PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Delivire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carson Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson Daniels will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Delivire
vs
Daniels

187 cm
18
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
249 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Delivire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carson Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels thows a leg kick but Delivire checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Delivire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Delivire tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels throws a leg kick that is checked

and Delivire counters by moving into the clinch.

Delivire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels thows a leg kick but Delivire checks it
and Delivire counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Daniels is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Delivire feints and as Daniels raises his hands in defense, Delivire changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Delivire wants to stand and escape but instead Daniels has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Daniels wants to stand but Delivire is controlling his posture from full guard.
Daniels is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels won't allow Delivire to sweep him here.
Delivire wants to control the position but Daniels says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Daniels slows the pace down in half guard.
Daniels is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Delivire manages to get to full guard.
Daniels won't allow Delivire to sweep him here.
Delivire could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carson Daniels wasn't active enough on the ground.
Daniels leaves Delivire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carson Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delivire dives in and grabs Daniels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daniels pushes down on Delivire's head and hops out.
Daniels throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delivire checks a leg kick.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delivire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Delivire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Delivire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Delivire checks it.
Delivire misses with a head kick.
Delivire fails with the takedown.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Delivire counters with a head kick. That will keep Daniels thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Delivire clinches with his opponent.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delivire has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
Delivire keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delivire has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Delivire lands a shoulder strike.

Delivire manages to break the clinch.
Daniels is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delivire blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Daniels misses
and Delivire counters with a nice body kick.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Daniels throws a solid leg kick but Delivire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Daniels.
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!
Daniels wants to land a leg kick but Delivire is out of range.
A low kick from Daniels misses
and Delivire counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Delivire moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels motions for Delivire to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delivire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carson Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delivire moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delivire checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Daniels is predictable there
and Delivire counters with a good low kick that Daniels was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Delivire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Daniels misses with a leg kick
and Delivire counters with a low kick, right behind Daniels 's knee.
Daniels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Delivire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Delivire dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Daniels throws a low kick, looking for Delivire's leg but Delivire calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Daniels is predictable there

and Delivire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Delivire.
Daniels is trying to break free.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Delivire has double underhooks.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Delivire is controlling him.

Delivire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delivire looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delivire blocks a low kick nicely.
Delivire thumps Daniels with a low kick.
Daniels throws a low kick, looking for Delivire's leg but Delivire calmly moves out of range.
Daniels misses with a leg kick
and Delivire counters with a big head kick but Daniels shrugs it off.
Delivire plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Daniels is looking to chop away at Delivire's legs.

Delivire shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delivire is keen to just control but Daniels is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delivire is stalling here. Daniels is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Delivire seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Daniels has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Daniels working away.
Delivire looks to move to half guard but instead Daniels has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delivire is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delivire is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Delivire working to try and regain half guard.
Daniels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels prevents Delivire from getting the reversal.
Daniels controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carson Daniels wasn't active enough on the ground.
Delivire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Daniels lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Delivire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Delivire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Daniels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Delivire.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Delivire checks it.
Daniels misses with a leg kick
and Delivire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Daniels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Delivire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Delivire counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Delivire counters with a thumping low kick.
Daniels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Delivire.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Delivire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delivire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Delivire dominated that second round.
That's time! Delivire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Daniels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Delivire is out of range and Daniels settles back down.
Delivire throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daniels's waist but Daniels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Delivire off to one side.
Daniels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Delivire.

Delivire clinches.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.

Delivire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Delivire checks it well.
Delivire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Delivire counters with a nice leg kick.
Daniels tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Delivire is able to avoid easily.
Delivire checks the leg kick nicely there.

Delivire gets a clinch.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.

Delivire manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Delivire wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carson Daniels wasn't active enough on the ground.
Daniels attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Daniels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Delivire counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Daniels is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ricardo Delivire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daniels walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Delivire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Delivire.
Good work by Delivire as he checks the leg kick.
Daniels thows a leg kick but Delivire checks it
and Delivire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Daniels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Delivire is out of range and Daniels settles back down.
Daniels shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daniels is looking to score with low kicks.
Delivire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Delivire closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Daniels did well to prevent Delivire getting side control.
Delivire wants to stand but Daniels has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels is trying to stand back up but Delivire is controlling him
Delivire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Delivire controlling the action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Ricardo Delivire wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Daniels misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a chopping leg kick but Delivire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Delivire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels throws a leg kick that is checked
and Delivire counters with a solid body kick.
Daniels throws a low kick but Delivire moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Daniels misses
and Delivire counters with a body kick.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Delivire moved away.
Daniels tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delivire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Daniels is predictable there
and Delivire counters with a head kick. That will keep Daniels thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Daniels thows a leg kick but Delivire checks it

and Delivire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Delivire.
Daniels tries to circle away but Delivire has him pinned against the cage.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
Delivire prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.

Delivire breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delivire moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Delivire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Delivire shoots in and drives through. Daniels sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Delivire. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Delivire has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Delivire won't allow it.
Daniels gets underhooks to prevent Delivire's takedown attempt.
Delivire prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delivire is working for takedown but Daniels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Delivire won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delivire wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delivire has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Carson Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Delivire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

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 Ricardo Delivire.
Well Delivire 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Delivire!