PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Delaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markie Ray Marc Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Delaney
vs
Ray Marc Victor

200 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Delaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markie Ray Marc Victor!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marc Victor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here as Marc Victor stalls from top position.
Delaney keeping his opponent close.
Delaney prevents Marc Victor from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marc Victor taking a break here but Delaney is having none of it and regains half guard.
Marc Victor wants to free his trapped foot but Delaney is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marc Victor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Delaney does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Delaney manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marc Victor tries to free his leg and advance position but Delaney is retaining full guard.
Marc Victor throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delaney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marc Victor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marc Victor trying to control but Delaney is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Delaney wants to sweep here but Marc Victor controlling him for the moment.

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

That's two 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.

Marc Victor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Delaney to the mat! Delaney manages to get full guard.
Marc Victor won't allow Delaney to sweep him here.
Marc Victor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marc Victor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Delaney keeping moving, preventing Marc Victor from controlling successfully.
Delaney is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Marc Victor controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marc Victor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Delaney is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Marc Victor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Delaney looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marc Victor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Marc Victor gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Delaney closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marc Victor's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney scoring with some ground and pound.
Marc Victor wants to sweep but no luck.
Delaney is looking to work some ground and pound but Marc Victor has wrist control.
Delaney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Delaney content to stall in guard here.

Marc Victor has his foot on Delaney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Delaney works his way back into a safe position though.
Marc Victor looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Delaney stays in close to Marc Victor's body and controls the position.
Delaney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markie Ray Marc Victor dominated that round.
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.

Delaney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Delaney closes the distance and clinches.
Delaney jumps guard but Marc Victor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Delaney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Marc Victor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Delaney!
Delaney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marc Victor trying to control the position but Delaney is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marc Victor laying and praying for a moment but Delaney takes advantage and regains half guard.
Marc Victor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney is controlling Marc Victor's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Marc Victor is looking to take a break and control but Delaney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Markie Ray Marc Victor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Delaney regains full guard. Nicely done.
Delaney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delaney keeping moving, preventing Marc Victor from controlling successfully.
Marc Victor preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Delaney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delaney keeping moving, preventing Marc Victor from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Delaney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Delaney moves into the clinch successfully.

Marc Victor has hold of one of Delaney's legs. Delaney is fighting the takedown attempt but Marc Victor gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Marc Victor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delaney controlling Marc Victor's posture.
Marc Victor preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Delaney has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Marc Victor is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Marc Victor has hold of one of Delaney's legs. Delaney is fighting the takedown attempt but Marc Victor gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Delaney wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Marc Victor manages to pass to side control.
Marc Victor is breathing heavily.

Delaney moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Marc Victor trying to control but Delaney is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Delaney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marc Victor manages to get himself to full guard.

Delaney postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Delaney stays in close to Marc Victor's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Delaney dominated that second round.
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!

Marc Victor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Delaney sprawls well initially but Marc Victor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Delaney makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Delaney forces Marc Victor back against the cage and clinches.

Delaney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delaney throws a head kick but Marc Victor moves out of range.

Marc Victor scores with a takedown into Delaney's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delaney is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marc Victor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marc Victor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marc Victor looking to sit in guard and control but Delaney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Marc Victor throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Delaney stopping the sweep attempt from Marc Victor.
Delaney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Delaney is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marc Victor looking to control.
Marc Victor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marc Victor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marc Victor trying to control the position.
Delaney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

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

Marc Victor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Delaney's guard.
Delaney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Marc Victor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Delaney defends it easily.
Delaney looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marc Victor is trying to control the position but Delaney postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marc Victor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Delaney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Delaney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marc Victor controls Delaney momentarily but Delaney frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Delaney manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marc Victor on his heels. He'll look to pass Marc Victor's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Delaney is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrel Delaney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delaney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrel Delaney!