PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony McFist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: No, You Don't by Nine Inch Nails. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

McFist
vs
Delon

190 cm
19
193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony McFist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Delon!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delon connects with a high kick.
Delon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Delon is looking to clinch.

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

McFist working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Delon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Delon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Delon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Delon wants to control from the top but McFist keeps moving.
Delon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McFist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McFist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McFist is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Delon wants to pass the guard but McFist is keeping the position.

McFist looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Delon wants to stand but McFist has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McFist is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McFist throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Delon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McFist keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.

McFist looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McFist is breathing heavily.
Delon is in close to McFist's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Delon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McFist wants to sweep but no luck.
McFist keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
Delon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

McFist is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Delon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Delon postures up and lands a big shot to McFist's brow.
Delon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McFist's guard.
Delon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Delon is pressing down on McFist's thigh, looking to free his foot. McFist is holding on for now.
Delon wants to take a breather but McFist is having none of it.
Delon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Delon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFist tries to reverse the position but Delon maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Delon.
Delon landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delon trying to control but McFist is having none of it.
Delon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Delon lands with some strikes.
Delon unloading with bombs!
Delon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McFist?
Delon controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McFist is wriggling around trying to escape.
McFist is in a horrible position here. Delon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon with a couple of short strikes.
Delon controlling the pace for now.

McFist defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Delon.
Delon prevents McFist from getting the reversal.
Delon landing strikes, looking to finish!
McFist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Delon breaks from McFist's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Delon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McFist is wriggling around trying to escape.
Delon scoring with strikes but McFist is staying in there.
McFist takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Delon punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Delon.

Delon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McFist is looking for a sweep.
Delon lands an elbow.
McFist gets back to half guard.
McFist is in trouble now - Delon has advanced to mount!

Delon is working for a guillotine from mount but McFist frees his head quite easily.
McFist in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Delon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Delon prevents McFist from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Delon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Delon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McFist's face.
Delon raining down shots from the mount!
Delon controlling the position easily from mount.
Jim Delon has got the better of the ground game so far.
McFist really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Delon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Delon landing strikes from the mount.
Delon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McFist is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McFist is wriggling around trying to escape.
Delon wants to control the pace but McFist is squirming around nicely.
Delon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Delon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Delon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Delon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Delon tries to control but McFist wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFist can't escape the position.
McFist is bucking up trying to escape but Delon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Delon controlling from the full mount.
Delon with good strikes from the mount here!
Delon lands with some strikes.
Delon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Delon scoring with strikes but McFist is staying in there.
McFist is in all sorts of trouble here.
Delon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Delon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Delon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Delon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Delon with shots to the head and body - McFist looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Delon lands a heavy elbow.
McFist is in all sorts of trouble here.
Delon lands with some strikes.
Delon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McFist is trying to escape the mount.
Delon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McFist?
Delon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Delon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McFist is looking to get to half guard.
Delon with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Delon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Delon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Delon clinches up against the cage.

McFist is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Delon can't fight it off and eventually McFist manages to take the fight to the floor. Delon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McFist trying to control the position from guard on top but Delon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delon throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McFist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delon wants to sweep here but McFist controlling him for the moment.
Delon keeping moving, preventing McFist from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McFist drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McFist jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McFist preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Delon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Delon showed some decent athleticism there.
Delon moves nicely into side control.
Delon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McFist down.
Delon scoring with punches from side control.
Delon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Delon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McFist hang on?
McFist is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFist taking shots to the head.
Delon landing punches.
Delon wants to control the pace but McFist is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Delon.
Delon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Delon wants to control the pace but McFist is squirming around nicely.
McFist is trying to escape the mount.
Delon tries to control but McFist wriggling away.

Delon is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Delon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jim Delon!