PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Not Enough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrik Daniels could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Not Enough's chin.

Daniels
vs
Enough

175 cm
25
167 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Divine Clothing [GTI]

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Not Enough!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daniels drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Enough tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Daniels trying to control the position but Enough is working away.
Daniels lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enough tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Enough is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Enough manages to get to full guard.
Enough is pulling down on Daniels's head. It's preventing any offense from Daniels, at least for the moment.
Daniels pushes down on Enough's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Daniels prevents Enough from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enough is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Enough is working away.
Daniels is controlling the pace.
Daniels working over Enough with some ground and pound. Enough looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Enough is working away.
Enough wants to get back to full guard.
Daniels is trying to control the action in half guard but Enough is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Enough slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
A bone on bone clash there as Daniels blocks the leg kick.
Not Enough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniels lands a body shot.
Daniels avoids the elbow strike from Enough, against the cage.
Enough with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Enough looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daniels is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Enough pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daniels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Daniels is trying to drag Enough to the mat but Enough just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enough gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daniels.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrik Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Enough blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Enough leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daniels wants a takedown.
Enough creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Enough tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Daniels breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Enough misses.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Henrik Daniels has been cut.
Enough lands with a hook. Daniels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Enough looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniels throws a body punch but Enough moves out of range.
Enough looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enough tries to work over Daniels's front leg with a kick but Daniels checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Daniels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Enough.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Enough bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Enough throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daniels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Enough thinking.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Enough just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Enough had a free shot at his head there.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Enough throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enough throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.

Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Enough in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enough throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels avoids a wild elbow strike from Enough.
Enough prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daniels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Enough lands an elbow that stopped Daniels in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Not Enough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Daniels'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.

Enough scores with a nice right hand.
Enough throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Enough takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Daniels shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Enough pinned against the cage. Enough gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Enough lands with a right hand.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Enough moved out of range.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Enough pushes him off.
Enough misses with a low kick.
Daniels moves out of range as Enough strikes.
Not Enough is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Enough misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Enough missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Enough lands with a nice combination. Daniels backs away looking to recover.
Enough tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daniels is able to avoid easily.
Enough is breathing heavily.
Enough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Enough missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enough takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Enough scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Not Enough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Daniels throws a chopping leg kick but Enough manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Enough scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one.
Enough throws a head kick that misses.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Enough.

Daniels shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Enough's guard.
Daniels trying to control but Enough is working from the bottom.
Daniels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daniels is looking to work some ground and pound but Enough has wrist control.
Enough is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Enough keeps moving.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Enough is keeping the position for now.
Daniels throws and elbow that misses. Enough uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daniels's guard. Nice move by Enough!
Daniels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enough.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Enough. That snapped Daniels's head back.
Enough throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Enough looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Daniels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Daniels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Enough in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enough is looking to improve his position but Daniels isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Enough looks a forlorn figure.
Enough is looking to get to half guard.
Enough wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Daniels working Enough over with strikes here.
Daniels prevents Enough from getting the reversal.
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Enough gets back to half guard.
Enough is looking to improve his position.
Daniels wants to control but Enough is keeping him busy.
Daniels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Daniels prevents Enough from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels moves nicely into side control.
Daniels works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Henrik Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrik Daniels's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Enough throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Enough's waist but Enough gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniels off to one side.

Daniels feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Enough has his foot on Daniels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daniels works his way back into a safe position though.
Daniels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Enough keeps moving.
Enough is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Enough keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enough striking off his back but it's not causing Daniels any problems.
Enough looking for a sweep. Not yet Enough, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Enough sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Enough wants to land a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
Enough works over Daniels's head and body with a nice combination.
Daniels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Enough counters with a one-two to the body.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enough fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Daniels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab by Enough.
Nice body punch from Enough.
Daniels throws out a leg kick but Enough moves out of range and Daniels only half commits.
Enough showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Enough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Enough will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enough thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Enough.
Enough throws a left and a right that both miss

and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown. Enough fights it but they end up in guard.
Daniels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Enough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Enough is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Enough is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Enough keeps moving.
Enough not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Daniels trying to control but Enough is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniels looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daniels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
Enough pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daniels managing to block the knees to the body from Enough.
Enough tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.

Daniels breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enough scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Enough. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Enough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Enough closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Enough doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Enough throws a front kick aimed at Daniels's knee but Daniels avoids it well.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Not Enough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Enough misses with a combination

and Daniels counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enough manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Daniels tries to roll over but Enough keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Enough not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Enough there.
Daniels trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Henrik Daniels!