PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wyjebany Marek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Pacino Delegratti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marek
vs
Pacino Delegratti

185 cm
28
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wyjebany Marek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Pacino Delegratti!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delegratti tries to close the distance and clinch but Marek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Marek drops Delegratti with a left right combo! Marek follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Al Pacino Delegratti has been cut.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Marek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Delegratti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Delegratti manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Delegratti seems content to control.
Delegratti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marek is trying to stand up here but Delegratti is controlling him well.
Delegratti lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Delegratti takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Delegratti seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Delegratti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marek's head.
Delegratti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti is looking to stall here but Marek recovers full guard.
Marek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delegratti.
Delegratti trying to control the position from guard on top but Marek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Delegratti throws a big right hand that misses.
Delegratti trying to control but Marek is working from the bottom.
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!
Delegratti throws a strike but Marek rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Delegratti trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Wyjebany Marek wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Marek blocks the body kick.
Marek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marek.
Delegratti missing with a left hand there. Marek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marek's waist but Marek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Delegratti off to one side.
Delegratti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Delegratti misses with an uppercut.
Marek fails to land the takedown.

Delegratti drives through with a takedown into Marek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Marek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Delegratti with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Al Pacino Delegratti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Pacino Delegratti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marek falls off balance throwing a combination

and Delegratti counters by moving into the clinch.
Delegratti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Delegratti misses with a knee strike.
Delegratti missing with knees to the body.
Delegratti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delegratti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marek is defending well for now.
Delegratti tries to land a knee to the head but Marek blocks with his arms.
Delegratti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Delegratti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marek's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delegratti lands a hook that snaps the head of Marek backwards.
Delegratti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delegratti.
Delegratti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Delegratti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wyjebany Marek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Delegratti as Marek shoots in.
Donk. Delegratti catches Marek right on the button with a cross.
Marek fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marek fails with the takedown.
Delegratti misses with a looping left.
Delegratti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from Marek. No joy for Delegratti on that attempt.
Delegratti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delegratti swings widly with a right hand
and Marek counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delegratti gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Delegratti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Delegratti is looking to take a break and control but Marek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Delegratti passes to full mount!
Delegratti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Delegratti working Marek over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delegratti with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek is bucking up trying to escape but Delegratti cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Delegratti with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marek working to try and regain half guard.
Delegratti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marek is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delegratti postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marek looks a forlorn figure.
Delegratti is landing with some decent strikes but Marek is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Pacino Delegratti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Al Pacino Delegratti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Delegratti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Marek is rocked!

Delegratti lands a huge takedown. Marek is out but the ref is slow to react and Delegratti lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Marek lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Pacino Delegratti!