PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calton Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Danes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Danes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cole
vs
Danes

186 cm
25
179 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calton Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Danes!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole fails with the takedown.
Cole shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Danes as he jumps to the side.
Danes throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
Cole avoids the head kick by Danes.

Danes rushes Cole and presses him up against the cage.
Danes lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Danes.
Danes landing knees to the head.
Danes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cole's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Danes.

Danes breaks the clinch.
Danes doesn't manage to clinch there - Cole circles away.
Cole dives in and grabs Danes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danes pushes down on Cole's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calton Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Danes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danes missing with knees to the body.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Danes walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes leaves Cole with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cole is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danes wants to clinch.

Danes instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A knee to the head by Danes.
Cole is breathing heavily.
Danes lands a nice knee to the body.

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

Danes has taken the fight to the clinch.

Danes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Danes pushes Cole up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Danes walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Danes closes the distance and pushes Cole back into the cage.

Danes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Danes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Danes sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole can't keep his opponent in guard - Danes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Danes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Danes uses his free foot to push down on Cole's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cole.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danes content just to control the position here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Luke Danes just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Danes moves into the clinch successfully.
Danes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Danes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cole regains guard.
Danes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cole can't keep his opponent in guard - Danes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Danes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Danes takes the fight into the clinch.

Danes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danes wants to clinch up but Cole keeps it at a distance.
Cole will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Danes moves into the clinch.

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

Danes clinches with his opponent.

Danes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danes tries to close the distance and clinch but Cole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cole keeps the fight on the outside.

Danes pushes Cole up against the cage in a clinch.
Danes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cole fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Danes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Danes breaks from the clinch.
Luke Danes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calton Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Danes darts in and clinches Cole up against the cage.
Danes stalling the fight.

Danes is trying to trip Cole. He has hold of a leg but Cole is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Danes persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Danes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Danes passes to full mount!

Danes looking to secure an arm triangle but Cole defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes controlling from mount.

Danes working for a guillotine from mount but Cole is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Danes controlling the pace for now.

Danes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cole has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Danes content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Danes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Danes pushes Cole up against the cage in a clinch.

Danes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Danes but Danes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cole swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Danes moves into range and clinches up with Cole.
Danes lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Calton Cole has been cut.
Danes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cole fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Danes clinches with his opponent.
Danes with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danes tries to score a body lock takedown but Cole shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Danes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Danes lands a knee to the head.
Danes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Danes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danes tries to clinch but Cole is having none of it.

Danes moves into range and clinches up with Cole.

Danes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danes is looking to clinch.
Luke Danes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Danes clinches up with Cole and pushes him back against the cage.
Danes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danes can't get the takedown.
Calton Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Danes lands an elbow inside that Cole shrugs off.
Luke Danes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Cole is fighting off a takedown attempt but Danes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cole to the mat. Cole regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Danes's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Danes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cole can't keep his opponent in guard - Danes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Danes is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Danes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Luke Danes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calton Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Despite being in the dominant position, Luke Danes just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Danes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Luke Danes!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Luke Danes!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Luke Danes!

Luke Danes wins by unanimous decision!