PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Painter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and colin daglish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Painter
vs
daglish

225 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Painter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, colin daglish!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Painter shoots for a double leg takedown but daglish sprawls well. He's pushed Painter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
daglish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from daglish.
daglish tries to close the distance and clinch but Painter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
daglish fails in his attempt to clinch.
daglish tries to close the distance and clinch but Painter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

daglish darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

daglish decides to stand up.

daglish gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
daglish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
daglish lands a left hand.
Painter wants to get back to striking at distance but daglish won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from daglish.
Painter is working for takedown but daglish is calmly controlling the position for now.
daglish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Painter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Painter tries to pull guard but daglish holds him up against the cage and eventually Painter drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Painter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
daglish stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Painter just misses with a elbow thrown towards daglish's brow.
daglish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Painter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
daglish wants to get back to striking at distance but Painter won't allow it.
daglish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Painter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. daglish just stands there and leans against the cage.

daglish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Painter dodges the punch combination from daglish.

Painter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painter trying to mount his opponent but daglish defends it.
daglish looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Painter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
daglish misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
daglish is not content to let Painter control the position.
daglish looks like he's trying to stand up.
daglish is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
daglish looks gassed!
daglish is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Painter jumps into side control!
daglish should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Painter taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
daglish manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Painter trying to control the action but daglish is working from the bottom.
daglish wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Painter is looking to advance position but daglish won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

colin daglish dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Painter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and daglish counters with a nice double leg into side control. Painter won't be happy with that.
Painter struggling a bit here.
Painter tries to buck daglish off but daglish is having none of it.

daglish stands up and beckons Painter to his feet.
Painter fails with the takedown

and daglish counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Painter's guard now.
Painter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

daglish stands up and waves to Painter to follow him.
Kevin Painter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
daglish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Painter misses with a body kick.
daglish misses with a kick to the body.
daglish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
daglish swinging wilding here.

daglish fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Painter sprawls well initially but daglish persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Painter wants to get back to full guard.
Painter is looking to escape.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - daglish has eaten all the pies!
daglish is taking a breather. Painter 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.
daglish wants to stand up but Painter has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Painter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Painter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
daglish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
daglish trying to stand up but can't free himself from Painter's guard.
Painter trying to control the position.
Painter tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.
Painter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. daglish manages to get himself to full guard.
Painter prevents daglish from getting back to his feet.
Painter won't allow daglish to sweep him here.
Painter won't allow daglish to get back to his feet.

Painter stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

colin daglish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Painter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Painter avoids the head kick by daglish.
Kevin Painter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Painter with a lazy takedown attempt

and daglish holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

daglish gets a trip takedown into half guard.
daglish wants to stand up but Painter is controlling the position.
daglish seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
daglish tries to stand and escape but Painter is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
daglish tries to stand and escape but Painter actually recovers to full guard.

daglish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Painter working for a triangle but daglish defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
daglish wants to get up but he can't break Painter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Painter pushes daglish off and gets back to his feet.
daglish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Painter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and daglish decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Painter's guard.
daglish wants to get up but he can't break Painter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
daglish trying to control the position from guard on top but Painter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
daglish with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Painter has a closed guard, preventing daglish from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
daglish won't allow Painter to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
colin daglish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well daglish has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight for colin daglish!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for colin daglish!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for colin daglish!

colin daglish wins by unanimous decision!