PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Len Deleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Frings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Len Deleon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Len Deleon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Deleon
vs
Frings

187 cm
23
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Len Deleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbert Frings!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deleon slips a jab from Frings.
Frings shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frings closes this distance looking for a takedown but Deleon circles away.
Deleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Frings gets a takedown into half guard.
Frings wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deleon keeps working.
Deleon wants to get back to full guard.
Frings prevents Deleon from standing back up.

Frings seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Deleon has recovered full guard.
Deleon wants to get back to his feet but Frings is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frings is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Frings trying to control the position from guard on top but Deleon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frings won't allow Deleon to sweep him here.
Frings postures up and lands a big shot to Deleon's brow.
Frings pushes down on Deleon's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Frings is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deleon sees it coming and defends easily.
Frings seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Deleon trying to control but Frings postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frings is trying to control. Deleon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Frings seems to be looking for submissions.
Frings is stalling here. Deleon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Frings seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Deleon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Frings is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Deleon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Deleon trying to control the action but Frings is working from the bottom.
Deleon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Frings is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Frings tries to bench press Deleon off him but Deleon keeps the position.
Deleon working away.

Deleon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Frings knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Deleon is breathing heavily.
Frings wants to control but Deleon postures up.
Deleon controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frings misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Frings is trying to improve his position.
Frings wants to control but Deleon postures up.
Frings on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Frings being controlled for a moment.
Deleon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frings stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Frings throws the left hand but Deleon avoids the punch easily.
Frings dives in for a single leg takedown but Deleon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Deleon trying to stall but Frings improves his position.
Deleon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Frings up against the cage.
Deleon prevents the takedown attempt.
Frings blocks an elbow strike from Deleon.
Deleon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Frings smiles and moves away.
Frings shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Deleon counters by clinching up.
Len Deleon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Frings.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frings works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Frings passes into half guard.

Deleon kicks off Frings and gets to his feet.
Frings shoots for a takedown but Deleon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frings is breathing heavily.
Deleon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frings.
Deleon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frings changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Deleon tries to avoid it but Frings manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Deleon to the ground. Deleon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Frings tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Deleon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frings misses with a head kick.

Deleon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Frings looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Deleon is trying to get an arm triangle but Frings is defending well.
Frings trying to remain calm as Deleon controls from the top position.
Frings tries to bench press Deleon off him but Deleon keeps the position.
Deleon tries to stand but Frings is controlling his head.
Frings is looking for a sweep.
Deleon working away.
Deleon taking a breather here.
Frings can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frings seems a little lost for a moment, as Deleon dominates the positioning.
Frings is not content to let Deleon control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Len Deleon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Frings fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frings scores with a head kick. Deleon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Frings fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Deleon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frings misses with a hook
and Deleon counters with a left and a right that stings Frings.
Frings pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Deleon looking to score a takedown here. Frings is defending well but Deleon drives through and ends up in Frings's guard.
Deleon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Frings bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Deleon's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frings trying to control the position from guard on top but Deleon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Len Deleon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Frings looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deleon is fending him off so far but Frings persists. Nope, Deleon circles away and we're back to standing.
Frings keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frings throws a left and a right that both miss

and Deleon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Deleon is taking a breather. Frings says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Frings is looking for a sweep. Deleon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Deleon is trying to control. Frings wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Frings is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frings is still trying to improve position.
Len Deleon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Deleon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Len Deleon.
Frings throws a shot from downtown. Deleon moves away and avoids it.
Frings tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deleon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frings leaves Deleon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Herbert Frings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Frings.
Frings misses with an uppercut
and Deleon counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frings shoots for a double leg takedown but Deleon sprawls well. He's pushed Frings's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Len Deleon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Frings.
Deleon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frings sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Deleon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Deleon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Frings is looking for a sweep. Deleon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Deleon slips a nice elbow through Frings's hands, connecting with Frings's forehead.
Frings is looking to improve his position.

Frings looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Deleon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Frings for as long as he can get away with.
Frings tries to roll over but Deleon keeps him under control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Len Deleon just wasn't active enough.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Deleon is defended easily by Frings.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon keeps the fight on the outside.

Frings is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Deleon's half guard.
Frings is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Frings tries to pass the half guard into mount. Deleon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frings trying to control the pace.
Frings is just content to waste time from the top position. Deleon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

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 Len Deleon.
I think Deleon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Deleon!