PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henk den Buur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Daley
vs
den Buur

190 cm
26
182 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

198 cm
23
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henk den Buur!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
den Buur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daley throws a half hearted mid kick.
den Buur blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice body punch from den Buur.
Daley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Daley moves into the clinch.
Daley has den Buur pressed against the cage, preventing den Buur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
den Buur wants a takedown.
den Buur tries to pull guard but Daley holds him up against the cage and eventually den Buur drops back down to his feet.
Daley stops a takedown attempt from den Buur.
Paul Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henk den Buur.
den Buur fails to pull the fight into his guard.
den Buur takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Henk den Buur has been cut.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but den Buur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
den Buur has had enough of the clinch but Daley keeps him there for the moment.
den Buur tries to score a body lock takedown but Daley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but den Buur blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
den Buur looks gassed!
den Buur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daley gets underhooks to prevent den Buur's takedown attempt.
Daley avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
den Buur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Daley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daley just leaning against den Buur, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
den Buur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Daley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Daley connects with a nasty looking knee right to den Buur's face.
Daley lands an elbow just above den Buur 's eye.
den Buur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Daley.
den Buur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
Daley effectively controlling the action here.
Daley lands a good knee to the midsection. den Buur won't want to take too many of those.
den Buur has had enough of the clinch but Daley keeps him there for the moment.
Daley trying to control the position but instead, den Buur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daley into the cage.
den Buur is working for takedown but Daley is calmly controlling the position for now.

den Buur has Daley pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. den Buur pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Daley tumbling to the mat - den Buur dives into Daley's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley has a closed guard, preventing den Buur from standing up.

Daley pushes den Buur off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
den Buur throws a head kick that misses.
den Buur throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley wants to clinch.
Daley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
den Buur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daley.
Henk den Buur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley throws a quick inside leg kick.

Daley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
den Buur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daley is pushing den Buur up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
den Buur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

den Buur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daley tries to clinch but den Buur is having none of it.
Daley lands with a nice body kick.
Daley wants to clinch.
den Buur scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
den Buur lands with a kick to the temple. Daley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
den Buur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
den Buur throws a lazy body kick

and Daley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
den Buur fails to pull the fight into his guard.
den Buur is trying to break the clinch but Daley has him pressed against the cage.
den Buur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daley has him pressed against the cage.

den Buur jumps guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daley stands up and waves to den Buur to follow him.
den Buur closes the distance but Daley moves to the side

and Daley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
den Buur is working for takedown but Daley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daley working den Buur over with knees to the body.
den Buur misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from den Buur.
den Buur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Daley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henk den Buur's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Daley rushes den Buur and presses him up against the cage.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
den Buur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Daley prevents it.
den Buur is trying to drag Daley to the mat but Daley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daley looking to throw knees to the head but den Buur is blocking nicely.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but den Buur blocks with his arms.
Daley has den Buur pressed against the cage.

den Buur manages to break the clinch.
den Buur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daley.
den Buur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
den Buur misses with a head kick.
Daley cracks the inside of den Buur's front leg.
den Buur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
den Buur closes the distance but Daley moves to the side
and Daley counters with a low kick, right behind den Buur 's knee.
Daley doesn't manage to clinch there - den Buur circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley tries to clinch up but den Buur circles away and keeps his distance.
den Buur misses with a head kick.

Daley gets a clinch.
Daley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daley connects with a nasty looking knee right to den Buur's face.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
den Buur has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paul Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henk den Buur.
den Buur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
den Buur tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daley smiles and moves away.
den Buur throws a lazy head kick

and Daley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daley.

den Buur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
den Buur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
den Buur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
den Buur darts in trying to clinch

and Daley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daley.
den Buur jumps guard but Daley stands there with den Buur around his waist. den Buur gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
den Buur wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Buur takes a knee right on the jaw!
den Buur goes for a takedown attempt but Daley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daley avoids the head kick by den Buur.
Daley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
den Buur throws a lazy head kick

and Daley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daley.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daley lands a knee to the head.
den Buur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
den Buur tries to break free but Daley pushes him back against the cage.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but den Buur blocks it with crossed arms.
Daley misses with a knee strike.

den Buur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daley feints and then cracks den Buur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow den Buur down.
den Buur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
den Buur darts in trying to clinch

and Daley counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley with a knee to the head.
Paul Daley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daley prevents a takedown attempt there.
den Buur can't get the takedown.
den Buur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daley landing knees to the head.
den Buur fails to pull guard.
Daley looking to stall.
den Buur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
den Buur tries for a takedown but Daley manages to get underhooks.
Daley prevents the takedown attempt.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. den Buur lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daley is pressed up against the cage. den Buur 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.
Daley tries to close the distance and clinch up but den Buur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daley tries to clinch there but den Buur circles away.
den Buur throws a sloppy head kick

and Daley counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Daley.
den Buur tries for a takedown but Daley manages to get underhooks.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
den Buur tries to break the clinch but Daley is controlling the position.
den Buur tries to score a body lock takedown but Daley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

den Buur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
den Buur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daley manages to avoid it.
Daley throws a head kick but den Buur moves out of range.

den Buur tries to keep at a distance but Daley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daley stops a takedown attempt from den Buur.
den Buur wants to break the clinch but can't.
den Buur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
den Buur being controlled against the cage.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
den Buur is trying to maintain a safe position but Daley gets an underhook and turns den Buur into the cage.
den Buur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Daley pulls his leg out and moves away.
den Buur throws a sloppy head kick
and Daley counters with an inside leg kick.

Daley rushes den Buur and presses him up against the cage.
den Buur is trying to force a seperation but Daley has the dominant position.
Daley lands a knee to the head.
den Buur is looking to break free of the clinch but Daley has double underhooks.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Daley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henk den Buur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

den Buur throws a sloppy head kick and Daley moves out of range easily.
den Buur misses with a head kick.

Daley forces den Buur back against the cage and clinches.
Daley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
den Buur jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daley walks away with a smile on his face. den Buur gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daley tries to clinch but den Buur is having none of it.

Daley has closed the distance and engaged den Buur in a clinch.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daley wants to stall.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daley trying to control the position but instead, den Buur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daley into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

den Buur has clasped his hands together around Daley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Daley is trying to get back to his feet.
den Buur tries to stand but Daley is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, den Buur asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
den Buur wants to stand but Daley is controlling his arm.
den Buur tries to stand but Daley controls the position and pulls den Buur into his guard.
den Buur has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daley is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on den Buur if he has to take too many more of those.
den Buur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daley tries to clinch there but den Buur circles away.
Paul Daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from den Buur.

Daley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
Daley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Paul Daley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
den Buur has Daley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley keeps control of den Buur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daley landing knees to the head.
Daley wants to stall.
den Buur wants to break the clinch but can't.
den Buur tries to break free but Daley pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Daley.
Daley stops a takedown attempt from den Buur.
Paul Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henk den Buur.
Daley working den Buur over with knees to the body.
den Buur wants a takedown but no success here.
den Buur takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
Daley landing knees to the head.
den Buur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Daley prevents it.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
den Buur can't break the clinch.

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.
den Buur is trying to drag Daley to the mat but Daley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daley crunches a lovely knee into den Buur's ribcage.
den Buur tries to score a body lock takedown but Daley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daley gets underhooks to prevent den Buur's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
den Buur tries for a takedown but Daley manages to get underhooks.
Daley with a knee to the head.
den Buur tries to pull guard but Daley won't allow it.
den Buur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daley landing knees to the body.
Daley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
den Buur has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
den Buur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daley has him pressed against the cage.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henk den Buur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
den Buur is working for takedown but Daley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daley landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Daley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daley, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

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