PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 4369 p4p, 5843 weight class) and Hw Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Daniels
vs
Fighter

185 cm
24
221
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
280
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hw Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daniels.

Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Daniels lands a big head kick that sends Fighter tumbling to the mat! Daniels takes a step backwards and waves Fighter back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fighter is rocked!

It looks like Hw Fighter has been cut.
Fighter slaps away a takedown attempt from Daniels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fighter is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniels could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Daniels clinches up with Fighter and pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter seems to have recovered his senses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fighter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fighter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daniels looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter throws an elbow that misses.

Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter slaps away a takedown attempt from Daniels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fighter is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.

Daniels closes the distance and pushes Fighter back into the cage.
Fighter tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Fighter manages to get underhooks.
Fighter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daniels is keeping busy.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Fighter holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniels drops back down to his feet.
Fighter is trying to maintain a safe position but Daniels gets an underhook and turns Fighter into the cage.
Fighter prevents the takedown attempt.
Fighter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter taking a breather.
Fighter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Daniels has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fighter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fighter looking to slow down the pace here.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Daniels blocks with his arms.
Daniels can't get the takedown.
Fighter is stalling here.
Fighter's coach down at The Gulag Public Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fighter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fighter tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Fighter.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hw Fighter.
Fighter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fighter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fighter counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fighter wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daniels, pushing him back against the cage.

Daniels pulls Fighter into guard.
Daniels has a closed guard, preventing Fighter from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control the position here.
Fighter wants to get up but he can't break Daniels's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Fighter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daniels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fighter has managed to get both his arms back between Daniels's legs - danger averted.
Fighter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fighter wants to stand but Daniels is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hw Fighter's cut.
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.

Daniels gets tackled into the cage by Fighter. Fighter maintains the clinch.
Fighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fighter is trying to stall.
Fighter stalls.
Fighter being controlled against the cage.
Fighter taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels has Fighter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fighter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Fighter.
Daniels holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daniels pulls guard effortlessly.
Fighter wanted to stand there but Daniels had control of the position.
Daniels lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fighter is looking to stand up but Daniels isn't so interested in that idea.

Daniels gets to his feet. Fighter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Daniels closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fighter circles away.
As Daniels backs off Fighter throws a huge counter combo but Daniels manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daniels moves into the clinch successfully.
Fighter stalling in the clinch but Daniels improves position.
Fighter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fighter wants to stall.
Fighter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daniels is keeping busy.

Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Fighter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Daniels jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter wanted to stand there but Daniels had control of the position.

Daniels is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Daniels is looking to cinch up a triangle. Fighter throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Daniels's body to avoid the submission. Daniels has instead reached around Fighter's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Daniels arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Daniels!