PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Vladimirovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimirovich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kalinka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Delgado
vs
Vladimirovich

190 cm
25
289 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

199 cm
21
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Vladimirovich!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimirovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Delgado looks to land a combination but Vladimirovich avoids it well.
Delgado throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vladimirovich's waist but Vladimirovich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Delgado off to one side.
Vladimirovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vladimirovich misses with a combination
and Delgado counters with a left and a right that stings Vladimirovich.
Vladimirovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delgado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladimirovich slips under a jab.
Vladimirovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delgado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vladimirovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vladimirovich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vladimirovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delgado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vladimirovich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delgado but Delgado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vladimirovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delgado circles away quickly and effectively.

Delgado lands a head kick that stumbles Vladimirovich and the fighters go to the mat.

It looks like Vlad Vladimirovich has been cut.
Vladimirovich keeping full guard, as Delgado tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado is working hard here to advance position.
Delgado engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Delgado throwing strikes from guard but Vladimirovich blocks nicely.
Delgado with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vladimirovich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delgado throwing strikes from guard but Vladimirovich blocks nicely.
Delgado stops Vladimirovich from standing up.
Vladimirovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delgado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado passes Vladimirovich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Delgado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vladimirovich looks like he's trying to stand up.
Delgado sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vladimirovich is trying to stand.
Delgado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Delgado 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.
Delgado is trying to control. Vladimirovich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Delgado wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vladimirovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vladimirovich.
Vladimirovich looks to land a combination but Delgado avoids it well.
Delgado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vladimirovich.
Vladimirovich blocks a head kick by Delgado.
Delgado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vladimirovich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good work by Delgado as he checks the leg kick.
Delgado goes for a double leg but Vladimirovich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vladimirovich continues to drive forward.

Delgado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delgado throws a combination that misses
and Vladimirovich counters with a one-two to the body.
Delgado is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vladimirovich lands with an uppercut that bounces Delgado off the cage and back into range.
Vladimirovich misses with a low kick.
Delgado looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vladimirovich cracks the inside of Delgado's front leg.
Vladimirovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Vladimirovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vladimirovich.
Vladimirovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shane Delgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Vladimirovich.
Vladimirovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Vladimirovich scores with a hook to the body. Delgado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vladimirovich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Delgado missing with a left hand there. Vladimirovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vladimirovich scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Shane Delgado has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vladimirovich is defended easily by Delgado.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delgado dodges the punch combination from Vladimirovich.
Vladimirovich's corner calls for a 1-2. Vladimirovich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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 Shane Delgado will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Delgado instigates a clinch.
Vladimirovich is trying to push Delgado away but Delgado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Delgado manages to break the clinch.
Vladimirovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vladimirovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Delgado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Vladimirovich moves into range and clinches up with Delgado.
Vladimirovich tries to break the clinch but Delgado is controlling the position.

Vladimirovich breaks from the clinch.
Delgado misses with a few strikes there.
Delgado misses with the combination.
Vladimirovich throws a series of punches but Delgado avoids them all with ease.

Vladimirovich drives through with a takedown into Delgado's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vladimirovich is looking to advance position but Delgado has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Delgado is landing with some decent strikes but Vladimirovich is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimirovich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vladimirovich bucks Delgado off and manages to get back to his feet!

Delgado pushes Vladimirovich up against the cage in a clinch.

Vladimirovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delgado stuffs the takedown.
Delgado throws a head kick that Vladimirovich semi-blocks.

Delgado instigates a clinch.

Delgado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delgado throws a sloppy head kick and Vladimirovich moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delgado misses with a takedown attempt - Vladimirovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delgado moves out of range of the leg kick from Vladimirovich.
Vladimirovich walks into a straight right hand from Delgado.
Vladimirovich misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Delgado throws a right hand that Vladimirovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Vladimirovich also avoids with ease.
Delgado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vladimirovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vladimirovich lands a two punch combo.
Delgado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vladimirovich tries to bum rush Delgado with a series of wild strikes but Delgado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Delgado as Vladimirovich shoots in.
Vladimirovich stalks Delgado and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Delgado's face. Delgado staggers backwards, shaken.
Vladimirovich dives in and grabs Delgado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delgado pushes down on Vladimirovich's head and hops out.
Shane Delgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Vladimirovich.
Delgado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vladimirovich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delgado.
Vlad Vladimirovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delgado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vladimirovich throws a series of strikes that have Delgado backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Delgado as he checks the leg kick.
Delgado stuffs the takedown.

Delgado drives through with a takedown into guard.
Delgado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vladimirovich pulls Delgado in close to prevent any damage.
Vladimirovich wants to stand but Delgado is controlling the position.
Delgado lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado postures up and lands a big shot to Vladimirovich's brow.
Vladimirovich throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Delgado scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vladimirovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delgado.
Delgado won't allow Vladimirovich to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vladimirovich is trying to keep Delgado in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vladimirovich holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vladimirovich keeping moving, preventing Delgado from controlling successfully.
Delgado postures up in Vladimirovich's guard and throws a big left but Vladimirovich blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Vladimirovich 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! Delgado'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!

Nice sprawl there from Delgado as Vladimirovich shoots in.
Vladimirovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vladimirovich throws a series of punches but Delgado avoids them all with ease.
Vladimirovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Delgado.
Delgado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vladimirovich.
Vladimirovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Delgado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Delgado connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Vladimirovich! He's out on his feet! Delgado rushes in and drops Vladimirovich with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shane Delgado!
Shane Delgado took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.