PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Daigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borga comes to the cage accompanied by People In Planes - Last Man Standing. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Borga
vs
Daigle

193 cm
31
277 lbs
31 - 12 - 0

199 cm
27
275 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Daigle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Daigle misses
and Borga counters with a straight right hand.
Daigle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Borga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daigle misses with a low kick.
Daigle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daigle throws a leg kick but Borga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Borga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daigle.
That kick from Daigle tenderised Borga's leg. Borga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daigle throws a low kick but Borga avoids it.
Borga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daigle.
Daigle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borga misses with a few strikes there.
Daigle tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daigle connects with a solid leg kick.
Daigle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borga is out of range.
Borga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daigle connects with a solid leg kick.
Daigle moves out of range of the body kick from Borga.
Daigle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daigle connects with a solid leg kick.
Daigle lands a leg kick that knocks Borga off balance momentarily.
Borga misses with a straight left.
Daigle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Borga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daigle wants to land a leg kick but Borga is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daigle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Daigle is looking to slow Borga down with leg kicks.
Borga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Daigle.
A big left from Daigle misses.
Daigle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Daigle throws a sloppy head kick and Borga moves out of range easily.
Daigle misses with a shot to the body
and Borga counters with an inside leg kick.
Borga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daigle.
Borga blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daigle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daigle fails to land with a series of punches.
Daigle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borga if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borga. That's going to slow Daigle down.
Borga misses with a low kick.
Daigle thows a leg kick but Borga checks it
and Borga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daigle thumps Borga with a low kick.
Daigle lands a leg kick that knocks Borga off balance momentarily.
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!
Borga just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daigle throws a leg kick that misses.
Daigle throws a leg kick which misses Borga's front leg but catches the back leg as Borga tries to avoid it.
Daigle tries to land a leg kick but Borga saw it coming and moves away.
Daigle avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daigle.
Luke Daigle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daigle, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daigle. That's going to slow Borga down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daigle throws a hook to the side of Borga's head but Borga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daigle.
Daigle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Daigle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A chopping leg kick lands by Daigle.
Borga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daigle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daigle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Borga moves out of range of the body kick from Daigle.
Daigle scores with a nice body kick.
Daigle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daigle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Borga walks into a left hand.
Luke Daigle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Daigle misses
and Borga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daigle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daigle is looking to chop away at Borga's legs.
Borga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daigle lands a glancing blow to the side of Borga's head.
Borga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daigle throws a hook but Borga avoids it easily.
Daigle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daigle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daigle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daigle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borga misses with a combination
and Daigle counters with a low kick, right behind Borga 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga slips a jab from Daigle.
Daigle wants to slow Borga down by chopping away at his legs.
Borga lands a jab to Daigle's midsection.
Borga connects with a body shot that sends Daigle's belly button to the back.
Daigle is breathing heavily.
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!
Daigle misses with a leg kick
and Borga counters with a leg kick.
Borga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daigle manages to avoid it.
Daigle moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid body kick from Borga.
Daigle avoids the body shot from Borga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Borga.
Daigle blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Borga.
Borga tries to clinch but Daigle moves out of range.
A low kick from Daigle misses
and Borga counters with a thumping low kick.
Daigle throws a chopping leg kick but Borga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borga throws a head kick but Daigle moves out of range.
Daigle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Borga throws a series of punches but Daigle moves out of range.
Borga moves out of range of the leg kick from Daigle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daigle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borga.
Daigle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borga if he has to take too many more of those.
Borga thuds a left hand into Daigle's body.
Borga is looking to wear down Daigle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daigle misses with a low kick.
Borga slips a straight right by Daigle.
Borga throws a leg kick but Daigle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daigle scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daigle is able to avoid easily.
Daigle swings widly with a right hand
letting Borga counter with a right hand.
Daigle misses with a leg kick
and Borga counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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 Aleksi Borga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Daigle lands a glancing blow to the side of Borga's head.
Borga ducks under a wild hook from Daigle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daigle.
Borga throws the kick towards the body but Daigle avoids it.
Daigle missing with a left hand there. Borga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daigle scores with a nice head shot.
Daigle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borga.
Daigle misses with a leg kick
and Borga counters with a leg kick.
Borga lands a nice looking body shot.
Borga takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Daigle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borga.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Borga moves into range and clinches up with Daigle.
Borga can't find room to land a body shot as Daigle controls the action.
Borga presses Daigle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daigle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daigle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borga.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daigle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daigle backwards.
Borga lands with a right to the head.

Daigle is rocked!
Borga stalling against the cage.
Daigle is still on wobbly legs! Can Borga finish him?
Borga creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Daigle's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Daigle drops to his knees and Borga pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Borga!
Aleksi Borga managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75, into his post fight interview.