PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Delled (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Delled looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Delled
vs
The

169 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

225 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Delled!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob The!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Delled looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Delled leaves The with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

The closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Delled scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but The manages to mount him!
The content just to control the position here.
The forces the positional change into back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good control from The.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The has the hooks in. Delled is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Delled is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Delled just trying to survive but The is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Delled's body.
It looks like The might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Delled trying to get back to his feet but The is in full control for now.
The biding his time, controlling Delled.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Delled's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
What can Delled do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Delled wants to control his opponent's hands but The gets his hands free.
The tries to keep control of the position but Delled is staying busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a pause in the action here. The controlling the positon.
Delled trying to control the hands but The breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob The dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Delled takes a kick to the side of the head.
Delled throws a body punch but The moves out of range.

The clinches with his opponent.
Delled jumps guard but The turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Delled is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delled's brow.
The lands an elbow that stopped Delled in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delled dodges an elbow strike from The.
The creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Delled has been working on his balance at logans fight club elite coaches, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by The.
The lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Steven Delled has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The stops a takedown attempt from Delled.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Delled. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, The throws an elbow but misses.
The pushes off an throws an elbow but Delled leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Delled tries to circle away but The has him pinned against the cage.
Delled tries for a takedown. No joy.
Delled blocks the elbow strike.
Delled avoids a wild elbow strike from The.
The throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delled wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delled blocks an elbow strike from The.
The misses with an elbow over the top.
The lands an elbow inside.
The looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, The throws an elbow but misses.
Delled tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Delled blocks the elbow strike.
The pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Delled avoids a wild elbow strike from The.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The misses with an elbow strike.
Delled throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delled tries to circle away but The has him pinned against the cage.
The lands an elbow that stopped Delled in his tracks for a moment.
The misses with an elbow over the top.
Delled tries to pull guard but The won't allow it.
Delled blocks the elbow strike.
Delled blocks an elbow strike from The.
Delled blocks the elbow strike.
The comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Delled manages to pull guard.
Delled can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob The showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Delled's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Delled has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Delled moves into the clinch.
The misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The misses with an elbow over the top.
The misses with an elbow strike.
Delled is stalling here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delled blocks an elbow strike.
Delled dodges an elbow strike from The.
The misses with an elbow over the top.
The has Delled pressed against the cage, preventing Delled from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Delled avoids a wild elbow strike from The.
Delled fails to pull guard.
Bob The seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delled is trying to maintain a safe position but The gets an underhook and turns Delled into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delled's brow.
Delled tries to pull guard but The won't allow it.
Delled dodges an elbow strike from The.
The looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The lands an elbow that stopped Delled in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, The throws an elbow but misses.
The lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, The throws an elbow but misses.
The throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pushes off an throws an elbow but Delled leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Delled dodges an elbow strike from The.
The throws an elbow but it misses.
Delled blocks an elbow strike from The.
Delled blocks the elbow strike.
Delled tries to break the clinch but The is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from The.
Delled tries to pull guard but The forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Delled. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The lands an elbow just above Delled 's eye.
Delled avoids the elbow strike from The, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delled blocks the elbow strike.
Delled is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Delled blocks the elbow strike.
Delled avoids a wild elbow strike from The.
Delled avoids the elbow strike from The, against the cage.
Delled is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The is defending well.
Delled blocks an elbow strike from The.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, The throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob The comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob The!
A very excited looking Bob The rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Steven Delled was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to my fans for their support. We are going to come back better. '.