PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zadimus Delacroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Stubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zadimus Delacroix could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Stubb's chin.

Delacroix
vs
Stubb

187 cm
27
185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

189 cm
27
179 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zadimus Delacroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Stubb!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stubb throws a body punch but Delacroix moves out of range.

Delacroix gets tackled into the cage by Stubb. Stubb maintains the clinch.
Stubb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delacroix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stubbs head.
Stubb is working Delacroix over against the cage.
Delacroix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Stubb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stubb tries to move into range but Delacroix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Delacroix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Delacroix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delacroix takes one to the side of the head.
Stubb cracks a nice hook into Delacroix's ribs.
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!
Stubb swings for the body but Delacroix moves out of range.
Stubb looks to land a combination but Delacroix avoids it well.
Stubb lands a nice shot to the body.
Stubb swings for the body but Delacroix moves out of range.
Delacroix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Stubb pushes Delacroix up against the cage in a clinch.
Stubb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delacroix tries to work over Stubb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delacroix misses with a punch on the inside.
Stubb pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stubb is trying to stall.
Stubb blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stubb.
Delacroix cracks Stubb with a nice body shot.

Stubb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stubb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delacroix circles away quickly and effectively.
Stubb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delacroix.
A swing and a miss from Stubb.
Stubb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delacroix.
Delacroix misses with a looping right.
Stubb throws out a loose jab but Delacroix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stubb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stubb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delacroix.
Stubb throws a sloppy body shot
and Delacroix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stubb lands a nice shot to the body.
Stubb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delacroix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stubb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stubb misses with a left hand
and Delacroix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Delacroix misses the shot to the body.
Delacroix ducks under a wild hook from Stubb.
Delacroix was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stubb misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Delacroix was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stubb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Stubb looks to move away, Delacroix throws a big counter combo but Stubb just gets out of the way.

Stubb moves into the clinch successfully.
Stubb takes a shot to the head.
Stubb lands a body punch in the clinch.
Delacroix misses with the head strike.
Stubb misses with a punch to the body.
Delacroix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stubb's elbow.
Delacroix gets through Stubb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Delacroix throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Delacroix.
Stubb is trying to stall.
Delacroix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stubb's elbow.
Delacroix gets through Stubb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stubb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delacroix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stubb pressing his opponent against the cage.
Delacroix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stubb tries to throw a body punch but Delacroix avoids it by throwing Stubb back against the cage.
Delacroix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stubb backwards.
Stubb is pushing Delacroix up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stubb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delacroix blocking some punches.
Stubb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delacroix tries a body shot but Stubb blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delacroix misses with a punch on the inside.
Stubb tries to stall but Delacroix uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Delacroix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delacroix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Delacroix has a couple of punches blocked by Stubb.
Delacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stubb blocks an uppercut.
Stubb blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stubb fails to land.
Stubb is stalling here.
Delacroix misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stubb looking to stall.
Delacroix being controlled against the cage.
Stubb digs a right hand into Delacroix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delacroix's gas tank.
Stubb blocks a body shot from Delacroix.
Stubb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stubb stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Stubb will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stubb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delacroix.
Stubb blocks a jab.
Stubb takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Stubb.
Delacroix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Delacroix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stubb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stubb throws a shot from downtown. Delacroix moves away and avoids it.
Delacroix misses with a double jab.
Stubb lands with a shot to the body.
Delacroix defending well as Stubb loads up on a big left hand.

Stubb drives through and clinches with Delacroix against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stubb.
Stubb lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Delacroix.
Stubb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stubb has Delacroix pushed against the cage.
Stubb dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delacroix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delacroix lands with a right to the head.
Delacroix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stubb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delacroix is leaning against Stubb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stubb taking a breather.
Delacroix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stubb has a couple of punches blocked by Delacroix.
Delacroix blocks a body shot from Stubb.
Stubb has a couple of punches blocked by Delacroix.
Stubb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Delacroix struggles to land a body shot inside as Stubb controls his hands.
Stubb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delacroix has a couple of punches blocked by Stubb.
A head punch on the inside from Stubb fails to land.
Stubb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Delacroix.
Delacroix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delacroix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stubb is working Delacroix over against the cage.
Zadimus Delacroix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Delacroix working aggressively here.
Stubb misses with a body punch.
Delacroix lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delacroix misses with a hook from the clinch.

Stubb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
It looks like Delacroix has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Stubb lands a nice hook to Delacroix's body. Delacroix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stubb slips a straight right by Delacroix.

Stubb clinches up with Delacroix and pushes him back against the cage.
Stubb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delacroix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Delacroix on the inside.
Delacroix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Stubb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stubb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stubb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stubb loads up on a big right hand but Delacroix slips the punch.
Stubb with a hook.
Stubb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Delacroix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Stubb has Delacroix up against the cage in a clinch.
Stubb struggles to land a body shot inside as Delacroix controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delacroix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stubb is looking to control Delacroix's arms but Delacroix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stubb has his back to the cage.

Stubb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stubb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delacroix.
Stubb throws a poor cross that misses
and Delacroix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stubb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Delacroix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delacroix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stubb misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delacroix avoids the body shot from Stubb.
Stubb lands with a good body shot.
Delacroix throws a body punch but Stubb moves out of range.
Stubb throws a series of punches but Delacroix moves out of range.
Delacroix digs a good body shot into Stubb's ribs.
Stubb takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stubb walks into a straight right hand from Delacroix.
Stubb swings for the body but Delacroix moves out of range.
Delacroix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stubb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stubb lands with a good body shot.
Stubb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stubb tries to clinch but Delacroix is having none of it.
Delacroix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stubb. Delacroix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stubb misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Stubb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stubb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delacroix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Delacroix throws a nice looking combination but Stubb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexander Stubb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delacroix swats away the attempt to clinch by Stubb.
Delacroix's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stubb connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Delacroix scrambles back to his feet.
Alexander Stubb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delacroix misses with a looping right.
Delacroix slips a straight right by Stubb.
Delacroix looks to land a combination but Stubb avoids it well.
Delacroix fails to land with a series of punches.
Stubb scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stubb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stubb takes a swing at Delacroix's ribcage but misses.

Stubb rushes Delacroix and presses him up against the cage.
Stubb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stubb lands a hook that snaps the head of Delacroix backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stubb looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delacroix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stubb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stubb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delacroix tries to work over Stubb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stubb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Delacroix misses with some punches.
Stubb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delacroix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stubb or not.
Delacroix struggles to land a body shot inside as Stubb controls his hands.
Stubb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stubb tries to circle away but Delacroix has him pinned against the cage.
Delacroix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stubb blocking some punches.
Delacroix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Delacroix.
Delacroix struggles to land a body shot inside as Stubb controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stubb.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delacroix has a couple of punches blocked by Stubb.
Delacroix throws a punch but it's blocked by Stubb.
Nice body punch from Stubb - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Stubb.
Delacroix tries a body shot but Stubb blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Delacroix fails to land.
Stubb blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Stubb.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Stubb.
Delacroix swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Stubb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Stubb.
Stubb catches Delacroix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stubb throws out a powerful jab.

Delacroix is rocked!
Stubb cracks Delacroix with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Delacroix tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Stubb pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Delacroix is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Stubb!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alexander Stubb thanked Highland Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).