PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 2553 p4p, 296 weight class) and James Keziah Delaney (ranked 3532 p4p, 393 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Terranova
vs
Keziah Delaney

181 cm
23
199 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Keziah Delaney!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova throws the left hand but Delaney avoids the punch easily.
Delaney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Delaney does no damage.
Terranova throws a series of punches but Delaney avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Terranova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delaney throws a lazy right hand but Terranova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terranova misses the jab.
Delaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terranova manages to avoid it.
Terranova throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Delaney to counter with a crisp jab.
Terranova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delaney throws out the jab.
Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Delaney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terranova misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Delaney.
Terranova misses with a lunging right hand
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova works over Delaney's head and body with a nice combination.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delaney moves away.
Jab by Delaney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova looks to clinch
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delaney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terranova cracks Delaney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delaney. Terranova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delaney avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Delaney throws a hook to the side of Terranova's head but Terranova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Delaney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delaney misses with a looping left.
Terranova misses with a hook. Delaney ducked under it nicely.
Terranova misses with a hook to the body
letting Delaney counter with a right hand.
A cross from Terranova lands.
Terranova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delaney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terranova wants to clinch.
Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Terranova lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaney tries to move into range but Terranova moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Terranova throws the left hand but Delaney avoids the punch easily.
Delaney might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Delaney thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Delaney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delaney thuds a left hand into Terranova's body.
A jab from Delaney misses.
Delaney moves away from the strike by Terranova.
Delaney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Delaney punishes Terranova's body with a nice straight punch.
Delaney ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Terranova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delaney! But no joy.
Delaney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Terranova had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Delaney avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Delaney moves out of range as Terranova strikes.
Delaney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Terranova with a body shot.
Delaney throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it.
Delaney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delaney misses with a straight right.
Delaney moves out of range as Terranova strikes.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Delaney is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney moves out of range of the strikes.
Terranova looks to land a right hand but Delaney moved out of range.
Delaney walks into a stiff left hand from Terranova.
Delaney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Delaney throws out a loose jab but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova slips a straight right by Delaney.
Terranova throws a series of punches but Delaney avoids them all with ease.
Terranova misses with a body shot.
Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terranova throws a big shot that misses.
Delaney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Delaney throws a hook but Terranova avoids it easily.
Delaney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terranova was well out of range. Poor timing from Delaney.
Terranova tries to clinch but Delaney moves out of range.
Delaney swats away the attempt to clinch by Terranova.
Delaney throws a hook to the side of Terranova's head but Terranova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terranova is looking to counter punch.
Delaney misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delaney.
Terranova lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Delaney's head but Delaney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Delaney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Terranova looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Delaney staying out of range there.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Delaney misses its intended target.
Terranova fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Delaney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delaney moves away.
Terranova throws a shot from downtown. Delaney moves away and avoids it.
Delaney slips a jab from Terranova.
Terranova fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terranova works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delaney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Terranova scores with a jab. Delaney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Delaney has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Delaney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Terranova stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ciro Terranova will probably get the nod.
That's time! Terranova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Delaney.
A telegraphed right hand from Terranova misses the target.
Delaney throws an overhand right that lands on Terranova's shoulder, as Terranova tries to avoid the shot.
Terranova lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Delaney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Delaney.
Terranova slips a straight right by Delaney.
Terranova misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Delaney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terranova dodges the punch combination from Delaney.
Delaney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Terranova blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delaney slips under a jab from Terranova.
Terranova bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Terranova has managed to clinch.
Delaney dodges an elbow strike from Terranova.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova lands with a left to the head.
Terranova tries a body shot but Delaney blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Delaney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Terranova misses with an elbow strike.
Terranova can't find room to land a body shot as Delaney controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terranova.
Terranova scores with a shoulder strike.
Terranova prevents Delaney from breaking the clinch.
Delaney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delaney lands a right hand.
Delaney avoids a wild elbow strike from Terranova.
A head punch on the inside from Terranova fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Delaney swings wildly with an uppercut but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delaney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terranova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terranova tries a body shot but Delaney blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Terranova.
Terranova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terranova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terranova misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delaney has a couple of punches blocked by Terranova.
Delaney lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Delaney to work.
Delaney misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terranova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Terranova can't find room to land a body shot as Delaney controls the action.
Delaney swings wildly with an uppercut but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova blocks a body shot from Delaney.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terranova.
Terranova throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delaney lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like James Keziah Delaney has been cut.
Delaney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Terranova.
Terranova misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Terranova.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terranova just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delaney's brow.
Delaney tries to stall but Terranova uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Delaney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terranova has a couple of punches blocked by Delaney.
Terranova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terranova comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Terranova misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Delaney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Delaney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Delaney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Terranova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Delaney.

Terranova rushes Delaney and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney misses with a punch to the body.
Terranova throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terranova is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Delaney is defending well for now.
Terranova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delaney's elbow.
Terranova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terranova is leaning against Delaney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Terranova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delaney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Terranova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terranova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terranova misses with some punches.
Terranova blocks an uppercut.
Terranova lands a hook that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
Terranova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terranova misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Terranova.
Delaney misses with some punches.
Delaney is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ciro Terranova dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Keziah Delaney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delaney was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
A swing and a miss from Delaney.
Delaney blocks a jab.
Terranova tries to clinch but Delaney moves out of range.
Delaney doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Delaney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Delaney is out of range.
Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terranova misses with a few strikes there.
Delaney doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ciro Terranova is winning the standup battle so far.
Delaney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Delaney clobbers Terranova with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Delaney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delaney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terranova throws the left hand but Delaney avoids the punch easily.
Delaney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Terranova.
Terranova scores with the left hand. Delaney knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Terranova misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Delaney slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delaney! But no joy.
Delaney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terranova.
Delaney scores with a jab to the body.
Delaney avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Terranova displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Delaney throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it.
Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delaney manages to avoid it.
Delaney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Terranova throws a shot to the body.
Terranova tries to clinch up but Delaney circles away and keeps his distance.
Delaney throws a hook but Terranova avoids it easily.
Terranova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delaney misses with a straight left.
A big left from Delaney misses.
Terranova misses with a lunging right hand
and Delaney counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terranova scores with a jab to the head.
Delaney defending well as Terranova loads up on a big left hand.
Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Delaney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Terranova 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terranova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delaney.
Terranova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delaney can do to turn this around?
Delaney throws a jab but it's blocked by Terranova.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delaney manages to avoid it.
Terranova misses with a combination
enabling Delaney to counter with a crisp jab.
Terranova moves away from the strike by Delaney.
Terranova misses with a jab to the body
and Delaney counters with a right hand to the body.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Delaney is out of range.
Terranova throws a body shot but no joy.

Terranova clinches.
Delaney misses with some punches.
Ciro Terranova has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney works on Terranova's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Delaney fails to land.
Delaney blocks an elbow strike from Terranova.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Terranova.
Terranova presses Delaney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Delaney looking to stall.
Terranova lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Terranova pushes off an throws an elbow but Delaney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terranova blocks an uppercut.
Terranova blocking some punches.
Terranova lands a nice elbow.
Delaney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terranova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
Terranova misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney blocks an elbow strike.
Delaney takes an elbow to the temple.

Delaney is rocked!

That has opened up James Keziah Delaney's cut even more.
Terranova pushes Delaney against the cage. Terranova is working some dirty boxing. Terranova pushes off with a quick right hook! Delaney goes down! Delaney tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Terranova moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ciro Terranova!