PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Dellelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilherme Dellelo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dellelo
vs
Ali

186 cm
25
132 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Bad Man Clothing

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Dellelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hakeem Ali!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellelo shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Dellelo's ribs.
Dellelo shoots in looking for a takedown. Ali tries to sprawl out of it but Dellelo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ali manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dellelo.
Ali feints a jab promting Dellelo to slip. Ali then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dellelo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dellelo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Ali lands.
Ali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Dellelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dellelo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dellelo misses with a takedown attempt
and Ali counters with a three punch combo that has Dellelo backing up. Dellelo nods at Ali to acknowledge the strikes.

Dellelo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali misses with the combination.
Oh Dellelo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dellelo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ali is fending him off so far but Dellelo persists. Nope, Ali circles away and we're back to standing.
Dellelo seems to have got his legs back now.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dellelo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dellelo is breathing heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Dellelo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ali defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ali has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dellelo is on him like a limpet, forcing Ali back against the cage.

Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dellelo dives in for a single leg takedown but Ali sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dellelo eats them both and turns towards Ali to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dellelo at a distance.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dellelo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dellelo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A punch combination from Ali misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hakeem Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Dellelo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ali looks to land a combination but Dellelo avoids it well.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ali lands a jab to Dellelo's midsection.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dellelo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ali connects with the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dellelo.
Dellelo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dellelo shoots in looking for a takedown. Ali tries to sprawl out of it but Dellelo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ali manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dellelo.
Ali moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dellelo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali throws a chopping leg kick but Dellelo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dellelo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ali avoids it really well and circles away.
Dellelo shoots for a takedown but Ali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dellelo avoids a kick to the body.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Ali.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dellelo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dellelo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Dellelo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dellelo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dellelo is defended easily by Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Ali dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dellelo moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dellelo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ali circles away.
Dellelo shoots in looking for a takedown. Ali tries to sprawl out of it but Dellelo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ali manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dellelo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ali's waist but Ali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dellelo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Dellelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dellelo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hakeem Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali thuds a left hand into Dellelo's body.
Ali tries to clinch up but Dellelo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Ali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dellelo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali slaps away a takedown attempt from Dellelo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Ali tries to clinch but Dellelo moves out of range.
Ali avoids the head kick by Dellelo.
Dellelo dives in and grabs Ali's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ali pushes down on Dellelo's head and hops out.
Ali moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ali misses with the combination.
Dellelo shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hakeem Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ali clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellelo wants to take the fight to the mat but Ali manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Ali breaks from the clinch.
Ali cracks Dellelo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
Dellelo slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Dellelo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali throws a series of strikes that have Dellelo backpedaling.
Guilherme Dellelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dellelo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Dellelo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Ali throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dellelo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ali tries to work over Dellelo's front leg with a kick but Dellelo checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellelo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ali avoids the head kick by Dellelo.
A shot to the liver by Dellelo. Beautiful body shot.
Ali scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ali misses with the combination.
Dellelo misses with a takedown
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
Ali tests Dellelo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ali tries to clinch but Dellelo is having none of it.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dellelo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Dellelo tries for a takedown but Ali circles away easily
and Ali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dellelo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dellelo prevents Ali from standing back up.
We've been hearing that Dellelo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Dellelo is trying for a kimura here. Ali looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dellelo wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Guilherme Dellelo!