PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damn Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Delgado
vs
Good

168 cm
22
156 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
155 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Esteban Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damn Good!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado thows a body shot but no joy.
Good throws a poor cross that misses
and Delgado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delgado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Esteban Delgado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delgado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Delgado fails with a takedown attempt.
Good takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Delgado throws a lazy uppercut
and Good counters with a left to the body.
Good looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delgado swats away the attempt to clinch by Good.
Delgado moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado scores with the left hand. Good knows he should have avoided that one.
Good on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Delgado shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Good manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Good lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Delgado!
Good controlling his opponent.
Delgado is wriggling around trying to escape.
Good trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good with a couple of short strikes.
Delgado working to try and regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delgado holds on, trying desperately to control.
Delgado is looking to improve his position but Good isn't that keen on the idea.
Delgado on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Delgado tries to get out of the position.
Delgado is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Good is landing with some decent strikes but Delgado is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Good sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Good can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Delgado is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good looking to finish with strikes here!
Good trying to control but Delgado is having none of it.
Good looking to ground and pound but Delgado is blocking nicely.
Delgado wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Good.
Delgado is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delgado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado tries to reverse the position but Good maintains control.
Good tries to control but Delgado wriggling away.
Delgado keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Good controlling from the full mount.
Good looking to control but Delgado is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delgado tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Good looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damn Good dominated that round.
That's time! Delgado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good throws a hook but Delgado blocks it.
Good thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damn Good is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good blocks a jab.
Delgado scores with a nice strike.

Delgado shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Delgado was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Delgado lands with some strikes.
Delgado with shots to the head and body - Good looks very uncomfortable down there.
Delgado landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Delgado.
Delgado looking to ground and pound but Good is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Delgado with the ground and pound from mount.
Esteban Delgado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delgado looking to ground and pound but Good is blocking nicely.
Delgado misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Good tries to buck Delgado off but he can't manage it.
Delgado trying to control but Good is having none of it.
Delgado pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Good wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Delgado.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Delgado cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delgado throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Delgado pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Good takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Delgado trying to control but Good is having none of it.
Good is desperately trying to improve his position but Delgado has a good base and remains in mount.
Delgado unloading with bombs!
Delgado is landing with some decent strikes but Good is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Delgado punching from mount but Good doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Delgado takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Delgado landing strikes from the mount and Good is in trouble!
Delgado throws a wild left hand from mount and Good manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Delgado 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.
Delgado throwing shots but Good is blocking nicely.
Delgado working the head and body with strikes.
Delgado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Good's head.
Delgado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Delgado scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Delgado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Good tries to kick Delgado off but Delgado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Delgado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Good's head.
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!
Delgado stalling.
Delgado trying to control from half guard but Good is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delgado keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Esteban Delgado wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Delgado or perhaps it was just good defense by Good which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esteban Delgado dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Delgado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good misses with a shot to the body
and Delgado counters with a good, hard body kick but Good shrugs it off.
Good takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Delgado looking to score a takedown here. Good is defending well but Delgado drives through and ends up in Good's guard.
Delgado wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving.
Delgado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Good keeping full guard, as Delgado tries to pass.
Delgado passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Delgado grinds an elbow into Good's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado is looking to take a break and control but Good is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Good avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Delgado.
The referee asks Delgado politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Delgado prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sloppy strikes there by Delgado.
Good gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Good holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Delgado tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado wants to control the pace but Good is squirming around nicely.
Delgado is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Good can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Delgado with a couple of short strikes.
Delgado wants to control the pace but Good is squirming around nicely.
Delgado fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delgado lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Good that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Delgado looking to ground and pound but Good is blocking nicely.
Delgado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Good can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good is trying to escape the mount.
Good in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Delgado lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delgado prevents Good from getting the reversal.
Good takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Delgado connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Good is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooh a big shot lands for Delgado! Good is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Esteban Delgado!
Esteban Delgado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.