PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sarge Dela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dela
vs
Obsut

190 cm
31
200 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

188 cm
25
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sarge Dela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obsut scores with a hook to the body. Dela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Obsut slips a jab and a cross from Dela.
Dela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obsut.
Sarge Dela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Dela. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dela.
Obsut scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Obsut moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dela thuds his right hand into Obsut's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obsut moves out of range as Dela strikes.
Dela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obsut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dela.
A solid leg kick lands there for Obsut.
Dela slaps away a takedown attempt from Obsut, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Dela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obsut staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Obsut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dela throws a jab when Obsut was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela misses with a right hand
and Obsut counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obsut. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Dela.
Obsut takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Obsut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dela was well out of range. Poor timing from Obsut.
Dela's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dela duly obliges.
Obsut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dela.
Obsut is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Dela misses.
Dela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obsut.
Obsut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dela.
Dela throws a shot from downtown. Obsut moves away and avoids it.
Obsut swinging wildly here.
Jab from Dela.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obsut misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela scores with a hook.
Obsut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dela!
Dela blocks a jab.
Dela cracks Obsut with an open hand slap.
Dela throws a lazy right hand but Obsut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dela moves out of range of the strikes.
Obsut on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dela throws out a loose jab but Obsut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obsut takes one to the side of the head.
Dela lands with a shot to the body.
Dela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Obsut tries to avoid it but Dela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Obsut to the ground. Obsut escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slow jab from Dela misses its intended target.
Dela displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Obsut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obsut swings widly with a right hand
and Dela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obsut misses with a wild body shot.
Obsut throws a body punch but Dela moves out of range.
Obsut throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dela thows a body shot but no joy.
Dela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obsut slips under a jab from Dela.
Dela misses with a hook. Obsut ducked under it nicely.
Obsut wants to land a leg kick but Dela is out of range.
Dela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dela walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Obsut checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Obsut.
Dela staying out of range there.
Dela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obsut.
Dela moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Obsut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obsut.
Nice takedown defense from Dela. No joy for Obsut on that attempt.
Dela throws a head kick but Obsut moves out of range.
Dela scores with a shot to the body.
Obsut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obsut misses with an uppercut.
Dela throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obsut looks to land a left hand but Dela moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obsut throws a shot from downtown. Dela moves away and avoids it.
Dela misses with a few strikes there.
Dela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obsut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarge Dela dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dela shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dela was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Obsut wants to control but Dela is having none of it.
Obsut is squirming around, avoiding Dela's attempts to control the action.
Obsut is looking to improve his position but Dela isn't that keen on the idea.
Dela tries to control but Obsut wriggling away.
Obsut tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Obsut is in a horrible position here. Dela smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Obsut sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dela looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Obsut with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Dela is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Obsut wants to improve his position but Dela is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dela connects with a nice short shot to Obsut's temple.
Obsut wants to improve his position but Dela is controlling well.
Obsut makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Obsut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela is in close to Obsut's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Obsut wants to control the position but Dela says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Obsut manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dela throws a big elbow that misses.
Obsut preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Obsut is trying to keep Dela in close.
Dela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obsut looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dela puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Obsut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dela.
Dela wants to pass the guard but Obsut is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut is looking to control Dela's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Obsut avoid being mounted?
Dela sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Obsut defending well though.
Dela throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Obsut is doing well to control the position and prevent Dela from advancing to side control.

Dela is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Obsut defends it well.

Obsut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dela seems to be working for a kimura but Obsut defends the submission attempt.

Obsut looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Obsut regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dela wants to pass the guard but Obsut is keeping the position.
Sarge Dela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obsut trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Obsut working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dela doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dela manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarge Dela dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Obsut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dela looks to land a left hand but Obsut moved out of range nicely.
Dela scores with a nice strike.
Obsut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dela manages to avoid it.
Obsut misses with a hook.
Dela lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No luck for Dela with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Dela.
Dela throws a right and a left that Obsut avoids nicely.
Dela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dela throws a right hand that Obsut ducks under and follows up with a left that Obsut also avoids with ease.
A jab from Dela misses.
Dela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Obsut as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela misses with a body punch
and Obsut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dela lands an overhand right.
Obsut connects with an inside leg kick.
Obsut throws a looping overhand right but Dela ducks down to avoid it.
Obsut throws an overhand right that lands on Dela's shoulder, as Dela tries to avoid the shot.
Obsut connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dela. Dela circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dela throws a big shot that misses.
Dela thuds a left hand into Obsut's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dela.
Dela throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obsut.
Obsut lands a jab to Dela's midsection.
Obsut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obsut lands the left hand.
Obsut lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dela at a distance.
Fedor Obsut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obsut darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obsut jabs at Dela's body.
Obsut swings for the body but Dela moves out of range.
Obsut misses with a looping left.
Dela throws a solid leg kick but Obsut takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dela.
Dela throws an overhand right that lands on Obsut's shoulder, as Obsut tries to avoid the shot.
Obsut misses with a body shot.
Dela throws a right and a left that Obsut avoids nicely.
Obsut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dela was well out of range. Poor timing from Obsut.
Dela lands with a nice body punch.
Dela blocks a jab.
Obsut needs to keep his hands up - Dela had a free shot at his head there.
Dela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Obsut.
Obsut has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dela scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Obsut.
Obsut dives in and grabs Dela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dela pushes down on Obsut's head and hops out.
Obsut fails to land with a series of punches.
Dela's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dela duly obliges.
Obsut looks to throw the jab but Dela is out of range.
Dela avoids the body shot from Obsut.
Obsut misses with a hook
and Dela counters with a stiff right hand.
Dela throws a sloppy head kick and Obsut moves out of range easily.
Dela scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dela throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Obsut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dela.
A big left from Dela misses.
Obsut lands a head shot.
Dela throws a leg kick but Obsut moved away.
Dela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obsut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Obsut misses the target.
Dela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dela tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Dela.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obsut lands a slapping body shot.
Dela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obsut.
Dela throws a big shot that misses.
Sarge Dela is winning the standup battle so far.
Dela closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obsut moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Obsut lands a jab to the nose.
Dela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Obsut swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sarge Dela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Obsut's head.
Dela ducks under a wild hook from Obsut.
Obsut gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sarge Dela.
Well Dela has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarge Dela!
A relieved looking Sarge Dela thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.