PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akeno Delroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remington has chosen Kymani Marley - Warriors as his entrance music. Mike Remington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Delroy
vs
Remington

176 cm
20
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
29
135 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akeno Delroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Remington!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delroy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Remington throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Delroy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Remington is in Delroy's guard.
Remington wants to pass the guard but Delroy is keeping the position.
Delroy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delroy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Remington is controlling him.
Delroy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Remington preventing the sweep.
Remington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Delroy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Delroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Remington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Remington is working Delroy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Remington wants to pass the guard but Delroy is keeping the position.

Remington postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Delroy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Remington, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delroy is stalling in the full guard.
Delroy wants to stand but Remington is controlling his posture from full guard.
Delroy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Delroy wants to stand but Remington is controlling his posture from full guard.
Delroy wants to control from the top but Remington keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Akeno Delroy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Delroy throws a jab when Remington was well out of range.
Remington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Remington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Remington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Delroy thows a body shot but no joy.
Delroy throws a head kick that misses

and Remington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Delroy is trying to get back to full guard.
Remington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Delroy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Remington wants to stand but Delroy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Remington lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Delroy is trying to keep Remington in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington preventing the sweep.
Delroy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Remington lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Remington trying to control the position from guard on top but Delroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Delroy pushes Remington off and gets back to his feet.
Remington defending well as Delroy loads up on a big left hand.
Remington checks a low kick from Delroy.
Delroy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Delroy thuds a left hand into Remington's body.
Delroy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Delroy throws a chopping leg kick but Remington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Delroy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Remington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Delroy's knee momentarily.

Delroy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Remington to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Remington is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Delroy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Delroy has escaped and now he's on top!
Delroy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Remington isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Delroy stacks Remington on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Delroy!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Remington tries to clinch up
and Delroy counters with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Remington
and Delroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Remington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Delroy counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Delroy.
Delroy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Remington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Remington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Delroy throws a head kick but Remington moves out of range.
Mike Remington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delroy misses with a body shot.
Remington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Delroy pinned against the cage. Delroy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Remington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Delroy.
Delroy misses with a series of wild punches.
Delroy just misses with a punch to the body.
Delroy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delroy throws a sloppy head kick and Remington moves out of range easily.
Remington drops his hands momentarily and Delroy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Remington!
Delroy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Delroy scores with a one two! Remington had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Delroy tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Remington.
Delroy misses with a jab to the body
and Remington counters with a one-two to the body.
Delroy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Remington throws a leg kick
and Delroy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Remington scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Delroy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Remington off and has taken his back!
Delroy controls the action.
Delroy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Remington looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delroy biding his time, looking for the opening.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akeno Delroy.
Remington misses with a kick to the body
and Delroy counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remington wants to land a leg kick but Delroy is out of range.
Remington misses with a right hand
and Remington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delroy connects with a leg kick. Remington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Delroy.
Remington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Akeno Delroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Delroy.
Remington is breathing heavily.
Delroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Remington is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Remington.
Remington shoots in but Delroy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Akeno Delroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Remington.
Delroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Remington.
Remington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Remington on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Delroy.
Delroy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Delroy is looking to wear down Remington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick lands there from Delroy.
Delroy scores with a nice right hand.
Remington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remington with a lazy takedown attempt
and Delroy counters with a stiff right hand.
Delroy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Remington does no damage.
Good leg kick by Delroy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Delroy misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Delroy as Remington shoots in.
Akeno Delroy is winning the standup battle so far.
Delroy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Delroy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Remington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Delroy.
Delroy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Remington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Delroy lands a nice hook to Remington's body. Remington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Delroy thuds a left hand into Remington's body.
Delroy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Delroy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Remington's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delroy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Remington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Remington needs to keep his hands up - Delroy had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Delroy.
Remington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Delroy.
Delroy lands a jab-cross combination.
Delroy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akeno Delroy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A cross from Delroy lands.
Delroy throws a lazy head kick
and Remington counters with a three punch combo that has Delroy backing up. Delroy nods at Remington to acknowledge the strikes.
Delroy with a jab.
Delroy lands with a good body shot.
Delroy throws a sloppy head kick and Remington moves out of range easily.
A jab from Delroy does it's job there.
Delroy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Remington's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Delroy.
Remington misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Delroy.
Delroy scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Remington misses
and Delroy counters with a low kick, right behind Remington 's knee.
Remington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good exchange - Delroy coming out on top.
Remington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delroy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Remington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Delroy with a jab.
Remington takes a kick to the side of the head.
Remington staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delroy takes a swing at Remington's ribcage but misses.
Delroy moves out of range of the body kick from Remington.
Delroy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Delroy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Remington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Delroy misses its intended target.
Remington tries to move into range but Delroy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Delroy throws a jab when Remington was well out of range.
Delroy throws a sloppy head kick and Remington moves out of range easily.
Delroy throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Delroy does it's job there.
Remington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Remington misses with a hook to the body
and Delroy counters with an outside leg kick.
Delroy throws a leg kick which misses Remington's front leg but catches the back leg as Remington tries to avoid it.
Remington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mike Remington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Delroy sprawls well. Delroy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Remington gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delroy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Delroy lands a nice shot that snaps Remington's head back.
Remington is looking to land body kicks.
Remington throws a head kick that misses
and Delroy counters with a nice body shot.
Delroy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Remington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Delroy circles away.
Akeno Delroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Remington.
Delroy feints and then cracks Remington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Remington down.
Delroy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Remington throws a series of punches but Delroy avoids them all with ease.
Delroy scores with a decent looking hook.
Delroy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Remington blocks a head kick by Delroy.
Remington throws a leg kick
and Delroy counters with a right hand to the body.
Delroy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Remington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Delroy moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delroy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Delroy throws a nice head kick!
Delroy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Delroy connects with a body shot.
Remington blocks a head kick by Delroy.
Delroy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Remington's head.
Remington takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Delroy.
Delroy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Delroy scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Delroy.
Remington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Delroy connects with a leg kick. Remington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Remington takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Delroy. Remington shrugs it off though.
Remington on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington throws a leg kick
and Delroy counters with a big head kick but Remington shrugs it off.
Delroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Remington is just out of range.
Remington shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Delroy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Remington thinking.
Delroy throws a head kick that misses.
Remington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Remington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Delroy digs a good body shot into Remington's ribs.
Remington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Delroy connects with a jab.
Delroy just misses with a punch to the body.
Remington throws a head kick that misses
and Delroy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delroy slips a jab and a cross from Remington.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Delroy.
Remington takes one to the side of the head.
Delroy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akeno Delroy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Delroy 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeno Delroy!