PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Le Delma (ranked 2611 p4p, 23913 weight class) and Yawa Kiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Delma comes to the cage accompanied by Hey Oh. Yawa Kiang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Le Delma
vs
Kiang

176 cm
29
167
13 - 14 - 0

182 cm
25
160
33 - 57 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emanuel Le Delma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 57 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yawa Kiang!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Le Delma throws a front kick that sends Kiang stumbling back into the cage.
Le Delma scores with a head kick.
Le Delma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Le Delma.
A countering left hand to the body from Kiang misses.
Kiang gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Delma.
Kiang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Le Delma. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kiang takes one on the button.
Kiang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Le Delma.
Kiang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Delma.
Le Delma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiang thinks about the counter body kick.
Le Delma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Le Delma catches Kiang right on the button with a cross.
Le Delma explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Le Delma keeps Kiang at a distance using the push kick.
Kiang looks for a takedown but Le Delma sprawls well.
And Le Delma counters with a quick kick to the body but Kiang blocks it.
Le Delma lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Le Delma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Le Delma lands a head kick!
Le Delma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiang thinks about the counter body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma lands a front kick.
Le Delma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kiang.
Le Delma is looking for a counter combo.
Kiang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Le Delma throws a head kick that Kiang semi-blocks.
Le Delma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiang throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Le Delma dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kiang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Le Delma counters with a big head kick but Kiang shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick from Le Delma, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Delma lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiang misses with a takedown
and Le Delma counters with a head kick. That will keep Kiang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Emanuel Le Delma is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma delivers a nice body kick.
Kiang shoots in for a takedown but Le Delma shows good takedown defense.
Le Delma is looking for a counter combo.
Emanuel Le Delma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yawa Kiang.
Le Delma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Le Delma feints and then cracks Kiang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiang down.
Kiang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le Delma as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a head kick that half lands.
Le Delma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kiang tries to land a front kick but Le Delma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiang just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLe Delma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiang looks for a takedown but Le Delma sprawls well.
Le Delma throws a quick counter head kick but Kiang was just out of range.
Le Delma connects with a leg kick.
Le Delma lands with a kick to the temple. Kiang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma misses with a head kick.
Le Delma connects with a high kick.
Kiang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Le Delma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kiang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Le Delma - the referee stops the clock and Kiang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Le Delma. Kiang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Le Delma scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Le Delma dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Le Delma tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Le Delma is looking to slow Kiang down with leg kicks.
Kiang misses with a takedown attempt
and Le Delma counters with a nice kick to the body.
Le Delma lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Delma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiang shoots for a takedown but Le Delma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Le Delma throws a quick counter head kick but Kiang was just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kiang.
Le Delma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Le Delma explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Le Delma lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Le Delma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kiang will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Le Delma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiang follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kiang has his takedown stuffed
and Le Delma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emanuel Le Delma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yawa Kiang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kiang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kiang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kiang with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Le Delma.
Kiang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yawa Kiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiang throws a sloppy body shot
and Le Delma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Le Delma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emanuel Le Delma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiang with a poor takedown
and Le Delma counters with a series of strikes. Kiang will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emanuel Le Delma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le Delma has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuel Le Delma!
After winning the bout, Emanuel Le Delma thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.