PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chrys Kyle (ranked 2776 p4p, 245 weight class) and Harry Daebak (ranked 2366 p4p, 217 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kyle
vs
Daebak

171 cm
26
156 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
141 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chrys Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Daebak!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harry Daebak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daebak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daebak.
Daebak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kyle in his tracks.
Daebak throws a leg kick
and Kyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daebak looks to throw a body kick
and Kyle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Daebak's knee momentarily.
Daebak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kyle will feel that in the morning.
Daebak connects with a jab.
Daebak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kyle blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab by Daebak.
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!
Daebak misses with a kick to the body
and Daebak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kyle tries to work over Daebak's front leg with a kick but Daebak checks it.
Kyle throws a wild body kick that Daebak sees coming a mile off.
Daebak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyle. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak tries to clinch up.
Daebak cracks Kyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daebak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daebak manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Kyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Daebak scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Kyle misses.
Kyle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daebak.
Daebak looks to land a body kick but Kyle moved away.
Good exchange - Daebak coming out on top.
Daebak misses with a leg kick
and Kyle counters with a stiff right hand.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daebak manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daebak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyle moves away.
Kyle throws a big counter combination but Daebak scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Daebak staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Daebak blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Daebak blocks the leg kick.
Daebak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daebak lands a jab to Kyle's midsection.
Daebak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daebak digs a good body shot into Kyle's ribs.
Daebak moves out of range of the strikes.
Daebak flicks out a counter leg kick but Kyle steps away.
Daebak throws a jab when Kyle was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daebak.
Daebak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daebak checks the leg kick.

Daebak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Daebak.
Daebak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Daebak.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daebak.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kyle scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle lands a left hand.
Kyle prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Kyle lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daebak.
Daebak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Kyle.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Kyle avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daebak lands a left hand.
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kyle.
Kyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Daebak controls his hands.
I was talking to Kyle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Daebak pushes Kyle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daebak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daebak scores with a shot to the side of Kyle's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyle working aggressively here.
Kyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Kyle stalling in the clinch.
Kyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Daebak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle misses the jab.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Daebak. Those never looked like landing.
Kyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daebak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daebak throws a shot to the body.
Daebak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daebak is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle lands with a straight right. Daebak didn't see that one coming.
Kyle moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Daebak tenderised Kyle's leg. Kyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kyle misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daebak. That did some damage!
Kyle scores with a three punch combo!
Daebak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kyle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Daebak takes the fight into the clinch.
Kyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daebak lands a body shot.
Kyle misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daebak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daebak backwards.
Daebak lands a nice uppercut.
Daebak lands a left hand.
Kyle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daebak is keeping busy.
Kyle presses Daebak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Kyle fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Daebak.
Kyle has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daebak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daebak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daebak working aggressively here.
Daebak misses with a punch on the inside.

Kyle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daebak doesn't manage to clinch there - Kyle circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daebak. Kyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daebak moves out of range of the strikes.
Harry Daebak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daebak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kyle's sensitive parts.
Daebak lands a jab to the nose.
Daebak is looking to slow Kyle down with leg kicks.
Kyle ducks under a wild hook from Daebak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Daebak backs away, Kyle returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daebak manages to avoid it.
Daebak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kyle tries to land a front kick but Daebak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daebak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daebak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kyle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daebak connects with the punch.
Kyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daebak was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyle.
Daebak wants to counter the offense by Kyle and move into the clinch position.
Daebak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daebak checks a leg kick.
Daebak moves out of range of the leg kick from Kyle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak checks a low kick from Kyle.
Kyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daebak finds it's way round the side to connect with Kyle's head.
Daebak lands a nice shot that snaps Kyle's head back.
Daebak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daebak.
Daebak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daebak throws a hook but Kyle avoids it easily.
Kyle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Kyle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kyle.
Daebak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Daebak.
Daebak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kyle's calf.
Kyle throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Daebak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kyle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daebak flicks out a counter leg kick but Kyle steps away.
Daebak looks to land a body kick but Kyle moved away.
Daebak checks a low kick from Kyle.
Daebak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kyle walks into a left hand.
Kyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daebak.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daebak.
Kyle cracks the inside of Daebak's front leg.
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kyle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kyle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daebak throws out a counter right but Kyle avoids it with no problem.
Daebak misses with a looping right.
Kyle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle scores with a jab. Daebak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Daebak clinches.
Daebak letting Kyle take a breather here.
Kyle lands a right hand.
Daebak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Daebak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kyle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daebak blocks a body shot from Kyle.
Daebak blocks a body shot from Kyle.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
Daebak swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Daebak on the inside.
Daebak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daebak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kyle tries to work over Daebak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daebak misses with some punches.
Chrys Kyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Daebak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle blocking some punches.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Kyle avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Kyle tries to throw a body punch but Daebak avoids it by throwing Kyle back against the cage.
Kyle misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kyle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daebak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyle. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daebak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daebak tries to clinch but Kyle is having none of it.
Kyle throws a head kick but Daebak moves out of range.
Kyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Daebak closes the distance and clinches.
Kyle pushes Daebak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyle misses with a body punch.
Daebak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daebak lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daebak has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Daebak - that landed with a thud.
Daebak presses Kyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Kyle avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Daebak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyle.
A short right from Daebak on the inside.
Daebak lands with a left to the head.

Kyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daebak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kyle in his tracks.
Kyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daebak counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Kyle misses its intended target.
Kyle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kyle takes one to the chin there.
Daebak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kyle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daebak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kyle is looking to score with low kicks.
Daebak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kyle walks into a stiff left hand from Daebak.
Daebak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daebak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Daebak lands a body shot.
Kyle's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Daebak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kyle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Daebak is just out of range.
And Daebak responds with a good body kick, but Kyle manages to step out the way in time.
Daebak clobbers Kyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Daebak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daebak 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Daebak!
Harry Daebak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.