PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Kill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Daley
vs
Kill

178 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Pure Juice
Pure Juice

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 London, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Kill!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kill tries to clinch up but Daley circles away and keeps his distance.

Kill clinches up with Daley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Daley tries to pull guard but Kill holds him up against the ropes and eventually Daley drops back down to his feet.
Kill holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kill tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.
Daley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daley is trying to break free.

Daley manages to break the clinch.
Daley shoots in but Kill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daley looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Kill instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kill throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daley.
Daley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Daley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Daley pulls Kill into guard.
Daley striking off his back but it's not causing Kill any problems.
Daley is looking to stand up but Kill isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daley is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Daley looking for subs off his back but Kill has passed one foot through into half guard.
It looks like Kill is going to stand back up.
Daley is trying to stand up here but Kill is controlling him well.

That's two 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.
Kill tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Daley.
Daley trying to control but Kill postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kill clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Kill.

It looks like Paul Daley has been cut.
Daley can't break the clinch.
Kill prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Daley blocks an elbow strike.
Kill lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Kill.
Kill trying to land knees to the body.
Kill scores with a knee to the head.
Kill misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kill missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kill.
Kill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kill prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Daley is trying to stall.
Daley managing to block the knees to the body from Kill.
Daley jumps guard but Kill stands there with Daley around his waist. Daley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kill looks gassed!
Kill lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kill.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kill landing knees to the head.
Daley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Daley pulls guard successfully.
Daley is trying to keep Kill in close.

That's four 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.
Kill being controlled here momentarily.
Daley is looking to stand up but Kill isn't so interested in that idea.
Daley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kill has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kill decides to stand up, so the ref orders Daley to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Kill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Daley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kill throws a head kick that half lands.
Daley lands a head shot.
Daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kill.
Daley lands a high kick to the side of Kill's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Daley dives into guard, looking to finish.

Kill is rocked!

It looks like Bill Kill has been cut.
Daley stops Kill from standing up.
Kill is still in real trouble! Can Daley finish him?
Daley is looking to stand up but Kill won't let him.
Kill seems to have recovered his senses.
Daley throwing strikes but missing.
Daley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kill is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kill is trying to control the position but Daley postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley prevents Kill from getting back to his feet.
Daley wants to stand but Kill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Daley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kill swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kill tries to clinch there but Daley circles away.
Daley lands with a straight right. Kill didn't see that one coming.
Kill throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kill is looking to clinch.
Daley throws an overhand right that lands on Kill's shoulder, as Kill tries to avoid the shot.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kill manages to avoid it.

Kill rushes Daley and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kill misses with a knee to the head.
Kill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kill misses with a knee strike.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kill has him pressed against the ropes.
Kill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kill smiles and moves away.
Daley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Paul Daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kill gets a clinch.
Daley wants to get back to striking at distance but Kill won't allow it.
Kill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kill looking to throw knees to the head but Daley is blocking nicely.
Daley scores with a nice hook to the head.

Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kill misses with the combination.
Kill tries to clinch up but Daley circles away and keeps his distance.

Kill has closed the distance and engaged Daley in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Kill.
Kill tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.
Daley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kill.
Kill misses with a knee to the head.

Daley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Kill.
Daley throws a head kick but Kill moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Daley finds it's target.
Kill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daley counters with a left and a right that stings Kill.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley managing to block the knees to the body from Kill.
Kill tries to land knees in the clinch but Daley avoids the damage to the body.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kill stops a takedown attempt from Daley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Daley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kill tries to land a knee to the head but Daley blocks with his arms.
Kill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kill tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.
Kill lands a damaging elbow.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kill has him pressed against the ropes.
Kill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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 Paul Daley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kill blocks a head kick by Daley.
Daley throws a head kick but Kill moves out of range.
Daley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Kill has closed the distance and engaged Daley in a clinch.
Daley takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Kill.
Kill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daley's face.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daley can't break the clinch.
Kill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kill misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kill lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daley digs a right hand into Kill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kill's gas tank.
Kill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daley dodges an elbow strike from Kill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill lands a nice knee to the body.
Kill trying to land knees to the body.
Daley managing to block the knees to the body from Kill.
Kill keeps control of Daley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daley takes an elbow to the temple.
Daley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kill tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.

Daley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Daley is looking to stand up but Kill won't let him.
Daley throws and elbow that misses. Kill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daley's guard. Nice move by Kill!
Kill wants to stand but Daley is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kill is stalling in the full guard.
Daley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kill is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kill is standing up over Daley. Daley looks to escape but Kill dives into side control.

Kill stands up.
Daley blocks a head kick by Kill.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Daley throws a hook but Kill blocks it.
Kill tries to close the distance and clinch but Daley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kill lands a with a good body shot.

Kill clinches.
Kill effectively controlling the action here.
Kill scores a nice knee to the body.
Kill tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.

Daley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Daley tries to keep at a distance but Kill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kill tries to land a knee to the head but Daley blocks with his arms.
Daley is looking to break free of the clinch but Kill has double underhooks.
Kill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Daley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daley keeps the fight on the outside.
Kill tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.

Kill forces Daley back against the ropes and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Kill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kill 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Kill!