PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Phalm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Phalm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Phalm
vs
Daley

198 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Phalm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Daley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Daley moves into the clinch.
Daley prevents Phalm from breaking the clinch.
Daley lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Phalm is breathing heavily.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
Phalm is trying to break free.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daley landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phalm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Daley lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phalm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phalm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daley landing knees to the head.
Daley landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Daley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phalm fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daley with a knee to the head.
Daley landing knees to the body.
Daley lands a knee to the body.
Daley missing with knees to the body.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phalm tries to pull guard but Daley holds him up against the cage and eventually Phalm drops back down to his feet.
Daley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daley prevents Phalm from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Daley.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
Phalm tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Phalm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Phalm is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daley is keeping busy.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phalm tries to throw a body punch but Daley avoids it by throwing Phalm back against the cage.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.

That's two 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.
Daley tries to land knees in the clinch but Phalm avoids the damage to the body.
Phalm jumps guard but Daley stands there with Phalm around his waist. Phalm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Daley lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Daley.
Phalm tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daley landing knees to the body.
Daley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phalm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
Phalm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daley missing with knees to the body.
Daley prevents Phalm from breaking the clinch.
Daley landing knees to the body.
Phalm tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Daley lands a knee to the head.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Phalm blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Daley.
Phalm wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
Phalm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Phalm is trying to maintain a safe position but Daley gets an underhook and turns Phalm into the cage.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phalm looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Daley.
Phalm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phalm wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Daley.
Daley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phalm.
Phalm drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
Daley prevents Phalm from breaking the clinch.
Daley tries a knee to the head but Phalm blocks it.
Phalm avoiding damage as Daley throws knees to the body.
Phalm stalling in the clinch but Daley improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.

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.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
Daley tries to land knees in the clinch but Phalm avoids the damage to the body.
Daley lands a knee to the body.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daley looking to throw knees to the head but Phalm is blocking nicely.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Daley tries to land knees in the clinch but Phalm avoids the damage to the body.
Phalm managing to block the knees to the body from Daley.
Phalm tries to pull guard but Daley holds him up against the cage and eventually Phalm drops back down to his feet.
Phalm trying to stall but Daley improves his position.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
Daley tries a knee to the head but Phalm blocks it.
Daley missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phalm avoiding damage as Daley throws knees to the body.
Daley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daley tries to land knees in the clinch but Phalm avoids the damage to the body.
Daley lands a knee to the head.
Daley tries to land knees in the clinch but Phalm avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Daley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Daley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phalm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Daley wants to clinch.
Daley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phalm throws a head kick but Daley moves out of range.
Daley tries to close the distance and clinch but Phalm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phalm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phalm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daley tries to clinch up but Phalm circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phalm misses with a head kick.
Phalm wants to clinch

and Daley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phalm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phalm's face.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Phalm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daley smiles and moves away.

Daley gets a clinch.
Daley landing knees to the head.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
Daley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paul Daley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phalm fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Phalm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
Phalm is looking to control Daley's arms but Daley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phalm has his back to the cage.
Daley missing with knees to the body.
Daley tries to land knees in the clinch but Phalm avoids the damage to the body.
Daley landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phalm looking for a takedown.
Daley missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Daley tries a knee to the head but Phalm blocks it.
Daley with a knee to the head.
Phalm tries to pull guard but Daley won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Phalm is trying to break the clinch but Daley has him pressed against the cage.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phalm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phalm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daley tries a knee to the head but Phalm blocks it.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
Phalm jumps guard but Daley stands there with Phalm around his waist. Phalm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Phalm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daley has him pressed against the cage.
Daley landing knees to the body.
Daley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phalm.
Daley landing knees to the body.
Phalm has Daley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daley lands a knee to the body.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Phalm blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phalm is trying to break free.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phalm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daley landing knees to the body.
Phalm can't get the takedown.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phalm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Phalm manages to break the clinch.
Daley wants to clinch.
Phalm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Daley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Phalm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daley lands a nice knee to the body.
Phalm managing to block the knees to the body from Daley.
Phalm looking to stall.
Phalm goes for a takedown in the clinch but Daley prevents it.
Daley landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Daley prevents Phalm from breaking the clinch.
Daley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phalm's face.
Phalm wants a takedown but no success here.
Daley with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Phalm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Phalm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
Daley landing knees to the head.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phalm can't get the takedown.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phalm avoiding damage as Daley throws knees to the body.
Daley lands a nice knee to the body.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daley lands a nice knee to the body.
Phalm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Daley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Phalm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Daley gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Daley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daley prevents the takedown attempt.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Phalm blocks with his arms.
Phalm is looking to break free of the clinch but Daley has double underhooks.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Daley trying to land knees to the body.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
Phalm fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phalm tries to score a body lock takedown but Daley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Phalm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
Phalm goes for a takedown in the clinch but Daley prevents it.
Daley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Daley blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Knees to the body from Daley.
Daley crunches a lovely knee into Phalm's ribcage.
Phalm tries to break the clinch but Daley is controlling the position.
Daley connects with a knee to the head.
Phalm tries to pull guard but Daley holds him up against the cage and eventually Phalm drops back down to his feet.
Phalm struggles to land a body shot inside as Daley controls his hands.
Daley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daley trying to land knees to the body.
Daley scores a nice knee to the body.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daley.
Phalm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daley smiles and moves away.

Daley closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daley keeps control of Phalm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phalm has Daley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daley lands a nice knee to the body.
Daley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phalm 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 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Phalm tries to pull guard but Daley holds him up against the cage and eventually Phalm drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Daley.
Phalm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daley has him pressed against the cage.
Daley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phalm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Daley.
Daley missing with knees to the body.

Phalm jumps into guard, dragging Daley to the mat.
Phalm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daley is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Phalm is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phalm wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Daley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phalm manages to get himself to full guard.
Daley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phalm is striking but Daley is not phased and passes to half guard.
Still in half guard, Daley seems content to control.
Andre Phalm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Daley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Daley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daley 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30

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