PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daryl Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon has chosen Prayer Of The Refugee as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sharp
vs
Delon

188 cm
24
192 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
204 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daryl Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delon tries for a takedown but Sharp circles away easily
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Delon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sharp on his heels. He'll look to pass Sharp's guard now, I'm sure.
Sharp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Delon throws a big right hand that misses.
Delon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Delon wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Sharp is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delon.

Sharp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Delon is aware though and is defending well.
Sharp controls Delon momentarily but Delon frees himself.
Sharp keeping full guard, as Delon tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon is looking to work some ground and pound but Sharp has wrist control.
Sharp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sharp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delon's guard.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Delon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharp prevents Delon from getting back to his feet.
Delon can't keep his opponent in guard - Sharp advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Delon wants to improve his position but Sharp is controlling well.
Delon is looking to escape.
Delon gets back to full guard.
Delon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sharp is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sharp stopping the sweep attempt from Delon.
Sharp wants to pass the guard but Delon is keeping the position.

Delon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Delon.

Sharp manages to break the clinch.
Delon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sharp.

It looks like Alen Delon has been cut.
Sharp fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharp motions for Delon to come forward. Sharp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharp misses with a head kick.
Sharp throws a low kick, looking for Delon's leg but Delon calmly moves out of range.
Delon blocks a leg kick.
Sharp swings for the body but Delon moves out of range.
Delon throws a looping overhand right but Sharp ducks down to avoid it.
Delon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Delon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sharp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Delon avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delon but Delon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Delon ducks right into an uppercut from Sharp.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp pushes Delon away with a front kick.
Sharp throws a looping overhand right but Delon ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daryl Sharp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alen Delon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Delon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sharp sprawls well. Sharp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Delon gets slowly back to his feet.
Sharp lands with a good body shot.
Sharp misses the jab.
Delon moves away from the strike by Sharp.
Delon misses the jab.
Sharp connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Delon throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Sharp misses with a jab to the body

and Delon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sharp won't be happy with that.
Delon working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon working the ground and pound from side control.
Sharp is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Delon is trying to control the action in half guard but Sharp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sharp gets back to full guard.
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
Delon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Delon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Delon works over Sharp with some ground and pound from guard.
Delon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Delon cracks Sharp with a solid left hand.
Delon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp is trying to keep Delon in close.
Delon throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sharp wants to sweep here but Delon controlling him for the moment.
Sharp is working hard here to advance position.
Delon throws a strike but Sharp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Delon looking for a sweep. Not yet Delon, not yet.
Delon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Delon pushes Sharp off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sharp scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharp misses with a hook.
Sharp cracks Delon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Delon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Delon has time to react.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delon but Delon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with an uppercut. Delon saw that one coming.
Sharp throws a body punch but Delon moves out of range.
Sharp shoots in for a double leg but Delon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sharp misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Delon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delon throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sharp avoids it really well and circles away.
Sharp throws a lazy uppercut

so Delon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alen Delon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delon throws a strike but Sharp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alen Delon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alen Delon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sharp swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Delon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Sharp as he connects with a hook.
Delon moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Delon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sharp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sharp misses with a straight left.

Delon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sharp to the mat! Sharp manages to get full guard.
Delon stops Sharp from standing up.
Delon postures up and lands a big shot to Sharp's brow.
Delon trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delon.
Sharp wants to stand up but Delon is controlling him.
Delon throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Delon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sharp's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delon looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delon.
Delon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Delon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Delon throwing strikes from guard but Sharp blocks nicely.
Sharp being controlled here, momentarily.
Delon is working Sharp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Delon landing with the ground and pound.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delon.
Delon slips nicely into half guard.
Delon trying to control the pace.
Delon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sharp's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delon is trying to control the action in half guard but Sharp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Delon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Delon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alen Delon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Delon 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alen Delon!
A very excited looking Alen Delon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.