PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lolo Delaroca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov has chosen 7B - Young Winds as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Delaroca
vs
Tutov

168 cm
29
136 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

169 cm
23
144 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lolo Delaroca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Tutov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov throws a body punch but Delaroca moves out of range.
Delaroca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tutov as he avoids it easily.
Tutov lands a two punch combo.
Tutov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Delaroca misses with a takedown
and Tutov counters with a straight right hand.
Delaroca misses with the combination.

Delaroca closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Delaroca working the ground and pound but Tutov is defending the strikes.
Tutov manages to get back to half guard.
Delaroca wants to take a breather but Tutov is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delaroca lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tutov wants to improve his position but Delaroca is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov is still trying to improve position.
Tutov trying to control from the bottom.
Delaroca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Delaroca is looking to pass Tutov's guard but actually Tutov recovers to full guard.
Delaroca postures up and lands a big shot to Tutov's brow.
Delaroca seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tutov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tutov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Delaroca haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca throws a big elbow that misses.
Tutov being controlled here, momentarily.
Tutov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Tutov there.
Delaroca is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tutov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lolo Delaroca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tutov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delaroca.
Delaroca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delaroca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delaroca throws a body punch but Tutov moves out of range.
Tutov throws a series of punches but Delaroca moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tutov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Delaroca thows a body shot but no joy.
Delaroca swings for the body but Tutov moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tutov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Delaroca's head.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delaroca was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Tutov misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Delaroca blocks a leg kick.
Tutov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tutov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tutov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delaroca manages to avoid it.
Delaroca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delaroca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tutov finds it's way round the side to connect with Delaroca's head.
Andrey Tutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delaroca.
Tutov misses with an uppercut.
Tutov misses the shot to the body.
Delaroca swings for the body but Tutov moves out of range.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tutov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch combination from Tutov misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delaroca.
Delaroca ducks under a wild hook from Tutov.
Tutov swings for the body but Delaroca moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delaroca fails to land the takedown.
Tutov thows a body shot but no joy.
Delaroca is looking to wear down Tutov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Delaroca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tutov.
Tutov stuns Delaroca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Delaroca is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tutov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delaroca avoids the body shot from Tutov.
Delaroca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Delaroca there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delaroca misses with a hook. Tutov ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Delaroca finds it's target.
Tutov staying out of range there.
Andrey Tutov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tutov tries to move into range but Delaroca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrey Tutov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Delaroca goes for a double leg but Tutov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tutov continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tutov.
Tutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Delaroca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delaroca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tutov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tutov lands an uppercut.
Tutov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tutov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tutov lands a hook that snaps the head of Delaroca backwards.
Tutov lands a nice uppercut.
Delaroca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tutov lands a left hand.
Tutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Delaroca.
Tutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tutov misses with a hook from the clinch.

Delaroca breaks the clinch.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tutov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tutov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Delaroca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Delaroca.
Delaroca tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tutov swivels and escapes.
Tutov lands with an overhand left.
Tutov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Delaroca fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lolo Delaroca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Tutov misses.
Nice straight punches there by Delaroca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Delaroca.
Tutov is looking to slow Delaroca down with leg kicks.
Tutov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Delaroca in his tracks.
Tutov misses with a hook.
Tutov throws a hook but Delaroca avoids it easily.
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delaroca manages to avoid it.
Tutov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delaroca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tutov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov connects with a crisp jab.
Tutov throws a poor cross that misses

so Delaroca counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaroca throwing strikes but missing.
Tutov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delaroca.
Tutov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Delaroca trying to control but Tutov is working from the bottom.
Delaroca sitting in guard here, content to control.
Delaroca stopping the sweep attempt from Tutov.

Tutov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Delaroca doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Delaroca manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tutov trying to control the action but Delaroca is working from the bottom.
Tutov stops Delaroca from getting back to his feet.
Tutov wants to pass the guard but Delaroca is defending well.
Delaroca is looking for a sweep. Tutov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delaroca is staying active underneath Tutov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Tutov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Delaroca tries to get to full guard but Tutov has control of the leg.
Tutov throwing shots but Delaroca is blocking nicely.
Tutov is keen to just control but Delaroca is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delaroca is pressing down on Tutov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Delaroca is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Delaroca 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Tutov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delaroca.
A telegraphed right hand from Delaroca misses the target.
Tutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Delaroca just misses with a punch to the body.
Tutov misses the jab.
Tutov misses with a body kick.
Tutov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Delaroca counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delaroca.
Tutov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Delaroca throws a strike but Tutov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Delaroca wants to stand and escape but Tutov is having none of it.
Tutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Delaroca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tutov looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov wants to control from the top but Delaroca keeps moving.
Delaroca is pulling down on Tutov's head. It's preventing any offense from Tutov, at least for the moment.
Tutov wants to control from the top but Delaroca keeps moving.
Lolo Delaroca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrey Tutov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tutov lands a nice shot that snaps Delaroca's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Tutov. That snapped Delaroca's head back.
Tutov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tutov lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov throws a front kick aimed at Delaroca's knee but Delaroca avoids it well.
Tutov throws a hook but Delaroca avoids it easily.
Delaroca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Delaroca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tutov.
Delaroca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tutov throws a body punch but Delaroca moves out of range.
Tutov stuffs the takedown attempt from Delaroca. Delaroca gets slowly back to his feet.
Tutov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delaroca was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delaroca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Delaroca closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Delaroca lands in his opponent's guard.
Tutov trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca is pushing down on Tutov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tutov is fighting to maintain full guard but Delaroca has managed to sneak the leg through.
Delaroca is looking to take a break and control but Tutov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tutov is looking for a sweep. Delaroca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lolo Delaroca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delaroca is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Delaroca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tutov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutov is trying to control but can't.
Delaroca works his way into full mount!
Tutov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delaroca is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Delaroca cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lolo Delaroca.
I think Tutov 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Tutov!
An out of breath Andrey Tutov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.