PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom DeLuise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarazen comes into the arena with Montana of 300 - Chiraq (remix) blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sarazen
vs
DeLuise

180 cm
35
169 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

177 cm
37
165 lbs
26 - 15 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene Sarazen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dom DeLuise!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarazen misses with a straight right.
Sarazen swats away the attempt to clinch by DeLuise.
Sarazen feinted with a counter takedown.
DeLuise misses with a straight left.
DeLuise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sarazen.
Sarazen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DeLuise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sarazen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sarazen drops down looking for a counter takedown but DeLuise sprawls and moves away.
Sarazen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Sarazen.
DeLuise connects with a nice looking jab.
DeLuise wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen throws a body shot but no joy.
DeLuise tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sarazen scores with a jab to the body.
DeLuise tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sarazen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
DeLuise cracks Sarazen with a good jab.
DeLuise tries to close the distance and clinch but Sarazen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeLuise throws a low kick but Sarazen avoids it.
Sarazen appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
DeLuise throws a jab when Sarazen was well out of range.
Good work by DeLuise as he checks the leg kick.
DeLuise flicks out a counter leg kick but Sarazen steps away.
DeLuise misses with a wild body shot.
DeLuise moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sarazen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Sarazen misses.
DeLuise tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarazen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarazen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by DeLuise as he connects with a hook.
Sarazen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sarazen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dom DeLuise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarazen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sarazen there as he acknowledges the shot.
DeLuise throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarazen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sarazen lands with an overhand left.
We've been informed that DeLuise 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.
Sarazen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sarazen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sarazen swats away the attempt to clinch by DeLuise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeLuise throws a right hand that misses

and Sarazen counters with a nice double leg into side control. DeLuise won't be happy with that.

DeLuise throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Sarazen throws a chopping leg kick but DeLuise manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
DeLuise looks to clinch
and Sarazen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeLuise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarazen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DeLuise avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sarazen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeLuise throws out the jab.
Sarazen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sarazen misses with a double jab.
Sarazen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeLuise throws out the jab.
DeLuise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarazen takes one to the chin there.
Sarazen feints and then cracks DeLuise's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DeLuise down.
DeLuise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarazen.
DeLuise throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sarazen on the side of the head.
Sarazen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sarazen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen misses with a low kick.
DeLuise throws a right hand that misses
and DeLuise takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DeLuise cracks Sarazen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sarazen thows a leg kick but DeLuise checks it
and DeLuise counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from DeLuise.
DeLuise ducks under a wild hook from Sarazen.
Sarazen slips under a jab.
Sarazen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeLuise keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarazen.
Sarazen throws a sloppy body shot
and DeLuise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeLuise is looking to slow Sarazen down with leg kicks.
DeLuise lands a head shot.
Sarazen moves away from the strike by DeLuise.
Sarazen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeLuise throws a hook to the side of Sarazen's head but Sarazen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeLuise takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sarazen thows a leg kick but DeLuise checks it
and DeLuise counters with a three punch combo that has Sarazen backing up. Sarazen nods at DeLuise to acknowledge the strikes.
Sarazen scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from DeLuise misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
DeLuise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sarazen throws a big counter combination but DeLuise scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
DeLuise throws an overhand right that lands on Sarazen's shoulder, as Sarazen tries to avoid the shot.
DeLuise throws a leg kick but Sarazen checks it.
Sarazen misses with an uppercut. DeLuise saw that one coming.
DeLuise is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sarazen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sarazen slips under a jab.
DeLuise throws a hook but Sarazen blocks it.
DeLuise blocks a leg kick.
DeLuise swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sarazen drops down looking for a counter takedown but DeLuise sprawls and moves away.
DeLuise getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
DeLuise catches Sarazen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sarazen connects with a leg kick. DeLuise looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sarazen lands with a straight right. DeLuise didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeLuise. Sarazen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Sarazen.
DeLuise throws a body punch but Sarazen moves out of range.
DeLuise throws the left hand but Sarazen avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom DeLuise dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

DeLuise misses with a hook. Sarazen ducked under it nicely.
Sarazen works the jab nicely.
DeLuise attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
DeLuise slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sarazen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of DeLuise's head.
Sarazen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
DeLuise throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sarazen counters with a leg kick.
DeLuise listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sarazen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeLuise let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
DeLuise swings for the body but Sarazen moves out of range.
DeLuise pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sarazen is out of range and DeLuise settles back down.
Sarazen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
DeLuise tries to clinch but Sarazen is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarazen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as DeLuise checks a leg kick.
Sarazen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from DeLuise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise throws a hook but Sarazen avoids it easily.
Dom DeLuise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeLuise bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sarazen looks for a takedown but DeLuise sprawls well.
DeLuise lands with an overhand left.
DeLuise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarazen was well out of range. Poor timing from DeLuise.
DeLuise fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sarazen on the side of the head.
Sarazen swings for the body but DeLuise moves out of range.
Sarazen lands a glancing blow to the side of DeLuise's head.
DeLuise misses with a two punch combination.
Sarazen thumps DeLuise with a low kick.
Sarazen catches DeLuise with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dom DeLuise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeLuise chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarazen can pounce on him.
Sarazen takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeLuise throws a sloppy head kick
and Sarazen counters with a good low kick that DeLuise was not able to check.

DeLuise tries to sprawl but Sarazen drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
DeLuise on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sarazen lands a nice short elbow.
DeLuise makes his way to full guard. A much better position for DeLuise.
DeLuise looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sarazen looking to sit in guard and control but DeLuise gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeLuise is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sarazen is pulling down on DeLuise's head to control his posture.
DeLuise postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarazen being controlled here, momentarily.
Sarazen looking for a sweep. Not yet Sarazen, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sarazen looking to control but DeLuise passes into half guard.
DeLuise is trying to control the action in half guard but Sarazen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sarazen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
DeLuise is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sarazen is trying to keep DeLuise in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
DeLuise engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dom DeLuise will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

DeLuise tries to clinch

and Sarazen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sarazen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
DeLuise is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sarazen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but DeLuise does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sarazen slips a nice elbow through DeLuise's hands, connecting with DeLuise's forehead.
Sarazen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
DeLuise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
DeLuise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise has momentary wrist control but Sarazen slips an elbow through the middle.
Sarazen won't allow DeLuise to get back to his feet.
DeLuise can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sarazen controls the pace.
DeLuise is controlling Sarazen's posture.
Sarazen postures up in DeLuise's guard and throws a big left but DeLuise blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DeLuise misses the body punch
enabling Sarazen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from DeLuise. No joy for Sarazen on that attempt.
DeLuise has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sarazen.
DeLuise's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Sarazen lands.
DeLuise throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeLuise moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sarazen scores with a jab. DeLuise acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
DeLuise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarazen.
Sarazen misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by DeLuise.
DeLuise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarazen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dom DeLuise is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sarazen thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeLuise throws a shot from downtown. Sarazen moves away and avoids it.
Sarazen drops down looking for a counter takedown but DeLuise sprawls and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeLuise checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
DeLuise keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sarazen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sarazen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sarazen connects with a jab.
DeLuise throws a big shot that misses.
Sarazen attempts a counter takedown but DeLuise avoids it well and moves away.
Sarazen looks to land a body kick but DeLuise moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen tries to work over DeLuise's front leg with a kick but DeLuise checks it.
DeLuise shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from DeLuise misses.
Sarazen moves forwards but DeLuise connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sarazen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sarazen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sarazen cracks the inside of DeLuise's front leg.
Sarazen delivers a nice body kick.
DeLuise tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sarazen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarazen fails with a takedown attempt.
DeLuise works the jab nicely.
DeLuise scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from DeLuise.
DeLuise thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeLuise avoids the body shot from Sarazen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise lands a head shot.
Sarazen slips under a jab.
DeLuise throws a hook but Sarazen blocks it.
DeLuise doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarazen circles away.
DeLuise thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Sarazen finds it's way through DeLuise's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarazen throws a head kick that half lands.
DeLuise thumps Sarazen with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sarazen there.
Sarazen connects with a right hand. DeLuise shakes it off.
DeLuise fails to land with a series of punches.
DeLuise throws a sloppy head kick
and Sarazen counters with an inside leg kick.
DeLuise lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sarazen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sarazen throws a low kick but DeLuise avoids it.
Gene Sarazen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarazen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but DeLuise is out of range.
Sarazen swinging wildly here.

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 Gene Sarazen.
Well DeLuise has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom DeLuise!
An out of breath Dom DeLuise thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.