PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jinx Delgulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delgulo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Starlight. Jinx Delgulo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Delgulo
vs
Legend

190 cm
20
202 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

188 cm
19
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jinx Delgulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Legend!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgulo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Legend pinned against the cage. Legend gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Delgulo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Delgulo clinches.
Legend is trying to break the clinch but Delgulo has him pressed against the cage.

Delgulo manages to break the clinch.
Delgulo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Legend moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnny Legend seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Legend lands a left and a right that send Delgulo crashing to the mat, dazed. Legend thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delgulo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legend.
Legend lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Delgulo at a distance.
Legend keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Legend swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delgulo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Legend.
Legend lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delgulo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgulo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delgulo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Legend lands a really nice looking cross but Delgulo seems unphased.
Legend tries to bum rush Delgulo with a series of wild strikes but Delgulo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delgulo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Legend swinging wildly here.
Legend smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No joy there for Legend, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Legend sizes up Delgulo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Delgulo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Legend throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Legend misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delgulo slips a jab and a cross from Legend.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgulo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legend.
Johnny Legend is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Delgulo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legend scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Delgulo manages to mount him!
Delgulo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legend is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Delgulo is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend misses with a jab, cross combination.

Delgulo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Legend manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Legend keeping moving, preventing Delgulo from controlling successfully.
Delgulo pushes down on Legend's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Delgulo scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgulo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Legend controls his leg.
Legend pushes Delgulo off looking to stand but Delgulo dives back in and keeps control.
Delgulo not doing much here.
Legend keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Legend dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Delgulo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Legend fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delgulo manages to avoid it.
Delgulo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left and a right from Legend both land. Nice combination.
Delgulo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Legend.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Delgulo.
Legend scores with a hook.
Legend scores with a nice strike.
A nice combination there by Legend.
Legend throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legend lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Legend lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Legend.
Legend throws a right and a left that both miss.
Delgulo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgulo takes one on the button.
Johnny Legend seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legend lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Legend throws a looping overhand right but Delgulo ducks down to avoid it.
Legend throws a right and a left that Delgulo avoids nicely.
Legend might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Legend misses with a hook.
Legend lands the left hand.
Legend is working the combinations to good effect here.

Delgulo feints and as Legend raises his hands in defense, Delgulo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Delgulo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Delgulo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgulo wants to control from the top but Legend keeps moving.
Delgulo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legend is keeping the position for now.
Delgulo is working hard here to advance position.
Legend is looking to stand up but Delgulo isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Legend throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legend misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legend throws a combination. Delgulo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Delgulo has closed the distance and engaged Legend in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Delgulo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legend connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Delgulo momentarily.

Delgulo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Legend is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Delgulo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Delgulo is looking to take a break and control but Legend is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Legend is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Legend will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Delgulo clinches.
Legend tries to circle away but Delgulo has him pinned against the cage.
Legend is trying to force a seperation but Delgulo has the dominant position.
Legend can't break the clinch.
Delgulo has Legend pressed against the cage, preventing Legend from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Legend wants to break the clinch but can't.

Delgulo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Legend misses with a hook. Delgulo ducked under it nicely.
Legend lands a glancing blow to the side of Delgulo's head.
Nice uppercut there from Legend.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend misses with the combination.
Legend misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Delgulo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Delgulo trying to control but Legend is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgulo throwing strikes from guard but Legend blocks nicely.
Delgulo wants to control from the top but Legend keeps moving.
Delgulo tries to stand but Legend is controlling from the bottom.
Delgulo wants to control from the top but Legend keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Delgulo stands and steps away. Legend gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Legend looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legend misses the jab.
A left and a right from Legend both land. Nice combination.

Delgulo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Delgulo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Delgulo trying to control the position from guard on top but Legend is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delgulo looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgulo controlling from the top position.
Delgulo trying to control the position from guard on top but Legend is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delgulo looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Delgulo stops Legend from standing up.
Delgulo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Legend wants to stand but Delgulo is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Delgulo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jinx Delgulo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Legend is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Legend throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jinx Delgulo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Legend 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!