PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khan Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Tezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan Dell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kai Tezer's chin.

Dell
vs
Tezer

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
21
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khan Dell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Tezer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tezer throws a head kick that misses.
Tezer throws a right and a left that Dell avoids nicely.
Tezer throws a series of punches but Dell avoids them all with ease.
Dell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tezer stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khan Dell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tezer. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tezer stuffs the takedown attempt from Dell. Dell gets slowly back to his feet.
Tezer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tezer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tezer throws a nice looking combination but Dell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tezer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kai Tezer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tezer misses with a series of wild punches.
Tezer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dell shoots in looking for a takedown. Tezer tries to sprawl out of it but Dell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tezer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Dell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tezer's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tezer wants to get back to his feet.
Dell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tezer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Khan Dell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good standup being displayed there by Tezer as he connects with a hook.
Tezer misses with a double jab.
Dell shoots in for a takedown but Tezer shows good takedown defense.
Dell shoots in and drives through. Tezer sprawls well.
Dell shoots in for a takedown but Tezer shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khan Dell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tezer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dell tries for a takedown but Tezer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tezer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tezer misses with a series of wild punches.
Dell shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tezer.
Danga de danga de dang - Tezer scores with a four punch combination!
Tezer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tezer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Tezer. No joy for Dell on that attempt.
Dell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tezer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tezer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tezer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tezer misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Tezer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tezer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tezer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan Dell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tezer fails to land with a series of punches.
Tezer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tezer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tezer throws a nice looking combination but Dell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tezer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tezer tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tezer.
Dell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tezer as he jumps to the side.
Tezer misses with a two punch combination.
Dell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tezer tries to avoid it but Dell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tezer to the ground. Tezer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dell fails to land the takedown.
Tezer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Tezer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Tezer misses with a wild body shot.
Dell closes the distance and clinches up with Tezer, looking for a takedown. Dell pushes Tezer against the cage but Tezer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tezer as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khan Dell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tezer is fending him off so far but Dell persists. Nope, Tezer circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tezer misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick from Tezer.
Tezer misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tezer thows a body shot but no joy.
Dell checks a leg kick.
No luck for Dell with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Tezer.
Tezer throws a head kick that misses.
Tezer looks to land a combination but Dell avoids it well.
Tezer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dell fails with the takedown.
Dell shoots in looking for a takedown. Tezer tries to sprawl out of it but Dell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tezer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dell tries for a takedown but Tezer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tezer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tezer circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tezer circles away.
Tezer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tezer circles away.
Tezer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tezer lands a two punch combo.
Tezer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tezer's waist but Tezer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dell off to one side.
Tezer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell slips a jab and a cross from Tezer.
Tezer misses with a double jab.
Tezer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dell.
Dell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tezer is fending him off so far but Dell persists. Nope, Tezer circles away and we're back to standing.
Dell shoots in for a double leg but Tezer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A shot to de liver by Tezer. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tezer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Tezer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tezer 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Tezer!