fearless - Jay Chou. 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!

Bu
vs
Belt

175 cm
28
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwan Bu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt tries for a takedown but Bu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bu tries to clinch but Belt moves out of range.

Bu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Belt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bu walks away with a smile on his face. Belt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Belt has a takedown stuffed.
Kwan Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Belt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belt is working for takedown but Bu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Belt is trying to pull guard but Bu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Belt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bu avoiding damage.
Belt tries for a takedown but Bu manages to get underhooks.
Bu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bu lands an elbow that stopped Belt in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Red Belt has been cut.
Bu throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Bu.
Bu misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Belt letting Bu take a breather here.
Belt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bu prevents it.
Bu avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kwan Bu.
Bu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belt.
Bu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bu has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Bu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt is trying to drag Bu to the mat but Bu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bu slowing the pace effectively.
Bu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belt's defenses.
Belt is looking for a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belt looks gassed!
Belt being controlled against the cage.
Belt tries to score a body lock takedown but Bu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Belt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bu smiles and moves away.
Bu leaves Belt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu wants to clinch up but Belt keeps it at a distance.
Belt avoids the head kick by Bu.

Belt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bu is trying to maintain the position but Belt is very close to passing his half guard.
Bu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bu is trying to keep Belt in close.

Bu has his foot on Belt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belt works his way back into a safe position though.
Bu pulls Belt in close to prevent any damage.
Bu wants to sweep here but Belt controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu keeping moving, preventing Belt from controlling successfully.
Bu wants to sweep here but Belt controlling him for the moment.
Belt scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bu is keeping the position for now.
Belt is fighting to break Bu's control of his arms but Bu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Belt prevents Bu from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Belt manages to get himself to full guard.
Belt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Belt can't keep his opponent in guard - Bu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwan Bu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Red Belt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bu lands a head kick. Belt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Bu has Belt up against the cage in a clinch.

Belt gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Belt wants to control from the top but Bu keeps moving.

Bu pushes Belt off and scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Belt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That has opened up Red Belt's cut even more.
Belt shoots in and drives through. Bu sprawls well.
Belt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bu slaps away a takedown attempt from Belt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kwan Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Belt.
Belt is breathing heavily.

Bu drives through and clinches with Belt against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu looking to throw knees to the head but Belt is blocking nicely.
Bu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bu misses with a knee to the head.
Bu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Belt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belt wants a takedown but no success here.
Bu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bu misses with a knee to the head.
Bu wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Bu.
Belt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bu is defending well.
Belt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bu fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt shoots in for a double leg but Bu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Bu.
Bu misses with a head kick.
Bu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Belt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bu is looking to clinch but Belt is avoiding it.
Belt misses with a takedown

and Bu counters by clinching up.
Belt letting Bu take a breather here.
Bu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bu with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu lands a good knee to the midsection. Belt won't want to take too many of those.
Bu tries to land a knee to the head but Belt blocks with his arms.
Bu scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Red Belt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Belt is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bu can't fight it off and eventually Belt manages to take the fight to the floor. Bu looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Belt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Belt has managed to get both his arms back between Bu's legs - danger averted.

Belt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bu working a defensive guard here.

Bu has his foot on Belt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belt works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belt connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bu is trying to keep Belt in close.
Bu looking to control but Belt passes into half guard.

Belt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belt.
Bu is looking to control Belt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bu avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belt tries to pass to full mount but Bu defends it.
Bu gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwan Bu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Red Belt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bu tries to clinch there but Belt circles away.
Bu is looking to clinch.
Belt shoots in looking for a takedown. Bu tries to sprawl out of it but Belt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bu moves into the clinch successfully.
Bu trying to control the position but instead, Belt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bu into the cage.
Belt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bu pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck for Belt with that takedown attempt.
Kwan Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Belt.
Bu tries to clinch but Belt is having none of it.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belt paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt keeps the fight on the outside.
Belt shoots in but Bu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Belt shoots in but no luck this time.
Belt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bu closes the distance looking to clinch

so Belt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Belt throws a strike but Bu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Belt can't keep his opponent in guard - Bu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Bu gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belt somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bu moves into the clinch successfully.
Bu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kwan Bu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee calls for Bu to work.
Belt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belt blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu lands a damaging elbow.
Bu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Belt is trying to pull guard but Bu has him pressed against the cage.
Belt wants a takedown.
Bu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bu tries a knee to the head but Belt blocks it.

Belt manages to pull guard.
Kwan Bu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bu stands and throws Belt's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Bu has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Belt is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bu yanks on the arm and Belt is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kwan Bu!
Kwan Bu is the new middleweight champion!
Kwan Bu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.