PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacre De Booza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Booza has chosen Punky Reggae Party as his entrance music. Vitor Belfort has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Belfort
vs
De Booza

183 cm
18
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacre De Booza!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort shoots in but De Booza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Belfort looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Booza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Jacre De Booza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort is breathing heavily.

De Booza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Belfort's guard.
De Booza is pushing down on Belfort's leg trying to pass to half guard. Belfort is fighting to maintain full guard but De Booza has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

De Booza seems to be looking for submissions.

De Booza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Booza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Booza is controlling the pace.
De Booza not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Booza passes to full mount!

De Booza is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Belfort has managed to escape the submission attempt.
De Booza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Booza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Belfort is trying to escape the mount.
De Booza with the ground and pound from mount.

De Booza is working for a guillotine from mount but Belfort frees his head quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by De Booza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Booza is landing with some decent strikes but Belfort is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Booza lands with some strikes.
De Booza looking to finish Belfort with some ground and pound. This is bad for Belfort!
De Booza lands a big elbow.
De Booza landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by De Booza.
De Booza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by De Booza.
A nice elbow there by De Booza.
De Booza dominating with strikes here.

De Booza is working for a guillotine from mount but Belfort frees his head quite easily.
De Booza with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Booza working for a guillotine from mount but Belfort is in no mood to give up.
Belfort wants to hold on but De Booza pushes him away.
De Booza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Belfort looks a forlorn figure.
De Booza landing strikes from the mount.
De Booza landing shots from mount.
De Booza lands a nice shot to the head.
De Booza lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Booza has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Belfort's face.
De Booza landing strikes from the mount and Belfort is in trouble!
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!
BOOM! De Booza connects with a massive shot to the dome!

De Booza is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Belfort has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belfort is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De Booza working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Booza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

De Booza is working for a guillotine from mount but Belfort frees his head quite easily.
The referee warns Belfort that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacre De Booza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort'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.

De Booza scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - De Booza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

De Booza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Belfort to the mat! Belfort manages to get full guard.
De Booza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Booza trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Belfort is looking to stand up but De Booza isn't so interested in that idea.
De Booza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Booza trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Booza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Booza trying to control the position from guard on top but Belfort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Booza is pushing down on Belfort's leg trying to pass to half guard. Belfort is fighting to maintain full guard but De Booza has managed to sneak the leg through.
De Booza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

De Booza is looking for a kimura but Belfort is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Booza to get the leverage.

De Booza is looking for a kimura but Belfort is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Booza to get the leverage.
Belfort on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Belfort is in trouble now - De Booza has advanced to mount!
Belfort is bucking up trying to escape but De Booza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
De Booza scores with a couple of good head shots there.
De Booza punishing his opponent with strikes.
De Booza is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Booza with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! De Booza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
De Booza unloading with bombs!
Belfort is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De Booza scores with a couple of good head shots there.
De Booza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
De Booza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Belfort looks a forlorn figure.
De Booza scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Belfort?
De Booza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Belfort hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Booza tries to control but Belfort wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is working to get back to half guard.
Belfort is bucking up trying to escape but De Booza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
De Booza landing punches.

De Booza wants to finish this one by submission but Belfort is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from De Booza.
De Booza prevents Belfort from getting the reversal.
De Booza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belfort is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
De Booza unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Booza working Belfort over with strikes here.
De Booza landing strikes from the mount and Belfort is in trouble!
De Booza cracks Belfort with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Belfort is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Booza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Belfort hang on?

De Booza looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

De Booza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Belfort bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacre De Booza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

De Booza scores with a takedown into Belfort's guard.
De Booza is in close to Belfort's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Booza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belfort's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Booza connects with a nice short shot to Belfort's temple.

De Booza is trying to work for a kimura but Belfort is defending well.
Belfort wants to control the action here but instead De Booza manages to pass to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Booza trying to control but Belfort is having none of it.
De Booza scoring with strikes but Belfort is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Booza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
De Booza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De Booza tries to control but Belfort wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by De Booza.
De Booza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Belfort is desperately trying to improve his position but De Booza has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Booza with good strikes from the mount here!
De Booza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
De Booza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by De Booza.
De Booza with the ground and pound from mount.
De Booza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
De Booza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Booza with the ground and pound from mount.
De Booza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Belfort looks a forlorn figure.
Belfort wants to control but De Booza is having none of it.
De Booza landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De Booza dominating with strikes here.
Belfort is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

De Booza looking for a guillotine from mount but Belfort is having none of it.
De Booza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Belfort is looking to get to half guard.
De Booza with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Booza breaks from Belfort's wrist control and lands an elbow.

De Booza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Belfort is surviving well by controlling De Booza's body position as best he can.
De Booza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Belfort is trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfort is trying to escape the mount.
De Booza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacre De Booza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Booza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacre De Booza!