PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Delfino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Delfino
vs
Tyler

185 cm
22
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Delfino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delfino scores with a hook.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler misses with the combination.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Delfino counters with a left to the body.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delfino lands a body shot.

Delfino gets the takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Delfino.
Delfino taking a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler tries to escape but Delfino is in control.

Delfino decides to stand back up. Delfino steps back and let's Tyler get back to his feet.
Delfino cracks Tyler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Delfino clinches up against the cage.

Tyler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler needs to keep his hands up - Delfino had a free shot at his head there.
Delfino throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tyler avoids the body shot from Delfino.

Tyler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Delfino is looking for a sweep. Tyler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delfino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyler is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Delfino reverses the position - he's now on top in Tyler's guard.
Delfino chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyler uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Delfino blocks the body kick.
Tyler looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler throws a jab but it's blocked by Delfino.

Delfino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Delfino decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tyler, up you get!
Tyler throws a right hand that Delfino ducks under and follows up with a left that Delfino also avoids with ease.
Delfino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyler. Tyler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Delfino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyler's sensitive parts.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses.
Delfino lands a nice shot that snaps Tyler's head back.
Tyler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delfino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyler misses with a combination

and Delfino counters by moving into the clinch.

Delfino breaks the clinch.
Delfino sizes up Tyler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Delfino bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Delfino stands up and beckons Tyler to his feet.
A cross from Delfino lands.

Delfino shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Delfino showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delfino thows a huge punch but Tyler dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to kick Delfino off but Delfino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Delfino seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Delfino winds up and cracks Tyler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tyler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Delfino is trying to control. Tyler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Delfino stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tyler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Delfino scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Delfino lands an elbow.
Tyler wants to get back to his feet but Delfino drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Delfino dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Delfino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Jake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler tried to score with a low kick but Delfino checks it.

Delfino shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tyler is trying to defend but Delfino finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler is trying to stand back up but Delfino is controlling him

Tyler kicks Delfino off and gets back to his feet.
Tyler misses with a wild combination.
Delfino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyler was well out of range. Poor timing from Delfino.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Delfino punishes Tyler's body with a nice straight punch.
Ricardo Delfino is winning the standup battle so far.
Delfino checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delfino lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Delfino changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tyler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Delfino decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tyler to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delfino. Tyler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Delfino does no damage.
Delfino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ricardo Delfino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyler avoids the body shot from Delfino.
Tyler throws a nice looking combination but Delfino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delfino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Delfino avoids it really well and circles away.
Delfino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler throws a sloppy head kick and Delfino moves out of range easily.
Tyler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Delfino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Delfino lands with a shot to the body.

Tyler gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Delfino stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Delfino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyler's calf.
Delfino is looking to wear down Tyler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyler avoids the body shot from Delfino.
Tyler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delfino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delfino cracks Tyler with an open hand slap.
Danga de danga de dang - Delfino scores with a four punch combination!
Tyler wants to clinch up but Delfino keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Delfino tenderised Tyler's leg. Tyler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tyler looks for a takedown but Delfino sprawls well.

Delfino throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tyler was covering up waiting for the punch and Delfino finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delfino prevents Tyler from getting back to his feet.
Delfino scoring with punches to the head and body.

Tyler is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Delfino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyler.

Delfino manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delfino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyler swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Delfino shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Delfino dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Delfino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delfino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyler.
Delfino misses with a series of wild punches.
Delfino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Delfino wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Delfino looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Delfino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyler wants to stand up but Delfino is controlling him.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Delfino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler wants to get back to his feet but Delfino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Delfino is looking to stand up but Tyler won't let him.
Tyler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Delfino is controlling him.

Delfino stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyler.
Tyler throws a head kick but Delfino moves out of range.
Tyler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyler walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Delfino gets a clinch.

Tyler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyler tries a head kick but it misses.
Delfino wants to clinch up but Tyler keeps it at a distance.
Tyler throws a nice looking combination but Delfino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delfino fails to land with a series of punches.
Delfino lands with a nice body punch.
Delfino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyler tries to clinch there but Delfino circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Delfino scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delfino connects with the punch.
Tyler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Delfino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Delfino leaves Tyler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ricardo Delfino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tyler.
Delfino scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delfino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Delfino!
A combination from Tyler does no damage.
Delfino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyler throws a nice looking combination but Delfino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delfino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delfino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Tyler misses.
Delfino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyler backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Tyler.
Delfino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyler.
Jake Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Delfino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Delfino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delfino 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Delfino!
Ricardo Delfino was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.