PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Dayley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuyoshy Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dayley
vs
Dragon

183 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

[MMABR]: Vaninico's Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Dayley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tuyoshy Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dayley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dayley is looking to stand up but Dragon won't let him.
Dayley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dayley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dayley trying to control but Dragon is working from the bottom.
Dragon wants to stand but Dayley is controlling the position.
Dayley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dayley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dragon keeping moving, preventing Dayley from controlling successfully.
Dayley looking to sit in guard and control but Dragon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dragon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dayley trying to keep a closed guard but Dragon is proving a slippery customer.
Dragon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dragon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dayley throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon gets to mount! Dayley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dayley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dayley tries to hold on but Dragon postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dayley working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Dragon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dayley is looking to get to half guard.
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 Max Dayley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dragon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dragon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Dragon. No joy for Dayley on that attempt.
Dragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dayley shoots in for a takedown but Dragon shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Dayley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon fails to land with a series of punches.
Dayley misses with a takedown attempt - Dragon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dayley slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Dayley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragon.
Tuyoshy Dragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dayley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dragon wants to stand but Dayley is controlling the position.

Dayley gets to his feet. Dragon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dragon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dayley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dayley keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayley clinches but Dragon breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dragon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dragon counters with a head kick.
Dayley with a poor takedown
and Dragon counters with a one-two to the body.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragon misses with a two punch combination.
Dayley throws a lazy head kick

and Dragon moves into the clinch.

Dragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon misses with a double jab.
Dragon throws a nice looking combination but Dayley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragon fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragon looks to clinch

and Dayley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dragon's guard.
Dayley trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dayley wants to pass the guard but Dragon is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dragon kicks Dayley off and gets to his feet.
Dragon tries to clinch but Dayley is having none of it.
Dayley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dayley counters with an outside leg kick.
Dayley is looking to clinch.
Dayley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dayley misses with a takedown

and Dragon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dragon.
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 Max Dayley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dragon tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Dayley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Dayley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dayley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dayley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragon.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
Dragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dayley clinches but Dragon breaks the clinch

and Dragon moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Dayley lands a takedown into guard.
Dayley trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dayley 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.
Dragon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayley wants to control from the top but Dragon keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet but Dayley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dayley trying to control but Dragon is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dragon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dayley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dayley fails with the takedown
and Dragon counters with a series of strikes. Dayley will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dayley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragon avoids the head kick by Dayley.
Dragon throws a nice head kick!
Dragon throws a series of punches but Dayley avoids them all with ease.
Dragon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dayley wants to clinch up but Dragon keeps it at a distance.
Dragon throws a series of strikes that have Dayley backpedaling.
Dayley tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dragon counters by clinching up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Dayley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dayley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Dayley!