PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Eleosida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Eleosida
vs
Delgado

189 cm
20
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Eleosida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Delgado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Eleosida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Delgado has had enough of the clinch but Eleosida keeps him there for the moment.
Delgado is trying to break free.
Eleosida prevents Delgado from breaking the clinch.

Eleosida is trying to trip Delgado. He has hold of a leg but Delgado is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Eleosida persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Eleosida throws a strike but Delgado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Delgado looking to pass the guard.
Eleosida striking off his back but it's not causing Delgado any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eleosida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delgado.
Eleosida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delgado's guard.
Eleosida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Delgado looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eleosida lands a couple of elbows.
Delgado looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delgado is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eleosida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Eleosida wants to control from the top but Delgado keeps moving.
Eleosida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Delgado keeping full guard, as Eleosida tries to pass.
Eleosida with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eleosida landing with the ground and pound.
Eleosida lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Delgado is on top in guard.
Delgado stands up out of Eleosida's guard for a moment - Eleosida manages to land a nice upkick.
Delgado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eleosida trying to strike off his back.
Eleosida trying to strike off his back.

Delgado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Eleosida pulls Delgado in close to prevent any damage.
Delgado must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eleosida scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Eleosida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eleosida breaks from Delgado's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eleosida has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Delgado's face.
Eleosida looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Delgado is rocked!
Delgado tries to hold on but Eleosida pushes him away.
Delgado is still in real trouble! Can Eleosida finish him?
Eleosida softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Delgado is out cold! Eleosida jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Eleosida!