PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Fawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day has chosen Last minute - Great day to choke you out as his entrance music. 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.

Fawkes
vs
Day

172 cm
24
158 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 5 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gareth Fawkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fawkes lands a right hook to the body.
Fawkes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fawkes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Gary Day has been cut.
Day looks for the body kick but Fawkes saw that one coming.
Gary Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fawkes throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Fawkes delivers a nice body kick.
Fawkes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Day. That did some damage!
Fawkes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Fawkes staying out of range there.
Fawkes throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Fawkes lands a nice hook to Day's body. Day takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day throws a chopping leg kick but Fawkes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fawkes lands with an overhand left.
Fawkes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Day.
Fawkes throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Fawkes is looking to wear down Day with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fawkes throws a low kick, looking for Day's leg but Day calmly moves out of range.
Day swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fawkes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fawkes swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Fawkes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a right hand
and Fawkes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fawkes swings away with a body shot that misses

and Day counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fawkes won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day wants to control for a moment but Fawkes uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Fawkes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day wants to pass the guard but Fawkes is keeping the position.
Fawkes is pulling down on Day's head to control his posture.
Day trying to control but Fawkes is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes controls Day momentarily but Day frees himself.
Fawkes is pulling down on Day's head. It's preventing any offense from Day, at least for the moment.
Day passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fawkes struggling a bit here.
Day misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Day lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fawkes tries to bench press Day off him but Day keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fawkes is not content to let Day control the position.
Day wants to pass to mount but Fawkes is defending the position.
Day missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Day is thwarting Fawkes's attempts to control the position.

Day is looking for a kimura but Fawkes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Day to get the leverage.
Fawkes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth Fawkes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Day's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Day gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fawkes counters with a stiff right hand.
Fawkes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fawkes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Day can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Day throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Day misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Day takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fawkes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Fawkes.
Fawkes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Fawkes misses the target.
It looks like Fawkes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fawkes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fawkes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day throws a wild body kick that Fawkes sees coming a mile off.
Fawkes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Day connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Gareth Fawkes has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day slips under a jab.
Fawkes cracks Day with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fawkes punishes Day's body with a nice straight punch.
Day with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fawkes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Day thinking.
Fawkes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Fawkes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Day! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Day throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fawkes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fawkes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Day misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes misses with a kick to the body.
Day drops his hands momentarily and Fawkes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Fawkes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fawkes throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Day misses with a right hand
enabling Fawkes to counter with a crisp jab.
Fawkes misses the shot to the body.
Day tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fawkes throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Day releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fawkes lands with a right hand.
Fawkes misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fawkes.
Day is trying to counter with his kicks.
Day misses with a low kick.
Day throws a chopping leg kick but Fawkes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fawkes throwing a counter right hand but Day manages to avoid it.
Fawkes throws a right hand that misses
and Day counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fawkes blocks a head kick by Day.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
Fawkes scores with a body shot.
Fawkes misses with a leg kick
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Day jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gareth Fawkes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Day misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes throws a chopping leg kick but Day manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Day swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fawkes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Day feints the counter takedown.
Fawkes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Day's head.
Day misses with a hook
and Fawkes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day feints and then cracks Fawkes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fawkes down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fawkes. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fawkes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Day stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Day lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day throws out a counter right but Fawkes avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth Fawkes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fawkes ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Day misses with a body punch
and Fawkes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Day throws a right hand that misses
and Day takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fawkes misses with a leg kick.

Fawkes sends Day crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fawkes is motioning to the referee to let Day up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Day is rocked!
Day walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Fawkes swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gareth Fawkes!