PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sabas Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Acosta
vs
Delgado

193 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sabas Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernesto Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delgado dips to his left and cracks Acosta with an uppercut!

It looks like Sabas Acosta has been cut.
Acosta throws an overhand right that lands on Delgado's shoulder, as Delgado tries to avoid the shot.
Delgado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Delgado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Acosta.
Delgado jabs at Acosta's body.
Acosta is looking to clinch but Delgado is avoiding it.
Delgado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Acosta looks to throw the jab but Delgado is out of range.
Delgado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Delgado thuds his right hand into Acosta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Delgado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Acosta wants to clinch.
Delgado raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Acosta throws a jab but it's blocked by Delgado.
Acosta swats away the attempt to clinch by Delgado.
Acosta misses with an uppercut. Delgado saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Delgado releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Acosta tries to clinch there but Delgado circles away.
It seemed like Delgado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Acosta.
Acosta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Delgado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Delgado scores with a nice strike.
Delgado scores with a push kick.

Acosta gets a clinch.
Acosta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Acosta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delgado lands an uppercut.
Acosta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Acosta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delgado lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Acosta.
Delgado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Delgado scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acosta lands a nice shot to the body.
Delgado struggles to land a body shot inside as Acosta controls his hands.
Delgado digs a right hand underneath Acosta's ribcage. Acosta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Delgado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Acosta backwards.
A shot in the inside from Delgado.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Delgado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delgado scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Acosta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Acosta.
Delgado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Acosta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Delgado breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Acosta with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Acosta looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Acosta get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ernesto Delgado!
Ernesto Delgado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.