PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Deluna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deluna comes to the cage accompanied by King Without a Crown. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Deluna
vs
Long

180 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Deluna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Long!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Long.
Deluna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Long.
Long connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Deluna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Long swinging wildly here.
Deluna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deluna doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.

Deluna moves into range and clinches up with Long.
Long has had enough of the clinch but Deluna keeps him there for the moment.
Long tries to break the clinch but Deluna is controlling the position.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Deluna content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Long is looking to break free of the clinch but Deluna has double underhooks.
Deluna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Long's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Deluna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Long's brow.
Deluna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long tries to circle away but Deluna has him pinned against the cage.
Deluna's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deluna gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Deluna won't allow it.
Deluna stalling in the clinch.
Long tries to break the clinch but Deluna is controlling the position.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Long is trying to force a seperation but Deluna has the dominant position.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Deluna has him pressed against the cage.
Deluna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Thomas Long has been cut.
Deluna prevents a body shot from Long.
Long tries to break free but Deluna pushes him back against the cage.
Deluna blocking some punches.
Deluna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Deluna misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Long tries to circle away but Deluna has him pinned against the cage.
Deluna taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Deluna for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Deluna won't allow it.
Long working hard to break the clinch.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Deluna is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Deluna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Long misses with some punches.
Long wants to break free but Deluna has control.
Deluna stalling against the cage.
Long wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Long tries to circle away but Deluna has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long has had enough of the clinch but Deluna keeps him there for the moment.
Long is looking to break free of the clinch but Deluna has double underhooks.
Deluna connects with a knee to the head.
Deluna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Long has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deluna just leaning against Long, taking a breather.
Long tries to circle away but Deluna has him pinned against the cage.
Deluna looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.
Deluna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Deluna seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Deluna.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deluna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Long scores with a sloppy right hand. Deluna should have avoided that one.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Deluna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deluna.
Long lunges at Deluna with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Deluna's hand.
Long lands with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Long's corner calls for a 1-2. Long obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Long tests Deluna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deluna ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Deluna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long throws a jab when Deluna was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Long, as that shot connected.
Deluna tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Deluna wants to clinch up but Long keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deluna slips under a jab from Long.
Deluna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Deluna tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Long cracks Deluna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Long.
Deluna tries to clinch up.
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 Chris Deluna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Long's cut.
That's time! Deluna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Long scores with a hook.
Deluna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Deluna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Long.
Long thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deluna staying out of range there.

Deluna closes the distance and clinches.
Long has had enough of the clinch but Deluna keeps him there for the moment.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but Long blocks it.
Deluna prevents Long from breaking the clinch.
Deluna manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Long tries to break free but Deluna pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long working hard to break the clinch.
Deluna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Long's efforts to push away.
Deluna misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deluna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Long's defenses.
Deluna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Long's efforts to push away.
Deluna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Deluna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deluna has Long pressed against the cage, preventing Long from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Deluna's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Long is trying to force a seperation but Deluna has the dominant position.
Long letting Deluna take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Deluna creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Long is looking to break free of the clinch but Deluna has double underhooks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Deluna is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Deluna is controlling him.
Deluna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Long blocks it with crossed arms.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls for Deluna to work.
Long wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Deluna - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Deluna.
Deluna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
Deluna is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Deluna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Deluna tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Long scores with a nice right hand.
Long stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Deluna wants to clinch.
Long jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Long lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deluna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chris Deluna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deluna slips a straight right by Long.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Deluna tries to clinch up.
Long 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.
Deluna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Long.
Deluna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Long finds it's way through Deluna's defenses.
Deluna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Long takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Long missing with a left hand there. Deluna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Long throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Deluna has Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Deluna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Deluna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Deluna prevents a body shot from Long.
Long working hard to break the clinch.
Deluna controlling the action here for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Deluna.
Long missing with a left hand there. Deluna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Deluna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Long's cut.
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!

Deluna moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long scores with a hook.
Long scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Deluna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Long lands a jab to the nose.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Deluna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Long jabs Deluna right on the nose. Deluna blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Long.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Deluna moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deluna.
Deluna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deluna is looking to clinch.
Long throws the left hand but Deluna avoids the punch easily.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Long scores with a body shot.
Deluna ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Deluna tries to move into range but Long moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Deluna clinches up with Long and pushes him back against the cage.
Deluna keeps control of Long as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deluna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deluna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Long's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Deluna to work.
Long wants to break free but Deluna has control.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Deluna won't allow it.
Long wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deluna has him pressed against the cage.
Deluna tries a knee to the head but Long blocks it.
Long can't break the clinch.
Deluna looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Long has had enough of the clinch but Deluna keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Deluna has him pressed against the cage.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long is looking to break free of the clinch but Deluna has double underhooks.
Deluna leaning against his opponent.
Long wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Deluna won't allow it.
Long has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deluna has Long pushed against the cage.
Long can't break the clinch.
Long wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Deluna landing knees to the head.
Deluna is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Deluna.
Deluna tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Long lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deluna.

Deluna clinches up against the cage.
Long is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Long has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deluna is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Deluna won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Deluna.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deluna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Long is rocked!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Deluna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Long's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Long wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Deluna stalling in the clinch but Long improves position.
Deluna has Long pressed against the cage, preventing Long from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Long has had enough of the clinch but Deluna keeps him there for the moment.
Deluna pressing his opponent against the cage.
Long wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long wants to break free but Deluna has control.
Thomas Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Deluna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long scores with the left hand. Deluna knows he should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Long.
I think Deluna has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Long!