PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanford kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Junkman's Song. Belliveau is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We will rock you. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sanford
vs
Belliveau

183 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle)

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Sanford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Belliveau!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belliveau counters with a slapping leg kick.

Sanford rushes Belliveau and presses him up against the cage.
Belliveau stalling against the cage.
Sanford presses Belliveau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belliveau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belliveau cracks Sanford with a nice body shot.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanford.

Belliveau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Belliveau lands.
Sanford tries to clinch there but Belliveau circles away.
Sanford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Belliveau.

Sanford clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau lands a left hand.
Belliveau pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanford seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.

Belliveau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanford tries to clinch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau throws a looping overhand right but Sanford ducks down to avoid it.
Sanford tries to clinch up.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belliveau. That's going to slow Sanford down.
Sanford tries to clinch up.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford dodges the punch combination from Belliveau.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belliveau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanford tries to clinch but Belliveau is having none of it.
Sanford tries to clinch up.
Sanford tries to clinch up
and Belliveau counters with a nice uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Belliveau breaks from the clinch.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanford seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sanford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanford tries to move into range but Belliveau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Belliveau circles away.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Belliveau circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sanford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanford is struggling to control the position.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Belliveau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanford tries to clinch but Belliveau moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Sanford fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Belliveau misses its intended target.
Sanford tries to clinch but Belliveau moves out of range.

Sanford closes the distance and pushes Belliveau back into the cage.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Belliveau is trying to force a seperation but Sanford has the dominant position.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.

Belliveau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Belliveau circles away.
Sanford tries to clinch up but Belliveau circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanford wants to clinch but Belliveau slips to the side
enabling Belliveau to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanford throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch but Belliveau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Fred Sanford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanford moves in looking to clinch but Belliveau pushes him off.
Belliveau swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanford.
Belliveau scores with a leg kick.
Sanford tries to clinch up.
Belliveau thows a body shot but no joy.

Sanford takes the fight into the clinch.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Sanford.

Belliveau manages to break the clinch.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanford 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.
Sanford is looking to clinch but Belliveau is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanford's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau scores with a hook.
A big right from Belliveau misses.
A jab lands there for Belliveau.
Sanford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belliveau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belliveau lands a slapping body shot.
Sanford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belliveau counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Belliveau lands a right hook to the body.
Belliveau throws a hook but Sanford blocks it.
Belliveau throws a hook to the side of Sanford's head but Sanford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau slips a jab and a cross from Sanford.
Sanford lands a jab to Belliveau's midsection.
Belliveau swings for the body but Sanford moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belliveau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belliveau throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belliveau keeps the fight on the outside.
Belliveau lands with a straight right. Sanford didn't see that one coming.
Belliveau tries to land a leg kick but Sanford saw it coming and moves away.
Sanford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Belliveau.
Sanford closes the distance but Belliveau moves to the side
and Belliveau counters with an inside leg kick.
Steve Belliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belliveau.
Sanford throws a one two combo.
Sanford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Belliveau has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses.

Sanford moves into the clinch successfully.
Belliveau slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Sanford controls the action.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford is working Belliveau over against the cage.

Belliveau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belliveau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanford doesn't seem bothered though.
Belliveau swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanford.
Sanford slips a straight right by Belliveau.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch but Belliveau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanford wants to clinch.
Belliveau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanford to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sanford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Sanford blocks a leg kick.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Belliveau circles away.
Belliveau throws a low kick, looking for Sanford's leg but Sanford calmly moves out of range.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanford moves away.
Belliveau connects with a high kick.
Sanford throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanford takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Sanford darts in trying to clinch
and Belliveau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Sanford - just one landing.
Sanford slips a jab from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford tries to clinch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Sanford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Belliveau circles away.
Belliveau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Sanford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanford tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanford tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanford prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau stalling.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford stalling against the cage.

Belliveau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belliveau dips to his left and cracks Sanford with an uppercut!
Belliveau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanford's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Belliveau.
Sanford is looking to wear down Belliveau with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Sanford moves into the clinch.

Belliveau breaks the clinch.
Sanford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanford drops his hands momentarily and Belliveau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good leg kick by Belliveau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belliveau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belliveau lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford moves in looking to clinch but Belliveau pushes him off.
A jab from Belliveau does it's job there.
Sanford takes one to the chin there.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belliveau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanford wants to clinch up but Belliveau keeps it at a distance.
Belliveau throws a hook but Sanford avoids it easily.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Belliveau circles away.
Sanford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanford misses with a straight left.
Belliveau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belliveau scores with a hook.
A big left from Belliveau misses.
Sanford is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanford.
Sanford ducks under a wild hook from Belliveau.
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!
Sanford tries to clinch there but Belliveau circles away.
Jab from Sanford.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau throws a looping overhand right but Sanford ducks down to avoid it.
Belliveau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanford lands a body shot.
Belliveau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanford is looking to clinch but Belliveau is avoiding it.
Belliveau thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanford if he has to take too many more of those.
Belliveau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanford.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belliveau counters with a head kick. That will keep Sanford thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Sanford is rocked!
Belliveau circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sanford to the canvas! Sanford doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Belliveau keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau! Steve Belliveau retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Steve Belliveau started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.