PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osama Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King Without A Crown by Matisyahu. The crowd seem to be enjoying Laden's choice of entrance music: The Pilgrim Road. Osama Laden is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Daniels
vs
Laden

195 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
299 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuel Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Osama Laden!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Laden.
Laden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Laden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laden lands a jab-cross combination.
Laden throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Laden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laden keeps the fight on the outside.

Daniels closes the distance and clinches.
Laden blocks the elbow strike.
Laden gets underhooks to prevent Daniels's takedown attempt.
Daniels stalls.
Laden wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
Laden is trying to break the clinch but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laden managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laden tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position.
Daniels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Laden is blocking nicely.
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
Laden is trying to break the clinch but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laden wants to break free but Daniels has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daniels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
Laden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels lands a nice knee to the body.
Daniels taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Daniels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daniels tries to clinch but Laden moves out of range.
Laden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Laden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniels.
Laden throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Laden throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Laden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laden throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Laden throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Osama Laden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Laden pushes him off.
Laden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laden misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Laden throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Laden throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
A leg kick checked by Daniels.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laden.

Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Laden in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laden avoids it.
Daniels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Laden throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Laden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Daniels gets a clinch.
Daniels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Laden tries to circle away but Daniels has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Daniels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Daniels clinches with his opponent.
Daniels is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laden pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Laden 's eye.

It looks like Osama Laden has been cut.
Laden takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels has Laden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Laden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Daniels is stalling here.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laden's defenses.
Daniels has Laden pressed against the cage, preventing Laden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daniels.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
Daniels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Laden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daniels has Laden pressed against the cage, preventing Laden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels with a knee to the head.
Daniels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Daniels seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laden breaks the clinch.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.

Daniels clinches.

Laden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laden throws a right and a left that both miss.

Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laden, pushing him back against the cage.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laden blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Osama Laden's cut even more.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laden is trying to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling him.
Laden tries to circle away but Daniels has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laden is breathing heavily.
Daniels is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laden pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laden's defenses.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels has Laden pressed against the cage, preventing Laden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Laden with a big uppercut! Laden tries to clinch up but Daniels pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Laden to the mat! Laden covers up and Daniels unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samuel Daniels!