PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Qos Delanoesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sodapop Cola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Delanoesh
vs
Cola

188 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Qos Delanoesh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sodapop Cola!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cola tries to clinch but Delanoesh is having none of it.
Delanoesh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cola fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Delanoesh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cola moves in looking to clinch but Delanoesh pushes him off.
Cola tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cola looks to land a combination but Delanoesh avoids it well.
Cola wants to clinch.
Delanoesh misses with a straight right.
Cola throws a nice looking combination but Delanoesh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delanoesh lands a head kick!

It looks like Sodapop Cola has been cut.
Cola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delanoesh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cola's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cola on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cola looks to land a combination but Delanoesh avoids it well.
Cola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delanoesh swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cola clinches.
Cola wants to break free but Delanoesh has control.
Delanoesh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cola is working Delanoesh over against the cage.
Delanoesh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cola tries to pull guard but Delanoesh holds him up against the cage and eventually Cola drops back down to his feet.
Delanoesh misses with a body punch.
Delanoesh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cola is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cola looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Delanoesh is trying to break the clinch but Cola is controlling him.
Delanoesh keeps control of Cola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delanoesh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delanoesh tries a body shot but Cola blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delanoesh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delanoesh looking to stall.
Delanoesh takes a shot to the head.
Cola tries to break free but Delanoesh pushes him back against the cage.
Cola lands an uppercut.
Cola wants to break the clinch but can't.

Delanoesh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cola is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cola moves into the clinch.
Delanoesh looking to stall.
Cola is trying to break the clinch but Delanoesh has him pressed against the cage.
Cola goes for a takedown in the clinch but Delanoesh prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cola has Delanoesh pressed against the cage, preventing Delanoesh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Delanoesh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delanoesh has a couple of punches blocked by Cola.
Cola has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Delanoesh swings wildly with an uppercut but Cola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delanoesh struggles to land a body shot inside as Cola controls his hands.
Delanoesh tries to break free but Cola pushes him back against the cage.
Cola blocks a body shot from Delanoesh.
Cola wants to get back to striking at distance but Delanoesh won't allow it.
Delanoesh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Delanoesh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cola's efforts to push away.
Delanoesh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cola.
Cola tries to score a body lock takedown but Delanoesh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Qos Delanoesh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sodapop Cola.
Delanoesh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cola blocks an uppercut.
Delanoesh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cola tries to break the clinch but Delanoesh is controlling the position.
Cola looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Delanoesh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cola has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cola is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Delanoesh.
Cola is trying to break free.
Delanoesh is trying to break the clinch but Cola has him pressed against the cage.
Delanoesh misses with a punch to the body.
Cola lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delanoesh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cola's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delanoesh keeps control of Cola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delanoesh lands a right hand.

Cola jumps guard and drags Delanoesh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Qos Delanoesh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sodapop Cola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Delanoesh scoring well with a low kick there.
Cola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cola stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Delanoesh.
Cola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delanoesh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cola tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Delanoesh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cola misses with a two punch combination.
Sodapop Cola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Delanoesh. Those never looked like landing.
Delanoesh misses the shot to the body.

Cola clinches up with Delanoesh and pushes him back against the cage.

Delanoesh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cola is looking to clinch but Delanoesh is avoiding it.
Cola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Delanoesh. Delanoesh obviously looking to wear him down.
Delanoesh lands a head kick. Cola smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Cola is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delanoesh throws an overhand right that lands on Cola's shoulder, as Cola tries to avoid the shot.
Cola is still on wobbly legs! Can Delanoesh finish him?
Delanoesh thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delanoesh seems to be stalking Cola here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Cola drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Qos Delanoesh!
Qos Delanoesh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.