PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Porter (ranked 3304 p4p, 4313 weight class) and Diego Del Fuegos (ranked 451 p4p, 551 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Porter
vs
Del Fuegos

186 cm
21
195
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
201
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Del Fuegos!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Del Fuegos.
Diego Del Fuegos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter tries to clinch up but Del Fuegos circles away and keeps his distance.
Porter tries to clinch up.
Porter misses with a wild body shot.
Del Fuegos misses with a jab, cross combination.

Del Fuegos gets a clinch.
Porter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Del Fuegos avoids it.
Porter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Del Fuegos is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porter has Del Fuegos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Del Fuegos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Porter misses with a punch to the body.

Porter ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Porter no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Del Fuegos wants to pass the guard but Porter is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Fuegos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Del Fuegos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Porter is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at New York Public Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Del Fuegos wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Del Fuegos looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Del Fuegos, as that shot connected.
Del Fuegos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Porter wants to clinch up but Del Fuegos keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Del Fuegos rushes Porter and presses him up against the cage.
Del Fuegos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porter backwards.
Porter lands a left hand.
Del Fuegos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Del Fuegos misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Del Fuegos has picked Porter up - he's going for a ride! Del Fuegos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Fuegos prevents Porter from standing back up.
Del Fuegos wants to pass the guard but Porter is defending well.
Del Fuegos is trying to control the action in half guard but Porter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Del Fuegos is pressing down on Porter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Porter is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Fuegos is trying to control the action in half guard but Porter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuegos stalling away here and it's allowed Porter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Del Fuegos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Del Fuegos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Porter is keeping the position for now.
Del Fuegos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Del Fuegos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Del Fuegos dominated that 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.

Del Fuegos looks to land a left hand but Porter moved out of range nicely.
Del Fuegos lands a jab to Porter's midsection.
Del Fuegos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Del Fuegos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Porter, pushing him back against the cage.

Del Fuegos breaks from the clinch.
Porter tries to clinch up.
Del Fuegos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter with a lazy takedown attempt

and Del Fuegos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Del Fuegos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Del Fuegos clinches.
Del Fuegos lands a hook that snaps the head of Porter backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Del Fuegos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Del Fuegos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Porter has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Del Fuegos is on him like a limpet, forcing Porter back against the cage.
Porter throws an elbow that misses.
Porter tries to score a body lock takedown but Del Fuegos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Porter.
Porter throws a head punch that misses.
Porter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Porter is trying to maintain a safe position but Del Fuegos gets an underhook and turns Porter into the cage.

Del Fuegos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Del Fuegos misses with a wild body shot.
As Del Fuegos tries to get set, Porter tries to push him back and clinch up but Del Fuegos manages to avoid the attempt.
Porter wants to slow Del Fuegos down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuegos throws a sloppy body shot

and Porter counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Fuegos digs a right hand into Porter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Porter's gas tank.
Porter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Del Fuegos to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Porter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Fuegos lands with a right to the head.
Del Fuegos working aggressively here.
Del Fuegos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Porter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Del Fuegos avoiding damage as Porter throws knees to the body.
Porter pushes off an throws an elbow but Del Fuegos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porter.
Del Fuegos blocks an elbow strike from Porter.
Porter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Del Fuegos to keep the fight standing.
Porter taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Porter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Fuegos's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter tries to pull guard but Del Fuegos won't allow it.
Porter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Del Fuegos lands a nice uppercut.
Del Fuegos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Del Fuegos stops a takedown attempt from Porter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porter.

Del Fuegos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Del Fuegos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Del Fuegos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Porter attempts a counter takedown but Del Fuegos avoids it well and moves away.
Del Fuegos wants to land a leg kick but Porter is out of range.
Porter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Del Fuegos pinned against the cage. Del Fuegos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuegos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Porter counters with a straight right hand.
Del Fuegos scores with a leg kick.
Del Fuegos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Porter manages to avoid it.
Porter tries to clinch
and Del Fuegos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Del Fuegos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Porter counters by clinching up.

Porter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Porter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Fuegos swings for the body but Porter moves out of range.
Porter tries to clinch but Del Fuegos is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Del Fuegos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Del Fuegos moves into the clinch successfully.
Del Fuegos can't find room to land a body shot as Porter controls the action.
Porter wants a takedown but no success here.
Porter stalling in the clinch but Del Fuegos improves position.
Del Fuegos pushes Porter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Porter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porter misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Fuegos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Del Fuegos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porter tries to clinch but Del Fuegos moves out of range.
Del Fuegos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Porter under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Porter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Del Fuegos's hands.
Porter darts in trying to clinch
and Del Fuegos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Del Fuegos throws an off balance right hand

and Porter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Porter swings wildly with an uppercut but Del Fuegos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porter is trying to force a seperation but Del Fuegos has the dominant position.
Porter misses with the head strike.
Del Fuegos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego Del Fuegos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuegos blocks a body shot from Porter.
Porter looking to stall.
Porter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Del Fuegos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Porter throws a head punch that misses.
Porter takes a shot to the head.
Porter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Del Fuegos's defenses.

It looks like Diego Del Fuegos has been cut.
Porter throws an elbow that misses.
Porter tries to pull guard but Del Fuegos won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Porter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Porter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Del Fuegos uses from the top position.
Del Fuegos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diego Del Fuegos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Porter wants to stand up but Del Fuegos is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Del Fuegos is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jay Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

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 Jay Porter.
I think Del Fuegos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Del Fuegos!
After the fight, Diego Del Fuegos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.