PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Pacino Delegratti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rydolf Karel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karel has chosen Hail Czech as his entrance music. Rydolf Karel has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Pacino Delegratti
vs
Karel

170 cm
24
190 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

175 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Pacino Delegratti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rydolf Karel!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delegratti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karel throws a shot from downtown. Delegratti moves away and avoids it.
Delegratti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karel.
Delegratti scores with a sloppy right hand. Karel should have avoided that one.
Karel slaps away a takedown attempt from Delegratti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Delegratti lands with a cross.
Karel stuns Delegratti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Delegratti misses with a kick to the body.
Karel misses with a straight left.
Delegratti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karel to score with a decent uppercut.
Delegratti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karel.
Delegratti misses with a hook.

Delegratti forces Karel back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delegratti can't find room to land a body shot as Karel controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delegratti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karel is keeping busy.
Karel is pressed up against the cage. Delegratti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karel down to the mat. Karel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Karel misses with an uppercut.
Karel misses with an uppercut. Delegratti saw that one coming.
Delegratti ducks under a wild hook from Karel.
Delegratti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karel lands with a nice body punch.
Delegratti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Delegratti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karel defending well as Delegratti loads up on a big left hand.
Delegratti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karel.
Karel looks to land a left hand but Delegratti moved out of range nicely.
Karel loads up on a big right hand but Delegratti slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Karel coming out on top.
Karel looks to land a right hand but Delegratti moved out of range.
Delegratti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karel.
Karel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delegratti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Karel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Karel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delegratti manages to avoid it.
Delegratti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rydolf Karel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karel tries to bum rush Delegratti with a series of wild strikes but Delegratti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karel throws a hook to the side of Delegratti's head but Delegratti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karel throws a looping overhand right but Delegratti ducks down to avoid it.
Delegratti wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karel. Delegratti does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karel misses with a hook.
Karel connects with a body shot.
Karel throws a body punch but Delegratti moves out of range.
Karel throws a nice looking combination but Delegratti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delegratti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karel misses with an uppercut.
Karel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Delegratti. Delegratti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Delegratti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Delegratti closes the distance and clinches.
Delegratti lands a nice shot to the body.
Karel wants a takedown.
Karel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Delegratti after a bit of a struggle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karel is trying to drag Delegratti to the mat but Delegratti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Al Pacino Delegratti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rydolf Karel.
Delegratti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Delegratti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Karel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Delegratti regains guard.
Delegratti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Delegratti tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Delegratti wants to control the position but Karel says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rydolf Karel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Delegratti ducks under a wild hook from Karel.
Delegratti slips a jab from Karel.
Karel fails to land with a series of punches.
Karel throws a jab when Delegratti was well out of range.
Delegratti lands with a good body shot.
Delegratti fails to land with a series of punches.
Delegratti misses with a takedown attempt - Karel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rydolf Karel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karel throws a nice looking combination but Delegratti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delegratti tries to clinch up but Karel circles away and keeps his distance.
Karel's corner calls for a 1-2. Karel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karel misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delegratti wants to clinch up but Karel keeps it at a distance.
Delegratti swinging wildly here.
Rydolf Karel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delegratti circles away quickly and effectively.
Delegratti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delegratti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delegratti fails with the takedown.
Karel misses with a body shot.
Karel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rydolf Karel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delegratti slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karel just misses with a punch to the body.
Karel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delegratti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karel misses with an uppercut. Delegratti saw that one coming.
Karel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delegratti circles away quickly and effectively.

Delegratti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Karel!
Delegratti in side control, throwing shots but Karel defends.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karel regains half guard, as Delegratti was trying to land strikes.
Karel is refusing to be controlled, as Delegratti sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karel is trying to get back to full guard.
Karel trying to control but Delegratti postures up.
Delegratti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Delegratti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Delegratti trying to control the action but Karel is working from the bottom.
Delegratti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti is just content to waste time from the top position. Karel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Delegratti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Delegratti wants to control from the top but Karel keeps moving.
Delegratti postures up in Karel's guard and throws a big left but Karel blocks it.

Karel uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delegratti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Pacino Delegratti dominated that second round.
That's time! Delegratti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Karel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Karel looks to land a combination but Delegratti avoids it well.
Delegratti shoots in for a double leg but Karel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karel throws a big shot that misses.
Delegratti fails with a takedown attempt.
Delegratti tries to clinch but Karel moves out of range.
Delegratti tries to clinch but Karel moves out of range.
Delegratti tries to clinch but Karel is having none of it.
A jab from Delegratti does it's job there.
Karel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Delegratti momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karel scores with the left hand. Delegratti knows he should have avoided that one.
Karel misses with a series of wild punches.
Delegratti fails with the takedown
and Karel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Pacino Delegratti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karel swats away the attempt to clinch by Delegratti.
Karel misses with a hook.
Karel swings widly with a right hand
and Delegratti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Delegratti throws a big shot that misses.
Karel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delegratti circles away quickly and effectively.
Delegratti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karel with a jab.
Nice shot by Delegratti.
Karel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karel.
Karel connects with a looping right hand.
Delegratti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Delegratti ducks under a wild hook from Karel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karel misses with a double jab
and Delegratti counters with a left and a right that stings Karel.
Delegratti is looking to clinch but Karel is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karel throws a right and a left that Delegratti avoids nicely.
Delegratti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Delegratti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Delegratti misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karel, as that shot connected.
Delegratti avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Delegratti with that takedown attempt.
Karel misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Karel misses.
A shot to the body from Karel misses
and Delegratti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Delegratti is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karel's half guard.
Karel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Delegratti's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Delegratti's back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karel trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Delegratti doesn't escape.
Karel wants to control but Delegratti is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delegratti looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delegratti has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Karel.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rydolf Karel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rydolf Karel!
Rydolf Karel looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'HAIL TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC WHITE POWER WPWW'.