PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vajas Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Belton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wasted Years. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tomas
vs
Belton

188 cm
31
194 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

185 cm
34
200 lbs
27 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vajas Tomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belton misses with a body kick.
Belton throws out a powerful jab.
Tomas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've been informed that Belton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belton dips to his left and cracks Tomas with an uppercut!
Belton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomas.
Belton throws a leg kick but Tomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good leg kick by Belton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belton checks a leg kick.
Tomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belton can pounce on him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton throws a shot from downtown. Tomas moves away and avoids it.
Belton throws a leg kick which misses Tomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Tomas tries to avoid it.
Belton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belton misses with a kick to the body.
Belton throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Belton misses the target.
Belton ducks under a wild hook from Tomas.
Belton avoids a kick to the body.
Tomas throws a low kick, looking for Belton 's leg but Belton calmly moves out of range.
Belton jabs Tomas right on the nose. Tomas blinks but takes it well.
Belton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belton .
Tomas tries to clinch but Belton moves away
and Belton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tomas thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomas throws a leg kick but Belton moved away.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Tomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Tomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belton connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Tomas is predictable there
and Belton counters with a stiff right hand.
Belton throws a right hand that misses
and Tomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Belton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tomas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Belton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belton throws a front kick aimed at Tomas's knee but Tomas avoids it well.

Tomas gets a clinch.
Belton is trying to break the clinch but Tomas is controlling him.
I was talking to Tomas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas scores with a shot to the side of Belton 's head.
Tomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belton avoids it.

Belton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Tomas moves into range and clinches up with Belton .
Belton is trying to break the clinch but Tomas is controlling him.

Belton breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Belton .
Belton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tomas's calf.
Belton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Belton moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomas wants to clinch but Belton slips to the side
and Belton counters with an outside leg kick.
Tomas throws a lazy head kick
and Belton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tomas is predictable there
and Belton counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vajas Tomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Tomas is predictable there
and Belton counters with a nice leg kick.
Belton tries a low kick but Tomas avoids it.
Belton throws a big shot that misses.
Tomas throws a leg kick
and Belton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tomas really felt that one!
Belton connects with a right hand. Tomas shakes it off.
Good work by Belton as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tomas.
Belton lands with an uppercut that bounces Tomas off the cage and back into range.
Tomas throws a head kick that misses
and Belton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tomas's knee momentarily.
Tomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomas throws a head kick but Belton moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Belton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Belton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belton misses with a kick to the body.
Tomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Belton tries to score with a low kick but Tomas moves his leg out of the way.
Tomas feints and then cracks Belton 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belton down.
Belton defending well as Tomas loads up on a big left hand.
Tomas tries to work over Belton 's front leg with a kick but Belton checks it.
Belton scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belton . That's going to slow Tomas down.
Belton misses with an uppercut. Tomas saw that one coming.
Belton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomas lands with a good body shot.
Belton throws out a loose jab but Tomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Belton . Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tomas is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Belton blocks the leg kick.
Tomas throws a leg kick
and Belton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tomas's knee momentarily.
Tomas thuds a left hand into Belton 's body.
Tomas tries to clinch there but Belton circles away.
Tomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belton .
Belton misses with a straight left.
Belton misses with a hook. Tomas ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belton , as that shot connected.
Tomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tomas.
Belton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tomas is looking to clinch.
Belton gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton throws a solid leg kick but Tomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belton .
Tomas tries to land a front kick but Belton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bill Belton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Tomas is predictable there
and Belton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomas throws a leg kick but Belton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Belton .
Belton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomas manages to avoid it.
Belton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belton looks to land a body kick but Tomas moved away.
Belton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belton misses with a kick to the body.
Belton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton scores with a jab to the body.
Tomas wants to slow Belton down by chopping away at his legs.
Tomas tries to clinch up.
Tomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Belton .
Belton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belton looks to land a right hand but Tomas moved out of range.
Belton takes one to the chin there.
Tomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tomas throws a low kick but Belton avoids it.
Tomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belton .
Belton fakes the leg kick and cracks Tomas in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton digs a good hook to Tomas's body.
Tomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belton . Belton obviously looking to wear him down.
Belton lands a leg kick that knocks Tomas off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belton jabs Tomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good work by Belton as he checks the leg kick.
Belton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belton blocks a head kick by Tomas.
Belton lands with a nice body kick.
Belton moves out of range as Tomas throws a body kick.
Belton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Belton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Belton scores with a nice right hand.
Tomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tomas wants to slow Belton down by chopping away at his legs.
Belton takes a swing at Tomas's ribcage but misses.
Tomas takes a swing at Belton 's ribcage but misses.
Belton lands with an overhand left.
Belton misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belton .
Tomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belton can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomas throws a leg kick but Belton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belton is looking to chop away at Tomas's legs.
Tomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belton throws a hook but Tomas blocks it.
Tomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Belton circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton misses with a body punch
and Tomas counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Belton finds it's way through Tomas's defenses.
Tomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tomas throws a push kick but Belton slaps the foot to one side.
Belton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belton thuds his right hand into Tomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomas throws a leg kick but Belton checks it.
Belton moves out of range as Tomas strikes.
Tomas tries to score with a low kick but Belton moves his leg out of the way.
Tomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Belton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belton misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belton was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Belton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belton .
Belton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomas.
Tomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tomas is looking to clinch.
Belton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Belton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomas at a distance.
Belton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tomas avoids the head kick by Belton .
Vajas Tomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belton .
Tomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomas throws a lazy head kick
and Tomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belton .
A solid leg kick lands there for Belton .

Tomas has taken the fight to the clinch.

Belton manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Belton 's knee momentarily.
Belton scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belton tries a low kick but Tomas avoids it.
Belton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tomas slips a jab and a cross from Belton .
Tomas misses with a two punch combination.
Belton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Belton .
Tomas is looking to chop away at Belton 's legs.
Tomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomas throws the kick towards the body but Belton avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Belton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Belton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Belton !
A very excited looking Bill Belton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.