PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milford Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Daaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Black
vs
Daaz

177 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

180 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milford Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Daaz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Daaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Daaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daaz tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Daaz.
Daaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daaz tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Daaz circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black tries for a takedown but Daaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daaz tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Daaz misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daaz.
Black tries to score a body lock takedown but Daaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Daaz.
Daaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Daaz.
Daaz misses with a knee to the head.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daaz crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daaz crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daaz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Daaz won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daaz.
Black is breathing heavily.
Daaz lands a knee to the head.
Daaz connects with a knee to the head.

Black is rocked!
Daaz lands a big knee! That's hurt Black! Oh, he's all over the place! Daaz lands another knee that sends Black to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Daaz!