PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitskin Daily (ranked 5111 p4p, 374 weight class) and Valentin Ubereem (ranked 6212 p4p, 408 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Daily
vs
Ubereem

160 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
139 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitskin Daily !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valentin Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daily clinches up against the cage.
Ubereem looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Ubereem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daily is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ubereem is defending well.

Daily 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ubereem fails with the takedown.

Daily closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ubereem's guard.
Ubereem lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubereem trying to control the position from guard on top but Daily is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daily seems keen to control Ubereem's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ubereem stands up and waves to Daily to follow him.
Daily avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ubereem thuds a left hand into Daily 's body.

Daily clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daily throws an elbow but misses.
Daily is trying to pull guard but Ubereem turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ubereem jumps guard but Daily stands there with Ubereem around his waist. Ubereem gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mitskin Daily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Ubereem.

Daily pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ubereem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daily on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daily tries to get out of the position.
Ubereem postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Daily is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ubereem loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ubereem with a nice head shot there.
Daily trying to keep a closed guard but Ubereem is proving a slippery customer.
Ubereem is working Daily over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ubereem advances position into side control!
Ubereem working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Daily 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daily knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ubereem on the ground.
Ubereem scoring with punches and elbows.
Daily can't do much from the bottom here.
Ubereem lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ubereem postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Daily wants to control but Ubereem postures up.
Ubereem is working Daily over with some ground and pound from side control.
What's Daily going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Ubereem connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Daily some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem working the ground and pound.
Daily tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ubereem easily slips into full mount!
Daily tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ubereem scoring with strikes but Daily is staying in there.
Ubereem unloading with bombs!
Ubereem wants to control the pace but Daily is squirming around nicely.
Daily might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ubereem scoring with strikes but Daily is staying in there.
Ubereem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ubereem landing shots from mount.
Ubereem content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Ubereem 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.

Ubereem avoids the head kick by Daily .
Ubereem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daily shoots in looking for a takedown. Ubereem tries to sprawl out of it but Daily keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ubereem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Daily forces Ubereem back against the cage and clinches.
Ubereem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubereem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daily wants a takedown.

Daily breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ubereem wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daily shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Daily showed some decent athleticism there.

Ubereem has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Daily is on him like a limpet, forcing Ubereem back against the cage.
Ubereem has had enough of the clinch but Daily keeps him there for the moment.
Ubereem tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daily smiles and moves away.
Daily rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ubereem counters with a three punch combo that has Daily backing up. Daily nods at Ubereem to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem fails in his attempt to clinch.

Daily clinches up with Ubereem and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubereem is trying to pull guard but Daily turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ubereem looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Daily gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Ubereem manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Daily misses with an elbow over the top.

Daily breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Daily darts in and clinches Ubereem up against the cage.

Daily pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Daily moves into the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ubereem. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daily working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daily - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ubereem has Daily pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daily manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mitskin Daily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Ubereem.
Ubereem tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Daily breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ubereem connects with the punch.
Daily gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ubereem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daily misses with a double jab

and Ubereem counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daily won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem is putting a hurting on Daily here, landing some big shots from side control.
Daily tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ubereem wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Ubereem crashes against the mat.
Ubereem throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Daily taking a bit of punishment here - Ubereem scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubereem working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ubereem scores with punches from side control.
Ubereem working the body and head with strikes.
Daily avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ubereem.
Check out the look on Ubereem's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Daily takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Ubereem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ubereem tries to clinch up.
Ubereem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daily defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ubereem.
Ubereem changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daily tries to avoid it but Ubereem manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daily to the ground. Daily escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Daily forces Ubereem back against the cage and clinches.

Daily breaks from the clinch.
Daily fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Ubereem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubereem throws a left and a right that both miss

and Daily counters by moving into the clinch.
Daily has Ubereem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ubereem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daily stalling the fight.
Ubereem fails to pull guard.
Mitskin Daily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Ubereem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daily breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daily closes the distance and clinches up with Ubereem, looking for a takedown. Daily pushes Ubereem against the cage but Ubereem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daily avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ubereem swinging wildly here.
Daily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitskin Daily is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ubereem shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ubereem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Daily fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ubereem, pushing him back against the cage.
Ubereem tries to break the clinch but Daily is controlling the position.

Daily manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daily clinches.

Daily has hold of one of Ubereem's legs. Ubereem is fighting the takedown attempt but Daily gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ubereem trying to keep a closed guard but Daily is proving a slippery customer.
Ubereem looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ubereem is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daily gets to his feet. Ubereem looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Valentin Ubereem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ubereem misses with a takedown attempt - Daily sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Daily has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daily missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Daily .
Daily gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ubereem.

Daily ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Daily no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily is looking to stand up but Ubereem isn't so interested in that idea.
Daily is trying to keep Ubereem in close.
Ubereem postures up in Daily 's guard and throws a big left but Daily blocks it.
Daily wants to sweep but no luck.
Ubereem postures up in Daily 's guard and throws a big left but Daily blocks it.
Ubereem is working Daily over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ubereem landing with the ground and pound.
Ubereem postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitskin Daily showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ubereem has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Ubereem!
Valentin Ubereem decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.