PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whisky Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "I'm a man" by Black Strobe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dan
vs
Lacey

186 cm
22
197 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
192 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whisky Dan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathew Lacey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacey throws a right hand that Dan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dan also avoids with ease.
Lacey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lacey misses with a wild combination.
Lacey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacey.
A combination from Lacey does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Lacey scores with a four punch combination!
Dan lands a nice looking body shot.
Lacey misses the shot to the body.
Lacey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dan moves away.
Lacey misses with a series of wild punches.
Lacey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacey.
Dan lands a head kick!
Dan wants to clinch.
Lacey throws a shot from downtown. Dan moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Lacey.
Dan misses with a head kick.
Dan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Lacey there.
Lacey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lacey throws out a loose jab but Dan uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lacey drops Dan with a left and a right! Oh, Dan is hurt - Lacey dives into side control looking to finish!

Dan is rocked!
Dan is looking to regain half guard here but Lacey keeps moving and retains side control.
Lacey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lacey cracks Dan with a big elbow.

Lacey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lacey tries to score with some ground and pound. Dan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Lacey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lacey throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lacey scoring with punches and elbows.
Dan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dan can't do much from the bottom here.
Lacey throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dan to see if he's OK.
Dan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dan tries to improve position but can't.
Lacey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lacey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lacey throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lacey lands an elbow.
Lacey in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lacey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dan to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey staying calm.
Dan is looking to regain half guard here but Lacey keeps moving and retains side control.
Lacey fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lacey creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacey wants to control but Dan is keeping him busy.
Lacey sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Lacey dominated that round.
That's time! Dan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lacey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dan throws a sloppy head kick and Lacey moves out of range easily.
Dan slips a jab and a cross from Lacey.
Lacey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dan ducks under a wild hook from Lacey.
Dan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacey.
Dan misses with a head kick.
Lacey fails to land with a series of punches.
Dan throws a head kick but Lacey moves out of range.
Lacey throws an overhand right that lands on Dan's shoulder, as Dan tries to avoid the shot.
Dan wants to clinch up but Lacey keeps it at a distance.
Dan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lacey misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Lacey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lacey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dan moves away.
Lacey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lacey misses with a hook. Dan ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dan avoids the body shot from Lacey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathew Lacey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dan connects with a high kick.
Lacey tries to bum rush Dan with a series of wild strikes but Dan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lacey fails to land with a series of punches.
Lacey is breathing heavily.
Lacey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacey throws an overhand right that lands on Dan's shoulder, as Dan tries to avoid the shot.
Dan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lacey's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dan.
Dan throws a head kick that misses.

Dan has managed to clinch.
Dan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lacey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lacey has Dan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Lacey lands a takedown into guard.
Dan trying to keep a closed guard but Lacey is proving a slippery customer.
Lacey won't allow Dan to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lacey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dan controlling the position.
Dan is trying to control the position but Lacey postures up.
Dan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lacey.
Lacey landing with the ground and pound.
Dan trying to keep a closed guard but Lacey is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lacey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lacey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dan lands a head kick!
Lacey throws a looping overhand right but Dan ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lacey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dan.
A combination from Dan does no damage.
Lacey checks a leg kick nicely.
Dan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lacey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lacey throws a lazy right hand but Dan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathew Lacey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Lacey.
Lacey misses with a body shot.
Dan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lacey's head.
Lacey lands with a shot to the body.
Dan dodges the punch combination from Lacey.
Lacey looks to score with a jab to the body but Dan is just out of range.
Lacey throws a right and a left that Dan avoids nicely.
Dan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lacey throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan throws a head kick that half lands.
Lacey throws a right and a left that Dan avoids nicely.
Dan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dan misses with a double jab.
Dan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacey.
Lacey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lacey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dan.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lacey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dan - the referee stops the clock and Lacey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dan. Lacey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick from Dan lands but Lacey takes it in his stride.
Dan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lacey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dan.
Dan misses with a head kick.
Dan tries to clinch but Lacey moves out of range.
Lacey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dan.
Dan lands with a slapping head kick.
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 Whisky Dan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lacey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dan circles away quickly and effectively.
Lacey misses with a double jab.
Lacey avoids the head kick by Dan.
Lacey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dan tries to clinch but Lacey is having none of it.
Lacey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacey fails to land with a series of punches.
Dan throws a head kick that misses.
Lacey blocks a head kick by Dan.
Lacey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dan swings for the body but Lacey moves out of range.
Lacey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lacey counters with a right hand to the body.
Lacey misses with an uppercut.
Lacey connects with the punch.
Lacey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Lacey does no damage.
Dan lands a head kick!
Lacey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacey.
Lacey works over Dan's head and body with a nice combination.
Lacey throws a nice looking combination but Dan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dan. That's going to slow Lacey down.
Lacey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacey.
Mathew Lacey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dan throws a sloppy head kick and Lacey moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Lacey.
Lacey misses with a combination

and Dan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dan missing with knees to the body.
Lacey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lacey as Dan tries to tie him up.
Dan looking to throw knees to the head but Lacey is blocking nicely.
Lacey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dan tries to stall but Lacey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dan blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Dan.
Lacey managing to block the knees to the body from Dan.
Nice elbow from Lacey.
Lacey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dan's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Lacey.
Dan takes an elbow to the forehead.

Lacey breaks from the clinch.

Dan feints and as Lacey raises his hands in defense, Dan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lacey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lacey trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan trying to control but Lacey is working from the bottom.
Lacey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lacey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lacey.
Lacey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lacey trying to control the action but Dan is working from the bottom.
Lacey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dan's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lacey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whisky Dan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan tries to roll over but Lacey keeps him under control.
Lacey trying to control the action but Dan is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lacey.
Lacey throws a body punch but Dan moves out of range.
Dan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lacey scores with a shot to the body.
Lacey misses with a wild body shot.
Dan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lacey is able to avoid easily.
Dan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mathew Lacey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lacey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Lacey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lacey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Mathew Lacey!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Mathew Lacey!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Mathew Lacey!

Mathew Lacey wins by unanimous decision!