PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carol Deleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Deleon
vs
Rabbit

189 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carol Deleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bert Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Deleon.
Deleon throws a solid leg kick but Rabbit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Deleon.

Deleon looking to score a takedown here. Rabbit is defending well but Deleon drives through and ends up in Rabbit's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rabbit is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deleon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rabbit throws a big elbow that misses.
Rabbit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deleon has his hands on Rabbit's head, controlling the position.
Deleon is looking to stand up but Rabbit isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit tries to stand but Deleon is controlling from the bottom.
Deleon keeping moving, preventing Rabbit from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bert Rabbit wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rabbit has his takedown stuffed

and Deleon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Deleon.
Rabbit is working for takedown but Deleon is calmly controlling the position for now.

Rabbit pulls guard successfully.
Rabbit wants to stand up but Deleon is controlling him.
Rabbit thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deleon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deleon throws a strike but Rabbit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Deleon wants to get back to his feet but Rabbit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rabbit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabbit passes into half guard.
Deleon is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit is looking to advance position but Deleon won't allow it.
Rabbit is looking to take a break and control but Deleon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Deleon is trying to stand back up but Rabbit is controlling him
Deleon is breathing heavily.
Rabbit is trying to control the action in half guard but Deleon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rabbit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bert Rabbit wasn't active enough on the ground.
Deleon avoids a kick to the body.
Rabbit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carol Deleon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bert Rabbit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbit wants to clinch
letting Deleon counter with a right hand.
Deleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Rabbit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rabbit looks for a takedown but Deleon sprawls well.
Deleon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Deleon blocks a head kick by Rabbit.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabbit leaves Deleon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rabbit throws a sloppy head kick and Deleon moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Rabbit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rabbit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deleon.
Bert Rabbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabbit shoots in and drives through. Deleon sprawls well.
Rabbit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deleon misses with a low kick.
Rabbit closes the distance but Deleon moves to the side

and Deleon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Deleon missing with knees to the body.

Deleon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Deleon manages to end up in side control.
Deleon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Deleon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rabbit manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rabbit throwing shots but Deleon is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit wants to control but Deleon is keeping him busy.
Deleon tries to kick Rabbit off but Rabbit keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rabbit not doing much here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bert Rabbit wasn't active enough on the ground.

Deleon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Deleon lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit trying to strike off his back.
Deleon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rabbit on the ground.
Rabbit looking for a sweep. Not yet Rabbit, not yet.
Deleon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rabbit trying to keep a closed guard but Deleon is proving a slippery customer.
Rabbit wants to stand up but Deleon is controlling him.
Rabbit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Deleon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Deleon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon throwing strikes from guard but Rabbit blocks nicely.
Deleon preventing the sweep.

Rabbit has his feet on Deleon's thighs here. He's pushed Deleon off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Deleon screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bert Rabbit!