PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garret Delaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Kutljaca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Kutljaca is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Delaney
vs
Kutljaca

210 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garret Delaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirko Kutljaca!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kutljaca manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Delaney on his heels. He'll look to pass Delaney's guard now, I'm sure.

Delaney scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Kutljaca shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Delaney manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Delaney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Delaney is nestled in close to Kutljaca, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Delaney is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Delaney sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney working Kutljaca over with strikes.
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.
Delaney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Delaney content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Delaney seems to be working for a kimura but Kutljaca defends the submission attempt.

Kutljaca is defending against the submission attempts here by Delaney.
Ground and pound from Delaney.
Ground and pound from Delaney.
Delaney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Delaney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Delaney connects with a nice short shot to Kutljaca's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney is looking to advance position but Kutljaca won't allow it.
Delaney prevents Kutljaca from improving his position.
Kutljaca trying to control here.
Delaney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Delaney controlling the action here.

Delaney is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Delaney wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Delaney is looking for a kimura here.
Kutljaca trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Delaney lands strikes from half guard.
Kutljaca tries to get to full guard but Delaney has control of the leg.
Well, if Delaney is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garret Delaney dominated that 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.

Kutljaca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Delaney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Kutljaca scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Delaney bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Kutljaca throws a jab but it's blocked by Delaney.
Delaney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Delaney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kutljaca's waist but Kutljaca gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Delaney off to one side.
Delaney shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kutljaca doesn't manage to clinch there - Delaney circles away.

Kutljaca gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Delaney to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kutljaca is breathing heavily.
Delaney is working Kutljaca over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney is stalling in the full guard.
Delaney wants to stand but Kutljaca is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delaney sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delaney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kutljaca working a defensive guard here.
Delaney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Kutljaca throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Delaney escapes and throws Kutljaca's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kutljaca is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Delaney is trying to get an arm triangle but Kutljaca is defending well.
Kutljaca is looking to regain half guard here but Delaney keeps moving and retains side control.

Delaney decides to stand back up. Delaney steps back and let's Kutljaca get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutljaca slaps away a takedown attempt from Delaney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garret Delaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kutljaca misses the body punch

and Delaney counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Delaney slips a nice elbow through Kutljaca's hands, connecting with Kutljaca's forehead.
Delaney is controlling the pace.
Delaney is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Delaney is taking a breather. Kutljaca says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Delaney lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Delaney lands a nice short elbow.
Delaney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kutljaca can do to turn this around?
Still in half guard, Delaney seems content to control.

Delaney is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Delaney sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Delaney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kutljaca defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garret 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kutljaca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delaney throwing a counter right hand but Kutljaca manages to avoid it.
Delaney misses with a takedown attempt - Kutljaca sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Delaney misses with a few strikes there.
Kutljaca keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kutljaca keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garret Delaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutljaca scores with a leg kick.

Kutljaca shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kutljaca was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kutljaca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney regains half guard.
Delaney is controlling Kutljaca's trapped leg to prevent Kutljaca from advancing to side control.
Kutljaca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Delaney is staying active underneath Kutljaca, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Delaney regains full guard. Nicely done.
Delaney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Delaney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kutljaca's guard.

Delaney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Delaney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaney preventing the sweep.

Delaney stands up from Kutljaca's guard - Delaney perhaps looking for a knockout.

Kutljaca scores with a takedown into Delaney's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutljaca stops Delaney from standing up.
Delaney keeping moving, preventing Kutljaca from controlling successfully.
Delaney wants to stand but Kutljaca is controlling the position.
Kutljaca must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Delaney is on top in guard.

Delaney showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kutljaca has momentary wrist control but Delaney slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four 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 postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Delaney lands a couple of digs.
Delaney is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delaney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Delaney trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kutljaca's guard.
Delaney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Delaney showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mirko Kutljaca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garret Delaney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garret Delaney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Delaney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garret Delaney!