PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joker Belingon (ranked 3755 p4p, 2753 weight class) and Don Flamenco (ranked 0 p4p, 229 weight class). Flamenco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Punch Out Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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?

Belingon
vs
Flamenco

168 cm
25
150
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
148
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joker Belingon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Flamenco!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flamenco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Belingon lands.
Flamenco cracks Belingon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Flamenco wants to clinch up but Belingon keeps it at a distance.
Flamenco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belingon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flamenco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Flamenco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belingon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Flamenco.
Belingon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flamenco looks to land a right hand but Belingon moved out of range.
Flamenco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belingon moves away.
Belingon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Belingon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flamenco.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flamenco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belingon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flamenco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belingon manages to avoid it.
Flamenco digs a good body shot into Belingon's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belingon looks to land a left hand but Flamenco moved out of range nicely.
Belingon lunges at Flamenco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flamenco's hand.
Flamenco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Flamenco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belingon walks into a left hand.

Flamenco clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Belingon working hard to break the clinch.

Belingon breaks from the clinch.
Flamenco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Belingon tries to keep at a distance but Flamenco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Flamenco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belingon.
Flamenco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flamenco misses with a punch to the body.
Flamenco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flamenco.
Belingon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belingon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Flamenco misses with a hook to the ribs.

Belingon breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Flamenco.
Flamenco connects with a body shot.
Flamenco connects with a right hand. Belingon shakes it off.
Flamenco slips a straight right by Belingon.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flamenco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belingon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flamenco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belingon or not.
Flamenco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belingon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belingon blocking some punches.
Flamenco scores with a shoulder strike.
Flamenco scores with a shot to the side of Belingon's head.
Flamenco tries to work over Belingon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belingon is trying to break free.
Flamenco slowing the pace effectively.
Belingon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flamenco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belingon prevents a body shot from Flamenco.
Flamenco lands a right hand.
Flamenco lands a hook that snaps the head of Belingon backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belingon has had enough of the clinch but Flamenco keeps him there for the moment.
Flamenco being controlled against the cage.
Flamenco lands a nice uppercut.
Belingon is looking to control Flamenco's arms but Flamenco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Belingon has his back to the cage.

Belingon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belingon misses with a straight left.
Flamenco lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Flamenco gets a clinch.
Belingon has had enough of the clinch but Flamenco keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Flamenco.
Flamenco controlling the action here for a moment.
Belingon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Flamenco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Flamenco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belingon on the side of the head.
Belingon avoids the body shot from Flamenco.
Don Flamenco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belingon moves forwards but Flamenco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Belingon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belingon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Flamenco's head.
Flamenco throws out a powerful jab.

Belingon is rocked!

Belingon gets tackled into the cage by Flamenco. Flamenco maintains the clinch.
Belingon tries to break the clinch but Flamenco is controlling the position.
Belingon stalling in the clinch.
Belingon looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Flamenco.
Belingon prevents a body shot from Flamenco.
Belingon is trying to break the clinch but Flamenco is controlling him.
Flamenco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belingon's efforts to push away.

Belingon manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flamenco scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Flamenco.
Belingon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belingon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Flamenco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flamenco throws a punch but it's blocked by Belingon.
Flamenco lands a nice shot to the body.
Belingon trying to stall but Flamenco improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flamenco as Belingon tries to tie him up.
Belingon can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Flamenco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flamenco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flamenco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belingon backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Belingon is trying to break the clinch but Flamenco is controlling him.
Belingon is trying to push Flamenco away but Flamenco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Flamenco throws a head punch that misses.
Flamenco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flamenco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flamenco misses with a body punch.

Belingon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flamenco connects with a body shot that sends Belingon's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flamenco lands the left hand.
Flamenco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Flamenco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flamenco digs a right hand into Belingon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belingon's gas tank.
Flamenco lands with a right to the head.
Belingon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Don Flamenco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Flamenco misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Flamenco blocks a body shot from Belingon.
Flamenco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flamenco scores with a hook to the body.
Flamenco swings wildly with an uppercut but Belingon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flamenco tries to work over Belingon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Belingon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belingon throws a right hand that misses
and Flamenco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belingon thinking.
Flamenco thuds his right hand into Belingon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Flamenco has Belingon up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Flamenco.
Belingon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Flamenco.
Flamenco slows down the pace here.
Belingon wants to stall.
Flamenco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flamenco can't find room to land a body shot as Belingon controls the action.
Flamenco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flamenco misses with a punch to the body.
Flamenco misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Flamenco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Belingon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belingon swings widly with a right hand
and Flamenco counters with a left to the body.
Flamenco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belingon.
Belingon scores with a nice head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flamenco.
Flamenco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flamenco jabs at Belingon's body.
Belingon throws a big shot that misses.
Flamenco swings for the body but Belingon moves out of range.
Belingon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belingon lunges at Flamenco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flamenco's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flamenco cracks Belingon with an open hand slap.
Flamenco throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Belingon colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Flamenco as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Belingon is left battered and dazed whilst Flamenco and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Flamenco!
After winning the bout, Don Flamenco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.