PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon's entrance music is Prayer Of The Refugee. A fine choice. Hauki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kyuss - Green Machine. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Delon
vs
Hauki

185 cm
25
204 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

188 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Perkele!

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki jabs Delon right on the nose. Delon blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Alen Delon has been cut.
Hauki misses with a wild body shot.
Hauki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hauki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Delon.
Hauki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Delon is out of range.

Delon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hauki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delon is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hauki lands a body punch.
Hauki working aggressively here.
Hauki can't find room to land a body shot as Delon controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hauki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hauki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Delon tries to score a body lock takedown but Hauki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hauki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Delon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Delon is breathing heavily.
Delon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hauki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hauki.
Hauki connects with a body shot that sends Delon's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delon has a takedown stuffed.
Delon wants to clinch up but Hauki keeps it at a distance.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hauki is looking to chop away at Delon's legs.
Hauki lands with an uppercut that bounces Delon off the ropes and back into range.
Delon blocks a jab.
Delon looks to throw the jab but Hauki is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki works Delon's body with a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hauki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Delon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Delon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Delon looks to land a left hand but Hauki moved out of range nicely.
Delon shoots in but Hauki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An inside leg kick from Hauki misses.
Hauki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hauki misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws out a powerful jab.
Delon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hauki, right into the meat.

Delon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delon trying to control the position but Hauki is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hauki can't do much from the bottom here.
Delon throws an elbow but Hauki slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taneli Hauki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alen Delon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Delon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Delon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hauki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Hauki misses.
Delon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delon checks the leg kick.
Delon misses with a wild body shot.
Hauki scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon shoots in for a double leg but Hauki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hauki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Delon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hauki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Alen Delon's cut is getting worse.
Taneli Hauki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delon fails to land the takedown.
Hauki misses with an uppercut. Delon saw that one coming.
Delon avoids the head kick by Hauki.
Delon checks a leg kick.
Delon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hauki counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon fails with a takedown attempt.
Hauki throws a body punch but Delon moves out of range.

Delon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Delon lands in his opponent's guard.
Delon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Delon throwing strikes from guard but Hauki blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki trying to control the position.
Delon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hauki defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Delon is looking to take a break and control but Hauki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hauki prevents Delon from moving into mount.
Delon with the ground and pound but Hauki regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon wants to pass to mount but Hauki is defending the position.
Delon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hauki taking some punishment here, with Delon in his half guard.
Delon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Delon is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hauki reverses the position - he's now on top in Delon's guard.
Hauki preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hauki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Delon wants to get back to his feet but Hauki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Taneli Hauki 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hauki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Delon takes a step back to recover.
Delon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hauki.
Hauki throws a wild body kick that Delon sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Delon.
Delon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hauki avoids it really well and circles away.
Hauki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Delon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hauki was covering up waiting for the punch and Delon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Delon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hauki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hauki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delon cracks Hauki with a solid left hand.
Delon trying to control but Hauki is working from the bottom.
Delon scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Delon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hauki keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
Delon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hauki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hauki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delon trying to control but Hauki is working from the bottom.
Hauki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Delon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Delon won't allow Hauki to sweep him here.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delon forces his way into half guard.
Delon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hauki defending well though.
Delon trying to control from Hauki's half guard. Hauki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delon chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hauki controlling Delon's posture.
Delon lands a couple of elbows.
Delon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delon trying to move into half guard but instead Hauki has managed to sweep!
Hauki trying to control the position from guard on top but Delon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hauki won't allow Delon to get back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Delon holds on and takes a little breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alen Delon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hauki 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Taneli Hauki!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Taneli Hauki!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Taneli Hauki!

Taneli Hauki wins by unanimous decision!