PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pellegrini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Pride . Pellegrini has chosen Phil Collins – In The Air Tonight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Delight
vs
Pellegrini

185 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
30
186 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, New Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Pellegrini!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrini swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
That kick from Delight tenderised Pellegrini's leg. Pellegrini is trying to keep his angry face on.
Delight looks to land a combination but Pellegrini avoids it well.
Delight moves out of range as Pellegrini strikes.
Delight digs a good hook to Pellegrini's body.
Delight is looking to clinch.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Pellegrini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pellegrini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Delight.
Pellegrini tries to stall but Delight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pellegrini stalls.
Pellegrini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pellegrini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight lands with a light punch inside.

Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Delight drives through and clinches with Pellegrini against the cage.
Delight scores with a shoulder strike.
Pellegrini tries to land a knee to the head but Delight blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Delight manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pellegrini misses with a double jab.
Delight avoids the head kick by Pellegrini.

Pellegrini clinches with his opponent.

Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pellegrini swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
Pellegrini throws a leg kick that misses.
Delight scores with a nice body kick.
Delight tries to clinch but Pellegrini is having none of it.

Pellegrini gets tackled into the cage by Delight. Delight maintains the clinch.
Pellegrini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pellegrini stalling the fight.
Pellegrini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delight scores with a shoulder strike.

Delight breaks from the clinch.

Pellegrini has Delight up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Delight lands a shoulder strike.
Delight lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delight lands a right hand.
Delight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pellegrini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Delight in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Delight breaks the clinch.
Pellegrini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pellegrini fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pellegrini throws out a powerful jab.
New Delight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delight looks to score with a jab to the body but Pellegrini is just out of range.
Pellegrini walks into a left hand.
Delight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Delight forces Pellegrini back against the cage and clinches.
Pellegrini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Delight moves into range and clinches up with Pellegrini.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pellegrini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delight blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pellegrini.
Delight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pellegrini backwards.
Pellegrini takes a shot to the head.
Delight avoiding damage as Pellegrini throws knees to the body.
Pellegrini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Pellegrini rushes Delight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Delight has Pellegrini pushed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Delight.

Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delight scores with a decent looking hook.

Delight gets tackled into the cage by Pellegrini. Pellegrini maintains the clinch.

Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pellegrini doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pellegrini lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Pellegrini clinches up with Delight and pushes him back against the cage.

Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delight lands a slapping body shot.

Delight gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Delight breaks from the clinch.

Pellegrini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Delight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pellegrini tries a knee to the head but Delight blocks it.
Delight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pellegrini backwards.
Pellegrini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Delight on the inside.

Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pellegrini checks a leg kick.

Pellegrini moves into range and clinches up with Delight.
Delight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Delight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Delight lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

New Delight dominated that round.
That's time! Delight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Delight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pellegrini is out of range.
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pellegrini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delight with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pellegrini to score with a decent uppercut.
New Delight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Delight has closed the distance and engaged Pellegrini in a clinch.
Delight lands a nice uppercut.
Delight takes a knee right on the jaw!

Delight manages to break the clinch.
Pellegrini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pellegrini misses with a head kick.

Pellegrini has closed the distance and engaged Delight in a clinch.
Delight stalling the fight.
Pellegrini misses with a knee strike.
Pellegrini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Delight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pellegrini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pellegrini looking to throw knees to the head but Delight is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pellegrini is breathing heavily.
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!
Delight scores with a shoulder strike.

Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Delight moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Delight manages to break the clinch.
Delight lands with a straight right. Pellegrini didn't see that one coming.
Delight scores with a jab to the jaw.

Delight clinches up against the cage.
Delight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Delight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pellegrini backwards.
Pellegrini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Delight breaks the clinch.

Pellegrini gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Delight digs a right hand underneath Pellegrini's ribcage. Pellegrini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Delight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pellegrini throws a knee to the head but misses.

Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pellegrini throws a low kick but it's checked well by Delight.

Pellegrini moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Delight.
Pellegrini looking to throw knees to the head but Delight is blocking nicely.
Delight content to slow the pace in the clinch.
New Delight has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Delight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pellegrini misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delight.

Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pellegrini tries to score with a low kick but Delight moves his leg out of the way.

Pellegrini gets tackled into the cage by Delight. Delight maintains the clinch.
Delight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Delight lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Anthony Pellegrini has been cut.
Pellegrini looking to stall.
Delight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delight.
Pellegrini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Delight is keeping busy.
Pellegrini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delight blocks it with crossed arms.

Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Delight takes the fight into the clinch.
Delight lands an uppercut.

Delight breaks from the clinch.

Delight clinches with his opponent.
Delight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pellegrini backwards.
Pellegrini with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Delight breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Delight.
Delight lands with an uppercut that bounces Pellegrini off the cage and back into range.
Pellegrini throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Delight closes the distance and clinches.
Pellegrini misses with a knee to the head.
Pellegrini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pellegrini landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delight.
Pellegrini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Delight manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Delight manages to break the clinch.

Pellegrini closes the distance and clinches.
Delight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Delight breaks from the clinch.

Delight takes the fight into the clinch.
Delight pushes Pellegrini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delight lands a nice looking body shot.
Delight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pellegrini can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Pellegrini.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight wants to clinch up but Pellegrini keeps it at a distance.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pellegrini moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

New Delight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Pellegrini's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Delight with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Delight lands with an overhand left.
Delight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Delight.
Pellegrini blocks a leg kick.

Pellegrini rushes Delight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pellegrini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pellegrini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Delight is keeping busy.
Pellegrini misses with a knee strike.
Pellegrini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pellegrini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delight blocks it with crossed arms.

Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pellegrini clinches up with Delight and pushes him back against the cage.
Pellegrini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pellegrini tries a knee to the head but Delight blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight lands a left hand.
Delight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Delight stalling.
Delight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pellegrini tries to stall but Delight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Delight works on Pellegrini's body with a couple of short punches.

Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delight throws a series of punches but Pellegrini avoids them all with ease.

Delight rushes Pellegrini and presses him up against the cage.

Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Delight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pellegrinis head.

Delight breaks from the clinch.
Delight looks to score with a jab to the body but Pellegrini is just out of range.

Pellegrini moves into the clinch.

Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Delight pushes Pellegrini up against the cage in a clinch.
Delight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Delight on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Delight.
Pellegrini misses with a knee to the head.

Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pellegrini clinches with his opponent.
Delight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pellegrinis head.
Delight scores with a shoulder strike.
Delight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Delight lands with a light punch inside.
Pellegrini misses with a knee strike.
Delight pushes Pellegrini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delight moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Delight lands a right hook to the body.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick and Pellegrini moves out of range easily.

Delight moves into range and clinches up with Pellegrini.

Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Delight.

Delight clinches up against the cage.

Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Delight has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delight.
Pellegrini tries to land a knee to the head but Delight blocks with his arms.
Pellegrini tries to land a knee to the head but Delight blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Delight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pellegrini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight scores with a nice hook to the head.

Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
New Delight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delight lands a slapping body shot.
Pellegrini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Delight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pellegrini tries a knee to the head but Delight blocks it.
Pellegrini tries to land a knee to the head but Delight blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delight avoids it.
Pellegrini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pellegrini tries to land a knee to the head but Delight blocks with his arms.
Delight lands a body shot.
Anthony Pellegrini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pellegrini throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delight.
Pellegrini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delight has Pellegrini pressed against the cage.
Delight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pellegrini misses with a knee to the head.
Pellegrini looking to throw knees to the head but Delight is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
New Delight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... New Delight!
New Delight thanked the fans post fight for their support.