PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Plum Delly (ranked 2415 p4p, 22309 weight class) and Salvatore Coppola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coppola has chosen Duality as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Delly
vs
Coppola

183 cm
26
211
2 - 2 - 0

201 cm
29
210
11 - 29 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Plum Delly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Coppola!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coppola looks for a takedown but Delly sprawls well.
Delly is looking to counter punch.
Coppola dips to his left and cracks Delly with an uppercut!
Coppola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Coppola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Coppola is pressing down on Delly's thigh, looking to free his foot. Delly is holding on for now.
Delly trying to hold on to Coppola's head to control him but Coppola postures up.
Delly tries to roll over but Coppola keeps him under control.
Delly gets back to full guard.
Delly looking for a sweep. Not yet Delly, not yet.

Coppola stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coppola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coppola with the inside leg kick.
Delly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coppola shoots in for a takedown but Delly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Plum Delly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvatore Coppola.
Delly scores with a nice right hand.

Coppola closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Delly to the mat! Delly manages to get full guard.
Delly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Delly is on top in guard.

Coppola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Delly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coppola wants to sweep but no luck.
Our spies down at at Tappelukerho inform us that Coppola has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Delly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coppola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Delly has managed to get both his arms back between Coppola's legs - danger averted.
Delly sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delly looking to pass the guard.
Coppola is trying to control the position but Delly postures up.
Delly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Delly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coppola is keeping the position for now.

Coppola looking for subs off his back but Delly has passed one foot through into half guard.
Delly slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coppola is looking to get back to full guard here but Delly has managed to pass to side control instead.
Coppola is looking for a sweep.
Delly gets to mount! Coppola was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Coppola working to try and regain half guard.
Delly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coppola flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coppola is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Delly content just to control the position here.
Coppola gets back to half guard.
Coppola is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Delly jumps into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delly taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coppola is looking for a sweep.
Delly moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Plum Delly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Coppola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delly but Delly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Coppola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delly.
Delly backing away here, and Coppola unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Coppola pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Coppola looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Delly!
Delly holds on to Coppola's head and controls the position momentarily.
Coppola is looking to take a break and control but Delly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Delly tries to bench press Coppola off him but Coppola keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Coppola goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Delly rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Coppola's guard! Nice work there by Delly!
Delly sitting in guard here, content to control.
Coppola trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coppola is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Delly defends well.
Coppola keeping full guard, as Delly tries to pass.

Coppola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Coppola is looking for a triangle but Delly pushes his legs off easily.
Coppola can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Delly controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coppola is on top in guard.

Delly wants to sweep here but Coppola controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delly is working hard here to advance position.

Coppola is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Coppola passes Delly's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Coppola is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Delly sees it coming and defends easily.
Coppola is thwarting Delly's attempts to control the position.
Salvatore Coppola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coppola blocks the strikes from Delly.

Coppola seems to be looking for submissions.

Coppola is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delly is not content to let Coppola control the position.
Delly is looking to improve his position.
Coppola is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Delly is defending against the submission attempts here by Coppola.

Coppola is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Delly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coppola.
Delly is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Delly is not content to let Coppola control the position.
Delly wants to improve his position but Coppola is controlling well.

Coppola decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coppola lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Delly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Delly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coppola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Delly is fending him off so far but Coppola persists. Nope, Delly circles away and we're back to standing.
Delly scores with a nice strike.
Delly throws a nice looking combination but Coppola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Coppola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Delly misses with a head kick.
Coppola throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Delly throws a nice looking combination but Coppola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coppola with a nice cross.
Coppola throws a front kick aimed at Delly's knee but Delly avoids it well.
Delly throws out a loose jab but Coppola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coppola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Delly lands a nice shot that snaps Coppola's head back.
Delly looks to land a right hand but Coppola moved out of range.
Coppola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Coppola shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Delly napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Coppola tries for a kimura but Delly is defending well.

Coppola is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Delly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Delly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Coppola off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coppola is really stuck here.
I would not like to be Coppola right now.
Delly controlling well, preventing Coppola from escaping the position.
Delly somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Coppola trying to control the action but Delly just sinks the hooks in.
Delly is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coppola tries to roll but Delly sticks to his back.
Delly controlling the position well here. Coppola rolled but Delly kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Delly has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Coppola wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delly controlling the position well here. Coppola rolled but Delly kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Coppola tries to roll but Delly sticks to his back.
Coppola is still trying to improve position.
Delly is riding his opponent, not letting Coppola buck him off.
Coppola tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Delly biding his time, controlling Coppola.
Delly continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coppola trying to control the position but Delly manages to sink in the hooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Plum Delly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Delly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plum Delly!