PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Dellal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slader has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dellal
vs
Slader

177 cm
27
192 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

175 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josef Dellal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellal tries for a takedown but Slader sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Dellal gets a double leg takedown into Slader's guard.
Dellal prevents Slader from getting back to his feet.
Dellal trying to control but Slader is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slader keeping full guard, as Dellal tries to pass.
Dellal trying to control the position from guard on top but Slader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dellal passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Dellal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dellal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Dellal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slader is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dellal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Slader knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Slader manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dellal's best efforts.
Slader is refusing to be controlled, as Dellal sits in half guard.
Dellal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dellal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Slader!
Dellal prevents Slader from getting the reversal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slader can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slader defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dellal.
Slader blocking the ground and pound.
Dellal trying to control but Slader is having none of it.

Dellal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Dellal looking to isolate an arm here. Slader doesn't see it coming and as Dellal extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Dellal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josef Dellal!
A relieved looking Josef Dellal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.