PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dailey
vs
Denis

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 Montreal, Paul Dailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kato Denis!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dailey stuffs the takedown.
Dailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denis shoots in but Dailey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dailey tries to clinch up but Denis circles away and keeps his distance.
Dailey slaps away a takedown attempt from Denis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paul Dailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kato Denis.
Dailey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dailey wants it to stay on the feet.
Dailey ducks under a wild hook from Denis.
Dailey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis keeps the fight on the outside.
Dailey misses with a head kick.
Dailey misses with a head kick.
Denis shoots for a double leg takedown but Dailey sprawls well. He's pushed Denis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dailey avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Denis or perhaps it was just good defense by Dailey which made him look bad.

Dailey closes the distance and pushes Denis back into the cage.
Dailey lands a knee to the head.
Dailey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Denis can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Denis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Denis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Denis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dailey.
Dailey gets underhooks to prevent Denis's takedown attempt.
Denis looks gassed!
Dailey misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dailey connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kato Denis has been cut.
Dailey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Denis tries for a takedown but Dailey manages to get underhooks.
Dailey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Denis blocks it with crossed arms.
Denis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dailey has him pressed against the cage.
Dailey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Denis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dailey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Denis's face.

Denis is rocked!
Dailey has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Denis - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dailey, and another! Denis is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Paul Dailey!