PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mclane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight's entrance music is My Pride . A fine choice. John Mclane acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Delight
vs
Mclane

185 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
197 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fight Night 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, New Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Mclane!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Mclane or perhaps it was just good defense by Delight which made him look bad.

Delight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mclane, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delight.
Delight lands an uppercut.
Mclane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delight throws a head punch that misses.
Mclane struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delight.
A shot in the inside from Delight.
Delight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Delight lands with a right to the head.
Delight pushes Mclane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mclane wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mclane is trying to pull guard but Delight turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mclane can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mclane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
New Delight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mclane.
Delight lands with a short shot to the head.
Mclane swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclane throws an elbow that misses.
Delight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Delight.
Mclane working aggressively here.
Mclane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mclane looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Delight.
Delight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mclane takes a shot to the head.
Mclane swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delight cracks Mclane with a nice body shot.
Delight is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclane has had enough of the clinch but Delight keeps him there for the moment.
Delight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mclane backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Delight.
Delight dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Delight on the inside.
Delight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mclane backwards.
A short left from Delight.
Delight lands with a left to the head.
Mclane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Delight.
Delight lands with a short shot to the head.
Delight lands a shoulder strike.
Delight leaning his opponent against the cage.
Delight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delight prevents Mclane from breaking the clinch.
Delight pushes Mclane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight has a couple of punches blocked by Mclane.
Mclane prevents a body shot from Delight.
Delight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Delight pushes Mclane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delight.
Mclane lands a hook that snaps the head of Delight backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Delight manages to break the clinch.
Delight tries to clinch there but Mclane circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mclane thows a body shot but no joy.
Delight tries to clinch but Mclane is having none of it.
Delight defending well as Mclane loads up on a big left hand.
Mclane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mclane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Delight tries to clinch there but Mclane circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclane misses with a hook.

Mclane tries to keep at a distance but Delight has taken the fight into the clinch.
Delight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mclane backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delight scores with a shoulder strike.
Mclane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Delight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delight stalling the fight.
Mclane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delight or not.
Mclane takes a shot to the head.
Delight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
New Delight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Delight drives through and clinches with Mclane against the cage.
Delight throws a punch but it's blocked by Mclane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Delight - that landed with a thud.
Mclane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Delight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Delight scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

New Delight dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mclane misses with a straight right.
Delight tries to clinch but Mclane is having none of it.
Mclane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delight.
Delight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mclane misses with a jab, cross combination.
John Mclane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclane misses with a double jab.
Mclane throws a hook to the side of Delight's head but Delight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mclane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Mclane fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Delight to the ground. Mclane is now in Delight's guard.
Mclane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Delight's guard.
Delight wants to improve his position but Mclane is controlling well.

Mclane is working for a submission of some sort.

Mclane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Delight has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mclane is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Delight's head.
Mclane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Delight's head.
Delight is trying to stand back up but Mclane is controlling him

Mclane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mclane is thwarting Delight's attempts to control the position.

Mclane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Delight has managed to free his arm - good work.

Mclane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Delight defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight wants to get back to full guard.

Mclane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Delight is trying to get back to full guard.

Mclane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Delight doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mclane.
Delight is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight wants to get back to his feet.
Mclane slips a nice elbow through Delight's hands, connecting with Delight's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mclane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Mclane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Delight tries to roll over but Mclane keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclane thows a huge punch but Delight dodges it nicely.
John Mclane has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mclane seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Delight is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Mclane!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Mclane made sure he mentioned Fight Night Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.