PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akeno Delroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Delroy
vs
St Pierre

176 cm
20
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
147 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akeno Delroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Delroy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Delroy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Delroy throws a leg kick but St Pierre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Delroy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Delroy.
Delroy lands a nice shot that snaps St Pierre's head back.
Delroy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Delroy is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
Delroy lands with a nice body punch.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Delroy moves out of range.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delroy.
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delroy lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delroy throws a solid leg kick but St Pierre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Delroy.
Delroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
Delroy throws an off balance right hand
and St Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
Delroy throws a combination. St Pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Delroy connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre. St Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Delroy misses with a low kick.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
Delroy tried to score with a low kick but St Pierre checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Delroy coming out on top.
Delroy throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Delroy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delroy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Pierre throws a jab when Delroy was well out of range.
Delroy connects with a high kick.
Delroy throws a lazy uppercut
and St Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Delroy throws a head kick that misses

and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
St Pierre trying to control but Delroy is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Delroy blocks nicely.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Delroy's head.
St Pierre stands and throws Delroy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Delroy is working from the bottom.
Delroy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of St Pierre.
Delroy dodges the ground and pound from St Pierre.
Delroy struggling a bit here.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four 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.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Delroy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Delroy can't do much from the bottom here.
Delroy tries to improve position but can't.

St Pierre tries for a kimura but Delroy is defending well.
Delroy is trying to improve his position.

St Pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Delroy, who protects the arm well.
Delroy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Pierre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Felix St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Delroy throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! St Pierre crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Delroy - the referee stops the clock and St Pierre gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Delroy. St Pierre manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Delroy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Delroy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Delroy throws an off balance right hand
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Delroy throws a front kick aimed at St Pierre's knee but St Pierre avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Delroy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delroy lands a leg kick that knocks St Pierre off balance momentarily.
Delroy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Delroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Delroy is predictable there
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick.
St Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Delroy lands a jab.
Delroy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Pierre.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delroy lands a jab-cross combination.
Delroy lands a leg kick that knocks St Pierre off balance momentarily.
St Pierre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Delroy cracks St Pierre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Delroy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Delroy misses with a leg kick.
Delroy tries to work over St Pierre's front leg with a kick but St Pierre checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Delroy.
Some bone on bone action there as St Pierre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akeno Delroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix St Pierre.
St Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Delroy.
Delroy misses with a head kick.
Delroy scoring well with a low kick there.
St Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Delroy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Pierre.
Delroy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delroy manages to avoid it.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Delroy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delroy pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
Delroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delroy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Delroy is looking to chop away at St Pierre's legs.
St Pierre misses with a shot to the body
and Delroy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akeno Delroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delroy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre lands a nice hook to Delroy's body. Delroy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Delroy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
Delroy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Delroy dips to his left and cracks St Pierre with an uppercut!
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Delroy. Delroy obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akeno Delroy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Delroy scores with a head kick. St Pierre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Delroy throws an off balance right hand
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delroy tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delroy throws out the jab.
St Pierre cracks Delroy with a right hand to the side of the head.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Delroy pushes St Pierre away with a front kick.
Delroy thumps St Pierre with a low kick.
Delroy avoids the body shot from St Pierre.
Delroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
Delroy connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Delroy throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
St Pierre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Delroy.
Delroy takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre lands a nice hook to Delroy's body. Delroy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Delroy throws a low kick, looking for St Pierre's leg but St Pierre calmly moves out of range.
St Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Delroy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Pierre on the side of the head.
Akeno Delroy is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
Delroy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Pierre drops his hands momentarily and Delroy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Delroy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Delroy.
Delroy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delroy throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Delroy.
Delroy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Pierre has time to react.
Delroy tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Delroy throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delroy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from St Pierre misses.
The fighters circling - Delroy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Akeno Delroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delroy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good work by St Pierre as he checks the leg kick.
Delroy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Delroy can pounce on him.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Delroy ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Delroy misses with a straight right.
St Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Delroy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Pierre somewhat.
Akeno Delroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix St Pierre.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delroy moves away.
Delroy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Delroy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Delroy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Delroy is looking to chop away at St Pierre's legs.
Delroy throws a head kick that half lands.
Delroy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akeno Delroy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Delroy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeno Delroy!