PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sumi Gaeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus daisy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaeshi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gaeshi
vs
daisy

179 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

193 cm
20
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sumi Gaeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus daisy !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaeshi misses the shot to the body.
Gaeshi tries to bum rush daisy with a series of wild strikes but daisy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
daisy moves out of range of the strikes.
daisy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
daisy shoots in but Gaeshi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gaeshi misses with a straight right.
daisy dodges the punch combination from Gaeshi.
Gaeshi throws a lazy head kick
and daisy counters with a three punch combo that has Gaeshi backing up. Gaeshi nods at daisy to acknowledge the strikes.
Gaeshi swinging wilding here.
daisy shoots in looking for a takedown. Gaeshi tries to sprawl out of it but daisy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gaeshi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaeshi scores with a hook to the body. daisy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Gaeshi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
daisy won't allow Gaeshi to pass to mount.
daisy is trying to get back to full guard.
Gaeshi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaeshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gaeshi winds up and cracks daisy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
daisy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gaeshi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gaeshi working the head and body with strikes.
daisy is refusing to be controlled, as Gaeshi sits in half guard.
It looks like Gaeshi is going to stand back up.
Gaeshi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
daisy wants to control but Gaeshi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gaeshi prevents daisy from standing back up.
daisy is looking for a sweep. Gaeshi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

daisy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gaeshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gaeshi misses with a double jab
and daisy counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
daisy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gaeshi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sumi Gaeshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus daisy .
daisy looks gassed!
Gaeshi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gaeshi throws a strike but daisy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gaeshi wants to stand but daisy is controlling the position.

Gaeshi has his feet on daisy 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gaeshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
daisy moves in looking to clinch but Gaeshi pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
daisy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaeshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
daisy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaeshi. That did some damage!

Gaeshi feints and as daisy raises his hands in defense, Gaeshi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gaeshi chips away with some ground and pound.

daisy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gaeshi lands a couple of digs.
Gaeshi pushes down on daisy 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
daisy taking some punishment here, with Gaeshi in his half guard.
Gaeshi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gaeshi landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaeshi breaks from daisy 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gaeshi landing strikes from the mount and daisy is in trouble!
daisy is desperately trying to improve his position but Gaeshi has a good base and remains in mount.
Gaeshi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish daisy ?
Gaeshi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gaeshi raining down shots from the mount!
daisy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaeshi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gaeshi working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Gaeshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sumi Gaeshi 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.

Gaeshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Gaeshi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. daisy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
daisy struggling a bit here.
daisy taking a bit of punishment here - Gaeshi scoring with strikes.
Gaeshi 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.
Gaeshi moves into full mount!
daisy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gaeshi lands a big elbow.
Gaeshi looking to control but daisy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaeshi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gaeshi landing strikes, looking to finish!
daisy taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaeshi dominating with strikes here.
daisy working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns daisy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
daisy is squirming around, avoiding Gaeshi's attempts to control the action.
Gaeshi cracks daisy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
daisy regains half guard.

Gaeshi is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, daisy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gaeshi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaeshi tries to pass the half guard into mount. daisy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gaeshi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gaeshi with the ground and pound but daisy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
daisy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
daisy pulls Gaeshi in close to prevent any damage.
Gaeshi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gaeshi is looking to take a break and control but daisy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
daisy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on daisy 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
daisy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gaeshi scores with a couple of short elbows.

Gaeshi decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Gaeshi darts in and clinches daisy up against the cage.
Gaeshi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gaeshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaeshi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gaeshi.

daisy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gaeshi regains guard immediately.
daisy trying to control but Gaeshi is working from the bottom.

Gaeshi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gaeshi is trying to keep daisy in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sumi Gaeshi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gaeshi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
daisy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gaeshi pushing down on daisy 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
daisy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sumi Gaeshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gaeshi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gaeshi working the head and body with strikes.
daisy tries to roll over but Gaeshi keeps him under control.
Gaeshi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks daisy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gaeshi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
daisy is looking for a sweep. Gaeshi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
daisy trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
daisy is in trouble now - Gaeshi has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
daisy is desperately trying to improve his position but Gaeshi has a good base and remains in mount.
Gaeshi landing shots from mount.
Gaeshi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. daisy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gaeshi landing punches.
daisy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gaeshi working daisy over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Gaeshi.
daisy tries to lock up and control but Gaeshi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
daisy is looking to improve his position but Gaeshi isn't that keen on the idea.
Gaeshi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can daisy hang on?
daisy can't escape the position.
Gaeshi raining down shots from the mount!
Gaeshi landing strikes from the mount.
daisy is in a horrible position here. Gaeshi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
daisy is trying desperately to improve position.
Gaeshi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of daisy 's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaeshi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can daisy hang on?
Gaeshi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can daisy hang on?
daisy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gaeshi controlling his opponent.
daisy wants to control but Gaeshi is having none of it.
Gaeshi is landing with some decent strikes but daisy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Gaeshi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but daisy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
daisy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gaeshi's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaeshi stalling away here and it's allowed daisy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
daisy 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.

daisy wriggles free and stands up.
Gaeshi swings away with a body shot that misses

and daisy counters with a shoot takedown. Gaeshi fights it but they end up in guard.
Gaeshi wants to sweep but no luck.

Gaeshi pushes daisy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
daisy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcus daisy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaeshi throws a combination that misses
and daisy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gaeshi really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaeshi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sumi Gaeshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gaeshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sumi Gaeshi!