PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lolo Delaroca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Ernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bert Ernie looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Delaroca
vs
Ernie

168 cm
20
136 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
114 lbs
14 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lolo Delaroca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Ernie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ernie scores with a takedown into Delaroca's guard.
Delaroca controlling Ernie's posture.
Ernie won't allow Delaroca to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delaroca looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ernie wants to stand but Delaroca is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ernie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ernie preventing the sweep.
Delaroca pulls Ernie in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lolo Delaroca just wasn't active enough.
Delaroca fails to land the takedown.
Delaroca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ernie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ernie or perhaps it was just good defense by Delaroca which made him look bad.
Delaroca with a poor takedown

and Ernie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Delaroca goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ernie prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lolo Delaroca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ernie lands an elbow just above Delaroca 's eye.
Ernie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Delaroca.
Ernie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Delaroca.
Ernie prevents a takedown attempt there.

Ernie breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Delaroca avoids it really well and circles away.

Delaroca shoots in and gets a takedown into Ernie's guard.
Delaroca is pushing down on Ernie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ernie is fighting to maintain full guard but Delaroca has managed to sneak the leg through.
Delaroca working over Ernie with some ground and pound. Ernie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ernie wants to control but Delaroca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ernie looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delaroca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Delaroca looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Delaroca is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Delaroca landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Delaroca cracks Ernie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Delaroca controlling the position easily from mount.
Ernie is desperately trying to improve his position but Delaroca has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Delaroca has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ernie's face.
Delaroca controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Ernie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Delaroca connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaroca in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Ernie is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Delaroca! Ernie is hurt baaadly! Delaroca is firing away with more strikes - Ernie is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lolo Delaroca!
Lolo Delaroca retains his bantamweight title!