PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando del Valle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). del Valle comes to the cage accompanied by What I Do by Sepultura. Fernando del Valle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

del Valle
vs
De Wilde

190 cm
28
205 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
22
214 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando del Valle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dimitri De Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
del Valle lands with a nice combination. De Wilde backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Dimitri De Wilde has been cut.
De Wilde connects with the punch.

It looks like Fernando del Valle has been cut.
del Valle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Wilde counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
del Valle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Wilde.
del Valle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fernando del Valle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Wilde. del Valle does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Wilde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as del Valle throws out the jab.
De Wilde looks to throw the jab but del Valle is out of range.
del Valle walks into a straight right hand from De Wilde.
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!
del Valle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
del Valle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Wilde.
del Valle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Wilde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from del Valle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
del Valle throws a head kick that misses.
De Wilde throws a leg kick

and del Valle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
del Valle tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Wilde knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De Wilde wants to control but del Valle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Wilde tries to get to full guard but del Valle has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Wilde is trying to control but can't.
De Wilde tries to roll over but del Valle keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Wilde is not content to let del Valle control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
del Valle tries to stand and escape but De Wilde is controlling the position.
De Wilde wants to control but del Valle passes into side.
De Wilde manages to work his way to half guard, despite del Valle's best efforts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Wilde is trying is best to control the position here.
del Valle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
del Valle prevents De Wilde from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
del Valle is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and De Wilde reverses the position - he's now on top in del Valle's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as del Valle holds on and takes a little breather.
del Valle wants to stand and escape but De Wilde is having none of it.
De Wilde postures up.
del Valle keeping moving, preventing De Wilde from controlling successfully.
del Valle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fernando del Valle.
Good shot there by De Wilde.
del Valle blocks a jab.
De Wilde scores with a hook to the body. del Valle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Wilde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and del Valle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Wilde misses the jab.
The fighters circling - De Wilde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
del Valle stalks De Wilde and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Wilde's face. De Wilde staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Wilde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and del Valle counters with a right hand to the body.

del Valle dives in and scores a takedown into De Wilde's guard.
del Valle stopping the sweep attempt from De Wilde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fernando del Valle will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from del Valle. Those never looked like landing.

del Valle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Wilde looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
del Valle is looking to take a break and control but De Wilde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

del Valle stands up.
del Valle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
del Valle misses with a double jab
and De Wilde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Wilde misses with a hook
and del Valle counters with a nice body shot.
De Wilde avoids a kick to the body.
De Wilde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Wilde looks to land a body kick but del Valle moved away.
del Valle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Wilde swinging wildly here.
Dimitri De Wilde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Wilde.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
del Valle throws a series of punches but De Wilde avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Wilde feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
del Valle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
del Valle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Wilde trying to control the position from guard on top but del Valle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Wilde passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De Wilde working the head and body with strikes.
De Wilde trying to control the action but del Valle is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Valle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Fernando del Valle's cut is getting worse.
del Valle avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Wilde.
del Valle defending against the ground and pound.

del Valle explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
del Valle falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Wilde counters with a straight right hand.
De Wilde scores with a jab.

Fernando del Valle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Wilde throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde throws a hook but del Valle avoids it easily.
del Valle misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Wilde is looking to slow del Valle down with leg kicks.
Fernando del Valle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
del Valle misses with a double jab
and De Wilde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Wilde throws a nice outside leg kick.

del Valle gets caught flat footed, as De Wilde shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Wilde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fernando del Valle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Wilde trying to control the position from guard on top but del Valle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Wilde postures up in del Valle's guard and throws a big left but del Valle blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri De Wilde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

De Wilde throws a poor cross that misses
and del Valle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
del Valle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Wilde fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Wilde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
del Valle throws a sloppy head kick and De Wilde moves out of range easily.
De Wilde misses with a left hand

and del Valle counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Wilde throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
del Valle wants to stand but De Wilde has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.

De Wilde had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. del Valle defends it easily.
del Valle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
del Valle postures up in De Wilde's guard and throws a big left but De Wilde blocks it.

De Wilde has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think del Valle should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, De Wilde has tightened it up now! del Valle should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dimitri De Wilde!
Dimitri De Wilde really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.