PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanya Mamonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon comes to the cage accompanied by Prayer Of The Refugee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Delon
vs
Mamonov

185 cm
21
204 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

189 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sanya Mamonov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Delon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Delon looking to sit in guard and control but Mamonov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Delon is controlling Mamonov's posture.
Mamonov trying to control but Delon is working from the bottom.
Delon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mamonov manages to get himself to full guard.
Mamonov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Delon throws a strike but Mamonov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Delon pushes Mamonov off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Delon shoots in and gets a takedown into Mamonov's guard.
Mamonov keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
Delon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delon throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamonov looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mamonov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Delon controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alen Delon.

Delon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mamonov quickly recovers to half guard.
Delon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Delon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Delon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delon is thwarting Mamonov's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamonov trying to control here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mamonov misses with a head kick.
Mamonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Alen Delon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delon fails to land the takedown.
Mamonov throws a head kick but Delon moves out of range.
Mamonov throws a head kick but Delon moves out of range.
Delon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mamonov as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon moves away from the strike by Mamonov.
Mamonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Delon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mamonov to the ground. Delon is now in Mamonov's guard.
Delon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mamonov is keeping the position for now.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delon throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Delon wants to control from the top but Mamonov keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alen Delon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Delon drives through with a takedown into Mamonov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mamonov looking for a sweep. Not yet Mamonov, not yet.
Delon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Delon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Delon looking to sit in guard and control but Mamonov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mamonov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delon swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamonov stops Delon from standing up.

Delon has his feet on Mamonov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Delon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mamonov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Delon shoots in but no luck this time.
Mamonov misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamonov throws a sloppy head kick and Delon moves out of range easily.

Delon drives through with a takedown into Mamonov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Delon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Delon throwing strikes from guard but Mamonov blocks nicely.
Delon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Delon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon wants to control from the top but Mamonov keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mamonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delon.
Mamonov wants to sweep here but Delon controlling him for the moment.
Delon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mamonov looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Delon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Delon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alen Delon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Delon works his way into full mount!
Delon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Mamonov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alen Delon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Delon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Delon showed some decent athleticism there.
Delon not doing much here.
Mamonov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mamonov controls Delon momentarily but Delon frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon wants to control from the top but Mamonov keeps moving.
Delon is looking to work some ground and pound but Mamonov has wrist control.
Delon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alen Delon just wasn't active enough.

Delon shoots in and bounces Mamonov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mamonov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Delon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Delon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Delon wants to control from the top but Mamonov keeps moving.
Delon passes Mamonov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delon winds up and cracks Mamonov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon winds up and cracks Mamonov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Delon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mamonov wants to improve his position but Delon is controlling well.
Mamonov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Delon.
Delon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Delon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Delon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mamonov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamonov has hold of Delon's hands but Delon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alen Delon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mamonov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Delon controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanya Mamonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alen Delon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delon 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alen Delon!
Our winner, Alen Delon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.