PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kru Delko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gio Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gio Warren struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Delko
vs
Warren

195 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kru Delko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gio Warren!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warren looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Warren lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Delko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Delko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Delko moves nicely into side control.
Warren is letting Delko control him for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delko lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Delko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Warren, who protects the arm well.
Warren is letting Delko control him for a moment.

Delko stands up.

Delko gets a clinch.

Delko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Warren can't fight it off and eventually Delko manages to take the fight to the floor. Warren looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Delko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Warren's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Delko is trying to work for a kimura but Warren is defending well.
Delko slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Delko lands a nice short elbow.
Delko working the head and body with strikes.
Delko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Delko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Delko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Delko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Warren doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Delko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delko is taking a breather. Warren says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Delko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Warren wants to improve his position but Delko is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Delko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kru Delko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Warren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Warren enables Delko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Warren manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Delko stands and throws Warren's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Delko has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Delko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Warren is breathing heavily.
Delko content just to control the position here.
Kru Delko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Warren tries to buck Delko off so he can stand up but Delko has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Warren falls backwards, slamming Delko to the mat but Delko holds on tight! Warren is forced to tap and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kru Delko!