PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackie The Supreme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mark delorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Supreme
vs
delorenzo

185 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackie The Supreme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, mark delorenzo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Supreme shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with delorenzo but delorenzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.

delorenzo gets the takedown into side control.
The Supreme is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, delorenzo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The Supreme is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
delorenzo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
delorenzo working the ground and pound.
The Supreme is not content to let delorenzo control the position.
An elbow from delorenzo crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
delorenzo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on The Supreme's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
delorenzo wants to stand but The Supreme is controlling his arm.
delorenzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Supreme keeps working.
delorenzo is putting a hurting on The Supreme here, landing some big shots from side control.
The Supreme is trying to control delorenzo's posture but delorenzo avoids it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
delorenzo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and The Supreme counters with a takedown into side control.
The Supreme taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
delorenzo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
delorenzo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

The Supreme stands up and beckons delorenzo to his feet.
The Supreme shoots for a takedown but delorenzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
delorenzo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Supreme counters with a left and a right that stings delorenzo.
delorenzo shoots in looking for a takedown. The Supreme tries to sprawl out of it but delorenzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Supreme manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackie The Supreme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mark delorenzo.

delorenzo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Supreme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
delorenzo is stalling here. The Supreme is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! delorenzo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and The Supreme has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
delorenzo taking punishment in the form of punches.
delorenzo manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Supreme decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
delorenzo cracks The Supreme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Supreme tries to close the distance and clinch but delorenzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

delorenzo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Supreme sneaks back into half guard.
delorenzo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Supreme works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Supreme is breathing heavily.
delorenzo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
delorenzo wants to pass the guard but The Supreme is keeping the position.
The Supreme keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Supreme has control of delorenzo's left arm, preventing delorenzo from doing any damage.

The Supreme has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but delorenzo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jackie The Supreme will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

delorenzo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The Supreme's half guard.
delorenzo trying to control the action but The Supreme is working from the bottom.
delorenzo throwing shots but The Supreme is blocking nicely.
The Supreme punching from the bottom.
The Supreme works his way to full guard. Good work.
delorenzo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Supreme working a defensive guard here.
The Supreme is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because delorenzo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
delorenzo wanted to stand there but The Supreme had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
delorenzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
delorenzo misses with a takedown attempt

and The Supreme counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
delorenzo is looking to improve his position.
delorenzo is breathing heavily.
The Supreme is keen to just control but delorenzo is a slippery customer.
delorenzo is trying to stand up here but The Supreme is controlling him well.
delorenzo is looking for a sweep. The Supreme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Supreme wants to pass the guard but delorenzo is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. delorenzo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Supreme wants to pass the guard but delorenzo is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
delorenzo cracks The Supreme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
delorenzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for The Supreme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

delorenzo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Supreme looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
delorenzo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
delorenzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Supreme. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
delorenzo scoring with punches and elbows.
delorenzo prevents The Supreme from escaping the position.
delorenzo working the ground and pound from side control.
The Supreme sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
delorenzo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
delorenzo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
delorenzo is thwarting The Supreme's attempts to control the position.

delorenzo is trying to work for a kimura but The Supreme is defending well.
The Supreme is refusing to be controlled, as delorenzo sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Supreme manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Supreme is trying to control the position but delorenzo postures up.
delorenzo preventing the sweep.
delorenzo trying to control but The Supreme is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Supreme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The Supreme shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. delorenzo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now delorenzo is on top in guard.
The Supreme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
delorenzo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
delorenzo connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jackie The Supreme will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

delorenzo closes the distance and clinches.

The Supreme is fighting off a takedown attempt but delorenzo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip The Supreme to the mat. The Supreme regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
delorenzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
mark delorenzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
delorenzo is in close to The Supreme's body, working some short punches and elbows.
delorenzo with a nice head shot there.
delorenzo tries to free his leg and advance position but The Supreme is retaining full guard.
The Supreme manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

The Supreme jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but delorenzo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
delorenzo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Supreme off and has taken his back!
The Supreme trying to get back to his feet but delorenzo is in full control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
delorenzo loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can The Supreme hold on?

delorenzo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Supreme defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
delorenzo keeps control of the position easily here as The Supreme tries to buck him off.
delorenzo not allowing The Supreme to control his hands.
delorenzo scores with strikes from the back.
delorenzo is looking to control The Supreme but The Supreme is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

delorenzo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Supreme defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
delorenzo punches the canvas rather than the man.
delorenzo has good solid back control here.
The Supreme trying to control the action but delorenzo just sinks the hooks in.
The Supreme holding both delorenzo 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

delorenzo looking for the choke but no joy.
The Supreme trying to control the hands but delorenzo breaks the grip.
delorenzo lands punches and elbows.
The Supreme trying to control the hands but delorenzo won't let him.
The Supreme rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
delorenzo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Supreme trying to control but delorenzo postures up.
The Supreme is trying is best to control the position here.
delorenzo content to control rather than advance.
delorenzo is trying to control the action in half guard but The Supreme is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Supreme wants to improve his position but delorenzo is controlling well.
mark delorenzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackie The Supreme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
delorenzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
mark delorenzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Supreme has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jackie The Supreme!