PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Daiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nypho slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daiva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Rasmus - The Fight. Lukas Daiva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Daiva
vs
slice

183 cm
23
189 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Demonic Drugs

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Daiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, nypho slice !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
slice takes a swing at Daiva's ribcage but misses.
slice lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Daiva is rocked!

It looks like Lukas Daiva has been cut.
Daiva closes this distance looking for a takedown but slice circles away.
Oh Daiva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Daiva takes the fight into the clinch.
Daiva seems to have got his legs back now.
Good body shot from Daiva.
slice wants to break free but Daiva has control.

Daiva breaks the clinch.
slice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daiva doesn't manage to clinch there - slice circles away.
slice throws a series of punches but Daiva avoids them all with ease.
Daiva misses with a head kick.
slice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
slice closes the distance and clinches up with Daiva, looking for a takedown. slice pushes Daiva against the cage but Daiva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daiva throws a head kick but slice moves out of range.

Daiva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daiva stops slice from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
slice is looking to improve his position.
Daiva is figuring out what he wants to do next.

slice looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Daiva pushes past his half guard into mount!
slice looks gassed!
slice squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Daiva controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daiva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
slice swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
slice tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daiva controlling the pace for now.
slice 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Daiva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
slice wants to hold on but Daiva pushes him away.
Daiva controlling the pace for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Lukas Daiva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
slice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lukas Daiva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lukas Daiva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Daiva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - slice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daiva tries to clinch up but slice circles away and keeps his distance.
Daiva shoots in but no luck this time.
slice throws a series of punches but Daiva moves out of range.
Daiva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but slice swivels and escapes.
slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Daiva.
slice throws a lazy right hand but Daiva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daiva digs a good body shot into slice 's ribs.
slice misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

slice scores a takedown into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiva is trying desperately to improve position.
Daiva tries to lock up and control but slice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

slice goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Daiva is on top in guard.
slice is looking to stand back up but Daiva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by slice .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
slice is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
slice misses with a strike from the bottom.
Daiva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from slice but he's now mounted!
Daiva prevents slice from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daiva controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
slice 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
slice is wriggling around trying to escape.
slice tries to hold on but Daiva pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daiva controlling from the full mount.
slice is working to get back to half guard.
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 Lukas Daiva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lukas Daiva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Daiva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daiva throws a sloppy head kick and slice moves out of range easily.

slice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Daiva!

slice moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Daiva has worked his arm free - good work by Daiva!
Daiva controls the position for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
slice wants to stand but Daiva is controlling his arm.
Daiva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Daiva kicks off slice and gets to his feet.

Daiva darts in and clinches slice up against the cage.
Daiva crunches a lovely knee into slice 's ribcage.
slice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
slice wants to get back to striking at distance but Daiva won't allow it.
slice fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daiva crunches a lovely knee into slice 's ribcage.
slice has had enough of the clinch but Daiva keeps him there for the moment.
slice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daiva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daiva.
Daiva crunches a lovely knee into slice 's ribcage.
Daiva landing knees to the body.
slice tries to pull guard but Daiva won't allow it.
Lukas Daiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nypho slice .

slice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daiva tries to clinch but slice moves out of range.
Daiva fails with the takedown.
Daiva tries to close the distance and clinch but slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daiva tries to land a leg kick but slice saw it coming and moves away.

Daiva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiva is looking to stand up but slice isn't so interested in that idea.

slice postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Daiva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of slice , into his guard.
Daiva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

slice working for submissions but it's allowed Daiva to get to half guard.
slice makes his way to full guard. A much better position for slice .
nypho slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukas Daiva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
slice looking to control but Daiva passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lukas Daiva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daiva, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lukas Daiva!