PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Dael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diablo Elcifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dael
vs
Elcifer

190 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucifer Dael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diablo Elcifer!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dael swats away the attempt to clinch by Elcifer.
Elcifer closes the distance but Dael moves to the side

and Dael counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Elcifer wants to stall.
Dael misses with a knee strike.
Elcifer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dael is defending well for now.
Elcifer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dael is defending well for now.
Dael is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elcifer is defending well for now.
Dael on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elcifer takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Diablo Elcifer has been cut.
Dael takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dael's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dael is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elcifer is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dael with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dael is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elcifer trying to stall but Dael improves his position.
Dael lands an elbow just above Elcifer 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dael lands a left hand.

Dael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elcifer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Elcifer tries to clinch up but Dael circles away and keeps his distance.
Elcifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dael circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elcifer closes the distance but Dael moves to the side

and Dael moves into the clinch.

Dael breaks from the clinch.
Elcifer tries to clinch but Dael moves away
and Dael counters with a nice kick to the body.

Dael gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Elcifer trying to control the position but instead, Dael has worked for underhooks and has pushed Elcifer into the cage.
Elcifer tries to land knees in the clinch but Dael avoids the damage to the body.
Elcifer tries a knee to the head but Dael blocks it.
Elcifer looks gassed!
Elcifer trying to control the position but instead, Dael has worked for underhooks and has pushed Elcifer into the cage.
Dael leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dael throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elcifer blocks it with crossed arms.
Dael holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Elcifer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dael's face.
Elcifer connects with a knee to the head.
Elcifer managing to block the knees to the body from Dael.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dael just misses with a elbow thrown towards Elcifer's brow.
Dael effectively controlling the action here.
Dael tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elcifer avoids it.
Dael makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dael wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Elcifer has him pressed against the cage.
Elcifer tries a knee to the head but Dael blocks it.

Dael breaks from the clinch.
Elcifer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dael clinches.
Elcifer misses with a knee to the head.

Dael manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Dael.
Elcifer moves in looking to clinch but Dael pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dael tries to clinch up but Elcifer circles away and keeps his distance.
Elcifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elcifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Lucifer Dael will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diablo Elcifer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dael keeps the fight on the outside.
Dael circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dael counters with a one-two to the body.
Elcifer tries to close the distance and clinch but Dael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elcifer is looking to clinch.

Dael fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elcifer, pushing him back against the cage.
Dael is trying to force a seperation but Elcifer has the dominant position.
Elcifer dodges an elbow strike from Dael.
Dael misses with an elbow over the top.
Dael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elcifer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dael breaks from the clinch.
Dael keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elcifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elcifer tries to clinch but Dael moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elcifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Dael gets a clinch.
Elcifer landing knees to the head.
Dael lands an elbow that stopped Elcifer in his tracks for a moment.
Dael tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elcifer avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dael as Elcifer tries to tie him up.
Dael taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dael tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dael with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elcifer tries to stall but Dael uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Elcifer looking to throw knees to the head but Dael is blocking nicely.
Dael tries to break the clinch but Elcifer is controlling the position.

Dael breaks from the clinch.
Elcifer tries to clinch up.
Elcifer tries to clinch up but Dael circles away and keeps his distance.
Elcifer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dael swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dael moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dael swats away the attempt to clinch by Elcifer.
Elcifer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elcifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dael circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dael keeps the fight on the outside.
Elcifer tries to clinch there but Dael circles away.
Elcifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elcifer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elcifer wants to clinch up but Dael keeps it at a distance.
Elcifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dael circles away.
Elcifer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Dael.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elcifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elcifer is looking to clinch but Dael is avoiding it.
Dael tries to clinch up.
Elcifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dael circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dael counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lucifer Dael will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diablo Elcifer's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Dael rushes Elcifer and presses him up against the cage.
Elcifer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elcifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elcifer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Dael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dael throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dael misses with a head kick.
Elcifer tries to clinch

and Dael holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dael wants to get back to striking at distance but Elcifer won't allow it.
Dael with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dael with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dael throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elcifer tries to stall but Dael uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dael landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Elcifer throws an elbow but it misses.
Elcifer is looking to control Dael's arms but Dael gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elcifer has his back to the cage.
Dael throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Elcifer missing with knees to the body.

Dael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dael swats away the attempt to clinch by Elcifer.
Elcifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elcifer tries to clinch up

and Dael moves into the clinch.
Elcifer missing with knees to the body.
Dael managing to block the knees to the body from Elcifer.
Dael landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dael lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Elcifer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elcifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dael lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Dael breaks the clinch.

Dael gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dael unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dael managing to block the knees to the body from Elcifer.
Elcifer stalling in the clinch but Dael improves position.
Elcifer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lucifer Dael has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dael throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elcifer blocks it with crossed arms.
Elcifer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dael's face.

Dael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dael moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elcifer tries to land knees in the clinch but Dael avoids the damage to the body.
Dael's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Elcifer has Dael pressed against the cage, preventing Dael from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elcifer lands an elbow inside that Dael shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Dael.
Dael tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elcifer stalling in the clinch but Dael improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dael managing to block the knees to the body from Elcifer.
Dael has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diablo Elcifer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucifer Dael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elcifer takes an elbow to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucifer Dael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dael, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lucifer Dael!