PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Deleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wand Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sapp has chosen Falling Slowly as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Deleon
vs
Sapp

170 cm
22
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
26
145 lbs
9 - 13 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Deleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wand Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deleon is looking to clinch but Sapp is avoiding it.
Sapp shoots in for a double leg but Deleon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Deleon is looking to clinch but Sapp is avoiding it.

Deleon rushes Sapp and presses him up against the ropes.
Deleon lands a knee to the head.
Deleon lands a good knee to the midsection. Sapp won't want to take too many of those.

Sapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deleon darts in trying to clinch

and Sapp counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sapp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sapp won't allow Deleon to get back to his feet.

Deleon pushes Sapp off and scrambles back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deleon scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sapp takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deleon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Deleon is controlling him.
Sapp has had enough of the clinch but Deleon keeps him there for the moment.
Sapp wants to break free but Deleon has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sapp.
Sapp jumps guard but Deleon turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Sapp tries to break the clinch but Deleon is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Sapp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Deleon won't allow it.
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sapp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deleon scores a nice knee to the body.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sapp blocks it with crossed arms.
Sapp is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jay Deleon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wand Sapp.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Sapp blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp tries to pull guard but Deleon won't allow it.
Deleon misses with a knee to the head.
Sapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Deleon won't allow it.
Deleon landing knees to the body.
Sapp looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Deleon.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Deleon lands a knee to the head.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Deleon has him pressed against the ropes.
Deleon with a knee to the head.
Sapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sapp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deleon keeps control of Sapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sapp is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Deleon to keep the fight standing.
Sapp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sapp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Deleon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but Sapp blocks it.
A knee to the head by Deleon.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Sapp tries to break free but Deleon pushes him back against the ropes.
Deleon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sapp's efforts to push away.
Deleon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sapp is defending well for now.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sapp tries to pull guard but Deleon holds him up against the ropes and eventually Sapp drops back down to his feet.
Deleon crunches a lovely knee into Sapp's ribcage.
Deleon lands a good knee to the midsection. Sapp won't want to take too many of those.
Sapp tries to circle away but Deleon has him pinned against the ropes.
Deleon lands a knee to the head.
Sapp working hard to break the clinch.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon landing knees to the head.
Sapp is trying to force a seperation but Deleon has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Sapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deleon has him pressed against the ropes.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Sapp is blocking nicely.

Sapp manages to break the clinch.
Jay Deleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deleon tries to close the distance and clinch but Sapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deleon wants to clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sapp bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sapp is looking to take a break and control but Deleon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Deleon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Deleon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Deleon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deleon wants to clinch up but Sapp keeps it at a distance.

Deleon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Sapp blocks with his arms.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sapp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Deleon just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Deleon with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Sapp breaks from the clinch.

Deleon moves into the clinch.
Deleon prevents Sapp from breaking the clinch.
Deleon with a knee to the head.
Sapp wants to break free but Deleon has control.
Deleon landing knees to the body.
Sapp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Deleon walks away with a smile on his face. Sapp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Deleon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deleon moves in looking to clinch but Sapp pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jay Deleon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wand Sapp.

Deleon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sapp blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Deleon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deleon.
Deleon keeps control of Sapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sapp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Deleon misses with a knee to the head.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sapp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deleon backwards.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sapp is looking to break free of the clinch but Deleon has double underhooks.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Sapp blocks with his arms.
Sapp is trying to push Deleon away but Deleon has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Sapp blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Sapp is trying to force a seperation but Deleon has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Sapp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deleon prevents Sapp from breaking the clinch.
Sapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Deleon won't allow it.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Sapp blocks with his arms.
Sapp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sapp is looking to break free of the clinch but Deleon has double underhooks.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sapp tries to break the clinch but Deleon is controlling the position.
Sapp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deleon backwards.

Sapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deleon tries to clinch there but Sapp circles away.
Deleon pushes Sapp away with a front kick.
Deleon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Deleon.
Sapp shoots in looking for a takedown but Deleon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sapp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Deleon fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sapp is defended easily by Deleon.
Jay Deleon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deleon tries to close the distance and clinch but Sapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deleon doesn't manage to clinch there - Sapp circles away.
Deleon tries to clinch but Sapp is having none of it.
Sapp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deleon swivels and escapes.
Deleon wants to clinch up but Sapp keeps it at a distance.
Deleon takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Deleon pushes Sapp up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sapp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Deleon just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Deleon misses with a knee to the head.
Deleon lands a knee to the head.
Deleon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sapp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Sapp blocks with his arms.
Deleon keeps control of Sapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deleon misses with a knee to the head.
Sapp tries to pull guard but Deleon won't allow it.
Deleon lands a knee to the head.
Sapp is trying to push Deleon away but Deleon has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but Sapp blocks it.
Sapp tries for a takedown but Deleon manages to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deleon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sapp is looking to break free of the clinch but Deleon has double underhooks.
Deleon misses with a knee to the head.
Sapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deleon has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sapp tries to circle away but Deleon has him pinned against the ropes.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Sapp blocks with his arms.
Sapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Sapp blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Deleon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sapp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deleon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sapp somewhat.
Sapp shoots for a double leg takedown but Deleon sprawls well. He's pushed Sapp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Deleon closes the distance and pushes Sapp back into the ropes.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Sapp misses with a punch to the body.
Sapp is trying to break free.
Deleon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapp's face.

It looks like Wand Sapp has been cut.
Sapp wants a takedown.
Jay Deleon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wand Sapp.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sapp is trying to pull guard but Deleon has him pressed against the ropes.
Deleon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapp's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deleon.
Deleon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Deleon is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Deleon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon with a knee to the head.
Sapp is trying to break free.
Deleon throws a knee to the head but misses.

Sapp manages to break the clinch.
Deleon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sapp shoots for a takedown but Deleon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Sapp tries to keep at a distance but Deleon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Deleon working Sapp over with knees to the body.
Deleon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Deleon has him pressed against the ropes.
Deleon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Sapp blocks with his arms.

Sapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deleon wants to clinch up but Sapp keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deleon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deleon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deleon is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Deleon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sapp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sapp misses with a two punch combination.
Deleon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sapp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deleon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Deleon moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Sapp takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deleon with a knee to the head.
Deleon prevents a body shot from Sapp.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Deleon is controlling him.
Deleon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Deleon won't allow it.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp working hard to break the clinch.
Sapp is trying to pull guard but Deleon turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Deleon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sapp blocks it with crossed arms.
Sapp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

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

Deleon closes the distance and clinches.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Deleon has him pressed against the ropes.
Sapp is trying to pull guard but Deleon has him pressed against the ropes.
Sapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jay Deleon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sapp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deleon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Sapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deleon is looking to clinch.
Jay Deleon is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Deleon as Sapp shoots in.
Deleon tries to clinch there but Sapp circles away.
Deleon tries to clinch there but Sapp circles away.
Deleon tries to clinch up.
Sapp lands a head shot.
Deleon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deleon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sapp shoots in for a double leg but Deleon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Deleon has closed the distance and engaged Sapp in a clinch.
Wand Sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sapp is trying to force a seperation but Deleon has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Deleon.
A knee to the head by Deleon.
Deleon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sapp's efforts to push away.
Sapp misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Deleon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deleon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Jay Deleon!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Jay Deleon!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Jay Deleon!

Jay Deleon wins by unanimous decision!