Belmonte vs Prather | PBA Playoffs Quarterfinals | FOX SPORTS

Kristopher Prather upsets Jason Belmonte in the Quarterfinals to advance to the Semifinals.
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[@foxsports]

What do you think about Kristopher Prather's victory?

[@joedirte6525]

Awesome! Great upset.

[@sololegit]

I think that I would've enjoyed it more had you not spoiled it in the description, or this pinned comment. I know it's not your fault I have to wait til 1 in the morning to watch the replay, but the description and pinned comment probably are.

[@OrigamiBrandon]

As much as I'm a belmo fan, this win is well deserved from Prather. Gotta keep more of them coming!

[@justingameshowchannel7668]

FOX Sports I wanted belmo to win but congrats to kris he did great

[@user-ef8mc6wn5e]

Unexpected but Prather deserved to win.

[@TheMrFrontera]

haven't really been watching the pba much lately, sometimes i'll watch highlights. but i've never seen this prather guy. i absolutely love his swing and release. butter smooth

[@tobyga1929]

I love how NOW people saying the crowd is distracting geez Belmo is a human being he is still able to bowl off games

[@jacobkaufman5315]

I'm surprised they're letting the crowd get so loud!

[@stevedobbins2942]

this tournament is always like that

[@Krranski]

Seems to be a new environment to hype up bowling. it's fine, the bowlers know it, just have to shut it out. If you can't shut it out, then, you lose.

[@rzz9594]

Its not a library. Portland rocks. 👍🎳🎳🎳

[@tenfourproductionsllc]

Producers hype them up also and tell them to be loud.

[@sploit777]

Jacob Kaufman Yea very different from when I used to follow bowling even 3 years ago

[@masterchief247]

I hope Prather wins it all. He has a chip on his shoulder from being slighted in the PBA playoffs, and rightfully so. Im a big Belmo fan, but Prather's time is now I think.

[@kevindoan8061]

While I am upset that Belmo lost, I should've known that Belmo can't win it all. I'll give it to Prather and hope he wins it all!

[@Ironfangzu]

Wow, Belmo was lost. Never really figured it out. Don't think he really hit the pocket even 4 or 5 times in a row. Prather wasn't totally locked in either but he found enough of a line to get it done. Poor Belmo tried a lot of angles and never found anything. Reminds me of Tackett losing to Gomez. He just never had a consistent line.

[@Charles13033]

I never thought belmo would shoot a 165 or whatever he shot on tv

[@yamomscalling7]

every athlete has bad days, and this was belmo’s. unfortunate but it happens

[@MBroJoBowling]

No it was a good day for Prather

[@shawnrohrer6722]

I love how they're letting the crowd get involve! Totally great atmosphere!

[@cbrdealer]

I know! Seems like going to PBA event like that would be a blast. I don't think the players agree, and I get it. When you have a lot of money on the line and you want to focus and concentrate I'm sure its not easy. If it brings new fans and sponsors back to bowling resulting in bigger prize pools, I think they should learn to love the crowd involvement.

[@shawnrohrer6722]

@@cbrdealer I get the money on the line and loud crowd. It’s the bowlers job to cancel everything out.

[@Krranski]

That was some mad spare shooting my my man Prather and strikes when it counted. wow, good time to show up P. Nice work.

[@bowling.videos6681]

Rob Stone needs to tone it down with every 5 seconds he talks so highly of belmo. Never hear him say EJ won 11 titles in 3 years or Walter ray out of his mouth it's just belmo belmo belmo. I like belmo but when Rob and randy praise him nonstop it gets me thinking that the pba tour is just about belmonte and not the other talented players

[@primetimebowler3485]

He has hyped up Walter Ray when he was on espn he called him the goat and everything else

[@chatnboy]

Both of them need to call the matches right down the line!!! Stop with the over the top belmo praise... it's embarrassing!

[@vegaslimoguy2376]

@@chatnboy Exactly!! I like Belmo, but for christ sake I'm tired of hearing the phrase "the best bowler on the planet" hundreds of times from these announcers!!!

[@chatnboy]

@@vegaslimoguy2376 Sure you right Steven!

[@14K96]

Great bowling from Prather! Congrats on a huge win!

[@lasvegasbowingfanatic1666]

Kris Prather bowls so smoothly and looks very effortless.

[@superbassomatic]

The guy throws an amazing hook, all while showing both intensity and chill. How does THAT happen?

[@christianshaffer2988]

I’ve been using Randy Peterson phrases in league for weeks now. “That bowl went out for burger and fries and came back with B steak and baked potato”

[@curtisellefsen1939]

Should've used the fever pitch in this situation belmo 🤦

[@Fluffyguy958]

The whole time I was texting my friend saying throw urethane. Hes played straight before and did well with it.

[@KickinYourShins1]

That's what makes Prather so good. He can grind it out and has a knack for finding a way. Love it. Never easy to beat belmo even when he doesn't have it

[@MrPottsTeaching]

Belmo doesn't like noise ha ha lmao ha ha ha I love this format

[@AGL0678]

Just, Wow!!!!

[@edyoung2621]

It's like Tom Brady. He's been to 9 super bowls unteenth playoff games, but you can't win them all. Every one has a bad game. Belmo is still the goat, always will be. He's shrugging it off and going "you know what, it's ok." And plus the panther oil pattern is one of the hardest to bowl on next to wolf and badger. But hey I'm always a fan of him.

[@russellgilbert3453]

I think Kris is starting to learn how to get out of his head a little bit. That could be dangerous for his opponents in the future.

[@MBroJoBowling]

And I hope it is

[@JIMBOBALOU]

I have one of those storm balls that they're using. I love it!

[@CMacBowls]

Belmo didn’t have good feel. And as an athlete its hard to maintain it all the time. Won some lose some. This wont chip his confidence. Prather threw it amazing, glad to see him come into his own.

[@russellgilbert3453]

When you find it, beat on it.

[@reinnegroni8462]

What a huge upset! Prather shocked Belmonte on those shots!

[@nickscraft_minecraft]

How can they stay focused with people chanting? I think it would be annoying to hear people chanting “ooooooooOOOOOOH”

[@masonklink]

absolutely incredible. two handsome men. their mothers must be proud.

[@mashuu_]

Am I the only one that thinks the crowd's cheering is distracting?

[@dztugamingcomunity4345]

Why they Don't shut them 🙁

[@Howard.Stern.]

Bunch of drunks and losers. Hipster idiots who probably don't even bowl themselves.

[@Charles13033]

It actually calms the pros down believe it or not,, but me personally I totally agree with u I would want dead silence

[@chuckontal9962]

I know personally I would prefer the cheering. When it's golf quiet, the smallest noise can distract you. If it's consistently loud, it's actually harder to be distracted.

[@rzz9594]

Go bowl in a library then. Dont forget ur library card. 🤔🤫

[@soul1513]

Ngl I thought he was not the real belmo

[@krontz78]

I firmly believe. If they let the crowd act like this all the time. Bowling would be way more interesting.

[@jack_.dp_]

Kluh Nagoh and it isn’t without the crowd??

[@lilaraelyn26]

pete weber would hate this crowd😂

[@stevechambers500]

Pete Weber would hate this crowd. I bet Belmo lost because the loud crowd was distracting him.

[@miketrotter5003]

Tickle me Belmo

[@kanebowser-wieser3667]

Distance by Parther (aka Nerd Guy)

[@darrenwilliams422]

Congrats to Chris. Bowled well Belmont e had a bad day but still the best in the world

[@Charles13033]

Literally almost every match except maybe a couple have been upsets in the playoffs

[@huismanbowls2860]

Wes has really made it far considering his recent performances.

[@typicalfordguy]

The first match was a mess for Belmo

[@jeramiescott3364]

Just here for all the crying about the crowd

[@russellgilbert3453]

The Shark is eatin' !

[@krossdaoang1177]

Wow. Guess I’m cheering for Mallot. Or O’Neil

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

Belmo just couldn't find it, he was all over the place

[@40STILLGAMING]

That was crazy. I’ve never seen a twin handed bowler on a pro level. That’s a dope technique.

[@whataloadofbollox]

Royal Gaines he has been world number one for a few years now !

[@darrengoh7825]

you’ve seen it now, and he’s actually #1 in the world for pba majors all time, and regarded as one of (if not the) best in the world rn!

[@Ironfangzu]

Clearly you almost never watch pro bowling. Not only is this guy, Jason Belmonte, the top bowler in the world and has been for almost 10 years, but of the top 20 pros in the world, almost half are 2-handers now. And there are others who use one hand but they cup their wrists and don't use their thumbs. You must not have kept up with modern bowling very much, haha. Check out Anthony Simonson, Jasper Svenson, Kyle Troupe, and others. The 2-hand style generates super high rev rates.

[@40STILLGAMING]

Darren Goh No. I don’t watch pro bowling. Why would I? I just found it interesting. It came up in my feed. I don’t act like I know everything like everyone else on social media. I’m legit fascinated his style. What’s wrong with that?

[@IBangedUrMom69420]

Ironfangzu Way to go, driving potential fans away with that attitude doesn’t help

[@joespagnola9253]

lmao imagine they did chanting like this in other sports, like when a basketball player goes to shoot a free throw so the everyone in the stands starts chanting “pick it up! pick it up!” 😭😭😭

[@brycelittle7026]

They chant mvp during free throws for some players

[@privateprivate1865]

This is exciting, like watching flies phuk

[@TrickyReveals]

Lots of losses from Belmo lately... what an end to a reign. Still always rooting for him to have a great comeback though!

[@ifyoudidntknownowyoudo6326]

Loses? How many have he won? Who has won more?

[@Providenza]

He's still coming back from breaking his finger, I think a lot of people forget that injury occurred

[@TrickyReveals]

@@Providenza Ahh it's no wonder his shots dont have as much power as it did during his peak

[@chatnboy]

Then he should have forfeited the match if his finger was that badly hurt and affecting his game!

[@tjdillashaw2703]

@@chatnboy lol no

[@bryanverbinnen8455]

he beat belmo then maybe he survivee to the final

[@OrangeLight08]

Here's what's going on with the playoffs telecasts. The crowd is being influenced by by the producers to be rowdy and loud. So the intent here for them is to create an impression that "bowling makes people go wild!" so ratings will go up people will jump on the bandwagon and hit their local bowling centers. Kimberley gets up and asks how they're gonna handle the wild crowd but it's not a genuinely wild crowd that's intoxicated by the by the never ending excitement of bowling. It's a show. I do feel that Belmo was distracted but they all had the same distractions which leveled the playing field. Personally I don't feel there's a need to try and drive the excitement for bowling with fake acting. What's next .. is there gonna be people standing on the approach with party squawkers because they just can't help themselves ? Being able to root for your bowler of choice without being dead silent i think is the key here for balance.

[@alpin2k7]

Thats only ever going to be like that in Portalnd and they will always be like that cause the crowd there is amazing. Looking at pretty much every other tournament where the crowd pretty much consists of 80% of the player that didnt made the final and have nothing else to do until their flight back.

[@casualobserver2305]

The frat party just keeps getting more rowdy. Bowling is in a full meltdown now. Sad. At least they don’t have their faces buried in an IPhone

[@ckck5258]

Every pba bowler has said they love bowling in this atmosphere.

[@greggcarpenter1878]

Would Pete Weber strand for the chanting ? Try using a flash and see what happens

[@justinebautista1383]

@@greggcarpenter1878 he loves bayside tho

[@strike4488]

Belmontes throwing looked unbalanced and rushed for me

[@adamwarren7945]

Because he bowls 2 handed

[@tobyga1929]

adam warren I’m just going to pretend I didn’t see that reply

[@chatnboy]

So belmos lost...so what does Fox Sports do...send Kimberly for a quickie interview!!!I mean the man is entirely bewildered...and then here comes Kimberly to pick his brain! Really?Can they let the man figure out how he gonna play the lanes?

[@sphenoidjjj]

Age is also a factor, I think his trchnique require greater strength and as he get older he wont be able to maitain with this technqiue.

[@savedskydiver2122]

Belmonte

[@kingston_corpuz4386]

This is a imposter Belmonte...

[@charlessmith229]

Me personally I think The chants Bother belmo a little Looks like he was off rhythm

[@speedwolf5212]

Charles Smith he said so in the interview before the match.

[@russellgilbert3453]

Yo, Belmo, sometimes it's about the other guy and not you.

[@allamerican7830]

The crowd noise has the be distracting no doubt because I cannot stand to watch it on my tv and listen to all those idiots. They should not allow it. I’d rather hear the bowlers talk to themselves before a shot and their shoes squeaking on the floor through the approach and the ball hitting the lane over these yuppies.

[@chiakaijun-hn3mv]

its just one of those Out of shape days:(

[@russellgilbert3453]

Belmo was as lost as a ball in high weeds.

[@anthonycreates7409]

Belmo no!!!!!

[@JCGoKingsGo]

Rob Stone was over the top annoying this telecast.

[@beastlybearded1888]

Anyone else think Rob Stone is annoying

[@shadeshiest22]

Is that a Phaze2 Prather is bowling with??

[@jmirvinggbooks]

What's going on with Jason?? 🤔 Focus mate! Congrats to Shark tho! 🙌☺️🦈

[@300deebo]

Loved the win! No more playoffs for Belmo.

[@JTConlon407]

One hander letting him know what's real

[@Jeon1958able]

Welp. I guess another bowling show I won't be watching from here on. But congrats on Prather's win. He deserved it.

[@michaelrivera765]

I dislike Prather with a passion.

[@shadeshiest22]

Can’t stand two handed bowlers

[@rustico2432]

He just got lucky it wasnt belmos day prather is no one lol

[@jacewelsh8537]

Prather is becoming one of the best. He’s definitely top 10 right now out of everyone on tour. In a couple years he’ll be with names like ej and Jason.

[@whataloadofbollox]

@@jacewelsh8537 if you think scores in the low 200s is a top ten player, then you have some surprises coming your way !

[@IBangedUrMom69420]

whataloadofbollox I mean he was the 9th seed so, technically he’s a top 10 player