PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allistair Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Daley
vs
Gracie

179 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

180 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Allistair Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daley throws out the jab.
Daley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daley wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Daley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Daley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Daley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Daley tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Daley was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Daley keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Daley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Allistair Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Daley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Daley wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Daley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Daley.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Daley throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie with a hook.
Daley misses the shot to the body.
Daley is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie works over Daley's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daley circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie throws a right hand that Daley ducks under and follows up with a left that Daley also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Daley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daley ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
Daley tries to clinch up.
Daley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daley wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Daley loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Daley moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Daley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Daley throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses with a looping left.
Daley scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Paul Daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daley dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie misses with a double jab.

Gracie gets the takedown into side control.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Daley is defending well.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Daley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Daley's head but Daley avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Allistair Gracie 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.

Daley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daley lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Daley stalling.
Daley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Daley.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Daley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie tries to stall but Daley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Daley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daley.
Daley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daley working aggressively here.
Daley presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daley is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Daley on the inside.
Daley throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.

Gracie is rocked!
Daley lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Daley finish him?
Daley throws a big uppercut that drops Gracie! More strikes from Daley and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gracie lies dazed against the cage as Daley celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Daley!