PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monday Blues (ranked 1057 p4p, 117 weight class) and Gary Day (ranked 4146 p4p, 385 weight class). Blues's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chance The Rapper - Angels. Day has chosen Last minute - Great day to choke you out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blues
vs
Day

170 cm
23
140 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
160 lbs
9 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Aspire Nutrition

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monday Blues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blues scores with a hook to the body. Day takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blues darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blues goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Day chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blues can pounce on him.
Blues throws a sloppy body shot

and Day moves into the clinch.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Blues controls his hands.
Blues tries to throw a body punch but Day avoids it by throwing Blues back against the cage.
Blues blocks a body shot from Day.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blues's elbow.
Day takes a shot to the head.
Blues lands a nice shot to the body.
Blues tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Day's elbow.
Blues misses with a hook to the ribs.

Blues breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blues scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blues.
Blues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blues sets himself, and Day steps forward looking for the clinch! Blues avoids it this time.
Blues tries to close the distance and clinch but Day swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues fails to land with a series of punches.
Day has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Day swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blues is looking to wear down Day with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blues scores with a nice head shot.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blues.
Day tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Day walks into a left hand.
Monday Blues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blues looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Day appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blues thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Blues does no damage.
Day swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blues ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blues fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Day avoids the body shot from Blues.
Day showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blues.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blues fails in his attempt to clinch.
Day takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blues has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blues throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blues misses with a wild combination.
Day looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blues misses with a hook.
Blues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blues rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Day moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Day avoids the body shot from Blues.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blues lands a nice looking body shot.
Blues connects with the punch.
Day takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Day throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blues's head.
Blues's corner calls for a 1-2. Blues obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Day misses with a series of wild punches.
Blues was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blues connects with a solid leg kick.
Blues stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blues wants it to stay on the feet.
Blues takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
Day throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blues's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Day swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blues moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day checks the leg kick.
Blues throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Blues as he connects with a hook.
Day moves away from the strike by Blues.
Day lands with a thumping leg kick.
Day takes a jab right on the kisser.
Day throws an overhand right that lands on Blues's shoulder, as Blues tries to avoid the shot.
Blues avoids the body shot from Day.
Blues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Blues.
Day takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blues throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blues throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blues lands a jab to the head.
Monday Blues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monday Blues dominated that round.
That's time! Blues's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blues swings away with a body shot that misses
and Day counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blues lands with a shot to the body.
Blues uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Day.
Blues just misses with a punch to the body.
Blues moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDay.
Blues uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Day.
A chopping leg kick lands by Day.
Blues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Blues looks to score with a jab to the body but Day is just out of range.
Day throws a hook but Blues avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Blues. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blues looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blues slips under a jab from Day.
Day misses with a body shot.
Blues scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blues swings for the body but Day moves out of range.
Monday Blues is winning the standup battle so far.
Blues rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Day counters with a right hand to the body.
Blues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Blues misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blues. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blues throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Day drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blues defends it well.
Blues throws a body shot but no joy.
Blues with a jab.
Blues throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Day does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blues lands a jab to Day's midsection.
Blues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Blues is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Day slips a jab from Blues.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blues takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blues is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Day can do to turn this around?
Blues moves in looking to clinch but Day pushes him off.
Day's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blues connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Day scrambles back to his feet.
Blues throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day cracks Blues with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blues lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Day at a distance.
Day moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Day throws out a powerful jab.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blues on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blues lands a nice shot to the body.
Blues misses with a straight right.
Day doesn't manage to clinch there - Blues circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blues scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Day darts in looking for a takedown but Blues gets double underhooks and turns Day into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Blues misses its target.
Day takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blues misses with a straight left.
Day throws out a counter right but Blues avoids it with no problem.
Blues lands a glancing blow to the side of Day's head.

Blues clinches with his opponent.
Day is stalling here.
Blues swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blues tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Blues fails to land.
Blues tries to work over Day's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Day lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blues backwards.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blues tries to throw a body punch but Day avoids it by throwing Blues back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with some punches.
Blues digs a right hand into Day's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Day's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Day breaks from the clinch.
Day avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blues lands a body shot.
Day misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Day.
Blues is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Day scores with a hook to the body. Blues takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blues connects with a body shot that sends Day's belly button to the back.
Blues throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blues. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Day throws out a counter right but Blues avoids it with no problem.
Blues swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monday Blues dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Blues misses with a hook
and Blues takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Day punishes Blues's body with a nice straight punch.
Blues takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Day on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Blues.
Blues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Day rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blues counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Day thinking.
Blues misses with a body shot.
Day drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blues defends it well.
Day drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blues is looking to clinch.
Blues digs a good hook to Day's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Blues tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blues smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blues missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Day ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues lands a jab-cross combination.
Blues throws a body shot but no joy.
Blues throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.

Day darts in and clinches Blues up against the cage.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blues misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blues.
Day working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blues misses with a punch to the body.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Day is trying to pull guard but Blues turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blues digs a right hand underneath Day's ribcage. Day let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blues is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blues lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Day tries to work over Blues's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blues lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Monday Blues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Day fails to pull guard.
Monday Blues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Day.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blues blocks a body shot from Day.
Day goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Day has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Day misses with a body punch.
Blues gets through Day's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Day has a couple of punches blocked by Blues.
Blues gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Day.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gary Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blues blocks a body shot from Day.
Day goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blues prevents it.
Day swings wildly with an uppercut but Blues uses good head movement to avoid it.

Day has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blues uses from the top position.

Day looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blues passes into side control.
Blues tries to stand but Day controls the position and pulls Blues into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blues content to stall in guard here.
Blues has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Day is proving hard to escape from.
Day looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blues is one step ahead there.

Day looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monday Blues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blues, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monday Blues!
Monday Blues thanked the fans post fight for their support.