PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wojciech Bakalarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Daly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bakalarz comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Against - Under The Knife. Daly has chosen Trapt as his entrance music. The key to victory for Wojciech Bakalarz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bakalarz
vs
Daly

189 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 New York, Wojciech Bakalarz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Daly!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakalarz misses with a takedown

and Daly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Daly won't allow Bakalarz to get back to his feet.
Daly wants to control from the top but Bakalarz keeps moving.
Daly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bakalarz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daly stops Bakalarz from standing up.
Daly passes Bakalarz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Daly performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daly trying to mount his opponent but Bakalarz defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daly stops Bakalarz from getting back to his feet.
Daly slows the pace down in half guard.

Daly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Daly decides to stand up.
Bakalarz tries to clinch

and Daly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bakalarz's guard now.
Bakalarz wants to stand and escape but Daly is having none of it.
Bakalarz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Daly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Daly drives through and clinches with Bakalarz against the cage.
Bakalarz tries to work over Daly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daly tries to pull guard but Bakalarz holds him up against the cage and eventually Daly drops back down to his feet.
Daly tries to break free but Bakalarz pushes him back against the cage.
Bakalarz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bakalarz throws a punch but it's blocked by Daly.
Bakalarz tries to land knees in the clinch but Daly avoids the damage to the body.
Bakalarz scores with a shot to the side of Daly's head.
Daly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bakalarz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daly wants to get back to striking at distance but Bakalarz won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakalarz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bakalarz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daly avoids it.
Daly lands a body punch.
Daly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daly tries to score a body lock takedown but Bakalarz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wojciech Bakalarz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Daly.
Bakalarz gets underhooks to prevent Daly's takedown attempt.
Bakalarz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daly's efforts to push away.
Daly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bakalarz misses with a knee strike.
Daly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daly dodges an elbow strike from Bakalarz.
Daly holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bakalarz obliges.
Daly goes for a takedown attempt but Bakalarz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bakalarz tries to sprawl but Daly drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Daly passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bakalarz!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daly controlling the position easily from mount.
Bakalarz wants to try and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daly landing strikes from the mount and Bakalarz is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Daly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Daly tries a head kick but it misses.
Daly slaps away a takedown attempt from Bakalarz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Daly shoots in but Bakalarz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bakalarz sprawls well. Bakalarz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daly gets slowly back to his feet.
Wojciech Bakalarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakalarz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daly pinned against the cage. Daly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bakalarz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wojciech Bakalarz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakalarz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bakalarz fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bakalarz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Daly drives through and clinches with Bakalarz against the cage.
Bakalarz throws an elbow that misses.
Daly is looking for a takedown.
Bakalarz lands a damaging elbow.
Bakalarz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bakalarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daly's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bakalarz throws an elbow but misses.
Bakalarz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Daly pulls Bakalarz into guard.
Bakalarz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Daly has his feet on Bakalarz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakalarz is looking to clinch.
Bakalarz wants to clinch but Daly slips to the side

and Daly counters with a shoot takedown. Bakalarz fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Daly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Daly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Daly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bakalarz prevents Daly from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daly avoiding damage as Bakalarz throws knees to the body.
Daly tries to pull guard but Bakalarz won't allow it.
A short right from Bakalarz on the inside.
Daly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Daly jumps into guard, dragging Bakalarz to the mat.
Daly controls Bakalarz momentarily but Bakalarz frees himself.
Bakalarz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daly has a closed guard, preventing Bakalarz from standing up.
Daly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bakalarz manages to get himself to full guard.
Daly stops Bakalarz from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daly trying to control but Bakalarz is working from the bottom.
Bakalarz being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Daly wants to pass the guard but Bakalarz is keeping the position.
Bakalarz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Steven Daly wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bakalarz dives in and grabs Daly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daly pushes down on Bakalarz's head and hops out.

Daly has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Daly 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. 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.

Daly clinches up against the cage.
Bakalarz lands an elbow that stopped Daly in his tracks for a moment.
Daly jumps guard but Bakalarz stands there with Daly around his waist. Daly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Daly breaks the clinch.
Daly stuffs the takedown.
Bakalarz is looking to clinch but Daly is avoiding it.
Daly keeps the fight on the outside.
Bakalarz wants to clinch up but Daly keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bakalarz.

Daly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bakalarz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Bakalarz's face as Daly controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daly in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daly advances to mount.
Daly landing punches.
Bakalarz is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bakalarz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Daly content just to control the position here.
Daly dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daly controlling from mount.
Daly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Daly controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bakalarz hang on?
Daly controlling from mount.
Daly lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bakalarz bucks up and throws Daly to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

Daly has Bakalarz up against the cage in a clinch.
Bakalarz misses with an elbow over the top.
Daly has Bakalarz pushed against the cage.
Bakalarz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bakalarz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bakalarz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Daly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bakalarz after a bit of a struggle.
Wojciech Bakalarz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Daly.
Bakalarz trying to land knees to the body.
Bakalarz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakalarz lands an elbow just above Daly 's eye.
Daly is trying to break free.
Bakalarz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daly's elbow.
Bakalarz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daly is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bakalarz to keep the fight standing.
Bakalarz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Daly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daly blocks an uppercut.
Bakalarz throws an elbow that misses.
Daly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bakalarz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daly fails with the takedown.
Wojciech Bakalarz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven Daly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakalarz scores with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Daly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daly 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Daly!
A very excited looking Steven Daly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.