PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that I.P. Daily was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lil IV
vs
Daily

185 cm
24
204 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

195 cm
24
202 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, I.P. Daily!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil IV throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daily tries to score with a low kick but Lil IV moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Daily.
Nice straight punches there by Daily. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daily.
Daily avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Daily there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lil IV looks to score with a jab to the body but Daily is just out of range.
Daily is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lil IV.
Daily scoring well with a low kick there.
Lil IV fails with the takedown
and Daily counters with a thumping low kick.
Daily lunges at Lil IV with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lil IV's hand.
Lil IV 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil IV looks to score with a jab to the body but Daily is just out of range.
Daily misses with a hook.
Donk. Daily catches Lil IV right on the button with a cross.
Daily thuds his right hand into Lil IV's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lil IV checks the leg kick.
Lil IV gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lil IV ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daily works Lil IV's body with a nice hook.
Daily throws a big shot that misses.
Daily throws a leg kick which misses Lil IV's front leg but catches the back leg as Lil IV tries to avoid it.
I.P. Daily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV misses with a hook.
Lil IV throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daily counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lil IV tries to bum rush Daily with a series of wild strikes but Daily uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lil IV swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daily counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Daily.
Lil IV moves away from the strike by Daily.
Lil IV is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daily stuns Lil IV with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daily lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Daily scores with the left hand. Lil IV knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Daily blocks the leg kick.

Lil IV darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Daily is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lil IV wants to pass to mount but Daily is defending the position.
Lil IV controlling the action here.
Lil IV not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lil IV thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daily is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Daily is defending against the submission attempts here by Lil IV.
Lil IV moves into full mount! Daily won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lil IV raining down hammerfists from mount.
Daily sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daily is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daily avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lil IV.
Lil IV throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Daily to regain full guard.
Daily is controlling Lil IV's posture.
Daily wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I.P. Daily dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Lil IV.
Lil IV misses the shot to the body.
Daily lands a nice shot that snaps Lil IV's head back.
Lil IV throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lil IV throws a sloppy head kick
and Daily makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ba Lil IV seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daily connects with a single shot there.
Lil IV looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good shot there by Daily.
Daily ducks under a wild hook from Lil IV.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily scores with the left hand. Lil IV knows he should have avoided that one.
Lil IV ducks under a wild hook from Daily.
Lil IV throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Daily to counter with a crisp jab.
Lil IV moves out of range of the strikes.
Lil IV takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daily feints and then cracks Lil IV's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lil IV down.
A head kick misses from Daily.
Lil IV misses with a takedown
and Daily counters with a nice uppercut.
Lil IV fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil IV. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lil IV throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lil IV takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lil IV gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daily works the jab nicely.
Lil IV is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daily.
Lil IV throws a jab when Daily was well out of range.
Lil IV misses with a wild body shot.
Lil IV shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daily sprawls well. Daily wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lil IV gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daily counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Daily.
Daily fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lil IV.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lil IV.
Lil IV fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daily manages to avoid it.
Daily lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Daily misses its intended target.
Daily keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV tried to score with a low kick but Daily checks it.
Daily misses with a hook. Lil IV ducked under it nicely.
Daily misses the shot to the body.
Daily fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lil IV.
Lil IV fails to land the takedown.
Daily steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lil IV.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil IV is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daily.
Daily scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I.P. Daily showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Daily looks to land a body kick but Lil IV moved away.
Daily fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lil IV on the side of the head.
Lil IV throws out a loose jab but Daily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daily connects with an inside leg kick.
Daily has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A low kick from Lil IV misses
and Daily counters with a body kick.
Daily lands with a shot to the body.
Lil IV misses with an uppercut.
Lil IV shoots in looking for a takedown but Daily manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lil IV's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lil IV misses with a wild body shot.
Daily looks to throw the jab but Lil IV is out of range.
Lil IV shoots for a double leg takedown but Daily sprawls well. He's pushed Lil IV's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily slips under a jab from Lil IV.
Daily connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lil IV momentarily.
Lil IV throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daily counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daily tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lil IV was well out of range. Poor timing from Daily.
Daily rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lil IV moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lil IV misses with a leg kick
and Daily counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lil IV 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.
Lil IV misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil IV. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daily lands a nice shot that snaps Lil IV's head back.
Lil IV 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.
Daily connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lil IV is defended easily by Daily.
Daily displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lil IV throws out the jab.
Daily scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lil IV throws a body punch but Daily moves out of range.
Lil IV ducks right into an uppercut from Daily.

Lil IV is rocked!
Daily fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lil IV walks into a left hand.
Oh Lil IV is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil IV takes a swing at Daily's ribcage but misses.
Daily lands a leg kick that knocks Lil IV off balance momentarily.
Daily throws a powerful right kick. Lil IV tried to block low but the kick was high! Lil IV was taken right off of his feet! Daily jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). I.P. Daily!
An out of breath I.P. Daily thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.