PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janssen comes to the cage accompanied by Orgineel Amsterdam. Juan Delgado is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Janssen
vs
Delgado

176 cm
21
181 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Janssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen looks to land a combination but Delgado avoids it well.
Janssen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Delgado to score with a decent uppercut.
Delgado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Delgado.
Jan Janssen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janssen shoots in for a double leg but Delgado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Janssen.
Delgado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Delgado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Janssen fails to land with a series of punches.
Janssen misses with a series of wild punches.
Janssen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delgado circles away quickly and effectively.
Janssen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delgado.

Janssen drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Janssen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Delgado is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Delgado has escaped and now he's on top!
Janssen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen keeping full guard, as Delgado tries to pass.

Janssen is looking for a triangle but Delgado pushes his legs off easily.
Delgado content to stall in guard here.
Delgado is pushing down on Janssen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Janssen is fighting to maintain full guard but Delgado has managed to sneak the leg through.
Delgado wants to free his trapped foot but Janssen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Delgado is trying to control. Janssen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Janssen is looking to improve his position.
Janssen is looking to get back to full guard here but Delgado has managed to pass to side control instead.
Janssen is trying desperately to improve position.
Janssen manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Delgado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Delgado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Delgado trying to control the action but Janssen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Janssen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Delgado pulls his head out easily.
Janssen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delgado won't allow Janssen to sweep him here.
Janssen is working hard here to advance position.

Janssen is looking for a triangle but Delgado pushes his legs off easily.
Janssen is breathing heavily.
Janssen keeping moving, preventing Delgado from controlling successfully.
Delgado pushing down on Janssen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Janssen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Janssen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Janssen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado wants to control from the top but Janssen keeps moving.
Delgado is stalling in the full guard.
Janssen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Delgado manages to get himself to full guard.
Janssen distracts Delgado with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Janssen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delgado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Janssen stopping the sweep attempt from Delgado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Delgado dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Janssen throws a series of punches but Delgado avoids them all with ease.
Janssen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delgado moves away.
Janssen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delgado looks to land a left hand but Janssen moved out of range nicely.
Janssen dives in and grabs Delgado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delgado pushes down on Janssen's head and hops out.
Janssen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delgado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janssen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Janssen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Delgado moves into full guard.
Janssen trying to control the position from guard on top but Delgado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Delgado throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Janssen.
Janssen stopping the sweep attempt from Delgado.
Delgado pulls Janssen in close to prevent any damage.
Janssen throwing strikes from guard but Delgado blocks nicely.
Delgado is trying to keep Janssen in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Delgado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Janssen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Janssen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delgado misses with a body shot.
Delgado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Janssen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Delgado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Janssen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Janssen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Janssen works his way into side control.
Delgado wants to control but Janssen postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado sneaks back into half guard.
Delgado is breathing heavily.
Delgado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Janssen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delgado trying to control from the bottom.
Janssen is looking to stall here but Delgado recovers full guard.
Janssen passes into half guard.
Delgado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Janssen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Janssen trying to pass the guard but Delgado defending well.
Delgado moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Delgado is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Janssen is looking to work some ground and pound but Delgado has wrist control.
Janssen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Delgado's head.
Janssen wants to control from the top but Delgado keeps moving.

Janssen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Delgado manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Janssen has Delgado in his guard.
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 Jan Janssen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Janssen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Janssen throws an overhand right that lands on Delgado's shoulder, as Delgado tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Janssen misses.
Delgado scores with a kick to the midsection.
Delgado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Delgado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Janssen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Delgado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Janssen somewhat.
Janssen tries to bum rush Delgado with a series of wild strikes but Delgado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delgado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Janssen's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delgado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado lands a slapping body shot.
Jan Janssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delgado lands with a kick to the temple. Janssen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Delgado scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Delgado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delgado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Janssen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Delgado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Janssen's knee momentarily.
Delgado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Janssen has time to react.

Delgado has Janssen up against the cage in a clinch.
Janssen tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Janssen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delgado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Delgado.
A short left from Delgado.
Delgado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Janssen or not.
Delgado lands with a right to the head.
Janssen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Delgado prevents it.
Delgado working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Delgado - that landed with a thud.
Delgado scores with a hook to the body.
Delgado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Janssen or not.
Delgado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Delgado lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Delgado - that landed with a thud.
Delgado gets through Janssen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delgado.
A short uppercut from Delgado.
Delgado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Nice body punch from Delgado - that landed with a thud.
Delgado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Janssen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Janssen can't get the takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delgado.
Delgado lands with a light punch inside.
Janssen jumps guard but Delgado stands there with Janssen around his waist. Janssen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Delgado gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Janssen.
Delgado lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is leaning against Janssen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Delgado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Delgado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Delgado gets through Janssen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Delgado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delgado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Delgado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delgado has Janssen pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Delgado.
Delgado works on Janssen's body with a couple of short punches.
Delgado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delgado lands a shoulder strike.
Janssen goes for a takedown attempt but Delgado pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Delgado lands with a straight right. Janssen didn't see that one coming.

Delgado instigates a clinch.
Delgado lands with a left to the head.
Janssen is trying to drag Delgado to the mat but Delgado just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Delgado lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Delgado.
A short right from Delgado on the inside.
Janssen tries to pull guard but Delgado holds him up against the cage and eventually Janssen drops back down to his feet.
Delgado lands with a short shot to the head.
Delgado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delgado.
Delgado scores with a hook to the body.
Delgado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Delgado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Delgado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Janssen or not.
Delgado lands a body shot in the clinch.
Delgado lands with a left to the head.
Janssen taking a breather.
Delgado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delgado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Janssen tries to pull guard but Delgado holds him up against the cage and eventually Janssen drops back down to his feet.
Delgado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Janssen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delgado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Delgado scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janssen looking for a takedown.
Delgado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delgado stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delgado.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Delgado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Delgado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Delgado!