PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramin Laulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denton Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Danger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Laulu
vs
Daley

185 cm
25
215 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

190 cm
29
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ramin Laulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denton Daley!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Daley lands a nice shot to the body.
Daley scores with a nice right hand.
Laulu scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Denton Daley has been cut.
Laulu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daley.
Laulu looks to land a right hand but Daley moved out of range.
Daley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramin Laulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley works Laulu's body with a nice hook.
Daley lands a body shot.

Laulu darts in and clinches Daley up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Daley breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laulu. Daley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laulu lands with a shot to the body.
Daley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laulu moves away.
Laulu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daley lands with a shot to the body.
Laulu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laulu lands a body punch in the clinch.

Daley manages to break the clinch.
Laulu darts in trying to clinch
and Daley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daley jabs Laulu right on the nose. Laulu blinks but takes it well.
Daley misses with an uppercut. Laulu saw that one coming.
Laulu staying out of range there.
Laulu is looking to clinch but Daley is avoiding it.
Laulu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kombat MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Laulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Laulu.
Daley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daley lands a nice hook to Laulu's body. Laulu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laulu throws a body punch but Daley moves out of range.

Laulu closes the distance and pushes Daley back into the cage.
Laulu lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laulu jumps guard and drags Daley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Laulu throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Laulu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Daley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laulu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daley has managed to get both his arms back between Laulu's legs - danger averted.

Laulu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Daley stacks Laulu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Daley!
Laulu is being controlled here.

Daley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Daley avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a body punch but Laulu moves out of range.
Daley tries to move into range but Laulu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Daley misses.
Daley just misses with a punch to the body.
Laulu keeps Daley at a distance using the push kick.

Daley gets tackled into the cage by Laulu. Laulu maintains the clinch.
Daley is trying to force a seperation but Laulu has the dominant position.
Daley prevents a body shot from Laulu.
Daley misses with a punch to the body.
Daley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Daley breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Daley. Those never looked like landing.
Daley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laulu scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laulu ducks under a wild hook from Daley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laulu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daley manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Daley misses the target.

Laulu gets a clinch.
Daley takes a shot to the head.
Daley wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Laulu.
Laulu lands with a right to the head.
Laulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Daley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laulu cracks Daley with a nice body shot.

Daley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laulu tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.
Laulu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daley was well out of range. Poor timing from Laulu.
Laulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daley.
Laulu moves away from the strike by Daley.
Daley throws a shot from downtown. Laulu moves away and avoids it.
Laulu is looking to counter punch.
Jab, jab by Laulu - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ramin Laulu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denton Daley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Daley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Daley moves away from the strike by Laulu.
Daley misses with a straight right.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laulu manages to avoid it.
Laulu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denton Daley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Daley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Laulu rushes Daley and presses him up against the cage.
Daley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laulu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laulu tries to pull guard but Daley won't allow it.

Daley breaks the clinch.
Daley lands a nice hook to Laulu's body. Laulu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laulu throws an overhand right that lands on Daley's shoulder, as Daley tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Laulu.
Daley slips a jab from Laulu.
Laulu tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Daley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Daley lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Daley throws a body punch but Laulu moves out of range.
Laulu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laulu connects with a jab.
Daley lands a body shot.
Laulu misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Daley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Daley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laulu lands a really nice looking cross but Daley seems unphased.
Laulu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laulu is looking to clinch.
Daley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laulu throws a body shot but no joy.
Laulu misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laulu misses with a body shot
and Daley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laulu throws a leg kick which misses Daley's front leg but catches the back leg as Daley tries to avoid it.
Daley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laulu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daley.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daley lands an uppercut.
Laulu struggles to land a body shot inside as Daley controls his hands.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Laulu throws a punch but it's blocked by Daley.
Daley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laulu backwards.
Laulu tries to throw a body punch but Daley avoids it by throwing Laulu back against the cage.
Daley lands with a light punch inside.
Daley wants to get back to striking at distance but Laulu won't allow it.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Laulu controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Daley's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daley misses with a straight left.
Laulu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laulu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daley is out of range.
Daley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Daley is just out of range.
Laulu throws a nice head kick!

That has opened up Denton Daley's cut even more.
Laulu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laulu misses with a head kick.
Daley connects with a body shot that sends Laulu's belly button to the back.
Daley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Laulu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daley tries to break free but Laulu pushes him back against the cage.
Laulu blocks an uppercut.
Daley misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Daley fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laulu blocks an uppercut.
Laulu misses with some punches.
Laulu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daley's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laulu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daley smiles and moves away.
A big right from Laulu misses.

Laulu forces Daley back against the cage and clinches.

Daley breaks the clinch.
Daley misses with an uppercut.
Laulu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Laulu missing with a left hand there. Daley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Daley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Daley moves away from the strike by Laulu.
Laulu misses with a wild body shot.

Laulu closes the distance and pushes Daley back into the cage.
Daley lands an uppercut.
Daley is trying to break free.
Laulu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Daley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Denton Daley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Denton Daley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Daley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laulu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Daley scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Daley misses the target.
Daley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laulu.
It seemed like Daley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laulu throws a body punch but Daley moves out of range.
Daley checks a low kick from Laulu.
Laulu scoring well with a low kick there.
Laulu throws a head kick but Daley moves out of range.
Daley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Laulu misses
and Daley counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Daley.
Laulu works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley swings for the body but Laulu moves out of range.
Laulu is looking to clinch.
Daley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laulu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laulu moves in looking to clinch but Daley pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laulu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Daley. Beautiful body shot.
Laulu tries to clinch but Daley moves away
and Daley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laulu.
Laulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Daley circles away.
Daley throws a hook but Laulu blocks it.
Daley misses with a body shot.
Laulu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laulu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Laulu misses the target.
Laulu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laulu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laulu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Daley tries to keep at a distance but Laulu has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laulu wants a takedown.
Laulu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Daley pulls his leg out and moves away.
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!
Laulu misses with a body shot.
Laulu wants to land a leg kick but Daley is out of range.
Laulu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laulu tries to clinch up.
Laulu throws a right hand that misses
and Daley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daley misses with a straight left.
Daley lands a jab to Laulu's midsection.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laulu manages to avoid it.
Daley misses with a straight right.
Laulu misses with a head kick.
Laulu is looking to clinch.

Laulu clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses with a body punch.
Daley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laulus head.
Daley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laulu has Daley pressed against the cage, preventing Daley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laulu has Daley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramin Laulu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laulu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daley throws a good cross that connects.
Laulu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laulu manages to avoid it.
Daley checks a low kick from Laulu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daley. Laulu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laulu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Daley misses with a straight right.
Daley moves away from the strike by Laulu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses the shot to the body.
Laulu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laulu tries to clinch up
and Daley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Daley scores with a sloppy right hand. Laulu should have avoided that one.
Daley throws out a loose jab but Laulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daley throws a hook but Laulu blocks it.
Laulu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Laulu.
Laulu tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
Laulu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laulu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Daley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denton Daley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daley 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denton Daley!
Denton Daley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.