PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Delaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamus Cotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Delaney
vs
Cotter

185 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Delaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamus Cotter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Delaney avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Delaney as Cotter shoots in.

Delaney closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Delaney stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Cotter to get to his feet.
Cotter with a poor takedown

and Delaney counters with a single leg into guard. Cotter didn't expect that.
Jason Delaney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shamus Cotter.
Delaney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotter keeping full guard, as Delaney tries to pass.

Delaney stands up and waves to Cotter to follow him.

Delaney darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotter is staying active underneath Delaney, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Delaney wants to pass to mount but Cotter is defending the position.
Cotter tries to roll over but Delaney keeps him under control.

Cotter is defending against the submission attempts here by Delaney.
Delaney not doing much here.
Delaney tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Delaney thows a huge punch but Cotter dodges it nicely.
Delaney is keen to just control but Cotter is a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cotter is looking to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Delaney just wasn't active enough.
Delaney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Cotter counters with a shoot takedown. Delaney fights it but they end up in guard.
Delaney keeping moving, preventing Cotter from controlling successfully.
Delaney punching from the bottom.
Delaney keeping moving, preventing Cotter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cotter throwing strikes but missing.
Delaney keeping moving, preventing Cotter from controlling successfully.
Delaney wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shamus Cotter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cotter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Delaney counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cotter trying to strike off his back.
Delaney throwing strikes but missing.

Delaney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cotter, up you get!
Delaney fails with the takedown

and Cotter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cotter.
Delaney is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotter tries to free his leg and advance position but Delaney is retaining full guard.
Delaney wants to sweep but no luck.
Delaney looking to control but Cotter passes into half guard.
Delaney is doing well to control the position and prevent Cotter from advancing to side control.
Delaney throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cotter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Delaney tries to kick Cotter off in order to stand up. Cotter Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Delaney dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cotter misses with a wild combination.
Cotter dives in and grabs Delaney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delaney pushes down on Cotter's head and hops out.
Delaney with a poor takedown

and Cotter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Cotter stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Delaney with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cotter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Delaney!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotter raining down shots from the mount!
Delaney really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cotter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delaney tries to hold on but Cotter postures up.
Cotter wants to control the pace but Delaney is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney tries to hold on but Cotter postures up.
Delaney throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cotter. What's that going to do exactly?
Delaney tries to hold on but Cotter pushes him away.
Cotter controlling the pace for now.
Shamus Cotter has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.
Delaney tries to reverse the position but Cotter maintains control.
Delaney sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Delaney is trying to maintain the position but Cotter is very close to passing his half guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shamus Cotter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Delaney blocks a head kick by Cotter.
Delaney misses with a takedown attempt

and Cotter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Delaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delaney is trying to control but can't.
Delaney is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Delaney wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Delaney with a poor takedown

and Cotter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Delaney's guard.
Cotter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Delaney is looking for a triangle here but Cotter uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cotter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Cotter decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Cotter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cotter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaney wants to sweep but no luck.

Cotter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cotter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Delaney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Cotter is sitting in close to Delaney's body. Delaney has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cotter is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cotter is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Delaney.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jason Delaney!