PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Deleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hapis Jimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy has chosen Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood as his entrance music. Hapis Jimmy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anderson Deleon's chin.

Deleon
vs
Jimmy

182 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Deleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hapis Jimmy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jimmy has Deleon up against the cage in a clinch.

Deleon successfully pulls guard.
Deleon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jimmy has passed into side control.
Deleon has one of Jimmy's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Deleon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jimmy trying to control the action but Deleon is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deleon is trying to control Jimmy's posture but Jimmy avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jimmy.
Jimmy wants to stand but Deleon has his arm trapped.
Deleon gets back to half guard.
Deleon is looking to improve his position.
Jimmy thows a huge punch but Deleon dodges it nicely.
Deleon tries to roll over but Jimmy keeps him under control.
Deleon is looking to control Jimmy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deleon avoid being mounted?

Jimmy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Deleon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jimmy stops Deleon from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Deleon is controlling Jimmy's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Jimmy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deleon works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Deleon looking for a sweep. Not yet Deleon, not yet.
Jimmy trying to control the position from guard on top but Deleon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deleon controlling the position.
Deleon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Deleon is on top in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimmy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Deleon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Deleon postures up.
Jimmy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Deleon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jimmy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deleon manages to get himself to full guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deleon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jimmy is looking to stand up but Deleon won't let him.
Jimmy wants to stand and escape but instead Deleon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hapis Jimmy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jimmy wants to clinch.

Jimmy rushes Deleon and presses him up against the cage.
Jimmy taking a breather.

Deleon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hapis Jimmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deleon throws a lazy head kick
and Jimmy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deleon thinking.
Jimmy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deleon doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimmy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jimmy misses with the combination.
Deleon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy lands a jab-cross combination.
Jimmy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deleon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jimmy is out of range and Deleon settles back down.
A jab lands there for Jimmy.

Deleon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jimmy trying to control here.
Jimmy tries to roll over but Deleon keeps him under control.
Anderson Deleon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jimmy trying to control but Deleon postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Deleon has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jimmy is desperately trying to improve his position but Deleon has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Deleon avoids the attempt from Jimmy to control.
BOOM! Deleon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jimmy wants to hold on but Deleon pushes him away.
Jimmy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy is trying to stand.
Jimmy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimmy tries to hold on but Deleon postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Deleon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Deleon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy doesn't manage to clinch there - Deleon circles away.
Jimmy misses with a double jab.
Jimmy throws a right and a left that both miss.

Jimmy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Deleon manages to get to full guard.
Jimmy won't allow Deleon to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Deleon is on top in guard.

Jimmy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Deleon has picked Jimmy up and slammed him! Jimmy can't keep hold of the triangle and Deleon manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jimmy to see if he's OK.
Deleon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jimmy down.
Jimmy is trying to get back to his feet.
Deleon cracks Jimmy with a big right hand but Jimmy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Deleon lands a few punches from side control.
Deleon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jimmy down.
Deleon has control of an arm but Jimmy manages to advance to Deleon's back!
You can see the frustration on Deleon's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Deleon wants to control his opponent's hands but Jimmy gets his hands free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deleon staying busy and making it hard for Jimmy to control.
Deleon turns into Jimmy and is now in his guard.
Jimmy is trying to hold Deleon in close to prevent damage but Deleon has managed to pass into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deleon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jimmy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Deleon has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Deleon landing strikes from the mount.

Jimmy is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon controlling his opponent.
Deleon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jimmy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jimmy is still in real trouble! Can Deleon finish him?
Jimmy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jimmy seems to have recovered his senses.
Deleon postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jimmy bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Deleon and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Deleon!
Hapis Jimmy spoke after the fight, saying 'He is the better man tonight. He won and I lose. Give it up for him. I'm not gonna make any excuses for losing. I'm just gonna learn from this loss, learn from my mistakes that I made and get back to the gym and get better. Thank you.'.