|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon comes to the cage accompanied by Prayer Of The Refugee. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
27
204 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
|
185 cm
25
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
14 - 11 - 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Good!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Delon misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Delon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Good. That's going to slow Delon down.
Good throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good thumps Delon with a low kick.
Delon fails with a takedown attempt.
Good closes the distance looking to clinch
and Delon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Good!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good taking a bit of punishment here - Delon scoring with strikes.
Good dodges the ground and pound from Delon.
Delon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Good really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Delon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Good tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Delon throws a strike aimed at the side of Good's head but Good avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delon cracks Good with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Delon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Delon advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Delon cracks Good with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Good is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Good and Delon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Delon is working Good over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Good's face as Delon controls the position.
Delon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Delon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Good is avoiding damage well.
Delon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Delon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Good's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Good is looking for a sweep.
Delon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Good keeps working.
Delon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Good knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Delon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Good some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Good rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Delon's guard! Nice work there by Good!
Good avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Good stopping the sweep attempt from Delon.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Delon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Good's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Delon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good tries to clinch up but Delon circles away and keeps his distance.
Good misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Delon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Good sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Delon somewhat.
Delon shoots in but Good avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delon ducks under a wild hook from Good.
Good throws a low kick, looking for Delon's leg but Delon calmly moves out of range.
Delon shoots in for a takedown but Good shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Good.
Good throws a sloppy head kick and Delon moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Good on his heels. He'll look to pass Good's guard now, I'm sure.
Delon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Delon is looking to work some ground and pound but Good has wrist control.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delon wants to pass the guard but Good is keeping the position.
Delon works over Good with some ground and pound from guard.
Delon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Delon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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!
Good trying to keep a closed guard but Delon is proving a slippery customer.
Good has momentary wrist control but Delon slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
Delon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Good is keeping the position for now.
Delon wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving.
Good working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delon.
Good wants to sweep but no luck.
Delon postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Delon misses with a series of wild punches.
Good stuffs the takedown.
Good lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good throws a right hand that misses
so Delon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delon is working Good over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Delon postures up in Good's guard and throws a big left but Good blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Delon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Delon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good misses with an uppercut. Delon saw that one coming.
Good throws out a leg kick but Delon moves out of range and Good only half commits.
Good throws a leg kick but Delon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Delon.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Delon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Nate Good is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delon moves out of range of the strikes.
Good lands a head shot.
Good is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delon.
Good throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Delon's head.
It looks like Alen Delon has been cut.
Good fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Delon.
Nate Good has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Good darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good checks the leg kick nicely there.
Delon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Delon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Good is not content to let Delon control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Good is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Good is looking to improve his position.
Good avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Delon.
Good avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Delon.
Good keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Delon thows a huge punch but Good dodges it nicely.
Alen Delon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delon is looking to stall here but Good recovers full guard.
Delon passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon controlling the action here.
Delon wants to pass to mount but Good is defending the position.
Alen Delon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good wants to get back to full guard.
Delon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delon passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alen Delon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Delon, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alen Delon!
Alen Delon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
