PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 586 p4p, 76 weight class) and James Keziah Delaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Pinkman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Keziah Delaney's chin.

Pinkman
vs
Keziah Delaney

190 cm
25
187 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

186 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Keziah Delaney!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman slips under a jab from Delaney.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut. Delaney saw that one coming.
Pinkman scores with the left hand. Delaney knows he should have avoided that one.
Delaney lands with a hook. Pinkman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Delaney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
Pinkman is looking to clinch.
Pinkman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pinkman.

Pinkman drives through and clinches with Delaney against the cage.
Pinkman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
Pinkman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
Delaney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman scores with a shot to the side of Delaney's head.
Pinkman has a couple of punches blocked by Delaney.
Still in the clinch, Pinkman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Delaney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman prevents a body shot from Delaney.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delaney.
Pinkman being controlled against the cage.
Pinkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinkman.
Delaney blocking some punches.
Pinkman misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Delaney misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Pinkman - that landed with a thud.
Delaney will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pinkman up against the cage.
Pinkman misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Delaney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pinkman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delaney misses with some punches.
Pinkman stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delaney.
Pinkman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinkman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
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!
Pinkman lands a nice uppercut.
Delaney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pinkman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinkman cracks Delaney with a nice body shot.
Pinkman has a couple of punches blocked by Delaney.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaney.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinkman.
Delaney has a couple of punches blocked by Pinkman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman has a couple of punches blocked by Delaney.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
Delaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Delaney.
Pinkman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delaney stalling the fight.
Delaney blocking some punches.
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
Pinkman misses with some punches.
Delaney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delaney.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Delaney blocking some punches.
Delaney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinkman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinkman lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
Delaney gets through Pinkman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delaney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Delaney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
Pinkman lands a shoulder strike.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinkman.
Pinkman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Delaney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinkman tries to work over Delaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaney.
Delaney throws a head punch that misses.
Delaney blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Delaney can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pinkman scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Pinkman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Delaney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Delaney misses the shot to the body.
Delaney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pinkman misses with a few strikes there.
Delaney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Delaney ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
Delaney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinkman.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Delaney.
Pinkman throwing a counter right hand but Delaney manages to avoid it.
Pinkman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Delaney sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pinkman misses with a low kick.
Delaney misses with a straight right.
Pinkman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delaney just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Delaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delaney takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinkman looks to land a right hand but Delaney moved out of range.
Pinkman swings widly with a right hand
and Pinkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinkman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Delaney throws an overhand right that lands on Pinkman's shoulder, as Pinkman tries to avoid the shot.
Delaney drops his hands momentarily and Pinkman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinkman stuns Delaney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Delaney misses.
Pinkman slips a straight right by Delaney.
Pinkman is looking to counter the offense by Delaney and move into the clinch.
Delaney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pinkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delaney can do to turn this around?
Pinkman lands with a good body shot.
Delaney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinkman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinkman throws a body punch but Delaney moves out of range.
Pinkman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delaney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delaney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands a jab to the nose.

Delaney is rocked!
Pinkman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Delaney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinkman.
Jesse Pinkman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Delaney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Delaney might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That kick from Pinkman tenderised Delaney's leg. Delaney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinkman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delaney under the eye.
Delaney is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinkman finish him?
Pinkman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Delaney seems to have recovered his senses.
Delaney lands a glancing blow to the side of Pinkman's head.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delaney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pinkman.
Pinkman scores with a jab.
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delaney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Delaney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman tries to clinch up but Delaney circles away and keeps his distance.
Delaney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinkman.
Delaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Delaney misses.
Pinkman scores with a body shot.
Pinkman misses with a low kick.
Pinkman misses with a straight left.
Delaney throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinkman.
Pinkman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pinkman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Delaney to score with a decent uppercut.
Delaney swats away the attempt to clinch by Pinkman.
Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delaney.
Pinkman throws a front kick that sends Delaney stumbling back into the cage.
Delaney throws an off balance right hand
and Pinkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Delaney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Delaney misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinkman. Pinkman obviously looking to wear him down.
Delaney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Delaney there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pinkman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinkman tries to clinch there but Delaney circles away.
Delaney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delaney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pinkman on the side of the head.
Pinkman throws out a powerful jab.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut. Delaney saw that one coming.
Pinkman throws a low kick but Delaney moves out of range easily.
Pinkman works the jab nicely.
Pinkman swings for the body but Delaney moves out of range.
Delaney throws a lazy right hand but Pinkman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinkman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Delaney's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delaney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delaney misses with a hook. Pinkman ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Pinkman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Delaney defending well as Pinkman loads up on a big left hand.
As Pinkman backs off Delaney throws a huge counter combo but Pinkman manages to avoid it all.
Delaney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Delaney finds it's way through Pinkman's defenses.
Delaney lands with a cross.

Pinkman closes the distance and pushes Delaney back into the cage.
Delaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delaney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pinkman is keeping busy.
Delaney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pinkman struggles to land a body shot inside as Delaney controls his hands.
Pinkman struggles to land a body shot inside as Delaney controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delaney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinkman has a couple of punches blocked by Delaney.
A shot in the inside from Pinkman.
Pinkman lands with a light punch inside.
Delaney blocks an uppercut.
Pinkman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinkman throws a big uppercut that drops Delaney! More strikes from Pinkman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Delaney lies dazed against the cage as Pinkman celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Pinkman!
A determined Jesse Pinkman didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!