PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tromb Jeremia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delmater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jeremia
vs
Delmater

195 cm
25
237 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tromb Jeremia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Delmater!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jeremia takes the fight into the clinch.

Jeremia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Delmater wants to stand and escape but Jeremia is having none of it.
Jeremia controlling from the top position.
Delmater trying to keep a closed guard but Jeremia is proving a slippery customer.
Jeremia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jeremia advances to half guard.
Delmater on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jeremia wants to pass to mount but Delmater is defending the position.
Jeremia stalling.
Delmater flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jeremia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tromb Jeremia just wasn't active enough.

Jeremia gets a clinch.

Jeremia jumps guard and drags Delmater to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jeremia trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jeremia has control of Delmater's left arm, preventing Delmater from doing any damage.

Jeremia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Delmater defends it easily.
Delmater preventing the sweep.
Jeremia has Delmater pulled in close to control his posture.
Delmater tries to stand but Jeremia is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremia tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jeremia uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jeremia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delmater.
Delmater slaps away a takedown attempt from Jeremia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Delmater doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jeremia counters with a left to the body.

Jeremia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jeremia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jeremia is breathing heavily.
Jeremia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jeremia tries to control but Delmater wriggling away.
Delmater is looking to improve his position but Jeremia isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tromb Jeremia dominated that round.
That's time! Jeremia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jeremia shoots in for a takedown but Delmater shows good takedown defense.

Jeremia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Delmater to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jeremia keeping full guard, as Delmater tries to pass.
Delmater must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jeremia pulls Delmater in close to prevent any damage.
Jeremia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jeremia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Jeremia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Delmater defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremia lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Jeremia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jeremia wants to sweep here but Delmater controlling him for the moment.
Delmater wants to control from the top but Jeremia keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Delmater doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jeremia counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delmater keeps the fight on the outside.

Delmater has managed to clinch.

Delmater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delmater connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jeremia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jeremia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jeremia tries to clinch but Delmater moves away
and Delmater counters with a low kick, right behind Jeremia 's knee.
Delmater plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Tromb Jeremia has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Delmater.
Delmater jabs Jeremia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Delmater will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Delmater tries to clinch up but Jeremia circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delmater misses with a takedown

and Jeremia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tromb Jeremia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Delmater.
Delmater lands a knee to the head.
Delmater throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Delmater breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Jeremia. No joy for Delmater on that attempt.
Delmater tries to clinch there but Jeremia circles away.
Delmater changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jeremia tries to avoid it but Delmater manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jeremia to the ground. Jeremia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick from Delmater lands but Jeremia takes it in his stride.
Delmater fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Jeremia. No joy for Delmater on that attempt.
Delmater misses with a straight right.
Delmater circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Delmater closes the distance but Jeremia moves to the side

and Jeremia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jeremia controlling the action here for a moment.
Delmater jumps guard but Jeremia stands there with Delmater around his waist. Delmater gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jeremia is pressed up against the cage. Delmater has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jeremia down to the mat. Jeremia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Delmater feints a jab promting Jeremia to slip. Delmater then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jeremia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delmater with a poor takedown

and Jeremia moves into the clinch.

Jeremia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Delmater has closed the distance and engaged Jeremia in a clinch.
Delmater is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jeremia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Delmater showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tromb Jeremia's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Jeremia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeremia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delmater shoots and misses

and Jeremia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jeremia.
Jeremia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Delmater gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Delmater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeremia stuffs the takedown.
Delmater darts in trying to clinch

and Jeremia counters by clinching up.
Delmater tries to pull guard but Jeremia won't allow it.
Tromb Jeremia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Delmater.
Delmater tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jeremia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jeremia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Delmater tries to pull guard but Jeremia won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delmater tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jeremia smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremia blocks a head kick by Delmater.
Delmater scores with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Jeremia as Delmater shoots in.
Jeremia wants to clinch but Delmater slips to the side
and Delmater counters with a left to the body.
Jeremia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Delmater.
Tromb Jeremia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Delmater moves into range and clinches up with Jeremia.

Delmater decides to pull guard.
Jeremia 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.
Delmater trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tromb Jeremia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremia tries to free his leg and advance position but Delmater is retaining full guard.
Delmater pulls Jeremia in close to prevent any damage.
Delmater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jeremia controls the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Delmater shoots in for a takedown but Jeremia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Delmater throws a nice outside leg kick.
Delmater lands with a kick to the temple. Jeremia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Delmater shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jeremia sprawls well. Jeremia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Delmater gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremia shoots in looking for a takedown but Delmater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jeremia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Delmater wants to clinch but Jeremia slips to the side

and Jeremia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Delmater is trying to force a seperation but Jeremia has the dominant position.
Delmater stalling against the cage.

Delmater breaks the clinch.
Jeremia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Jeremia instigates a clinch.
Jeremia jumps guard but Delmater stands there with Jeremia around his waist. Jeremia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Delmater goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jeremia prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delmater wants a takedown.

Delmater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delmater tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jeremia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Delmater somewhat.

Jeremia clinches.
Jeremia prevents Delmater from breaking the clinch.
Jeremia wants to get back to striking at distance but Delmater won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Jeremia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jeremia is pressed up against the cage. Delmater has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jeremia down to the mat. Jeremia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Delmater scores with a leg kick.
Delmater ducks under a wild hook from Jeremia.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Delmater.
I think Delmater 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Delmater!