PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobra Pardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobra Pardy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Belmont
vs
Pardy

200 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Rising Sun Clothing Co.

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Belmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cobra Pardy!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Belmont moves into the clinch.

Belmont has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Pardy goes down! Belmont dives on top of him - Pardy manages to get guard.

Pardy is rocked!

It looks like Cobra Pardy has been cut.
Pardy trying to keep a closed guard but Belmont is proving a slippery customer.
Pardy is still in real trouble! Can Belmont finish him?
Pardy wants to improve his position but instead Belmont has moved into half guard.
Pardy seems to have recovered his senses.

Belmont escapes and gets back to his feet.
Belmont tries to clinch there but Pardy circles away.
Belmont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pardy throws a right and a left that Belmont avoids nicely.
Belmont tries to clinch there but Pardy circles away.
Pardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Belmont.
Belmont tries to clinch there but Pardy circles away.
Belmont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belmont doesn't manage to clinch there - Pardy circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Belmont tries to clinch there but Pardy circles away.
Belmont fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Belmont has Pardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Belmont keeps control of Pardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belmont lands an elbow just above Pardy 's eye.
Belmont landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belmont.
Nice elbow from Belmont.
Belmont with a knee to the head.
Pardy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Belmont has double underhooks.
Pardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Belmont uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belmont using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belmont using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belmont lands an elbow that stopped Pardy in his tracks for a moment.
Belmont connects with a knee to the head.
Belmont throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pardy can't break the clinch.
Pardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Pardy - that landed with a thud.
Pardy is looking to control Belmont's arms but Belmont gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pardy has his back to the cage.
Belmont with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Cobra Pardy's cut even more.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pardy.

Pardy breaks the clinch.
Pardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belmont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pardy keeps the fight on the outside.

Belmont moves into the clinch successfully.
Belmont lands an elbow that stopped Pardy in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belmont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belmont lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Belmont with a knee to the head.
Belmont lands an elbow inside that Pardy shrugs off.
Belmont lands an elbow inside.
Pardy blocks an elbow strike.
Belmont with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belmont is breathing heavily.
Belmont tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pardy tries to land a knee to the head but Belmont blocks with his arms.
Belmont looking to throw knees to the head but Pardy is blocking nicely.
Pardy stalling in the clinch but Belmont improves position.

Pardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belmont tries to clinch but Pardy moves out of range.
Pardy looks to land a combination but Belmont avoids it well.
Pardy takes a swing at Belmont's ribcage but misses.
Pardy throws a series of punches but Belmont avoids them all with ease.
Belmont tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Pardy does no damage.

Belmont has closed the distance and engaged Pardy in a clinch.
Belmont comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Belmont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pardy's face.
Belmont lands an elbow inside that Pardy shrugs off.
Belmont tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belmont lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Belmont misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Pardy is trying to break the clinch but Belmont has him pressed against the cage.
Belmont lands a knee to the head.
Belmont with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Belmont won't allow it.
Pardy just leaning against Belmont, taking a breather.
Belmont blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belmont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pardy misses with some punches.
Pardy has a couple of punches blocked by Belmont.
Belmont lands a nice elbow.

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

Belmont has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belmont prevents Pardy from breaking the clinch.
Belmont lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belmont lands an elbow that stopped Pardy in his tracks for a moment.
Belmont comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Belmont lands an elbow inside.
Belmont blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Belmont.
Belmont lands an elbow inside.
Pardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Belmont controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Pardy.
Pardy scores with a hook to the body.
Belmont with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Belmont lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Belmont tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pardy blocks the elbow strike.
Pardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belmont tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Pardy scores with a nice short uppercut.

Pardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pardy throws a head kick but Belmont moves out of range.
Belmont dodges the punch combination from Pardy.

Belmont forces Pardy back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Pardy on the inside.
Belmont lands a knee to the head.
Belmont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pardy's face.
Belmont throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Belmont looking to throw knees to the head but Pardy is blocking nicely.
Belmont throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pardy is looking to control Belmont's arms but Belmont gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pardy has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Belmont.
Belmont connects with a knee to the head.
Pardy just leaning against Belmont, taking a breather.
Pardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Belmont won't allow it.
Belmont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belmont lands a damaging elbow.
Belmont lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Belmont dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cobra Pardy'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.

Pardy scores with a leg kick.
Pardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belmont fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Pardy does no damage.
Belmont is looking to clinch but Pardy is avoiding it.
Belmont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belmont tries to clinch there but Pardy circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Belmont gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belmont misses with a knee strike.
Pardy takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmont lands a nice elbow.
Belmont lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pardy fails to land.
Belmont misses with a knee strike.
Belmont blocking some punches.

Pardy manages to break the clinch.
Pardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Belmont clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belmont comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont misses with a knee strike.
Pardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belmont has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Belmont.
Pardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pardy takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Belmont.
Belmont with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belmont has him pressed against the cage.
Pardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Belmont with a knee to the head.
Pardy can't break the clinch.
Belmont gets underhooks to prevent Pardy's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belmont.
Pardy working aggressively here.
Belmont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pardy tries to work over Belmont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belmont lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Belmont.
Belmont blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pardy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belmont is keeping busy.
Belmont connects with a knee to the head.
Belmont lands an elbow inside that Pardy shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Belmont with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Belmont.
Belmont with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belmont has him pressed against the cage.
Pardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Belmont.
Belmont with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belmont blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Belmont.

Pardy breaks the clinch.
Belmont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pardy.
Pardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Pardy throws a nice looking combination but Belmont bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belmont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belmont tries to clinch up but Pardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Belmont wants to clinch up but Pardy keeps it at a distance.
Pardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belmont moves in looking to clinch but Pardy pushes him off.
A punch combination from Pardy misses.
Belmont tries to clinch up but Pardy circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardy throws a series of punches but Belmont avoids them all with ease.
Belmont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Belmont doesn't manage to clinch there - Pardy circles away.
Pardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Belmont.
A big right from Pardy misses.

Belmont has managed to clinch.
Belmont lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Belmont.
Belmont lands a nice elbow.
Pardy stalling in the clinch but Belmont improves position.
Pardy has a couple of punches blocked by Belmont.
Pardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Belmont lands an elbow inside that Pardy shrugs off.
Pardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belmont lands an elbow just above Pardy 's eye.
Belmont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pardy's face.
Pardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belmont misses with a knee strike.
Belmont using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Pardy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belmont.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Belmont lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belmont lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Belmont with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Belmont won't allow it.
Belmont lands a damaging elbow.
Pardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Belmont won't allow it.
Belmont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pardy's face.
Belmont tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pardy misses with some punches.
Pardy can't find room to land a body shot as Belmont controls the action.
Nice elbow from Belmont.
Belmont comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pardy can't break the clinch.
Belmont connects with a knee to the head.
Belmont throws an elbow that misses.
Pardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belmont scores with a knee to the head.
Pardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belmont lands an elbow inside that Pardy shrugs off.
Pardy can't break the clinch.
Belmont lands a damaging elbow.
Belmont lands a damaging elbow.
Belmont using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Pardy fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Belmont dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cobra Pardy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Belmont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belmont doesn't manage to clinch there - Pardy circles away.
Belmont moves in looking to clinch but Pardy pushes him off.
Belmont blocks a head kick by Pardy.
Belmont moves in looking to clinch but Pardy pushes him off.
Pardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belmont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belmont tries to close the distance and clinch but Pardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belmont wants to clinch.
Belmont doesn't manage to clinch there - Pardy circles away.
Pardy misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmont tries to clinch but Pardy is having none of it.
Belmont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Belmont moves into the clinch.
Belmont tries to land a knee to the head but Pardy blocks with his arms.
Belmont lands a damaging elbow.
Pardy missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belmont with a knee to the head.
Belmont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belmont lands a nice elbow.
Belmont keeps control of Pardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belmont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pardy's face.
Belmont lands a damaging elbow.
Belmont lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Belmont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belmont has him pressed against the cage.

Pardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Belmont clinches up with Pardy and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pardy throws an elbow but misses.
Pardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pardy wants to stall.
Belmont with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Belmont.
Belmont tries to land a knee to the head but Pardy blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Belmont.
Pardy is stalling here.
Belmont tries to land a knee to the head but Pardy blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Belmont.
Nice body punch from Pardy - that landed with a thud.
Pardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont blocks an uppercut.
Belmont lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belmont lands a nice elbow.
Belmont lands an elbow that stopped Pardy in his tracks for a moment.

Pardy breaks from the clinch.

Belmont has managed to clinch.
Pardy misses with some punches.
Belmont misses with a knee strike.
Belmont keeps control of Pardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belmont lands a nice elbow.
Belmont with a knee to the head.
Pardy can't break the clinch.
Belmont lands an elbow inside that Pardy shrugs off.
Pardy tries to stall but Belmont uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Belmont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pardy's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Belmont throws an elbow but misses.
Belmont lands an elbow just above Pardy 's eye.
Pardy is looking to control Belmont's arms but Belmont gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pardy has his back to the cage.
Belmont lands a damaging elbow.
Pardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pardy lands a left hand.
Pardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belmont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belmont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simon Belmont has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belmont comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pardy is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmont lands a knee to the head.
Pardy stalling in the clinch but Belmont improves position.
Belmont lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Belmont misses with a knee strike.
Belmont tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pardy wants to break free but Belmont has control.
Nice elbow from Belmont.
Pardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belmont.
Belmont lands a nice elbow.
Pardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belmont blocking some punches.
Pardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Belmont has double underhooks.
Belmont lands a nice elbow.
Belmont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belmont lands an elbow inside.
Belmont comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pardy is trying to break the clinch but Belmont has him pressed against the cage.
Pardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Belmont has double underhooks.
Belmont lands an elbow that stopped Pardy in his tracks for a moment.
Belmont lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Belmont comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Belmont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pardy's face.
Belmont tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belmont looking to throw knees to the head but Pardy is blocking nicely.
Pardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Belmont has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pardy misses with some punches.
Belmont throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pardy has a couple of punches blocked by Belmont.
Pardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Belmont lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belmont throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Belmont lands an elbow inside that Pardy shrugs off.
Belmont throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belmont with a knee to the head.
Pardy working aggressively here.

Pardy breaks the clinch.
Cobra Pardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belmont tries to clinch there but Pardy circles away.
Belmont tries to clinch but Pardy is having none of it.
Pardy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belmont is looking to clinch.
Belmont tries to clinch but Pardy is having none of it.
Pardy throws a sloppy head kick and Belmont moves out of range easily.
Belmont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Belmont closes the distance and clinches.
Belmont lands an elbow that stopped Pardy in his tracks for a moment.
Pardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belmonts head.
Cobra Pardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belmont landing knees to the head.
Belmont lands a knee to the head.
Pardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Belmont uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Belmont showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belmont, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Belmont!