PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afro Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elkir Delfino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Man
vs
Delfino

181 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Afro Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elkir Delfino!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delfino throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delfino circles away quickly and effectively.
Delfino throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Delfino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Delfino thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Delfino lands a two punch combo.
Man blocks a head kick by Delfino.
Delfino dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man dodges the punch combination from Delfino.
Delfino throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Man gets a clinch.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delfino letting Man take a breather here.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Delfino keeps him there for the moment.
Delfino is trying to break free.
Man fails to pull guard.
Delfino wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fails to pull guard.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Man.
Delfino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Delfino tries a head kick but it misses.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delfino tries a head kick but it misses.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Delfino.
Delfino throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Delfino looks gassed!
Man lands with an overhand left.

Man rushes Delfino and presses him up against the cage.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Delfino keeps him there for the moment.
Delfino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delfino fails to pull guard.

Man breaks the clinch.
Delfino tries a head kick but it misses.
Delfino misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.

Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man avoids the head kick by Delfino.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Delfino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Delfino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Delfino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Delfino takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.

Delfino gets caught flat footed, as Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Delfino blocks nicely.
Man stands and throws Delfino's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man working the head and body with strikes.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Delfino keeps working.
Man working away.
Delfino tries to buck Man off but Man is having none of it.
Man is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Delfino's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Delfino can't do much from the bottom here.
Delfino is looking to regain half guard here but Man keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Delfino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Man throws a right and a left that Delfino avoids nicely.
Delfino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Man moves into the clinch.
Man tries a body shot but Delfino blocks it.
Delfino can't break the clinch.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afro Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Delfino throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delfino connects with a high kick.

It looks like Afro Man has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Delfino.
Delfino misses with a head kick.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Delfino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Man tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delfino pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delfino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delfino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delfino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Delfino misses

and Man counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Delfino's guard now.
Man wants to control from the top but Delfino keeps moving.
Delfino working a defensive guard here.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Delfino.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Man advances position into side control!
Man is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Delfino will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Man wants to control but Delfino is keeping him busy.
Delfino tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Delfino manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delfino slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Delfino thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Delfino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Delfino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Delfino working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Man doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Man manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Man advances position into side control!
Delfino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delfino is not content to let Man control the position.

Man wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Delfino, who protects the arm well.
Delfino manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Man is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elkir Delfino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Afro Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Delfino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delfino throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Delfino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delfino misses with a double jab

and Man counters by moving into the clinch.
Delfino wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Man leaning against his opponent.
Man tries to break the clinch but Delfino is controlling the position.
Delfino wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delfino lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delfino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Delfino dodges the punch combination from Man.

Man clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delfino keeps the fight on the outside.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delfino pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Delfino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man can't break the clinch.
Man is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Delfino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Delfino wants to break free but Man has control.
Delfino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Man has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Delfino uses from the top position.

That's two 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.
Delfino trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Delfino is in all sorts of trouble here.
Man avoids the attempt from Delfino to control.
Man controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delfino regains half guard.
Delfino is looking to improve his position.
Man moves into full mount! Delfino won't be happy about that!
Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Man thowing shots but they're missing.
Man tries to control but Delfino wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Delfino wants to hold on but Man pushes him away.

Man is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Delfino has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Delfino!
Man controls Delfino momentarily but Delfino frees himself.
Delfino pushes down on Man's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Delfino is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Afro Man.
I think Man 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afro Man!