PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Delaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Delaney
vs
Wilder

200 cm
25
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Delaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder leaves Delaney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Wilder misses.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delaney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delaney throws a head kick but Wilder moves out of range.
Delaney takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Delaney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilder pinned against the cage. Wilder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wilder closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Delaney did well to prevent Wilder getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney is refusing to be controlled, as Wilder sits in half guard.
Delaney keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Delaney is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilder is trying to control the action in half guard but Delaney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Delaney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Delaney is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Wilder looking to score a takedown here. Delaney is defending well but Wilder drives through and ends up in Delaney's guard.
Wilder being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder wants to control from the top but Delaney keeps moving.
Delaney has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wilder has passed into side control.
Wilder throwing strikes but Delaney manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Delaney happy to just control the position for now.
Wilder tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney takes a little break here. Wilder wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Delaney lands a nice forearm strike.
Delaney throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Delaney controls the position from side control.
Delaney cracks Wilder with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Wilder will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wilder tries to clinch but Delaney moves away

and Delaney counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wilder's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Delaney working the ground and pound from side control.
Delaney fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Delaney controls the position from side control.
Delaney connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wilder some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Delaney is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilder is defending well.
Wilder gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Delaney is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Delaney prevents Wilder from improving his position.
Delaney is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Delaney seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wilder for as long as he can get away with.
Delaney lands with a punch from half guard.

Wilder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Delaney is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wilder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilder trying to hold on to Delaney's head to control him but Delaney postures up.
Wilder is looking to improve his position.
Delaney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilder's head.
Wilder trying to hold on to Delaney's head to control him but Delaney postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Delaney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Delaney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilder can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Delaney throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilder was covering up waiting for the punch and Delaney finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Delaney trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
Delaney content to stall in guard here.
Delaney scoring with some ground and pound.
Delaney stopping the sweep attempt from Wilder.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Delaney controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Delaney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Delaney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Delaney misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wilder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Delaney looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wilder is avoiding damage well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Delaney lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wilder down.
Wilder tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Delaney dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Delaney blocks a head kick by Wilder.
Delaney is looking to counter punch.
Wilder throws a lazy head kick
and Wilder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Wilder scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Delaney keeps working.
Delaney tries to bench press Wilder off him but Wilder keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder is looking to take a break and control but Delaney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Delaney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder avoids the strikes from the bottom by Delaney.
Delaney is trying to improve his position.
Darrel Delaney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Wilder working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Delaney gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wilder is looking to take a break and control but Delaney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Delaney defending well though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Delaney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wilder defends well and Delaney ends up having to push Wilder into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Wilder throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Delaney tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wilder is in Delaney's guard.
Wilder preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilder preventing the sweep.
Delaney trying to control the position.
Delaney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delaney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Wilder has his foot on Delaney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Delaney works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilder being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney continues to stall.
Delaney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Delaney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Delaney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Wilder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilder 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexander Wilder!