PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rydolf Karel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Pacino Delegratti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hail Czech. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Karel
vs
Pacino Delegratti

175 cm
23
190 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

170 cm
23
190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
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 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rydolf Karel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Pacino Delegratti!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delegratti misses with a straight right.
Karel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Delegratti.
Delegratti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Delegratti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Karel misses the target.
Delegratti avoids the body shot from Karel.
Good exchange - Karel coming out on top.
Karel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Delegratti is looking to land body kicks.

Delegratti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Delegratti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Delegratti throws a strike aimed at the side of Karel's head but Karel avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delegratti misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Delegratti trying to control the action but Karel is working from the bottom.
Karel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Delegratti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel is trying to control Delegratti's posture but Delegratti avoids it.
Karel trying to remain calm as Delegratti controls from the top position.
Karel is not content to let Delegratti control the position.
Delegratti working the ground and pound but Karel is defending the strikes.
Karel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karel tries to get out of the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Delegratti.
Karel parries the strikes from Delegratti easily there. Delegratti is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Karel to escape.
Delegratti misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Delegratti looking to control but instead Karel has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Karel wants to get back to full guard.
Delegratti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Delegratti.
Delegratti throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karel to regain full guard.
Karel pulls Delegratti in to control the position.
Delegratti throws an elbow that misses. Karel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Delegratti's guard. Nice move by Karel!
Karel controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karel wants to control from the top but Delegratti keeps moving.
Karel stays in close to Delegratti's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rydolf Karel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Delegratti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karel back to the cage. Delegratti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Karel throws an overhand right that lands on Delegratti's shoulder, as Delegratti tries to avoid the shot.

Delegratti moves into the clinch.
Karel takes a shot to the head.
Karel tries to score a body lock takedown but Delegratti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Karel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Delegratti is defending well.

Karel gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Karel controlling the pace.
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!
Karel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delegratti is not content to let Karel control the position.
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.
That's time! Karel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters circle momentarily. Karel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karel cracks Delegratti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Karel misses.
Karel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rydolf Karel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Delegratti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karel, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Delegratti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karel's elbow.
Karel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Delegratti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Karel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Delegratti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Delegratti has Karel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karel wants to take the fight to the mat but Delegratti manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rydolf Karel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Delegratti gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Karel can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Delegratti has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Karel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Delegratti tries to keep control of the position but Karel is staying busy.
Delegratti throwing sloppy strikes.
Karel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Delegratti.
Delegratti misses with a punch to the head.
Delegratti throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Delegratti throws a series of strikes and Karel wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Karel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Delegratti.
Karel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti lands a heavy elbow.
Karel is trying desperately to improve position.
Delegratti throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Delegratti is landing with some decent strikes but Karel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delegratti pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Delegratti trying to control but Karel is having none of it.
Karel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti punching from mount but Karel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Delegratti misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Delegratti misses with a head shot.
Delegratti sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Delegratti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Karel is squirming around, avoiding Delegratti's attempts to control the action.
Karel blocking the ground and pound.
Karel can't escape the position.
Delegratti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karel is looking to escape.
Karel blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Delegratti there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Karel tries to hold on but Delegratti postures up.
Karel is in a horrible position here. Delegratti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Delegratti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karel is trying to escape the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delegratti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Karel?
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.
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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karel misses with a looping left.
Karel slips under a jab from Delegratti.
Karel misses with a right hand
and Karel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rydolf Karel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delegratti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karel.
Delegratti throws a series of strikes that have Karel backpedaling.
No joy there for Karel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karel stuffs the takedown attempt from Delegratti. Delegratti gets slowly back to his feet.
Karel throws a hook but Delegratti avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Karel.
Karel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel takes a swing at Delegratti's ribcage but misses.
Karel throws the left hand but Delegratti avoids the punch easily.

Delegratti instigates a clinch.
Karel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Delegratti is leaning against Karel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karel wants a takedown but no success here.
Delegratti taking a breather.
Karel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Delegratti prevents it.

Delegratti wants the takedown. Karel is fighting it off but Delegratti persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Karel's guard against the cage.
Delegratti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delegratti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Al Pacino Delegratti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karel pulls Delegratti in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delegratti content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Delegratti is fighting to break Karel's control of his arms but Karel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Delegratti trying to control the position from guard on top but Karel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Delegratti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Karel.
Some wild striking there from Karel.
Delegratti missing with a left hand there. Karel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delegratti throws the left hand but Karel avoids the punch easily.
Karel scores with a jab. Delegratti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Delegratti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delegratti tries to clinch up but Karel circles away and keeps his distance.
Karel scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti connects with a right hand. Karel shakes it off.
A big left from Karel misses.
Karel scores with a sloppy right hand. Delegratti should have avoided that one.

Karel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Delegratti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delegratti throws an elbow that misses. Karel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Delegratti's guard. Nice move by Karel!
Delegratti pulls Karel in to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Pacino Delegratti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Delegratti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Pacino Delegratti!