PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esteva Belmiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twisted Fate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Belmiro
vs
Fate

184 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Esteva Belmiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Twisted Fate!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belmiro fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fate closes the distance and pushes Belmiro back into the cage.
Belmiro misses with a body punch.
Belmiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fate backwards.
Fate wants a takedown but no success here.
Belmiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belmiro lands with a right to the head.
Belmiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Fate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fate takes a shot to the head.
Belmiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Fate backwards.
Belmiro lands with a light punch inside.
Belmiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fate backwards.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Fate has eaten all the pies!
Belmiro scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Belmiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Belmiro.
Belmiro lands a right hand.
Belmiro lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Belmiro gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Fate wants a takedown.
Fate slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Belmiro.

Fate jumps guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belmiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belmiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belmiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belmiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Fate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Belmiro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Esteva Belmiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fate fails to land the takedown.
Esteva Belmiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twisted Fate.
Belmiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fate paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Fate clinches up with Belmiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Belmiro misses with a body punch.
Fate is trying to drag Belmiro to the mat but Belmiro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Belmiro lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belmiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Belmiro.
Belmiro misses with a knee to the head.
Belmiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fate goes for a takedown attempt but Belmiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fate looks winded!
Fate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belmiro pushes Fate up against the cage in a clinch.
Belmiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belmiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belmiro tries a body shot but Fate blocks it.

Fate manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fate can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Belmiro controls the pace.
Belmiro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Belmiro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Belmiro misses with the ground and pound.
Belmiro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fate is looking for a sweep.
Belmiro has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belmiro looking to finish with strikes here!
Fate tries to reverse the position but Belmiro maintains control.
Belmiro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fate because Belmiro loaded up on that one.
Belmiro sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fate taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belmiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fate is looking to escape.
Belmiro looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esteva Belmiro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belmiro but Belmiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Fate clinches up with Belmiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Belmiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Fate controls his hands.
Belmiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Belmiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Belmiro tries to throw a body punch but Fate avoids it by throwing Belmiro back against the cage.
Fate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Belmiro smiles and moves away.
Esteva Belmiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Belmiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Belmiro works on Fate's body with a couple of short punches.
Esteva Belmiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belmiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Belmiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fate is breathing heavily.
Belmiro pushes Fate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belmiro landing knees to the body.
Belmiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fate can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Belmiro - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Belmiro.
Belmiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Belmiro.
The referee calls for Belmiro to work.
Belmiro presses Fate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belmiro lands a right hand.
Belmiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belmiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Belmiro lands a shoulder strike.
Belmiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Belmiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fate backwards.
Belmiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belmiro lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Belmiro.
We've been informed that Fate has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Belmiro lands a good knee to the midsection. Fate won't want to take too many of those.
Belmiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belmiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Belmiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fates head.
Belmiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belmiro scores with a shot to the side of Fate's head.
Belmiro trying to land knees to the body.
Belmiro cracks Fate with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fate tries to pull guard but Belmiro won't allow it.
Esteva Belmiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twisted Fate.
Belmiro taking a breather.
Belmiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belmiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belmiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Belmiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Belmiro.
Belmiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Belmiro scores with a hook to the body.
Belmiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fate's defenses.
Belmiro stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belmiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fate's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belmiro.
Fate managing to block the knees to the body from Belmiro.
Belmiro lands a shot to the body.
Belmiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belmiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belmiro landing knees to the head.
Belmiro stalling the fight.
Belmiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belmiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Belmiro.
Fate managing to block the knees to the body from Belmiro.
Belmiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esteva Belmiro dominated that second round.
That's time! Belmiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Belmiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fate paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Fate has closed the distance and engaged Belmiro in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Belmiro.
Belmiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fate backwards.
Belmiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belmiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belmiro tries to work over Fate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belmiro landing knees to the head.
Belmiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Belmiro prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Fate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belmiro lands an elbow that stopped Fate in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro scores with a hook to the body.
Belmiro lands a knee to the body.
Belmiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fate backwards.
The referee calls for Belmiro to work.
Belmiro crunches a lovely knee into Fate's ribcage.
Belmiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fate or not.
Belmiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Belmiro cracks Fate with a nice body shot.
Belmiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Belmiro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Belmiro.
Belmiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro trying to land knees to the body.
Fate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Belmiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fate can't get the takedown.
Belmiro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fate.
Esteva Belmiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twisted Fate.
Belmiro lands a nice elbow.
Belmiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Belmiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Belmiro works on Fate's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fate is working for takedown but Belmiro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fate takes an elbow to the temple.
Belmiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Belmiro lands an elbow that stopped Fate in his tracks for a moment.
Belmiro lands a good knee to the midsection. Fate won't want to take too many of those.
Belmiro working Fate over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Belmiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belmiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Belmiro lands a good knee to the midsection. Fate won't want to take too many of those.
Belmiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belmiro landing knees to the head.
Belmiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fate backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Belmiro.
Fate tries to score a body lock takedown but Belmiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro lands with a left to the head.
Fate being controlled against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Belmiro.
A right hand to the body from Belmiro.
Belmiro lands a body punch.
Belmiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Belmiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belmiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belmiro lands an elbow just above Fate 's eye.
Fate takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belmiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Twisted Fate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esteva Belmiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belmiro lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Esteva Belmiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belmiro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteva Belmiro!
As Esteva Belmiro got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Foco, Força e Fé!'.