PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carol Deleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georg St Kier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Deleon
vs
St Kier

189 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carol Deleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georg St Kier!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Kier wants to clinch.
Deleon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Kier.
St Kier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

St Kier takes the fight into the clinch.
St Kier tries to pull guard but Deleon holds him up against the cage and eventually St Kier drops back down to his feet.
St Kier has Deleon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Deleon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St Kier jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Deleon walks away with a smile on his face. St Kier gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carol Deleon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georg St Kier.
St Kier throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Kier throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Kier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Kier throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Kier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Deleon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Kier can't do much from the bottom here.
Deleon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear St Kier down.
St Kier tries to bench press Deleon off him but Deleon keeps the position.
Deleon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Check out the look on Deleon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Deleon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Deleon 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.
St Kier is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St Kier looks winded!
St Kier takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deleon is putting a hurting on St Kier here, landing some big shots from side control.
Deleon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but St Kier sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deleon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Deleon tries to score with some ground and pound. St Kier controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Deleon is putting a hurting on St Kier here, landing some big shots from side control.
Deleon working the ground and pound.
Deleon scores with punches from side control.
Deleon cracks St Kier with a big elbow.
Deleon working the head and body with strikes.
Deleon cracks St Kier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Deleon working the head with strikes.
Deleon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Kier some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Kier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Deleon connects with a decent elbow.
Deleon lands a few punches from side control.
Deleon lands a few punches from side control.
Deleon landing a few strikes.
Deleon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Kier some visible discomfort.
Deleon lands a few punches from side control.
Deleon grinds an elbow into St Kier's temple.
Deleon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St Kier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Deleon connects with a decent elbow.
Deleon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St Kier to see if he's OK.
Deleon lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Check out the look on Deleon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear St Kier down.
Deleon working the body and head with strikes.
Deleon scoring with punches from side control.
Deleon in side control lands a decent elbow.
St Kier taking a bit of punishment here - Deleon scoring with strikes.
Deleon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Deleon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Deleon lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deleon lands a decent elbow from side control.
St Kier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Deleon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Deleon is chipping away with strikes.
Deleon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carol Deleon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Deleon throws a jab but it's blocked by St Kier.

St Kier takes the fight into the clinch.
Deleon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Kier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Deleon being controlled against the cage.
Deleon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Deleon is looking to take this one to the mat.
St Kier jumps guard but Deleon stands there with St Kier around his waist. St Kier gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Deleon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Kier gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carol Deleon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Kier is breathing heavily.

Deleon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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.
Deleon wants to stand and escape but St Kier is having none of it.
Deleon wants to get back to his feet but St Kier passes into half guard.
Deleon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St Kier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Kier wants to control from the top but Deleon keeps moving.
Carol Deleon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

St Kier gets to his feet. Deleon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Deleon circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deleon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Kier taking some punishment here, with Deleon in his half guard.
Deleon lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Deleon.
Deleon thows a huge punch but St Kier dodges it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Kier wants to control but Deleon is keeping busy.
Deleon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Deleon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Deleon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Deleon.
Deleon lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Deleon there.
Nice strikes from Deleon there.
Deleon lands with a punch from half guard.
St Kier pushes Deleon off looking to stand but Deleon dives back in and keeps control.
Deleon drops an elbow to the side of St Kier's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Deleon connects with a nice short shot to St Kier's temple.
Deleon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deleon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Deleon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Deleon working St Kier over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Kier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Deleon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Deleon working over St Kier with some ground and pound. St Kier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Deleon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carol Deleon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Deleon looks for a takedown but St Kier sprawls well.
Deleon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Kier can do to turn this around?

Deleon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches St Kier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
St Kier is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Deleon is controlling him well.
St Kier is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Deleon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Deleon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Kier defending well though.
Deleon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Deleon working St Kier over with strikes.
St Kier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon drops an elbow to the side of St Kier's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Deleon lands a nice short elbow.
St Kier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deleon is working away from the top position though.
St Kier has hold of Deleon's hands but Deleon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Deleon working the head and body with strikes.
Deleon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Deleon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Deleon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Kier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Kier taking some punishment here, with Deleon in his half guard.
Deleon drops an elbow to the side of St Kier's head.
Deleon is thwarting St Kier's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deleon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Kier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Deleon working St Kier over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Deleon there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Deleon.
Deleon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Deleon drops an elbow to the side of St Kier's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Deleon connects with a nice short shot to St Kier's temple.

Deleon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Deleon has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deleon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Deleon.
Deleon lands strikes from half guard.
Deleon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Deleon slips a nice elbow through St Kier's hands, connecting with St Kier's forehead.
Deleon slips a nice elbow through St Kier's hands, connecting with St Kier's forehead.
Deleon working over St Kier with some ground and pound. St Kier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon is nestled in close to St Kier, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Kier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Deleon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Deleon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Kier is trying to stand up here but Deleon is controlling him well.
St Kier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Deleon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Deleon is thwarting St Kier's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Deleon.
Georg St Kier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carol Deleon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Deleon connects with a nice short shot to St Kier's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carol Deleon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deleon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carol Deleon!