PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Brutus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levond Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels has chosen Compella & The Twister : Dropped as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brutus
vs
Daniels

192 cm
26
181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
181 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Brutus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levond Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
Brutus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brutus misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brutus.
Brutus thows a body shot but no joy.
Brutus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brutus is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.

Brutus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Daniels is not content to let Brutus control the position.
An elbow from Brutus crashes against the mat.
Brutus working the body and head with strikes.
Daniels is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brutus off and has taken his back!
Daniels is trying to stick to Brutus's back but Brutus is turning into Daniels. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Daniels's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brutus.
Brutus wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniels lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brutus!
Daniels lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brutus is looking to get to half guard.
Daniels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daniels blocks Brutus's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brutus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Daniels dominating with strikes here.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the head.
Daniels unloading with bombs!

Brutus is rocked!
Brutus wants to control but Daniels is having none of it.
Oh Brutus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels landing strikes from the mount and Brutus is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Daniels looking to secure an arm triangle but Brutus defends it well.
Brutus seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutus sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Daniels works his way into full mount!
Brutus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Daniels working for a submission but Brutus is keeping him at bay.
Daniels moves to back control.

Daniels tightening his grip on Brutus, looking for the choke.
Brutus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is thwarting Brutus's attempts to control the position.
Daniels thows a huge punch but Brutus dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Daniels.
Brutus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brutus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brutus gets back to full guard.
Brutus trying to control the position here.

Brutus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daniels is aware though and is defending well.
Brutus 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.
Daniels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

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.

Brutus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daniels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daniels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brutus is breathing heavily.
Brutus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Daniels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels trying to control but Brutus is working from the bottom.
Brutus wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Brutus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brutus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Brutus moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Daniels. No joy for Brutus on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brutus. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brutus looks for a takedown but Daniels sprawls well.
Brutus takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brutus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Brutus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brutus fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brutus digs a good body shot into Daniels's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Brutus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Brutus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels is trying to control Brutus's posture but Brutus avoids it.
Daniels is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brutus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brutus wants to control but Daniels is keeping him busy.
Brutus working over Daniels with some ground and pound. Daniels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Daniels is looking to improve his position.
Brutus wants to free his trapped foot but Daniels is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Daniels gets full guard.
Brutus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutus passes into half guard.
Daniels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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. Brutus connects with a nice short shot to Daniels's temple.
Brutus not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Daniels looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brutus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brutus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Daniels gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutus content to stall in guard here.
Brutus lands a couple of digs.

Brutus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daniels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brutus has managed to get both his arms back between Daniels's legs - danger averted.
Brutus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brutus is in close to Daniels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brutus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brutus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brutus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Daniels controls Brutus momentarily but Brutus frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutus postures up in Daniels's guard and throws a big left but Daniels blocks it.

Daniels working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brutus has passed into half guard!
Brutus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Daniels is not content to let Brutus control the position.
Daniels tries to roll over but Brutus keeps him under control.
Daniels slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brutus trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Brutus lands a couple of elbows.

Daniels is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Brutus dominated that second round.
That's time! Brutus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brutus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brutus tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brutus misses with a series of wild punches.
Brutus wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Daniels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Daniels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brutus tries to hold on but Daniels postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus is trying to escape the mount but Daniels keeps good control and instead manages to take Brutus's back.

Daniels working for the choke.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brutus tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Daniels prevents Brutus from getting the reversal.
Brutus regains half guard.
Brutus manages to get to full guard.
Daniels trying to control but Brutus is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutus seems keen to control Daniels's posture.
Brutus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brutus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daniels wants to control but Brutus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brutus is keen to just control but Daniels is a slippery customer.
Brutus tries to pass to full mount but Daniels defends it.
Daniels moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brutus works over Daniels with some ground and pound from guard.
Brutus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Daniels's head.
Brutus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Brutus.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brutus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Daniels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daniels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brutus just misses with a punch to the body.
Brutus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brutus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brutus tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Brutus has his takedown stuffed

and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daniels thows a huge punch but Brutus dodges it nicely.
Brutus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Daniels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Daniels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Daniels is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brutus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Daniels.
Brutus wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy.
Brutus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brutus swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Brutus looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.

Brutus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brutus is putting a hurting on Daniels here, landing some big shots from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Levond Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levond Daniels!