PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Delgado
vs
Storm

180 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
183 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Storm!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Delgado cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Storm slips a jab and a cross from Delgado.
Delgado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Storm. Storm obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Storm misses.
Delgado uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Delgado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Storm tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delgado misses with a two punch combination.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Delgado's shoulder, as Delgado tries to avoid the shot.
Delgado bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Storm's head backwards.
Storm throws a series of punches but Delgado moves out of range.
Delgado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Delgado rushes Storm and presses him up against the cage.
Storm tries to break the clinch but Delgado is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm is trying to break the clinch but Delgado has him pressed against the cage.
Delgado is leaning against Storm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Delgado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Storm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delgado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Delgado lands a hook that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm effectively controlling the action here.
Delgado trying to stall but Storm improves his position.
Delgado lands a shoulder strike.
Storm prevents a body shot from Delgado.
Delgado prevents a body shot from Storm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delgado slips a straight right by Storm.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Delgado - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Storm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Delgado misses with some punches.
Storm prevents a body shot from Delgado.
Delgado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delgado stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Storm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Delgado misses with a punch on the inside.
Delgado pushes Storm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delgado stalls.
Delgado lands with a left to the head.
Storm is trying to break free.
Delgado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delgado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Storm's efforts to push away.
Delgado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delgado has him pressed against the cage.
Storm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Delgado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Storm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Storm tries to break the clinch but Delgado is controlling the position.
Delgado can't find room to land a body shot as Storm controls the action.
Delgado misses with a body punch.
Storm tries to break the clinch but Delgado is controlling the position.
Storm blocking some punches.
Delgado lands with a short shot to the head.
Storm can't break the clinch.
Delgado misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.
Delgado struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
Storm wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Delgado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm tries to circle away but Delgado has him pinned against the cage.
Delgado displaying some good clinch control by pressing Storm up against the cage.
Storm tries to circle away but Delgado has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A right-left combo lands from Delgado.
Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
Delgado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Delgado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Delgado clinches up against the cage.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delgado lands a nice shot to the body.
Delgado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delgado pushes Storm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Delgado.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Delgado won't allow it.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Storm tries to break the clinch but Delgado is controlling the position.
Delgado lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
Delgado is working Storm over against the cage.
Storm is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Delgado - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Delgado misses with a punch to the body.
Storm is trying to force a seperation but Delgado has the dominant position.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Delgado - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delgado.
Delgado dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Delgado throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A short right from Delgado.
Delgado throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm is trying to break free.
Delgado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Storm tries to circle away but Delgado has him pinned against the cage.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Delgado lands with a left to the head.
Storm tries to break the clinch but Delgado is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Delgado.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delgado tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delgado has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Still in the clinch, Delgado scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Delgado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delgado slowing the pace effectively.
Storm can't break the clinch.
Delgado lands a nice uppercut.
Delgado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Storm is trying to force a seperation but Delgado has the dominant position.
Delgado misses with a punch on the inside.

Storm breaks from the clinch.
Storm throws a series of punches but Delgado moves out of range.
Storm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Delgado scores with a nice strike.
Delgado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Storm.
Delgado lands a nice shot to the body.
Delgado avoids the body shot from Storm.
A big left from Delgado misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Storm scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Juan Delgado has been cut.
Storm misses with a straight right.
Delgado moves out of range of the strikes.
Delgado tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delgado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delgado throws out a loose jab but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Delgado throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Delgado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Delgado's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Delgado scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Storm.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delgado.
Storm throws a leg kick that misses.
Storm takes one to the chin there.
Storm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Storm rushes Delgado and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Delgado manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Delgado throws a head punch that misses.
Delgado lands a hook that snaps the head of Storm backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado effectively controlling the action here.
Delgado lands with a right to the head.
Storm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delgado throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Delgado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Storm blocks a body shot from Delgado.
A head punch on the inside from Delgado fails to land.
Storm working hard to break the clinch.
Delgado just leaning against Storm, taking a breather.
Delgado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Delgado has Storm pressed against the cage, preventing Storm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Storm can't break the clinch.
Delgado throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Delgado tries to throw a body punch but Storm avoids it by throwing Delgado back against the cage.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delgado tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm being controlled against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Delgado.
A bit of stalling here from Delgado.
Storm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delgado slows down the pace here.
Storm blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado misses with a body punch.
Delgado scores with a shot to the side of Storm's head.
Delgado lands a nice shot to the body.
Storm wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Storm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delgado content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good body shot from Delgado.
Delgado misses with some punches.
Delgado misses with a body punch.
Storm working hard to break the clinch.
Storm is trying to force a seperation but Delgado has the dominant position.
Storm is trying to force a seperation but Delgado has the dominant position.
Juan Delgado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm is trying to force a seperation but Delgado has the dominant position.
Delgado is working Storm over against the cage.
Storm tries to land knees in the clinch but Delgado avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Delgado on the inside.
Delgado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnny Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Storm manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Delgado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delgado has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Delgado!