PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My Pride . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Boxer
vs
Delight

172 cm
26
191 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, New Delight!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delight wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Delight misses with a low kick as Boxer jumps back.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delight.
A jab from Boxer misses.
A combination from Delight does no damage.
Delight wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Boxer misses with a series of wild punches.
Boxer blocks a head kick by Delight.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Delight tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Delight.
Delight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Delight thinking.

Delight has closed the distance and engaged Boxer in a clinch.
Delight misses with the head strike.
Delight working aggressively here.
Delight throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxer.
Delight misses with a punch to the body.

Delight breaks from the clinch.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Delight tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Delight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boxer is looking to slow Delight down with leg kicks.
Delight tries to clinch but Boxer moves away
and Boxer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Delight dodges the punch combination from Boxer.
Boxer scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delight was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Delight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delight connects with a body shot that sends Boxer's belly button to the back.
Delight dodges the punch combination from Boxer.
Boxer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Delight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
Boxer misses with a hook to the body
and Delight counters with a leg kick.
Boxer misses with a straight right.
New Delight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Delight lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boxer throws a series of punches but Delight avoids them all with ease.
Delight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boxer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Delight is looking to clinch but Boxer is avoiding it.
Boxer digs a good hook to Delight's body.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delight tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Delight lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delight throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
Delight tries to clinch up
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Delight moves out of range.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Boxer gets tackled into the cage by Delight. Delight maintains the clinch.
Delight lands a left hand.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Delight breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delight tries to clinch up
and Boxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Delight thinking.
Delight thuds a left hand into Boxer's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but New Delight will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boxer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mark Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delight moves away.
Delight tries to clinch up.
Boxer swings for the body but Delight moves out of range.
Delight lunges at Boxer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boxer's hand.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
A left and a right from Delight both land. Nice combination.
Boxer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Delight tries to clinch up.
Mark Boxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delight scores with a body shot.
Delight darts in trying to clinch
and Boxer counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boxer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Delight misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Delight is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boxer slips a jab and a cross from Delight.
Delight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxer momentarily.
Delight works the jab nicely.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boxer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Delight misses the body punch
and Boxer counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxer throws a right hand that Delight ducks under and follows up with a left that Delight also avoids with ease.
A leg kick checked by Boxer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Delight instigates a clinch.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer blocking some punches.
Delight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delight wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Delight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delight misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Boxer.
Delight working aggressively here.
Delight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delight misses with some punches.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Delight.
Delight lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Delight fails to land.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delight's elbow.
Boxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Delight lands a right hand.
Delight blocks a body shot from Boxer.
Delight lands a right hand.
Delight misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Delight is trying to force a seperation but Boxer has the dominant position.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer lands a body punch.
Delight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Delight avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
Delight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxer takes a shot to the head.
Delight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Delight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Delight manages to break the clinch.
Boxer misses with a body shot
and Delight counters with a body kick.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Boxer is looking to wear down Delight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Delight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Delight.
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!
Boxer keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Boxer.
Boxer takes a swing at Delight's ribcage but misses.

Delight pushes Boxer up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Delight darts in trying to clinch
and Boxer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

New Delight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Delight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxer connects with a single shot there.
Boxer takes a swing at Delight's ribcage but misses.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Delight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Delight is looking to clinch.
Delight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxer momentarily.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Delight moves into the clinch successfully.
Delight swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Delight manages to break the clinch.

Delight closes the distance and pushes Boxer back into the cage.

Delight breaks from the clinch.
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Delight checks it.
Boxer jabs at Delight's body.
Boxer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Delight looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.

Delight closes the distance and clinches.
Delight misses with a short punch on the inside.

Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boxer throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Delight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Delight drops his hands momentarily and Boxer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delight moves to clinch but Boxer breaks away
and Boxer counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer takes a swing at Delight's ribcage but misses.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
Delight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Delight scores with a hook to the body. Boxer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boxer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxer throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.

Delight gets a clinch.

Delight breaks from the clinch.
Delight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boxer lands with a hook. Delight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mark Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delight tries to land a front kick but Boxer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
New Delight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Delight tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.

Delight has closed the distance and engaged Boxer in a clinch.

Boxer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Boxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Delight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer connects with a body shot.
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delight cracks Boxer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Delight moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Delight rushes Boxer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boxer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Delight blocks a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Delight avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
Boxer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Delight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Boxer.
Well Delight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... New Delight!
A victorious New Delight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.