PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Contra Delete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Zanella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Zanella has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Contra Delete's chin.

Delete
vs
Zanella

178 cm
19
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

[MMABR]:Klinch

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Contra Delete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Zanella!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanella steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Delete. That one must have hurt.

Delete closes the distance and pushes Zanella back into the cage.
Zanella on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delete trying to land knees to the body.
Delete misses with a knee to the head.
Delete using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Delete missing with knees to the body.
Delete scores a nice knee to the body.
Zanella has had enough of the clinch but Delete keeps him there for the moment.
Delete crunches a lovely knee into Zanella's ribcage.
Delete utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zanella looks gassed!
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!
A frustrated look appears on Zanella's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zanella tries to stall but Delete uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zanella is looking to break free of the clinch but Delete has double underhooks.
Delete looking to throw knees to the head but Zanella is blocking nicely.
Delete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Delete misses with a knee strike.
Delete lands a nice elbow.
Delete using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zanella is pushing Delete up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Delete comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Delete breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zanella throws a nice looking combination but Delete bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delete throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delete throws a nice head kick!
Zanella blocks a head kick by Delete.
Zanella moves out of range as Delete throws a body kick.
Zanella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zanella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Delete gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Zanella.
Delete pressing his opponent against the cage.
Delete lands a knee to the head.
Delete lands a knee to the head.
Delete throws an elbow that misses.
Delete working Zanella over with knees to the body.
Delete lands a knee to the body.
Delete misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zanella.
Delete connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zanella's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delete lands a knee to the head.
Delete throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zanella avoiding damage as Delete throws knees to the body.
Delete has Zanella pressed against the cage, preventing Zanella from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zanella lands with a short shot to the head.
Delete is looking to control Zanella's arms but Zanella gets an underhook and turns him. Now Delete has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Zanella.
Delete landing knees to the body.
Zanella blocks the elbow strike.
Zanella takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zanella taking a breather.
The referee calls for Delete to work.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Delete.
Delete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Zanella - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Delete - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zanella lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zanella taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delete prevents Zanella from breaking the clinch.
Delete prevents Zanella from breaking the clinch.
Delete is pushing Zanella up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zanella.
Zanella lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delete backwards.
Delete throws a punch but it's blocked by Zanella.
Zanella working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delete lands an elbow that stopped Zanella in his tracks for a moment.
Delete comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Delete pushes off an throws an elbow but Zanella leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zanella stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Delete throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zanella blocks it with crossed arms.
Delete utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Delete looking to slow down the pace here.
Zanella pushes Delete back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zanella cracks Delete with a nice body shot.

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.
Zanella wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delete has him pressed against the cage.
Delete is looking to control Zanella's arms but Zanella gets an underhook and turns him. Now Delete has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Zanella.
Zanella is trying to break free.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delete tries a knee to the head but Zanella blocks it.
Zanella lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delete.
Zanella working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zanella lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delete or not.
Zanella is trying to break free.
Zanella is trying to break free.
Zanella managing to block the knees to the body from Delete.
Zanella lands an uppercut.
Zanella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zanella is trying to force a seperation but Delete has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zanella - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zanella lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zanella is trying to break the clinch but Delete has him pressed against the cage.
Zanella is stalling here.
Delete tries to stall but Zanella uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Contra Delete dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Delete throws a jab when Zanella was well out of range.
Zanella digs a good body shot into Delete's ribs.
Zanella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delete tries to clinch up but Zanella circles away and keeps his distance.
Zanella lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Delete throws a body kick that misses.
Zanella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zanella.

It looks like Contra Delete has been cut.
Jab by Zanella.
Zanella throws a series of punches but Delete moves out of range.
Zanella throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Delete on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delete looks to throw the jab but Zanella is out of range.
Delete ducks right into an uppercut from Zanella.
Zanella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delete avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delete connects with the punch.
Zanella avoids the head kick by Delete.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zanella misses with the combination.

Delete has Zanella up against the cage in a clinch.
Zanella throws a head punch that misses.
Zanella lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delete.
Delete tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zanella avoids it.
Zanella is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zanella is trying to break the clinch but Delete has him pressed against the cage.
Delete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Delete lands a knee to the head.
Zanella is trying to force a seperation but Delete has the dominant position.
Delete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zanella wants to get back to striking at distance but Delete won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zanella is leaning against Delete and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

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.
Zanella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zanella lands an uppercut.
Zanella lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Delete misses with a knee to the head.
Zanella wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zanella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zanella cracks Delete with a nice body shot.
Zanella stalling in the clinch.
Delete lands a nice knee to the body.
Zanella lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zanella is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zanella is trying to break free.
Zanella lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Delete connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zanella's face.
Delete tries to land knees in the clinch but Zanella avoids the damage to the body.
Zanella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Delete tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delete with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanella digs a right hand into Delete's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delete's gas tank.
Zanella lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zanella wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zanella.
Zanella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zanella looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zanella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delete scores with a knee to the head.
Delete misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zanella.
Stalling in the clinch from Zanella.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Delete as Zanella tries to tie him up.
Zanella lands a nice shot to the body.
Zanella lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delete backwards.
Delete with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zanella is trying to force a seperation but Delete has the dominant position.
Zanella is trying to force a seperation but Delete has the dominant position.
Zanella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zanella tries to break the clinch but Delete is controlling the position.
Zanella prevents Delete from breaking the clinch.
Zanella stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zanella lands a body shot.
Delete tries to land a knee to the head but Zanella blocks with his arms.
Zanella is trying to force a seperation but Delete has the dominant position.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zanella can't break the clinch.
Zanella can't break the clinch.
Zanella tries to break free but Delete pushes him back against the cage.
Zanella is trying to break free.
Delete throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zanella blocks it with crossed arms.
Zanella lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zanella lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zanella lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delete backwards.
Zanella wants to break free but Delete has control.
Delete lands a good knee to the midsection. Zanella won't want to take too many of those.
Zanella is leaning against Delete and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Delete throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Contra Delete has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Zanella's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zanella lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Zanella showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Contra Delete's cut.
That's time! Delete'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!

Zanella works over Delete's head and body with a nice combination.
Zanella avoids the head kick by Delete.
Delete lands with a thumping leg kick.
Delete tries to clinch but Zanella is having none of it.
Zanella scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Contra Delete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zanella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zanella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delete throws a head kick that misses.
Zanella's corner calls for a 1-2. Zanella obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Delete is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delete doesn't manage to clinch there - Zanella circles away.
Delete lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zanella blocks a head kick by Delete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delete dodges the punch combination from Zanella.
Hugo Zanella seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zanella moves out of range as Delete throws a body kick.
Zanella misses with a wild combination.
Zanella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hugo Zanella is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zanella throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Zanella tries to keep at a distance but Delete has taken the fight into the clinch.
Delete utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Delete working Zanella over with knees to the body.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zanella trying to control the position but instead, Delete has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zanella into the cage.
Delete looking to throw knees to the head but Zanella is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Delete tries to land knees in the clinch but Zanella avoids the damage to the body.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delete landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delete prevents Zanella from breaking the clinch.
Zanella lands a body punch.
Delete tries to land a knee to the head but Zanella blocks with his arms.
Zanella scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Zanella.
Zanella works on Delete's body with a couple of short punches.
Zanella lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Delete tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zanella avoids it.
Zanella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delete looking to throw knees to the head but Zanella is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zanella is trying to break the clinch but Delete is controlling him.
Zanella is working Delete over against the cage.
Zanella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Zanella on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Zanella's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delete is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zanella is keeping busy.
Zanella lands a body shot.
Zanella wants to get back to striking at distance but Delete won't allow it.
Zanella working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zanella.
Zanella lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zanella - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Zanella.
Delete has Zanella pressed against the cage, preventing Zanella from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zanella taking a breather.
Zanella lands a nice uppercut.
Zanella lands a body punch.
Delete looking to throw knees to the head but Zanella is blocking nicely.
Zanella avoiding damage.
Zanella lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zanella is trying to break the clinch but Delete is controlling him.
Zanella throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deletes head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delete takes a shot to the head.
Delete throws an elbow but it misses.
Zanella avoiding damage as Delete throws knees to the body.
Delete misses with an elbow strike.
Delete tries a knee to the head but Zanella blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zanella - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Zanella manages to break the clinch.
Zanella scores with a sloppy right hand. Delete should have avoided that one.
Zanella lands a body shot.
Zanella misses with a few strikes there.
Delete throws a head kick but Zanella moves out of range.
Zanella throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Delete tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zanella paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delete misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zanella.
Zanella fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Zanella comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zanella has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Hugo Zanella!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Hugo Zanella!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Hugo Zanella!

Hugo Zanella wins by unanimous decision!