PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Daverio (ranked 1174 p4p, 1631 weight class) and Joshi Dell (ranked 132 p4p, 175 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Daverio
vs
Dell

173 cm
26
151
4 - 0 - 0

179 cm
26
145
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mateo Daverio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joshi Dell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dell shoots in but Daverio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daverio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daverio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Daverio clinches with his opponent.
Dell avoids a wild elbow strike from Daverio.
Dell takes an elbow to the temple.
Dell misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Dell.
Dell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daverio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daverio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Joshi Dell has been cut.
Daverio tries to throw a body punch but Dell avoids it by throwing Daverio back against the cage.
Daverio lands an elbow that stopped Dell in his tracks for a moment.
Daverio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Daverio prevents a body shot from Dell.
Daverio lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daverio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dell.
Dell avoids the elbow strike from Daverio, against the cage.
Daverio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Daverio.
Dell blocks the elbow strike.
Dell misses with a punch to the body.
Dell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daverio misses with a body punch.
Daverio lands an elbow inside.
Daverio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Joshi Dell's cut even more.
Daverio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daverio lands with a left to the head.
Daverio misses with a body punch.
Dell has a couple of punches blocked by Daverio.
Daverio pushes Dell against the cage. Daverio is working some dirty boxing. Daverio pushes off with a quick right hook! Dell goes down! Dell tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Daverio moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateo Daverio!
Mateo Daverio retains his featherweight title!
Mateo Daverio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.