PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Belov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mother Russia. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Belov
vs
Tupper V

170 cm
26
196 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
201 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitry Belov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Tupper V!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belov dodges the punch combination from Tupper V.
Belov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tupper V.
Belov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tupper V digs a good body shot into Belov's ribs.
Belov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tupper V!
Tupper V throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belov shoots in looking for a takedown. Tupper V tries to sprawl out of it but Belov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tupper V manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tupper V dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belov. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tupper V throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tupper V. Those never looked like landing.
Tupper V misses with the combination.
Belov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tupper V swivels and escapes.
Tupper V throws a sloppy head kick and Belov moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Tupper V.
Belov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tupper V.
Tupper V tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tupper V swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bobby Tupper V is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belov blocks a head kick by Tupper V.
Tupper V misses with a few strikes there.
Belov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tupper V tries to avoid it but Belov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tupper V to the ground. Tupper V escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Belov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupper V misses with a series of wild punches.
Belov has his takedown stuffed
and Tupper V counters with a straight right hand.
Tupper V scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tupper V misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V throws a right hand that Belov ducks under and follows up with a left that Belov also avoids with ease.
Tupper V swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Tupper V. No joy for Belov on that attempt.
Tupper V misses with a body kick.
Tupper V scores with a hook.
Tupper V throws a series of punches but Belov moves out of range.
Tupper V connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tupper V misses with a wild combination.
Belov shoots in but no luck this time.
Tupper V misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V misses with a series of wild punches.
Belov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Belov dodges the punch combination from Tupper V.
Tupper V throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belov.
Belov slips a straight right by Tupper V.
Tupper V looks for the body kick but Belov saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupper V throws a one two combo.
Belov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tupper V scores with a head kick. Belov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tupper V misses with a double jab.
Tupper V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tupper V lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Belov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tupper V looks to land a combination but Belov avoids it well.
Tupper V has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tupper V lands a jab-cross combination.
Tupper V stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Belov with that takedown attempt.

Belov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Belov lands a couple of digs.
Belov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tupper V keeping full guard, as Belov tries to pass.
Tupper V is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Tupper V wriggles free and stands up.
Tupper V tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tupper V thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Belov if he has to take too many more of those.
Tupper V misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Tupper V, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov walks into a stiff left hand from Tupper V.
Tupper V misses the shot to the body.
Tupper V misses with a two punch combination.
Tupper V scoring well with a low kick there.
Horrible takedown by Belov or perhaps it was just good defense by Tupper V which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Belov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupper V with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tupper V throws a front kick aimed at Belov's knee but Belov avoids it well.
Tupper V lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belov circles away quickly and effectively.
Tupper V falls off balance throwing a combination

and Belov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. Belov connects with a nice short shot to Tupper V's temple.
Belov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tupper V defending well though.
Belov working over Tupper V with some ground and pound. Tupper V looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belov lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belov thows a huge punch but Tupper V dodges it nicely.
Belov is thwarting Tupper V's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Belov seems content to control.
Belov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tupper V does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belov wants to pass the guard but Tupper V is defending well.
Belov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupper V wants to get back to full guard.
Belov wants to pass to mount but Tupper V is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Belov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Belov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bobby Tupper V is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tupper V scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tupper V with a hook.
Tupper V pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tupper V throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belov.
A head kick misses from Tupper V.
Tupper V swinging wildly here.
Tupper V scores with a jab. Belov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tupper V misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper V lands with a kick to the temple. Belov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A leg kick checked by Belov.
Tupper V misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tupper V slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tupper V scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tupper V throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belov.
Tupper V takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tupper V throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tupper V is looking to chop away at Belov's legs.
Tupper V is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Belov shoots in looking for a takedown but Tupper V manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tupper V fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tupper V lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Belov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tupper V's half guard.
Tupper V trying to control from the bottom.
Belov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belov lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Belov seems content to control.
Belov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tupper V is in trouble now - Belov has advanced to mount!
Belov looking to finish Tupper V with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tupper V!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tupper V hang on?
Tupper V tries to buck Belov off but he can't manage it.
Belov controlling his opponent.
Belov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Belov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Belov lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tupper V looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Tupper V that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Tupper V is rocked!
Belov connects with a bit shot that sees Tupper V covering up! More strikes from Belov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Belov is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Belov!