PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elkir Delfino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Cutinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elkir Delfino could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leandro Cutinha's chin.

Delfino
vs
Cutinha

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Red Light Clothing ► Amsterdam - SH!!!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elkir Delfino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leandro Cutinha!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delfino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Delfino tries a head kick but it misses.
Delfino throws a right hand that Cutinha ducks under and follows up with a left that Cutinha also avoids with ease.
Delfino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delfino fails to land with a series of punches.
Cutinha works the jab nicely.
Cutinha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elkir Delfino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delfino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cutinha was well out of range. Poor timing from Delfino.
Delfino throws a sloppy head kick and Cutinha moves out of range easily.

Cutinha shoots in and bounces Delfino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Delfino wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cutinha manages to pass to side control.
Delfino is trying to stand up here but Cutinha is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cutinha gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Delfino misses with a two punch combination.
Delfino throws a combination that misses

and Cutinha counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cutinha.
Delfino is looking to stand up but Cutinha isn't so interested in that idea.
Cutinha pushes down on Delfino's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Delfino is looking to escape.
Delfino is breathing heavily.
Delfino trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cutinha sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cutinha working Delfino over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delfino wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cutinha lands a nice short elbow.
Cutinha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cutinha decides to stand and escape the position.
No joy there for Delfino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Cutinha decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Delfino pushes Cutinha off looking to stand but Cutinha dives back in and keeps control.

Cutinha decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delfino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Cutinha fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Delfino sprawls well initially but Cutinha persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cutinha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Cutinha looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cutinha controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delfino taking some punishment here, with Cutinha in his half guard.
Cutinha moves nicely into side control.
Delfino is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cutinha is controlling him well.

Cutinha stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Cutinha scores with a takedown into Delfino's guard.
Cutinha controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cutinha prevents Delfino from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Cutinha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cutinha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Delfino to the mat! Delfino manages to get full guard.
Delfino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cutinha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Delfino wants to stand but Cutinha is controlling the position.
Delfino is looking to stand back up but Cutinha counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Delfino.
Cutinha is taking a breather. Delfino 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delfino wants to get back to his feet.

Cutinha decides to return to a standing position.
Delfino throws a head kick but Cutinha moves out of range.

Cutinha clinches up against the cage.
Cutinha tries to score a body lock takedown but Delfino shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Cutinha.
Delfino tries to break the clinch but Cutinha is controlling the position.
Cutinha wants to get back to striking at distance but Delfino won't allow it.
Cutinha wants to break free but Delfino has control.
Delfino is trying to break free.
Cutinha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Delfino avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delfino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cutinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Delfino has double underhooks.

Cutinha gets control of Delfino's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cutinha will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cutinha pulls Delfino in close to prevent any damage.
Leandro Cutinha has got the better of the ground game so far.

Cutinha wriggles free and stands up.
Delfino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elkir Delfino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cutinha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Delfino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delfino misses with a combination

and Cutinha counters with a takedown into side control.

Cutinha decides to stand back up.

Cutinha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Delfino!
Cutinha controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutinha working Delfino over with strikes here.
Delfino squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cutinha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cutinha is landing with some decent strikes but Delfino is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cutinha with shots to the head and body - Delfino looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cutinha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cutinha won't let Delfino get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Cutinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Delfino misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Delfino.
Delfino throws a combination that misses

and Cutinha counters with a shoot takedown. Delfino fights it but they end up in guard.
Cutinha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Cutinha stands and steps away. Delfino gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Delfino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delfino throws a head kick that misses

and Cutinha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cutinha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cutinha wants a takedown.
Cutinha keeps control of Delfino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delfino is pressed up against the cage. Cutinha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Delfino down to the mat. Delfino avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Delfino.
Cutinha avoids the head kick by Delfino.

Cutinha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cutinha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cutinha lands a couple of elbows.

Cutinha decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Some wild striking there from Cutinha.

Cutinha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Delfino is looking to escape.
Leandro Cutinha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cutinha decides to return to a standing position.

Cutinha fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Delfino sprawls well initially but Cutinha persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cutinha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Delfino is trying to stand up here but Cutinha is controlling him well.
Cutinha sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Delfino wants to stand back up but Cutinha manages to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Cutinha decides to stand up, so the ref orders Delfino to his feet.
Delfino pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cutinha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Delfino wants to get back to his feet.

Cutinha decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cutinha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutinha blocks a head kick by Delfino.

Cutinha gets a takedown into half guard.
Cutinha controlling the pace.
Cutinha stops Delfino from getting back to his feet.
Cutinha is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Elkir Delfino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delfino missing with punches from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Cutinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cutinha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Cutinha!