PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Wakefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight's entrance music is My Pride . A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Delight
vs
Wakefield

185 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
186 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 7 - 4 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Wakefield!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakefield misses with an uppercut. Delight saw that one coming.
Delight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wakefield.
Delight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Delight blocks a jab.
We've been informed that Wakefield has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Delight moves into range and connects with a jab.
Delight lands with a shot to the body.
Wakefield misses with a hook
and Delight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delight slips a jab from Wakefield.
Wakefield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight blocks a jab.
Wakefield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wakefield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Delight counters with a series of strikes. Wakefield will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wakefield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wakefield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Delight slips under a jab.
Wakefield is looking to land body kicks.
Wakefield throws a big shot that misses.
Delight ducks under a wild hook from Wakefield.
Wakefield connects with a body shot.
Wakefield throws a hook but Delight blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Delight darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Delight slips under a jab from Wakefield.
Delight tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakefield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wakefield throws a hook but Delight blocks it.
Wakefield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Delight misses with a wild combination.
Delight slips under a jab from Wakefield.
Wakefield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delight.
Delight ducks under a wild hook from Wakefield.
Delight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Delight rushes Wakefield and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delight.
A head punch on the inside from Delight fails to land.

Wakefield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Wakefield misses the target.
Wakefield swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
Nice shot lands for Wakefield.
Dean Wakefield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wakefield throws a jab but it's blocked by Delight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakefield throws a lazy right hand but Delight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wakefield.
Nice uppercut lands for Wakefield. That snapped Delight's head back.
Wakefield lands with a hook. Delight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Delight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wakefield manages to avoid it.
Wakefield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wakefield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wakefield.
Delight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wakefield.
Wakefield misses with a right hand
and Delight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wakefield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Wakefield.
Delight walks into a jab.
Delight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delight scores with a jab. Wakefield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Delight wants to clinch up but Wakefield keeps it at a distance.

Delight rushes Wakefield and presses him up against the cage.
Delight struggles to land a body shot inside as Wakefield controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Delight has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wakefield prevents a body shot from Delight.

Wakefield manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Wakefield misses.
Wakefield tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wakefield misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delight moves out of range as Wakefield strikes.
Delight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wakefield.
Delight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delight moves in looking to clinch but Wakefield pushes him off.
Delight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wakefield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wakefield misses with an uppercut. Delight saw that one coming.

Delight closes the distance and clinches.

Wakefield manages to break the clinch.

Delight rushes Wakefield and presses him up against the cage.
Delight lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Delight throws an elbow but misses.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight slips a jab from Wakefield.
Delight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wakefield.
Wakefield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delight tries to clinch there but Wakefield circles away.
Wakefield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Delight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delight tries to clinch up but Wakefield circles away and keeps his distance.
Wakefield keeps the fight on the outside.
Delight tries to clinch up but Wakefield circles away and keeps his distance.
Wakefield is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Delight had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Wakefield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delight moves forwards but Wakefield connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wakefield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delight circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Wakefield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wakefield misses with a straight right.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Wakefield misses the target.
Delight throws a right hand that Wakefield ducks under and follows up with a left that Wakefield also avoids with ease.
Delight walks into a stiff left hand from Wakefield.
Delight throws a combination. Wakefield tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dean Wakefield will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Delight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wakefield misses with an uppercut.
Dean Wakefield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delight tries to clinch there but Wakefield circles away.
Wakefield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wakefield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wakefield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wakefield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wakefield scores with a jab to the body.
Delight defending well as Wakefield loads up on a big left hand.
Wakefield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Dean Wakefield has been cut.
Wakefield throws a jab when Delight was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wakefield.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wakefield jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wakefield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Wakefield.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That kick from Delight tenderised Wakefield's leg. Wakefield is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wakefield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delight throws out the jab.
Wakefield misses with a lunging right hand
and Delight counters with a big head kick but Wakefield shrugs it off.
Wakefield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delight takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakefield throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
New Delight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wakefield takes a kick to the side of the head.
Delight staying out of range there.
Delight drops his hands momentarily and Wakefield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delight misses with a head kick.
Wakefield misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Wakefield.
A telegraphed right hand from Wakefield misses the target.
Delight tries to clinch up.
Delight misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Delight. Those never looked like landing.
Wakefield lands with an overhand left.
Delight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wakefield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield misses with a straight right.
Delight dips to his left and cracks Wakefield with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wakefield misses with a looping left.
Wakefield blocks a head kick by Delight.
Wakefield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Wakefield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wakefield throws an off balance right hand
and Delight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Delight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wakefield.
Wakefield connects with a looping right hand.
Delight doesn't manage to clinch there - Wakefield circles away.
Wakefield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wakefield swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
Delight tries to clinch up.
Wakefield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Delight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wakefield misses with a head kick.
Wakefield misses with a straight right.
Wakefield misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield cracks a nice hook into Delight's ribs.
Wakefield looks to land a left hand but Delight moved out of range nicely.
Delight blocks a jab.
Wakefield thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Wakefield finds it's way through Delight's defenses.
Wakefield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delight.
Delight fails to land with a series of punches.
Wakefield throws an overhand right that lands on Delight's shoulder, as Delight tries to avoid the shot.
Wakefield finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Delight moves out of range as Wakefield strikes.
Delight moves in looking to clinch but Wakefield pushes him off.
Delight staying out of range there.
Wakefield misses with an uppercut. Delight saw that one coming.
Delight ducks under a wild hook from Wakefield.
Delight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wakefield.
Wakefield scores with a jab to the body.
Delight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Delight. Those never looked like landing.
Delight takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wakefield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wakefield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wakefield misses with a combination
and Delight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wakefield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wakefield swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
Wakefield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Delight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wakefield blocks an elbow strike.
Wakefield tries to break free but Delight pushes him back against the cage.
Wakefield managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
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!

Wakefield manages to break the clinch.
Wakefield throws a head kick that misses.
Wakefield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delight.
Wakefield misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dean Wakefield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dean Wakefield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Wakefield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wakefield.
Delight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wakefield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delight looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Delight walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Wakefield.
A jab from Delight does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Wakefield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wakefield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wakefield throws a head kick but Delight moves out of range.
Delight moves away from the strike by Wakefield.
Delight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wakefield throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Delight.
Wakefield swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Delight moves into range and clinches up with Wakefield.
Delight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wakefield is trying to push Delight away but Delight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Delight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delight lands a shoulder strike.
Wakefield can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakefield working hard to break the clinch.

Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wakefield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wakefield digs a good body shot into Delight's ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Delight.
Wakefield throws a hook to the side of Delight's head but Delight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wakefield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wakefield tries a head kick but it misses.
Delight throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wakefield's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Delight.
Wakefield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wakefield throws an off balance right hand
and Delight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Delight throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wakefield throws a hook to the side of Delight's head but Delight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wakefield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wakefield throws a hook but Delight blocks it.
Wakefield misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wakefield.
Delight is looking to clinch.
Delight tries to clinch but Wakefield is having none of it.
Wakefield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delight with a nice cross.
Delight misses with a wild body shot.
Delight checks the leg kick nicely there.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wakefield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wakefield.
Wakefield works the jab nicely.
Delight lands the left hand.
Wakefield throws a hook but Delight blocks it.

Delight rushes Wakefield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Delight tries to work over Wakefield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delight stalling in the clinch.
Wakefield is trying to break the clinch but Delight is controlling him.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight has Wakefield pressed against the cage, preventing Wakefield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wakefield wants to break free but Delight has control.
Delight lands a right hand.
Delight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wakefield's efforts to push away.
Delight swings wildly with an uppercut but Wakefield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delight can't find room to land a body shot as Wakefield controls the action.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wakefield is defending well for now.
Wakefield avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight misses with a knee strike.
Delight throws a punch but it's blocked by Wakefield.
Delight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wakefields head.
New Delight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield can't break the clinch.
Delight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight looking to stall.
Delight lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wakefield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delight lands a knee to the head.
Delight lands a hook that snaps the head of Wakefield backwards.
New Delight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wakefield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Delight lands a body punch in the 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 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Wakefield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wakefield throws a shot from downtown. Delight moves away and avoids it.
Dean Wakefield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Delight gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wakefield throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
New Delight showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wakefield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Wakefield!
Dean Wakefield spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.