PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goat comes to the cage accompanied by Impaled Nazarene - Cult of the Goat. The crowd seem to be enjoying Delphine's choice of entrance music: Let the bodies hit the floor!. Danny Delphine has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Goat
vs
Delphine

164 cm
32
148 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

225 cm
28
150 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Goat.
Goat throws a head kick but Delphine moves out of range.
Goat misses with a body shot.
Delphine avoids the body shot from Goat.
Delphine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Delphine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine slips a jab and a cross from Goat.
Goat thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Goat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Billy Goat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Goat fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Delphine to the ground. Goat is now in Delphine's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Delphine is trying to keep Goat in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine is looking to sweep but instead, Goat has passed into half guard.
Goat lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Goat seems to be working for a kimura but Delphine defends the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Delphine moves into full guard.
Delphine wants to sweep but no luck.
Goat passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Delphine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goat pulls his head out easily.
Goat is trying to control. Delphine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delphine is looking to improve his position.

Goat is looking for a kimura here.

Delphine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goat pulls his head out easily.
Delphine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Delphine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Goat stopping the sweep attempt from Delphine.
Delphine working a defensive guard here.
Goat postures up and lands a big shot to Delphine's brow.

Goat is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Delphine has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Goat is looking to defend but Delphine has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Goat! Delphine pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Goat taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Danny Delphine!
A relieved looking Danny Delphine thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.