PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Slayer
vs
Daley

172 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer shoots in looking for a takedown. Daley tries to sprawl out of it but Slayer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slayer tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daley moves away.
Slayer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daley is fending him off so far but Slayer persists. Nope, Daley circles away and we're back to standing.
Slayer fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Slayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Daley moves into range and clinches up with Slayer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley missing with knees to the body.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daley trying to land knees to the body.

Slayer decides to pull guard.
Slayer trying to keep a closed guard but Daley is proving a slippery customer.
Daley stops Slayer from standing up.
Daley wants to pass the guard but Slayer is keeping the position.
Slayer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daley is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slayer working a defensive guard but Daley passes into half guard.
Slayer wants to stand back up but Daley manages to pass into side control.
Slayer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Daley is controlling him well.
Slayer looks to move to half guard but instead Daley has passed into mount! Damn!
Daley controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries to hold on but Daley postures up.
Daley content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slayer is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Daley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Slayer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Slayer gets the takedown into side control.
Slayer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Slayer wants to control but Daley is keeping him busy.
Daley is trying to get back to half guard.
Slayer trying to control the position but Daley is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The ground and pound from Slayer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Daley stops Slayer from passing to mount.
Slayer taking a break here but Daley is having none of it and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slayer misses with a takedown attempt - Daley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slayer clinches but Daley breaks the clinch

and Daley counters by moving into the clinch.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Daley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daley with a knee to the head.
Daley gets underhooks to prevent Slayer's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Slayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Daley lands a knee to the head.
Daley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Daley.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slayer blocks it with crossed arms.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Daley missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slayer can't break the clinch.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slayer blocks it with crossed arms.
Slayer tries for a takedown but Daley manages to get underhooks.
Daley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slayer wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Slayer is working for takedown but Daley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Slayer avoiding damage as Daley throws knees to the body.
Slayer has Daley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slayer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Daley landing knees to the head.
Slayer tries to pull guard but Daley holds him up against the cage and eventually Slayer drops back down to his feet.
Slayer can't find room to land a body shot as Daley controls the action.
Daley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Slayer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slayer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daley is pressed up against the cage. Slayer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Daley down to the mat. Daley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Max Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slayer misses with a takedown

and Daley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Daley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slayer.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Daley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Slayer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Daley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Slayer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daley.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slayer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
Daley looking to throw knees to the head but Slayer is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Slayer is looking to break free of the clinch but Daley has double underhooks.
Daley landing knees to the body.
Daley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slayer jumps guard but Daley stands there with Slayer around his waist. Slayer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Daley landing knees to the head.
Daley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slayer tries to pull guard but Daley won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Slayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slayer blocks it with crossed arms.
Slayer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daley moves out of range as Slayer throws a body kick.
Slayer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slayer misses with a kick to the body.
Slayer throws a big shot that misses.
Daley tries to clinch there but Slayer circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt

and Daley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daley.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slayer blocks it with crossed arms.
Slayer jumps guard but Daley stands there with Slayer around his waist. Slayer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
Slayer wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
Daley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Slayer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daley smiles and moves away.
Daley is looking to clinch but Slayer is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries for a takedown but Daley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Daley rushes Slayer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slayer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
Daley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daley landing knees to the body.
Slayer wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.
Slayer fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slayer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paul Daley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slayer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daley has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Daley lands a knee to the head.
Daley lands a knee to the head.
Slayer looking for a takedown.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
Daley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slayer's face.
Slayer can't get the takedown.
Slayer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Slayer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slayer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slayer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daley has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Max Slayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slayer can't break the clinch.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Daley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Daley!