PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolend Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Gardner (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.

Daily
vs
Gardner

188 cm
19
237 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolend Daily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner thumps Daily with a low kick.
Daily misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gardner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daily moves out of range as Gardner throws a body kick.
Daily throws a low kick but Gardner avoids it.
A low kick from Gardner is predictable there
and Daily counters with a head kick.
Josh Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardner cracks a nice hook into Daily's ribs.
Daily takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daily is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daily throws a lazy head kick
and Gardner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Gardner.
Gardner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daily's head.
Gardner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daily avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gardner misses with a hook.
Daily on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gardner lands with a straight right. Daily didn't see that one coming.
Daily looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gardner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Daily had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner throws a body punch but Daily moves out of range.
Gardner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daily.
Gardner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daily throws a sloppy head kick and Gardner moves out of range easily.
Gardner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gardner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gardner misses with a body shot.
Gardner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daily.
Gardner looks for the body kick but Daily saw that one coming.
Gardner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gardner misses with a body shot.
Daily thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gardner if he has to take too many more of those.
Gardner connects with a looping right hand.
Gardner throws a shot from downtown. Daily moves away and avoids it.
Gardner jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daily on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gardner.
Daily moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gardner scores with a nice head shot.
Daily wants to clinch.
Daily tries a head kick but it misses.
Gardner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daily moves away.
Gardner missing with a left hand there. Daily was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gardner throws a jab when Daily was well out of range.
Daily avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gardner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daily.
Gardner pushes Daily away with a front kick.
Gardner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daily.
Daily lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daily takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gardner misses with a kick to the body
and Daily counters with a leg kick.
Gardner lands a nice looking body shot.
Gardner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gardner takes a swing at Daily's ribcage but misses.
Gardner keeps the fight on the outside.
Gardner swings for the body but Daily moves out of range.
Gardner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gardner lands a jab to Daily's midsection.
Daily moves out of range of the body kick.
Gardner throws out a powerful jab.
Gardner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daily takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Daily tries a head kick but it misses.
Daily takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gardner scores with a hook.

Daily has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gardner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daily misses with a knee strike.
Gardner swings wildly with an uppercut but Daily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daily tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gardner scores with a shot to the side of Daily's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daily is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gardner.
Gardner digs a right hand into Daily's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daily's gas tank.
Gardner lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gardner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gardner working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Gardner.
Gardner lands a body shot.
Gardner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gardner avoiding damage as Daily throws knees to the body.
A short left from Gardner.
Daily keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gardner's efforts to push away.
Gardner misses with the head strike.
Gardner lands a left hand.
Gardner managing to block the knees to the body from Daily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gardner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gardner lands a shot to the body.
Gardner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daily backwards.
A right hand to the body from Gardner.
Daily tries a knee to the head but Gardner blocks it.
Gardner scores with a shot to the side of Daily's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Gardner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gardner connects with a body shot.
Gardner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daily tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gardner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daily is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gardner checks a low kick from Daily.
Gardner misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gardner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Daily has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daily and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Daily takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gardner misses with a wild body shot.
Gardner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daily connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gardner misses with a body punch
and Daily counters with a nice kick to the body.
That kick from Gardner tenderised Daily's leg. Daily is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daily misses with a head kick.
Daily sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gardner checks a low kick from Daily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daily looks to throw a body kick
letting Gardner counter with a right hand.
Josh Gardner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daily takes one on the button.
Gardner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gardner!
Gardner misses with a body kick.
Gardner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daily throws a leg kick
and Gardner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gardner throws a push kick but Daily slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by Daily.
A lazy body kick from Gardner
and Daily counters with a thumping low kick.
Gardner connects with a body shot.
Daily looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gardner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daily.
Gardner lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gardner.
Gardner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands with a hook. Daily tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gardner throws the left hand but Daily avoids the punch easily.
Gardner lands with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Daily checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gardner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gardner lands with a right hand.
Gardner misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardner. Daily does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daily on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gardner misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Gardner. That snapped Daily's head back.
Gardner looks to land a left hand but Daily moved out of range nicely.
Daily throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gardner misses with a kick to the body
and Daily counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gardner throws a leg kick but Daily moved away.
Gardner lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner throws a lazy body kick
and Daily counters with an inside leg kick.
Daily throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daily misses with a body kick.
Gardner misses with a body kick.
Gardner lands with a good body shot.
Gardner throws a lazy right hand but Daily sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gardner throws a leg kick which misses Daily's front leg but catches the back leg as Daily tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Gardner.
Daily takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daily checks a leg kick.
Gardner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daily takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gardner connects with an inside leg kick.
Daily throws a leg kick
and Gardner finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gardner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daily was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardner.
Gardner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gardner.
Gardner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daily gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gardner sizes up Daily with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gardner thows a body shot but no joy.
Gardner just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner throws a lazy body kick
and Daily counters with a thumping low kick.
Daily misses with a head kick.
Gardner swings widly with a right hand
and Daily finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Gardner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gardner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Daily will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daily takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gardner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gardner digs a good body shot into Daily's ribs.
A jab from Gardner finds it's way through Daily's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Gardner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Daily walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gardner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gardner missing with a left hand there. Daily was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Gardner.
Nice body kick from Daily.
Gardner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daily takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gardner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gardner clobbers Daily with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gardner thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Gardner.
Gardner thuds his shin into the meat of Daily's side.
Gardner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daily.
A lazy body kick from Gardner

and Daily holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Daily.
Daily will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gardner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daily blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Gardner.
Gardner lands a nice uppercut.
Daily trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daily throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gardner misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Gardner.

Gardner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gardner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gardner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Gardner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Daily drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gardner stuns Daily with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Gardner - just one landing.
Daily needs to keep his hands up - Gardner had a free shot at his head there.
Daily tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardner misses with a kick to the body.
Gardner lands a nice shot to the body.
Daily uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardner.
Gardner's corner calls for a 1-2. Gardner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gardner connects with the punch.
A jab lands there for Gardner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner thows a body shot but no joy.
Gardner misses with an uppercut
and Daily counters with an inside leg kick.
Gardner motions for Daily to come forward. Gardner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gardner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Daily throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gardner counters with a right hand to the body.
Gardner throws a push kick but Daily slaps the foot to one side.
Daily needs to keep his hands up - Gardner had a free shot at his head there.
Daily staying out of range there.
Gardner swings for the body but Daily moves out of range.
Daily throws a head kick but Gardner moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Gardner.
Gardner throws a hook but Daily avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Daily blocks the leg kick.
Gardner misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Gardner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daily manages to avoid it.
Gardner misses with a kick to the body.
Gardner throws a body punch but Daily moves out of range.
Gardner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardner. Daily does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Gardner
and Daily counters with a solid body kick.
Gardner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gardner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Daily 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Gardner misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardner. Daily does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gardner misses with a kick to the body
and Daily counters with an outside leg kick.
Daily wants to slow Gardner down by chopping away at his legs.
Gardner avoids the head kick by Daily.
Daily checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Gardner misses
and Daily makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gardner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Daily tries to clinch up.
Daily moves out of range as Gardner throws a body kick.
Gardner throws a push kick but Daily slaps the foot to one side.
Daily scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daily misses with a low kick.
Gardner misses with a body kick.
Gardner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gardner lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Gardner misses.
Daily throws a sloppy head kick and Gardner moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardner misses with a left hand
and Daily counters with an outside leg kick.
Gardner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daily.
Daily takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rolend Daily has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Gardner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gardner lands a glancing blow to the side of Daily's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Gardner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gardner 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Gardner!