PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think France might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You Suck. Delphine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let the bodies hit the floor!. Danny Delphine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

France
vs
Delphine

185 cm
24
153 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

225 cm
29
150 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Golden Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin France!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

France looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Delphine is trying to get back to full guard.

France is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
France prevents Delphine from improving his position.

France wants to work for an arm triangle but Delphine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Delphine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

France is working for a submission of some sort.

France is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Delphine has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Delphine manages to get to full guard.
France passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine tries to roll over but France keeps him under control.
Delphine trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Delphine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
France won't allow Delphine to sweep him here.

Delphine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
France works a leg free and moves into half guard.

France is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

France is trying for a kimura here. Delphine looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! France wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darwin France!
Darwin France retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Darwin France thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.