PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baltsaros Dellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baltsaros Dellis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dellis
vs
Tannen

205 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fatty's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baltsaros Dellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Biff Tannen!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellis misses with a low kick.
Tannen feints a counter leg kick.
Dellis wants to land a leg kick but Tannen is out of range.
Tannen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dellis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tannen flicks out a counter leg kick but Dellis steps away.
Tannen misses with a body kick.
Dellis fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tannen scores with a head kick.

Dellis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen wants to get back to his feet.
Tannen trying to control from the bottom.
Dellis stalling.
We've been hearing that Dellis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dellis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tannen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dellis throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tannen slips a straight right by Dellis.
Tannen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tannen moves away.
Tannen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellis misses the body punch
and Tannen counters with a nice leg kick.
Biff Tannen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tannen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dellis's calf.
Tannen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dellis throws a body punch but Tannen moves out of range.
Dellis throws a shot from downtown. Tannen moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Dellis misses.
Tannen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dellis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dellis throws a sloppy body shot
and Tannen counters with a low kick, right behind Dellis 's knee.
Dellis misses with a lunging right hand
and Tannen counters with a good low kick that Dellis was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannen throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Dellis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dellis wants to pass the guard but Tannen is keeping the position.
Tannen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dellis is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dellis prevents Tannen from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dellis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tannen for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Biff Tannen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dellis misses with a takedown attempt - Tannen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dellis misses with a body punch
and Tannen counters with a nice body kick.
Dellis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tannen counters with a good low kick that Dellis was not able to check.
Dellis misses the body punch
and Tannen counters with a leg kick.
Tannen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dellis shoots and misses
and Tannen counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannen throws a head kick that misses.
Tannen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dellis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tannen tries a quick counter leg kick but Dellis is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baltsaros Dellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen slips a straight right by Dellis.

Dellis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tannen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dellis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tannen's legs.
Dellis just content to control the position.
Dellis works to advance to full mount. Tannen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dellis punching from mount but Tannen doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellis looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Tannen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tannen is in a horrible position here. Dellis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dellis controlling the pace for now.
Dellis lands a big shot there that rocks Tannen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dellis controlling the position easily from mount.
Dellis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tannen looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dellis with good strikes from the mount here!
Dellis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dellis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dellis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dellis controlling the pace for now.
Dellis looking to finish Tannen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tannen!

Tannen is rocked!
Dellis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baltsaros Dellis dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tannen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

so Dellis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dellis passes into half guard.
Tannen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tannen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dellis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dellis wants to pass the guard but Tannen is defending well.
Dellis passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellis controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellis continues to stall.
Tannen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dellis landing strikes from the mount.
Dellis lands a heavy elbow.
Tannen is still in real trouble! Can Dellis finish him?
A big strike lands for Dellis! That's really hurt Tannen and he's turned his back - Dellis keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Dellis jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baltsaros Dellis!
During a confident post fight interview, Baltsaros Dellis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.