PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Sanford and Son. Betlach is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Higher Ground. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fox
vs
Betlach

150 cm
32
140 lbs
36 - 13 - 0

176 cm
35
151 lbs
39 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER
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KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlach walks into a straight right hand from Fox.
Betlach just misses with a punch to the body.
Fox looks to land a right hand but Betlach moved out of range.
Betlach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fox checks it well.
Fox misses with a looping left.
Betlach avoids the body shot from Fox.
Betlach connects with a looping right hand.
Betlach blocks a jab.
Fox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Betlach. That one must have hurt.
Betlach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fox is out of range.
A low kick from Betlach misses

and Fox moves into the clinch.
Betlach blocks an uppercut.
Betlach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betlach's elbow.
Fox tries a body shot but Betlach blocks it.

Betlach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Betlach moves away from the strike by Fox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Betlach takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Betlach.
Fox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Betlach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Betlach fakes the leg kick and cracks Fox in the body.
Betlach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fox throws a right and a left that Betlach avoids nicely.
Betlach punishes Fox's body with a nice straight punch.
Fox throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Betlach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Fox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Betlach ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Betlach has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Betlach there as he acknowledges the shot.
Betlach stuns Fox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Betlach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Betlach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Betlach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Betlach lands a front kick.
Fox looks to clinch
and Betlach counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fox's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Fox.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fox swings widly with a right hand
and Betlach counters with a leg kick.
Betlach takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fox cracks Betlach with an open hand slap.
Betlach tries to move into range but Fox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fox scores with a nice head shot.
Betlach misses with a low kick.
Betlach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Betlach just misses with a punch to the body.
Fox tries to clinch but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach misses with the combination.
Fox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fox tries to clinch up but Betlach circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Fox misses its intended target.
Betlach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Betlach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Betlach.
Fox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fox throws a poor cross that misses
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Fox.
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!
A head kick misses from Fox.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
Fox checks a leg kick nicely.
Betlach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fox avoids the body shot from Betlach.
A punch lands to the side of Fox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Betlach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Betlach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Fox has Betlach up against the cage in a clinch.
Betlach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vevrin Betlach will probably get the nod.
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.

Fox checks a low kick from Betlach.
Betlach blocks the body kick.
Fox misses with a left hand

and Betlach moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
Betlach lands an uppercut.
Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Betlach stalling in the clinch but Fox improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Betlach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
Betlach misses with some punches.
Betlach prevents a body shot from Fox.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Betlach misses with the head strike.
Betlach has a couple of punches blocked by Fox.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betlach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Betlach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Betlach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox gets through Betlach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fox is working Betlach over against the cage.
Fox working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Betlach.
Betlach has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Betlach.
Fox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Red Fox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Betlach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Betlach.
Fox cracks Betlach with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Betlach - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fox lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Fox.
Betlach has a couple of punches blocked by Fox.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Betlach controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Betlach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fox misses with a body punch.
Fox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Betlach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
Betlach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betlach misses with the head strike.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Betlach tries to throw a body punch but Fox avoids it by throwing Betlach back against the cage.
Fox is working Betlach over against the cage.
Betlach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Fox on the inside.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox working aggressively here.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Betlach uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Betlach working aggressively here.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox lands a left hand.
Betlach struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Betlach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Betlach on the inside.
Fox lands a body punch.
Betlach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fox's elbow.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
A short left from Betlach.
A nice right hand lands inside from Betlach.
Betlach throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
Betlach blocking some punches.
Fox blocks a body shot from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a punch to the body.
Betlach lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
Betlach lands a nice uppercut.
Fox blocks a body shot from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox cracks Betlach with a nice body shot.
Fox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
Betlach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fox takes a shot to the head.
Betlach trying to stall but Fox improves his position.
Fox lands a right hand.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betlach struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Betlach working aggressively here.
Betlach blocks a body shot from Fox.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox lands a body punch.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Betlach or not.
Fox blocks a body shot from Betlach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Red Fox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fox fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Betlach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Betlach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Betlach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fox moves in looking to clinch but Betlach pushes him off.
Fox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Betlach attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Betlach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fox punishes Betlach's body with a nice straight punch.
Fox swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach takes one to the chin there.
Fox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Betlach blocks a low kick nicely.
Betlach throws a chopping leg kick but Fox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Betlach lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is looking to clinch.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Betlach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fox bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fox is looking to slow Betlach down with leg kicks.
Betlach swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
Betlach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fox looks to score with a jab to the body but Betlach is just out of range.
Betlach misses with the combination.
Betlach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fox under the eye.
Betlach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fox moves out of range as Betlach throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Betlach moves away.
Fox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fox looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Betlach counters with a slapping leg kick.
Betlach lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Betlach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fox avoids the body shot from Betlach.
Fox throws a jab when Betlach was well out of range.
A lazy left from Betlach finds it's target.
Betlach looks for the body kick but Fox saw that one coming.
Betlach misses with a leg kick.
Fox looks for the body kick but Betlach saw that one coming.
Fox throws a right and a left that Betlach avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach digs a good body shot into Fox's ribs.
Fox swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach 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.
Fox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Betlach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Fox clinches with his opponent.
Betlach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Betlach.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Betlach.
Betlach prevents a body shot from Fox.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Betlach.
Fox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Betlach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach stalling in the clinch.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox lands with a short shot to the head.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Betlach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foxs head.
Betlach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Betlach.
Betlach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox lands a nice uppercut.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Betlach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fox throws a sloppy body shot
and Betlach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Betlach. Fox shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox walks forward, straight into a front kick from Betlach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox checks a low kick from Betlach.
Betlach bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Fox clearly takes that round.
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.

Fox scores with a jab.
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fox manages to avoid it.
Betlach finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Betlach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Betlach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Betlach.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox walks forward, straight into a front kick from Betlach.
Betlach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fox looks to land a right hand but Betlach moved out of range.
Fox scores with a shot to the body.
Betlach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fox.
Betlach checks a low kick from Fox.
Fox will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach slips under a jab from Fox.
Betlach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fox. That did some damage!
Betlach connects with a solid leg kick.
Red Fox is winning the standup battle so far.
Betlach goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Betlach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fox's sensitive parts.
Betlach throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
Fox throws a body punch but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
Fox connects with a body shot.
Betlach wants to slow Fox down by chopping away at his legs.
Fox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Betlach in his tracks.
Betlach throws a hook but Fox avoids it easily.
Betlach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fox throws a leg kick but Betlach sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach is looking to land body kicks.
Fox looks to land a combination. Betlach sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Betlach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betlach connects with a right hand. Fox shakes it off.
Nice cross by Fox.
Betlach is looking to chop away at Fox's legs.
Fox takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fox slips a jab from Betlach.
Betlach throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off.
Fox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Betlach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fox misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Betlach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fox takes one on the button.
Fox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Betlach.
Fox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Betlach checks a low kick from Fox.
Fox checks a leg kick nicely.
Fox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Betlach.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch but Betlach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Betlach lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Betlach throws a shot from downtown. Fox moves away and avoids it.
Betlach blocks the body kick.
Fox missing with a left hand there. Betlach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox swings widly with a right hand
and Betlach counters with a low kick, right behind Fox 's knee.
Fox catches Betlach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Betlach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fox slips a jab from Betlach.
Fox tries to clinch there but Betlach circles away.
Fox swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach is looking to land body kicks.
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Betlach sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheers as Betlach lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fox doesn't seem phased though.
Betlach has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Betlach there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach scores with a nice strike.
Fox thumps Betlach with a low kick.

Fox clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Red Fox will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Betlach throws a low kick, looking for Fox's leg but Fox calmly moves out of range.
Betlach wants to slow Fox down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Fox with a jab.
Fox attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Betlach avoids the body shot from Fox.
Betlach takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Betlach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fox.
Betlach digs a good hook to Fox's body.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Betlach throws a leg kick which misses Fox's front leg but catches the back leg as Fox tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
Fox checks a low kick from Betlach.
Betlach is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Betlach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Betlach keeps Fox at a distance using the push kick.
Fox swinging wildly here.
Betlach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fox takes a swing at Betlach's ribcage but misses.
Fox feints a jab promting Betlach to slip. Fox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Betlach slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach delivers a nice body kick.
Fox slips under a jab.
Red Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox misses with a wild body shot.
Fox lands a nice shot to the body.
Fox misses with a wild combination.
Betlach takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Betlach misses with a low kick.
Fox tries to clinch up but Betlach circles away and keeps his distance.
Betlach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Betlach defending well as Fox loads up on a big left hand.
Betlach slips a straight right by Fox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox checks a low kick from Betlach.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
Betlach throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off.
Fox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Betlach.
Betlach wants to land a leg kick but Fox is out of range.
Fox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Betlach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Betlach on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fox moves out of range of the leg kick from Betlach.
Fox avoids the body shot from Betlach.
Betlach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Fox there.
Fox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vevrin Betlach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with an uppercut. Betlach saw that one coming.
Fox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fox missing with a left hand there. Betlach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Betlach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fox is out of range.
Red Fox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Fox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Betlach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Betlach misses with the head strike.
Betlach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
Betlach has a couple of punches blocked by Fox.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vevrin Betlach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Red Fox!
Red Fox retains his featherweight title!
Red Fox took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.