PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anon Delpit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delpit comes into the arena with Ascended Master blaring out of the sound system. Frank Machete acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Delpit
vs
Machete

180 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anon Delpit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Machete!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delpit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Machete defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Delpit or perhaps it was just good defense by Machete which made him look bad.
Delpit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anon Delpit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delpit manages to avoid it.
Delpit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machete avoids it really well and circles away.
Delpit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machete as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Delpit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machete sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Delpit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Machete.
Delpit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machete avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delpit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machete as he jumps to the side.
Delpit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machete throws a series of strikes that have Delpit backpedaling.
Machete misses with a low kick.
Delpit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Delpit is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delpit tries to clinch up.
Delpit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Machete counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Machete does no damage.
Delpit fails with a takedown attempt.
Delpit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Machete attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machete lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Machete.
Machete tries a low kick but Delpit avoids it.
Machete misses with an attempted mid kick.
Delpit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Machete tries to avoid it but Delpit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Machete to the ground. Machete escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anon Delpit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delpit is looking to clinch but Machete is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Machete as Delpit shoots in.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delpit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machete as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Machete dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Machete throws a nice looking combination but Delpit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machete throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frank Machete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machete misses with a low kick as Delpit jumps back.
Delpit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Delpit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delpit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machete sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Delpit somewhat.
Delpit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Machete sprawls well. Machete wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Delpit gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anon Delpit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete throws a low kick, looking for Delpit's leg but Delpit calmly moves out of range.
Delpit shoots for a double leg takedown but Machete sprawls well. He's pushed Delpit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Delpit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delpit shoots in looking for a takedown. Machete tries to sprawl out of it but Delpit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machete manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Machete digs a good body shot into Delpit's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Machete both land. Nice combination.
Delpit shoots for a double leg takedown but Machete sprawls well. He's pushed Delpit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Delpit throws a sloppy head kick and Machete moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Delpit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Machete.
Delpit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Machete.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Delpit. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delpit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Machete counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machete throws a head kick but Delpit moves out of range.
Delpit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machete sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Machete.
Delpit avoids the head kick by Machete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete throws a low kick but Delpit moves out of range easily.
Machete lands with a nice body punch.
Delpit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Delpit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Machete counters with a two punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Delpit blocks the low kick.
Machete looks to land a combination but Delpit avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Machete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Delpit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Machete throws a leg kick but Delpit checks it.
Machete misses with a body kick.

Delpit clinches.
Delpit looking to throw knees to the head but Machete is blocking nicely.
Machete is trying to pull guard but Delpit has him pressed against the cage.
Delpit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Machete is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Delpit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machete's efforts to push away.
Machete wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machete wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Delpit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delpit has Machete pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Machete manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machete tries to score a body lock takedown but Delpit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Delpit manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Delpit keeping moving, preventing Machete from controlling successfully.
Machete really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delpit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Machete stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delpit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delpit has a closed guard, preventing Machete from standing up.
Machete trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Machete is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Machete makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Delpit manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Delpit stopping the sweep attempt from Machete.
Delpit trying to control but Machete is working from the bottom.
Machete wants to sweep here but Delpit controlling him for the moment.
Machete is trying to control the position but Delpit postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete wants to control but Delpit passes easily into half guard.
Delpit is thwarting Machete's attempts to control the position.

Delpit stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Machete to get to his feet.
Machete lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delpit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machete digs a good body shot into Delpit's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delpit slips a jab and a cross from Machete.
Delpit moves out of range of the body kick from Machete.
Machete throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delpit.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Delpit.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anon Delpit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delpit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machete sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Delpit somewhat.
Anon Delpit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Machete is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machete's corner calls for a 1-2. Machete obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Machete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Machete winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Machete!