PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarethyan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind. The crowd seem to be enjoying Delphine's choice of entrance music: Let the bodies hit the floor!. Danny Delphine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nazarethyan
vs
Delphine

155 cm
23
150 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

225 cm
28
150 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

5th Round Clothing
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delphine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Nazarethyan clinches up against the cage.
Nazarethyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nazarethyan lands a left hand.
Nazarethyan lands with a light punch inside.
Nazarethyan lands with a right to the head.
Nazarethyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delphine is trying to pull guard but Nazarethyan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nazarethyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delphine's elbow.
Nazarethyan avoiding damage.
Nazarethyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delphine backwards.
Nazarethyan lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Delphine up against the cage.
Nazarethyan lands with a left to the head.
Nazarethyan lands an uppercut.
Nazarethyan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Delphine up against the cage.
Nazarethyan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Suren Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Delphine is just out of range.
Suren Nazarethyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Nazarethyan clinches up with Delphine and pushes him back against the cage.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike.
Delphine takes a shot to the head.
Delphine wants a takedown but no success here.
Nazarethyan is working Delphine over against the cage.
Nazarethyan is pushing Delphine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Delphine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nazarethyan walks away with a smile on his face. Delphine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Delphine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nazarethyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delphine, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarethyan lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan gets through Delphine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nazarethyan has Delphine pressed against the cage.
Nazarethyan lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nazarethyan scores with a shoulder strike.
Nazarethyan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Delphine up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Suren Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suren Nazarethyan 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.

Delphine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazarethyan swings for the body but Delphine moves out of range.
Delphine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarethyan.

Nazarethyan moves into the clinch.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike.
Nazarethyan tries a body shot but Delphine blocks it.
Nazarethyan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nazarethyan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delphines head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nazarethyan.
A short right from Nazarethyan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan lands a body punch.
Nazarethyan tries to throw a body punch but Delphine avoids it by throwing Nazarethyan back against the cage.
Suren Nazarethyan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nazarethyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Delphine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nazarethyan is pushing Delphine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Delphine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delphine has Nazarethyan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nazarethyan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nazarethyan digs a right hand into Delphine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delphine's gas tank.
Nazarethyan gets through Delphine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine is trying to pull guard but Nazarethyan has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Nazarethyan - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarethyan slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from Nazarethyan as the two fighters clinch.
Nazarethyan lands a right hand.
Nazarethyan slowing the pace effectively.
Nazarethyan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delphine or not.
Delphine is breathing heavily.
Nazarethyan just leaning against Delphine, taking a breather.
Nazarethyan pushes Delphine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Nazarethyan on the inside.
Nazarethyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nazarethyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delphine can do to turn this around?
Nazarethyan scores with a nice hook to the head.

Delphine is rocked!
Nazarethyan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Delphine is still on wobbly legs! Can Nazarethyan finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan avoiding damage.
Delphine seems to have recovered his senses.
Nazarethyan cracks Delphine with a nice body shot.
Nazarethyan lands a shot to the body.
Nazarethyan is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Nazarethyan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nazarethyan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nazarethyan is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Suren Nazarethyan.
Some wild striking there from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delphine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarethyan misses with a straight left.
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delphine moves away.
Danny Delphine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delphine slips under a jab.
Nazarethyan throws a hook but Delphine avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suren Nazarethyan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nazarethyan misses the shot to the body.
Delphine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan with a hook.
Delphine slips a straight right by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Delphine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazarethyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarethyan is looking to wear down Delphine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nazarethyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Nazarethyan clinches up against the cage.
Delphine tries for a takedown but Nazarethyan manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nazarethyan lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nazarethyan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Delphine's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nazarethyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan just leaning against Delphine, taking a breather.
Nazarethyan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nazarethyan to keep the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Nazarethyan.
Nice body punch from Nazarethyan - that landed with a thud.
Delphine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Delphine.
A short uppercut from Nazarethyan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nazarethyan is leaning against Delphine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Delphine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nazarethyan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Delphine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nazarethyan stalling against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nazarethyan.
Danny Delphine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Delphine.
Nazarethyan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Delphine is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nazarethyan can't fight it off and eventually Delphine manages to take the fight to the floor. Nazarethyan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Suren Nazarethyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nazarethyan, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
Suren Nazarethyan thanked the fans post fight for their support.