PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baltsaros Dellis (ranked 4540 p4p, 484 weight class) and Misak Petrosyan (ranked 22688 p4p, 809 weight class). Dellis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GOJIRA-L'Enfant Sauvage. Baltsaros Dellis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dellis
vs
Petrosyan

205 cm
22
264 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

196 cm
19
262 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baltsaros Dellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Misak Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan throws a chopping leg kick but Dellis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Dellis gets a clinch.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dellis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrosyan.
Dellis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrosyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dellis.
The fighters circling - Dellis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrosyan feints a counter leg kick.
Dellis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrosyan is able to avoid easily.
Petrosyan throws out a counter right but Dellis avoids it with no problem.
Dellis thows a leg kick but Petrosyan checks it
and Petrosyan counters with a two punch combo.
Dellis slips under a jab.
Petrosyan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baltsaros Dellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dellis misses the body punch
and Petrosyan counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Baltsaros Dellis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrosyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrosyan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dellis.
Dellis misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dellis.
Dellis misses with a straight left.

Dellis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Petrosyan is looking to stand up but Dellis isn't so interested in that idea.
Dellis throws a strike but Petrosyan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dellis 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.
Dellis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Petrosyan is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Petrosyan pushes Dellis off looking to stand but Dellis dives back in and keeps control.
Dellis has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Dellis controlling the action here.
Petrosyan wants to control but Dellis is keeping busy.
Dellis is pressing down on Petrosyan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Petrosyan is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dellis lands with a punch from half guard.
Dellis lands with a punch from half guard.
Petrosyan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dellis.
Dellis misses with a head shot. Petrosyan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dellis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dellis controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dellis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dellis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Misak Petrosyan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baltsaros Dellis's cut.
That's time! Dellis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Petrosyan connects with the punch.

Dellis gets tackled into the cage by Petrosyan. Petrosyan maintains the clinch.
Petrosyan is trying to break the clinch but Dellis has him pressed against the cage.
Petrosyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dellis throws a head punch that misses.
Petrosyan blocks an uppercut.
Petrosyan stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dellis.
Petrosyan lands with a short shot to the head.
Dellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan tries to circle away but Dellis has him pinned against the cage.
Dellis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dellis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Petrosyan fails to land.

Dellis manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrosyan on the side of the head.
Petrosyan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrosyan lands a jab to the head.
Dellis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrosyan.
Dellis dives in for a single leg takedown but Petrosyan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dellis walks into a straight right hand from Petrosyan.
Dellis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dellis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrosyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Dellis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baltsaros Dellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Dellis. Those never looked like landing.
Dellis moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan avoids the body shot from Dellis.
Dellis needs to keep his hands up - Petrosyan had a free shot at his head there.
Dellis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrosyan.
Dellis tries to counter with a takedown but Petrosyan is quick to defend against it.

Petrosyan has Dellis up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrosyan misses with a body punch.
Dellis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrosyan controls his hands.

Dellis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ground and pound from Dellis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dellis taking a break here but Petrosyan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Petrosyan is staying active underneath Dellis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrosyan is not content to let Dellis control the position.
Petrosyan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dellis wants to control but Petrosyan is keeping him busy.
Dellis trying to control from Petrosyan's half guard. Petrosyan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dellis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dellis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dellis wants to control from the top but Petrosyan keeps moving.
Petrosyan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

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.
Dellis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dellis working some strikes from top position.
Dellis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dellis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dellis content to stall in guard here.
Dellis trying to control but Petrosyan is working from the bottom.
Dellis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Misak Petrosyan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Baltsaros Dellis's cut.
That's time! Dellis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Petrosyan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrosyan! But no joy.
Petrosyan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dellis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Dellis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrosyan lands a head shot.
Dellis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petrosyan tries to avoid it but Dellis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petrosyan to the ground. Petrosyan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dellis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dellis walks into a stiff left hand from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dellis is out of range and Petrosyan settles back down.
Dellis looks to land a body kick but Petrosyan moved away.
A nice side step and Petrosyan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dellis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dellis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Dellis 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrosyan avoids the body shot from Dellis.
Dellis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head.
Dellis moves forwards but Petrosyan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dellis swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrosyan.

Dellis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Petrosyan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dellis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Petrosyan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baltsaros Dellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellis is putting a hurting on Petrosyan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dellis working away.
Dellis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Petrosyan down.
Baltsaros Dellis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dellis scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dellis looking to control but instead Petrosyan has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dellis is looking to stall here but Petrosyan recovers full guard.
Petrosyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellis landing some decent shots from guard.
Dellis wants to pass the guard but Petrosyan is keeping the position.
Dellis distracts Petrosyan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Petrosyan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dellis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Petrosyan keeping moving, preventing Dellis from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petrosyan wants to get back to his feet but Dellis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dellis trying to control but Petrosyan is working from the bottom.
Petrosyan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Misak Petrosyan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Dellis is having none of it.
Misak Petrosyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dellis looks to throw the jab but Petrosyan is out of range.
It seemed like Petrosyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dellis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petrosyan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dellis with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrosyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dellis throws out the jab.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dellis.
Petrosyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baltsaros Dellis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Petrosyan 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Misak Petrosyan!