PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Daley
vs
Lice

184 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

182 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lice tries to clinch up but Daley circles away and keeps his distance.
Daley connects with a body shot that sends Lice's belly button to the back.

Lice takes the fight into the clinch.
Lice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daley can't break the clinch.
Lice misses with some punches.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Lice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lice lands a left hand.

It looks like Paul Daley has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Lice.
Lice lands a body punch.
Lice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daleys head.
Lice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daley is trying to force a seperation but Lice has the dominant position.
Lice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Lice on the inside.
Lice misses with some punches.
Lice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lice lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lice has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lice - that landed with a thud.
Daley is breathing heavily.
Lice lands a shoulder strike.
Lice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Lice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lice lands a nice uppercut.
Lice lands a body shot.
Lice digs a right hand underneath Daley's ribcage. Daley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lice cracks Daley with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lice gets through Daley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Daley is rocked!
Lice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Daley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lice gets through Daley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daleys head.
Lice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lice lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Lice lands a right hand.
Lice pushes Daley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lice lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Lice.
A left hand lands to the body for Lice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lice.
A short left from Lice.
Lice lands with a left to the head.
Lice creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Daley's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Daley drops to his knees and Lice pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Lice!