PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fields
vs
Danger

192 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Layne Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Danger!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fields moves into the clinch.
Fields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danger blocks it with crossed arms.
Fields tries to land knees in the clinch but Danger avoids the damage to the body.
Fields misses with a knee to the head.
Fields misses with a knee to the head.
Fields misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danger.
A frustrated look appears on Fields's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but Danger blocks with his arms.
Fields trying to land knees to the body.
Fields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Fields.
Fields landing knees to the head.
Danger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fields.

Danger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fields looks to land a body kick but Danger moved away.
Fields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Danger takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fields missing with knees to the body.
Danger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but Danger blocks with his arms.
Danger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fields has him pressed against the cage.
Fields throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fields is breathing heavily.
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danger cracks Fields with a nice body shot.
Danger can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields throws a knee to the head but misses.

Danger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fields looks to throw the jab but Danger is out of range.
Danger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fields is looking to clinch but Danger is avoiding it.
Fields slips a straight right by Danger.
Danger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fields closes the distance but Danger moves to the side
and Danger counters with a two punch combo.
Danger misses with a wild combination.
Danger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fields scores with a leg kick.

Fields tries to keep at a distance but Danger has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields misses with a knee strike.
Fields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danger is trying to break the clinch but Fields has him pressed against the cage.
Danger can't break the clinch.
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but Danger blocks with his arms.
Fields managing to block the knees to the body from Danger.
Fields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fields connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danger's face.
Danger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Danger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Danger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fields working Danger over with knees to the body.
Danger prevents Fields from breaking the clinch.
Fields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danger blocks it with crossed arms.
Fields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danger content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Danger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danger fails to land with a series of punches.
Fields tries to clinch but Danger moves away
and Danger counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Danger misses
and Fields connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fields counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger tries to clinch there but Fields circles away.

Danger closes the distance and clinches.
Danger wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Fields.
Fields scores with a knee to the head.
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but Danger blocks with his arms.
Fields looking to throw knees to the head but Danger is blocking nicely.
Danger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fields lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Danger avoiding damage.

Danger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danger moves in looking to clinch but Fields pushes him off.
Fields throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danger tries to clinch but Fields is having none of it.

Danger rushes Fields and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Danger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger loads up on a big right hand but Fields slips the punch.

Danger forces Fields back against the cage and clinches.
Fields prevents Danger from breaking the clinch.
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danger blocks it with crossed arms.

Danger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Fields as he checks the leg kick.
Danger tries a head kick but it misses.
Fields is looking to land body kicks.
Danger misses with a wild combination.

Fields has closed the distance and engaged Danger in a clinch.

Fields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Danger tries to clinch but Fields moves out of range.
Fields looks to land a body kick but Danger moved away.
Danger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Danger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Danger misses with a straight right.
Fields closes the distance looking to clinch
and Danger counters with a nice leg kick.
Danger throws a sloppy head kick and Fields moves out of range easily.
Fields misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danger wants to clinch up but Fields keeps it at a distance.
Fields misses with a low kick.
Fields misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danger.
Mike Danger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fields darts in trying to clinch
and Danger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Danger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fields misses with a body kick.
Danger looks to land a combination but Fields avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fields can pounce on him.
Danger throws a sloppy head kick
and Fields counters with an outside leg kick.
Fields fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danger manages to avoid it.
Fields tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Danger counters by moving into the clinch.
Danger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danger wants to get back to striking at distance but Fields won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fields obliges.
Fields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Danger breaks from the clinch.

Danger has closed the distance and engaged Fields in a clinch.

Danger manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Danger.
Fields misses with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fields.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger slips under a jab.
Danger wants to clinch up but Fields keeps it at a distance.
Fields avoids the head kick by Danger.
Fields pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Danger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Danger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danger throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fields counter with a right hand.

Fields moves into the clinch successfully.
Fields misses with a knee to the head.
Fields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danger tries to land a knee to the head but Fields blocks with his arms.

Danger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fields throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Danger misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Fields catches Danger right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fields tries to clinch but Danger moves away

and Danger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fields has Danger pressed against the cage, preventing Danger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Danger in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fields wants to get back to striking at distance but Danger won't allow it.

Danger breaks from the clinch.
Fields swats away the attempt to clinch by Danger.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch but Danger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danger tries to bum rush Fields with a series of wild strikes but Fields uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fields plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fields wants to clinch but Danger slips to the side

and Danger moves into the clinch.
Danger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fields with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fields misses with a knee to the head.
Danger struggles to land a body shot inside as Fields controls his hands.
Fields has Danger pressed against the cage, preventing Danger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danger trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danger tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Fields moves into the clinch.
Fields with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fields misses with a knee strike.

Danger breaks from the clinch.
Fields throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Danger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fields tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fields is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fields avoids a punch combination nicely.

Danger drives through and clinches with Fields against the cage.

Danger manages to break the clinch.
Fields is looking to land body kicks.
Danger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fields.
Danger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fields. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Danger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fields tries to clinch

and Danger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fields tries to land knees in the clinch but Danger avoids the damage to the body.
Danger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fields misses with a knee to the head.
Fields missing with knees to the body.

Danger breaks the clinch.
Danger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fields tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Danger counters by moving into the clinch.

Fields breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fields blocks a head kick by Danger.
Fields throws a head kick that misses

and Danger counters by clinching up.

Danger manages to break the clinch.
Fields throws a push kick but Danger slaps the foot to one side.
Fields tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fields looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fields throws and low kick but Danger moves out of range easily.
Fields throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Danger counters with a left and a right that stings Fields.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danger throws a head kick but Fields moves out of range.
Danger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fields circles away quickly and effectively.

Danger moves into range and clinches up with Fields.
Fields tries to land knees in the clinch but Danger avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Danger.
Fields lands a knee to the body.
Danger can't break the clinch.
Fields throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fields blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fields.

Danger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fields. That one must have hurt.
Fields wants to clinch
and Danger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danger.
Fields tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Danger counters with a three punch combo that has Fields backing up. Fields nods at Danger to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields lands with a nice body kick.
Danger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danger thumps Fields with a low kick.
Fields throws a head kick that half lands.
Fields tries to clinch up
and Danger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danger throws a sloppy head kick and Fields moves out of range easily.
Fields looks to throw a body kick

and Danger counters by moving into the clinch.
Fields lands a knee to the body.
Fields using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fields connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danger's face.
Fields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danger blocks it with crossed arms.
Danger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danger pushes Fields back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Danger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fields checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fields tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Danger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Danger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danger takes a knee right on the jaw!

Danger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fields dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danger. That did some damage!
Danger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danger lunges at Fields with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fields's hand.
A big right from Danger misses.
A big left from Fields misses.
Danger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fields counters with a one-two to the body.
Danger throws a sloppy head kick
and Fields counters with a solid body kick.
Danger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fields doesn't manage to clinch there - Danger circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger avoids a kick to the body.
Danger blocks a head kick by Fields.
Fields throws a jab but it's blocked by Danger.
Fields keeps Danger at a distance using the push kick.
Danger loads up on a big right hand but Fields slips the punch.
Fields throws a push kick but Danger slaps the foot to one side.
Fields throws the left hand but Danger avoids the punch easily.
Danger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Danger misses
and Fields counters with an outside leg kick.
Danger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fields misses with a wild body shot.
Danger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Layne Fields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Danger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fields tries to work over Danger's front leg with a kick but Danger checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Danger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danger 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Danger!