PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bautista
vs
Daniels

170 cm
20
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Australian Xtreme - NEW 159 Energy!

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniels.
Daniels tries to work over Bautista's front leg with a kick but Bautista checks it.
Bautista misses with a wild combination.
Daniels takes a swing at Bautista's ribcage but misses.
Daniels misses with a combination
and Bautista counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Daniels dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
A punch combination from Bautista misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels counters with a low kick, right behind Bautista 's knee.
Daniels misses with a takedown
and Bautista counters with a series of strikes. Daniels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Daniels looks gassed!
Daniels misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daniels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daniels lands in his opponent's guard.
Bautista is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bautista wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.
Bautista trying to keep a closed guard but Daniels is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels won't allow Bautista to sweep him here.
Daniels trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
Bautista keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bautista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chris Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Bautista scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rey Bautista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Daniels closes the distance and clinches up with Bautista, looking for a takedown. Daniels pushes Bautista against the cage but Bautista circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bautista misses with the combination.
Bautista throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Bautista lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bautista misses with a two punch combination.
Bautista misses with a few strikes there.
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown. Bautista fights it but they end up in guard.
Bautista wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.
Bautista has Daniels pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bautista on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bautista tries to get out of the position.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.
Bautista is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Bautista.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Daniels dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bautista throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Bautista looks to land a combination. Daniels sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Bautista saw that one coming.
Bautista misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels wants to clinch but Bautista slips to the side
and Bautista counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bautista stalks Daniels and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daniels's face. Daniels staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bautista lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daniels backs up against the cage.
Daniels is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Daniels.
Bautista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Bautista keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bautista's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bautista duly obliges.
Bautista moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bautista moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bautista throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bautista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Daniels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Bautista misses.
Bautista throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a double jab.
Bautista looks to land a combination but Daniels avoids it well.
Bautista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bautista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bautista misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a one two combo.
Bautista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bautista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bautista is working the combinations to good effect here.
Daniels has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bautista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautista counters with a three punch combo that has Daniels backing up. Daniels nods at Bautista to acknowledge the strikes.
Bautista scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bautista works over Daniels's head and body with a nice combination.
Bautista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bautista misses with the combination.
Bautista misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bautista swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bautista throws a series of strikes that have Daniels backpedaling.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Bautista does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Bautista moved out of range nicely.
Bautista misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Bautista dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters with a left and a right that stings Bautista.
Bautista throws a series of strikes that have Daniels backpedaling.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Bautista sees coming a mile off.
Daniels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bautista misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Bautista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a few strikes there.
Bautista throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Bautista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Bautista.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looks to clinch
and Bautista counters with a two punch combo.
Bautista lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bautista fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels closes the distance but Bautista moves to the side
and Bautista counters with a series of strikes. Daniels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bautista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bautista throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bautista swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Bautista swinging wildly here.
Bautista throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.

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.
Bautista displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Daniels tries to clinch but Bautista is having none of it.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bautista.
A right-left combo lands from Bautista.
Bautista throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bautista misses with a wild combination.
Daniels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Bautista.
Daniels is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bautista.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bautista does no damage.
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Bautista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bautista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bautista throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Bautista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bautista misses with a wild combination.
Bautista fails to land with a series of punches.
Bautista goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rey Bautista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bautista misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bautista counters with a one-two to the body.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Bautista scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bautista lands a two punch combo.
Bautista fails to land with a series of punches.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bautista throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Rey Bautista is winning the standup battle so far.
Bautista misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Bautista.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Bautista showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bautista 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Bautista!