PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heffo Klumpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels has chosen King Without A Crown by Matisyahu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Samuel Daniels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Klumpo
vs
Daniels

193 cm
19
281 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heffo Klumpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuel Daniels!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klumpo throws the kick towards the body but Daniels avoids it.
Klumpo is looking to score with low kicks.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Klumpo lands but Daniels takes it in his stride.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klumpo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Daniels takes a step back to recover.
Klumpo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Klumpo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klumpo. That's going to slow Daniels down.

Klumpo gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klumpo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daniels wants to improve his position but Klumpo is controlling well.
Daniels taking some punishment here, with Klumpo in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Klumpo.

Klumpo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpo is trying to control. Daniels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Klumpo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daniels wants to get back to his feet.
Klumpo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klumpo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Klumpo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daniels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Klumpo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Klumpo wants to work for an arm triangle but Daniels is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Klumpo throwing shots but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Klumpo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klumpo misses with a head shot. Daniels uses the momentum to regain guard.
Klumpo looking to pass the guard.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Klumpo gets a takedown into half guard.
Daniels wants to improve his position but Klumpo is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daniels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Klumpo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daniels looks like he's trying to stand up.
Daniels is not content to let Klumpo control the position.
Daniels is looking for a sweep. Klumpo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Klumpo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daniels gets full guard.
Daniels is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Klumpo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klumpo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Klumpo postures up in Daniels's guard and throws a big left but Daniels blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo won't allow Daniels to get back to his feet.
Klumpo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Klumpo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klumpo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klumpo wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Klumpo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klumpo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Daniels's guard.

Daniels makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Klumpo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Daniels!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heffo Klumpo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Klumpo throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klumpo lands a head kick!
Daniels connects with a right hand. Klumpo shakes it off.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Klumpo circles away.

Klumpo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Daniels looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Daniels is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Klumpo is controlling him well.
Klumpo lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klumpo wants to take a breather but Daniels manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Klumpo.
Daniels is looking to stand up but Klumpo isn't so interested in that idea.
Klumpo cracks Daniels with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpo trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klumpo manages to get himself to full guard.
Klumpo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daniels manages to get himself to full guard.
Klumpo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klumpo is one step ahead there.
Klumpo trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Klumpo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Daniels wants to get back to his feet but Klumpo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Klumpo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Klumpo wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Klumpo throws a big right hand that misses.
Klumpo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Klumpo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Klumpo looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klumpo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klumpo throwing strikes from guard but Daniels blocks nicely.
Klumpo looking to sit in guard and control but Daniels gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daniels trying to stand up but can't free himself from Klumpo's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klumpo. That's going to slow Daniels down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Klumpo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Klumpo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klumpo advances to half guard.
Klumpo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Klumpo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daniels trying to control but Klumpo postures up.
Daniels is staying active underneath Klumpo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Daniels trying to control here.
Daniels wants to improve his position but Klumpo is controlling well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Klumpo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klumpo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heffo Klumpo dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Klumpo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daniels's calf.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Klumpo keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Klumpo is defended easily by Daniels.

Klumpo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Daniels's half guard.
Klumpo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daniels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klumpo.
Klumpo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Klumpo thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klumpo lands a nice short elbow.

Klumpo wants to work for an arm triangle but Daniels is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Daniels is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Klumpo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Klumpo connects with a nice short shot to Daniels's temple.
Daniels has hold of Klumpo's hands but Klumpo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Daniels wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Klumpo.
Klumpo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daniels's head.
Daniels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klumpo.
Klumpo wants to free his trapped foot but Daniels is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klumpo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daniels pushes Klumpo off looking to stand but Klumpo dives back in and keeps control.
Klumpo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels has hold of Klumpo's hands but Klumpo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Klumpo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Klumpo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daniels is looking to escape.
Daniels is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daniels wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Klumpo landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Klumpo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Daniels has managed to escape the submission attempt.
BOOM! Klumpo connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo lands a big shot there that rocks Daniels but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Klumpo with the ground and pound from mount.
Klumpo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Klumpo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Daniels tries to hold on but Klumpo pushes him away.
Klumpo with shots to the head and body - Daniels looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klumpo landing strikes from the mount.
Klumpo cracks Daniels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Klumpo avoids the attempt from Daniels to control.
Klumpo with shots to the head and body - Daniels looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Klumpo.
Klumpo raining down shots from the mount!
Klumpo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Daniels takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Klumpo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Klumpo lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klumpo lands a big shot there that rocks Daniels but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Klumpo lands a heavy elbow.
Samuel Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Klumpo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heffo Klumpo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klumpo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heffo Klumpo!