PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Dellal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre Gautier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gautier
vs
Dellal

187 cm
43
202 lbs
43 - 22 - 0

177 cm
36
184 lbs
29 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josef Dellal!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dellal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gautier's waist but Gautier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dellal off to one side.
Gautier tries to land a front kick but Dellal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dellal fails with a takedown attempt.
Gautier misses with a hook. Dellal ducked under it nicely.
Gautier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dellal avoids the head kick by Gautier.
Dellal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gautier throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gautier defends it nicely.
Pierre Gautier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Dellal.

Dellal shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gautier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.

Dellal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gautier is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gautier has escaped and now he's on top!

Gautier is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gautier won't allow Dellal to sweep him here.
Dellal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dellal is looking to sweep but instead, Gautier has passed into half guard.
Dellal wants to improve his position but Gautier is controlling well.
Dellal trying to control here.

Dellal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gautier in particular looking to stall.
Dellal is looking to improve his position.
Gautier trying to control from half guard but Dellal is working away.
Gautier wants to stand but Dellal has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dellal shoots and misses
and Gautier counters with an inside leg kick.
Dellal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gautier to score with a decent uppercut.
Dellal shoots in looking for a takedown. Gautier tries to sprawl out of it but Dellal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gautier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gautier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gautier swings for the body but Dellal moves out of range.
Dellal feints the counter takedown.
Gautier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dellal feints the counter takedown.
Gautier clobbers Dellal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Josef Dellal has been cut.
Gautier thows a body kick. Dellal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gautier connects with an inside leg kick.
Dellal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gautier leaves Dellal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Gautier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josef Dellal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gautier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dellal moves away.
Dellal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gautier defends it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gautier.
Dellal avoids the head kick by Gautier.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gautier.
Dellal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gautier. Gautier obviously looking to wear him down.

Dellal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gautier to the mat! Gautier manages to get full guard.
Dellal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gautier is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellal forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dellal seems to be looking for submissions.
Gautier is not content to let Dellal control the position.
Gautier is looking for a sweep. Dellal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dellal wants to pass the guard but Gautier is defending well.

Dellal is trying to work for a kimura but Gautier is defending well.
Gautier is staying active underneath Dellal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Dellal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Dellal is trying to work for a kimura but Gautier is defending well.
Dellal wants to take a breather but Gautier is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dellal misses with a takedown attempt - Gautier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gautier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gautier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dellal at a distance.
Gautier lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dellal takes a step back to recover.
A jab lands there for Gautier.
Gautier looks to score with a jab to the body but Dellal is just out of range.
Gautier takes a swing at Dellal's ribcage but misses.
Dellal feints the counter takedown.
Gautier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dellal can do to turn this around?
Gautier misses with a combination

and Dellal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellal stops Gautier from standing up.
Gautier controls Dellal momentarily but Dellal frees himself.
Dellal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dellal trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
Gautier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dellal is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dellal trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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 Pierre Gautier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josef Dellal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dellal drives through with a takedown into Gautier's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dellal wants to control from the top but Gautier keeps moving.
Dellal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gautier haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dellal looking to sit in guard and control but Gautier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gautier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dellal trying to control the position.
Gautier trying to control the position from guard on top but Dellal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal trying to keep a closed guard but Gautier is proving a slippery customer.

Dellal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Dellal is looking for a triangle but Gautier pushes his legs off easily.
Dellal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Josef Dellal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gautier's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gautier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dellal dives in and grabs Gautier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gautier pushes down on Dellal's head and hops out.
Dellal walks into a left hand.
Dellal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gautier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dellal somewhat.
Gautier lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gautier throws a body punch but Dellal moves out of range.
Dellal blocks a head kick by Gautier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier throws a head kick but Dellal moves out of range.
Gautier lunges at Dellal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dellal's hand.
Gautier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dellal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Gautier.
Nice uppercut lands for Gautier. That snapped Dellal's head back.
Dellal shoots for a takedown but Gautier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pierre Gautier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Dellal.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gautier. That's going to slow Dellal down.
Dellal ducks under a wild hook from Gautier.
A slow jab from Gautier misses its intended target.
Dellal with the counter takedown but Gautier avoids it easily.
Gautier tries a head kick but it misses.
Dellal feints the counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gautier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dellal somewhat.
Gautier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gautier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dellal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gautier defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gautier connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Gautier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gautier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Gautier!
Our winner, Pierre Gautier, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.