PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily and Tweedle Dee. Dee has chosen Chumbawamba - Tubthumping as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Daily
vs
Dee

195 cm
27
202 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

180 cm
29
195 lbs
25 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

BeastMode
KAISER Nutrition (160!)

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, I.P. Daily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daily looks to land a left hand but Dee moved out of range nicely.
Dee delivers a nice body kick.
Dee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daily.
Dee scores with a jab to the body.
Daily throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dee counters with a low kick, right behind Daily 's knee.
Dee dips to his left and cracks Daily with an uppercut!
Daily pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dee tests Daily's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daily takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Daily takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daily wants to clinch up but Dee keeps it at a distance.
Dee throws a sloppy body shot
and Daily counters with a stiff right hand.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daily.

Dee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Daily is pushing Dee's head away, looking to escape. Dee manages to hold on to the position though.
Daily parries the strikes from Dee easily there. Dee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Daily to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily is pushing Dee's head away, looking to escape. Dee manages to hold on to the position though.
Dee lands some shots froms side control.
Daily is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dee asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Dee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee prevents Daily from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Dee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Daily is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daily keeps working.
Dee is putting a hurting on Daily here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daily is not content to let Dee control the position.
Dee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Daily is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daily tries to escape but Dee is in control.
Dee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dee throws an elbow but Daily slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dee working the ground and pound.
Dee wants to control but Daily is keeping him busy.

Daily throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daily was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee.
Daily throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dee counter with a right hand.
Daily connects with a right hand. Dee shakes it off.
A big left from Daily misses.
Dee lands with a nice body punch.
Dee tries to close the distance and clinch but Daily swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee shoots in for a takedown but Daily shows good takedown defense.
Good leg kick by Dee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daily throws a head kick that Dee semi-blocks.
Dee lands a nice hook to Daily's body. Daily takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daily has time to react.
Daily turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Dee. That snapped Daily's head back.
Dee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daily doesn't seem bothered though.
Daily takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daily takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dee digs a good body shot into Daily's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daily throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dee moves out of range of the body kick from Daily.
Daily misses with a looping left.
Daily looks to throw the jab but Dee is out of range.
Daily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daily gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dee.
Daily throws a leg kick which misses Dee's front leg but catches the back leg as Dee tries to avoid it.
A cross from Dee lands.
Dee throws a hook but Daily blocks it.
Daily slips a jab from Dee.
Daily throws a head kick that misses
and Dee counters with an outside leg kick.
Dee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee throws a low kick but Daily avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daily pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dee, right into the meat.
Dee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daily throws a lazy right hand but Dee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daily has time to react.
Daily wants to clinch.
Daily moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Daily misses.
Daily is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daily. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Daily misses.
Daily misses with a straight right.
Daily throws a right hand that misses
and Dee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daily throws out a powerful jab.

Dee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daily wants to get back to his feet.
Tweedle Dee has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Daily looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dee is taking a breather. Daily says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daily's head.
Dee drops an elbow to the side of Daily's head.
Daily wants to get back to his feet.

Dee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daily sees it coming and defends easily.

Dee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dee lands a nice short elbow.
Daily is not content to let Dee control the position.
Dee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dee wants to pass the guard but Daily is defending well.
Daily blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands strikes from half guard.
Dee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dee lands strikes from half guard.
Dee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Daily makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Dee tenderised Daily's leg. Daily is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daily.
Dee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dee scores with a jab.
I.P. Daily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tweedle Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daily throws out the jab.
Dee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daily cracks Dee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dee jabs at Daily's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tweedle Dee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Dee. That snapped Daily's head back.
Dee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Daily is rocked!
Daily walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Daily limp body while Dee jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Syndicate Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.