PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punching Ouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Day
vs
Ouch

175 cm
20
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sunny Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Punching Ouch!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ouch throws a wild body kick that Day sees coming a mile off.
Punching Ouch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch throws a nice looking combination but Day bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch looks to land a body kick but Day moved away.
Ouch misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Ouch.
Ouch misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ouch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ouch.
Day blocks a head kick by Ouch.
A right-left combo lands from Ouch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch swinging wildly here.

Ouch clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ouch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Day uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Day is stalling in the full guard.

Day drops back looking for a leg! Ouch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ouch manages to kick Day off! Day jumps back into Ouch's guard.
Day trying to control the position from guard on top but Ouch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Day is working Ouch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ouch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Day. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Day postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Day gets to his feet. Ouch looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ouch throws a wild body kick that Day sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch looks gassed!
Ouch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Day gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Day controlling Ouch's posture.
Day is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Day has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Day is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Day works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Day working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Day drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Day jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Day postures up in Ouch's guard and throws a big left but Ouch blocks it.
Day passes into half guard.

Day is trying for a kimura here. Ouch looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Day wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sunny Day!