PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Delacruz (ranked 24744 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stapleton (ranked 3985 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Delacruz
vs
Stapleton

212 cm
19
278 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Delacruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Stapleton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stapleton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stapleton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stapleton throwing shots but Delacruz is blocking nicely.
Delacruz is looking for a sweep. Stapleton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stapleton wants to pass to mount but Delacruz is defending the position.
Stapleton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stapleton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stapleton controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Stapleton 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.
Stapleton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Delacruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stapleton on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stapleton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stapleton throwing shots but Delacruz is blocking nicely.
Stapleton controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Stapleton throwing shots but Delacruz is blocking nicely.
Stapleton controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Stapleton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Delacruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stapleton's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stapleton forces his way into half guard.
Stapleton trying to control the pace.
Stapleton thows a huge punch but Delacruz dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Delacruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stapleton.
Delacruz is in trouble now - Stapleton has advanced to mount!
Delacruz suckers Stapleton into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Delacruz is now in Stapleton's guard!
Stapleton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stapleton wants to stand up but Delacruz is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stapleton controlling Delacruz's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Stapleton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Delacruz avoids the body shot from Stapleton.

Stapleton moves into range and clinches up with Delacruz.
Delacruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Stapleton has picked Delacruz up - he's going for a ride! Stapleton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Delacruz tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Stapleton manages to move to mount!
Stapleton unloads with some shots from mount but Delacruz bucks and avoids them well.
Stapleton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delacruz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stapleton trying to control but Delacruz is having none of it.
Stapleton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stapleton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Delacruz because Stapleton loaded up on that one.
Stapleton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stapleton misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two 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.
Stapleton punching from mount but Delacruz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stapleton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stapleton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Delacruz wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Stapleton controls the action.

Stapleton looking for the choke but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Stapleton.
Stapleton is continuing to stall.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stapleton. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Delacruz is trying to stand back up.
Delacruz rolls, trying to escape but Stapleton keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Delacruz is trying to stand back up.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Stapleton controlling the positon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stapleton misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Stapleton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Stapleton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stapleton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stapleton stalling.
Stapleton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Delacruz!
Stapleton misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stapleton controlling from the full mount.
Stapleton trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stapleton controlling his opponent.
Delacruz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stapleton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stapleton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Stapleton working for a guillotine from mount but Delacruz is in no mood to give up.
Stapleton misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz tries to lock up and control but Stapleton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stapleton controlling from mount.
Stapleton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stapleton controlling the position easily from mount.
Stapleton unloads with some shots from mount but Delacruz bucks and avoids them well.
Stapleton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stapleton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Stapleton controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Stapleton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Stapleton.
Stapleton misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stapleton looking to finish with strikes here!
Stapleton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Stapleton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stapleton 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Stapleton!