PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evaristo Jesus (ranked 293 p4p, 193 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 7 p4p, 8 weight class). Delsarte comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ah Non Cest Terrible kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gauthier Delsarte will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jesus
vs
Delsarte

186 cm
34
242
30 - 10 - 0

225 cm
33
300
24 - 9 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evaristo Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Jesus catches Delsarte right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Delsarte slips a jab from Jesus.
A head kick misses from Delsarte.
Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch but Delsarte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Delsarte throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jesus counter with a right hand.
A big right from Delsarte misses.
Jesus avoids the body shot from Delsarte.
It looked like Jesus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus tries to clinch up but Delsarte circles away and keeps his distance.
Delsarte throws out a counter right but Jesus avoids it with no problem.
Delsarte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Jesus drives through and clinches with Delsarte against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jesus scores with a nice hook to the head.

Delsarte breaks from the clinch.
Jesus throws a hook but Delsarte avoids it easily.
Delsarte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jesus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Delsarte to score with a decent uppercut.
Jesus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delsarte.
Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jesus.
Delsarte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jesus.
Some wild striking there from Jesus.
It seemed like Delsarte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Delsarte.
Jesus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Delsarte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jesus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Delsarte.
Jesus is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Delsarte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jesus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a sloppy body shot
and Jesus counters with a stiff right hand.
Delsarte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delsarte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jesus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Delsarte misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Jesus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jesus needs to keep his hands up - Delsarte had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jesus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That has opened up Gauthier Delsarte's cut even more.
Jesus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Delsarte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jesus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jesus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Delsarte to counter with a crisp jab.
Jesus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jesus scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Delsarte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jesus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Delsarte scores with a nice strike.
Delsarte loads up on a big right hand but Jesus slips the punch.
Jesus throwing a counter right hand but Delsarte manages to avoid it.
Delsarte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Delsarte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delsarte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Delsarte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jesus misses with a wild body shot.
Jesus tries to clinch but Delsarte moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Jesus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jesus ducks right into an uppercut from Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a right and a left that Jesus avoids nicely.
As Delsarte looks to move away, Jesus throws a big counter combo but Delsarte just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte lands a nice shot that snaps Jesus's head back.
Delsarte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Delsarte lands a big uppercut and Jesus crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jesus looks OK. Delsarte waves Jesus back to his feet!

Jesus is rocked!
Jesus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Delsarte throws out a loose jab but Jesus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jesus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Delsarte scores with a jab to the head.
Jesus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jesus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Delsarte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Jesus moves into the clinch successfully.
Delsarte misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Delsarte tries to break the clinch but Jesus is controlling the position.
Jesus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Delsarte just stands there and leans against the cage.
Delsarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
Jesus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Delsarte is breathing heavily.
Delsarte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Jesus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jesus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Delsarte on the side of the head.
Delsarte ducks under a wild hook from Jesus.
Nice defenses there by Delsarte.

Jesus cracks Delsarte with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Delsarte looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jesus finish him?

The cut above Gauthier Delsarte's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jesus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus lands a nice looking body shot.

Delsarte gets tackled into the cage by Jesus. Jesus maintains the clinch.
Delsarte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delsarte prevents a body shot from Jesus.

Delsarte manages to break the clinch.
Jesus missing with a left hand there. Delsarte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Delsarte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jesus doesn't seem phased though.
Jesus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Delsarte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Delsarte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jesus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jesus throws an off balance right hand
and Delsarte counters with a series of strikes. Jesus will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus misses with a body shot.
As Jesus backs off Delsarte throws a huge counter combo but Jesus manages to avoid it all.
Jesus throws a poor cross that misses
and Delsarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jesus misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delsarte keeps the fight on the outside.
Jesus blocks a head kick by Delsarte.
Delsarte loads up on a big right hand but Jesus slips the punch.
Jesus slips a jab from Delsarte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gauthier Delsarte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jesus moves into the clinch successfully.
Jesus prevents a body shot from Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
Delsarte throws a punch but it's blocked by Jesus.
Delsarte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Jesus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jesus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Delsarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jesus gets through Delsarte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Delsarte misses with a short punch on the inside.

Delsarte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Jesus misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Delsarte.
Jesus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Delsarte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jesus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delsarte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Delsarte defending well as Jesus loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Delsarte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jesus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Delsarte counters with a good, hard body kick but Jesus shrugs it off.
Delsarte misses with a lunging right hand
and Jesus counters with a straight right hand.

Gauthier Delsarte's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jesus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delsarte! But no joy.
Delsarte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jesus.
Delsarte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jesus throws out the jab.
Evaristo Jesus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a nice looking combination but Jesus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jesus misses with the combination.
Delsarte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jesus.
Jesus swinging wildly here.
Delsarte throws a hook but Jesus avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus misses with a lunging right hand
and Delsarte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Delsarte throws a sloppy head kick and Jesus moves out of range easily.
Jesus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Delsarte on the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gauthier Delsarte's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Evaristo Jesus!
Post fight, Evaristo Jesus took to the microphone: 'Antoski rematch? Move to HW? Gimme whoever you want.'.